University of Valencia Creates a Chair of Democratic Memory With €100,000 in Spanish Government Funding
Spain's Ministry of Territorial Policy and Democratic Memory and the University of Valencia signed an agreement on October 4 to create a Chair of Democratic Memory at the university. The agreement was published in the Official State Gazette by a resolution of the Secretary of State for Democratic Memory dated October 5.
Under the agreement, the ministry will contribute €100,000 in total, €50,000 in 2026 and €50,000 in 2027, while the University of Valencia will provide facilities, staff and material resources valued at around €50,000 per year. The agreement runs for two years and can be extended by up to four additional years.
The chair's first activities are planned for the 2026-2027 academic year and include congresses, seminars, book presentations and teaching materials, aimed at promoting research, teaching and public engagement with the historical memory of Spain's war and dictatorship periods.
The Spanish government has been building a network of democratic memory chairs at universities across the country through similar agreements, in line with the requirements of the Democratic Memory Law.
(Source: Official State Gazette of Spain)
Source: Official State Gazette of Spain
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