El sistema universitario andaluz al comienzo del tercer milenio

Résumé

This article poses a series of reflections and observations related to the current Andalusian university system and, at the same time, it hints at some of the issues which can influence the nearest future of the Public University System in Andalusia (SUPA) at the beginning of the new millennium. The crucial events for the university system in Andalusia which have taken place throughout 2001 both in the Autonomous Community and in the rest of the country concerning financing matters and the offer of university studies constitute the axes of the analysis. As far as financing is concerned the SUPA has undergone a significant change which enables it to start an approaching process drawing near those university systems in which transparency, efficacy and institutional quality become distinguishing marks. With regard to the map of university studies, we highlight that the features which should characterize it are closely related to extension, balance and diversification, derived from adaptability to social demands and the viability that universities themselves have to secure for the whole of their respective teaching offers.