The Canary Islands reach an agreement with ULL and ULPGC on funding

Provisional 2030 funding deal for Canary Islands public universities

The Canary Islands have provisionally agreed funding for their state universities. The agreement runs until 2030 and provides for a compensation fund to cover previous deficits.

29 Oct 2026, 17:16 1 min read

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The universities of La Laguna and Las Palmas de Gran Canaria have reached a provisional agreement with the Canary Islands Government on their funding until 2030.
A multi-annual system governs the funding for the two state universities, ULL and ULPGC.
A compensation fund is intended to make up for some of the shortfall in funding resulting from budget deficits in previous years.

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The Universities of La Laguna (ULL) and Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC) have reached a preliminary agreement with the Canary Islands Government on a multi-annual funding scheme for the two public academic institutions covering 2027 to 2030.

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This was announced by the rectors, Francisco García (ULL) and Lluís Serra (ULPGC), and the President of the Canary Islands, Fernando Clavijo, at the ceremony marking the establishment of the Conference of Social Councils of the two universities.

In subsequent statements to the media, Francisco García revealed that the agreement guarantees basic funding for the running of the two public universities and provides for an equalisation fund to make up for some of the shortfall in previous years‘ budgets.

Provisional 2030 funding deal for Canary Islands public universities

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