Secretariat General for Universities

The General Secretariat for Universities is entrusted with the following functions:

• Development of university policy, in coordination with the Council of Universities.
• Development of the participatory processes considered necessary for the promotion of university policy.
• Planning, coordination and assessment of the lines of action of programmes in university matters.
• Preparation of proposals for general provisions in matters within its remit.
• Organisation, programming and management of the actions that fall within the remit of the General State Administration in the field of higher university education.
• Management of operational programmes co-financed by European Union funds, within the scope of its remit.
• The strategic management of Menéndez Pelayo International University (UIMP), the National Agency for Quality Assessment and Accreditation (ANECA), and the Spanish Service for the Internationalisation of Education (SEPIE).
• The promotion of student mobility within the European Union through the design, planning and, where appropriate, management of national action programmes or participation in the design and planning of European action programmes, through SEPIE, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, Vocational Training and Sports within its remit.
• The promotion of non-EU international mobility for students and university graduates in coordination with other specialised agencies and institutions, through the SEPIE.
• Technical assistance in the field of higher university education to the General Subdirectorate for Institutional Relations and International Coordination, as well as participation in international forums determined by the General Subdirectorate.
• Direction and management of state actions in the field of digitalisation of the Spanish University System.

And in particular, those attributed to their respective dependent governing bodies:

• The General Subdirectorate for Institutional Relations, Programmes and Quality.
• The General Subdirectorate for University Teacher Training and Management of Aid Programmes.
• The General Subdirectorate for Degrees and University Management.

The following are attached to this General Secretariat:

• National Agency for Quality Assessment and Accreditation (ANECA).
• Spanish Service for the Internationalisation of Education (SEPIE).
• Menéndez Pelayo International University (UIMP).
• National University of Distance Education (UNED).
• College of Spain in Paris.

General Secretariat for Universities: Mr. Francisco Garcia Pascual.