Another change on sight

One of the recent ideas or projects of the Spanish Government is to change the law of universities. For what I heard on the news, the idea is as follows: they want to reduce the careers to three years (I honestly don’t know if for some careers like Medicine it is feasible or not) and afterwards study a Master for two years.

And why these changes? People in charge say that we must apply this new law because this is the way it works in Europe. I honestly don’t know if it is true but all those changes that can benefit our future generations I think are welcomed. In this sense, I must say that if it helps to have a better education, we should go for it.

On the other hand, we also have to see how much money this law will cost to families. A master costs between 4,000-8,000 euros and if you have to pay it during two years it means a lot of money. Maybe a lot of families will not be able to afford it either.

However, and as usual, all Universities except a few (only three I believe) are against this law. Actually, the students have announced that they will go on strike the 26^th and 27^th of February.

I think the law will go ahead even the protests or all the opinions against it. However, I understand that it is time that politicians start thinking what’s best for the people and not for their own interests. In past years, we have changed our educational system many times.

I understand that after Franco’s dictatorship we had to change –I keep thinking that my parents generation have great culture and knowledge- but it is not normal that my sister and I didn’t have the same system or that in  past years younger people have gone under changes depending on who is in the government.

In the past fewdays, Mariano Rajoy and Pedro Sánchez have reached an agreement to sign a law against Islamic terrorism. I don’t really like any of them, but I think it is something good because there are topics regarded of national interest need the agreement of all politicians of the main parties. Medical coverage, education, defense… are topics that require the understanding between our leaders and those who are in the opposition as we must aim to enjoy the best possible system. Politicians should not work for them; they must work for the people they represent, for everybody and they should try to avoid so many changes depending on who is leading the country. There are a few things that are non-negotiable.