The Pontevedra Campus Council held its constitutive session following the Rectorate elections, followed by the first ordinary meeting of this collegiate body. The meeting allowed for a deeper dive into the ongoing work for the promotion of Campus Crea, with the objective of facing the accreditation process as a specialization campus of the Galician University System (SUG) in 2028. Rector Carmen García Mateo and campus Vice-Rector Marián Fernández outlined the various lines of action.
In this regard, Fernández explained that the Xunta de Galicia has been requested to "activate the general protocol for the development of a reinforcement plan for Campus Crea." A "collaboration protocol" will also be defined with the Universidade Técnica do Porto to establish a partner for "teaching, research, and transfer activities" at its Faculty of Media Arts and Design. Furthermore, work is underway on a protocol for the use of spaces within the Centro Internacional de Creatividade Maruxa Mallo for the specialization project.
The session opened with the Rector's report, García Mateo, who highlighted the enrollment figures for the current academic year. Undergraduate place occupancy reached 106% (820 out of 770 offered places), while master's programs filled 302 out of 316 places (95.6%), exceeding the University's overall average of 88%. UVigo is also growing as an international destination, receiving 362 international students from 35 countries this semester, 56 of whom were assigned to the Pontevedra campus.
The Rector also emphasized the recent signing of a collaboration agreement with the Concello de Pontevedra to promote the Cátedra PonteActiva, and reported on the latest meeting of the European university network Athena and an extraordinary meeting of the Consejo de Universidades concerning the regulation of evaluations for teaching and research staff. She also highlighted recent awards given to three professors: Almudena Fernández Fariña (Galician Culture Awards 2026 in plastic arts), Beli Martínez (XLIX Galicia Critics' Awards in audiovisual arts), and Mar Caldas (Galicia Critics' Awards in plastic arts).
For her part, the Vice-Rector detailed actions in governance, infrastructure, and cultural activities, including the formation of a working group with the Concello to address the urban integration and expansion of the campus, as well as investments to improve the air conditioning of the Pavillón Universitario and the cube in the Belas Artes courtyard.
