Canary Islands Government Delegates Management Responsibilities to ACCUEE

Key Details

• The Canary Islands government has officially delegated key financial and personnel management responsibilities to the Director of the Canary Agency for Quality of Higher Education (ACCUEE).
• This move aims to streamline decision-making for 2025 by allowing the agency to handle:
  • transfers and adjustments of credits related to staff costs,
  • mobility,
  • salaries,
  • social security contributions.
• The delegation covers specific legal powers outlined in the regional budget law and administrative regulations.
• This enables quicker responses to personnel changes and budget adjustments within the agency.

Goals and Impact

• Efficiency and Reduced Bureaucracy:
  • Signals a push for more efficient governance.
  • Reduces bureaucratic delays in managing university and education-related budgets.
• For Residents and Staff:
  • Certain financial approvals and personnel moves will happen more swiftly.
  • Supports a more flexible and responsive higher education system.

Oversight and Transparency

• The order is signed by the Education Minister Hipólito Suárez.
• It emphasizes transparency by requiring all decisions made under this delegation to be:
  • clearly documented,
  • published.
• Retains oversight rights for:
  • revoking or reclaiming delegated powers if necessary.
  • ensuring control remains with the original authorities.

Overall Benefit

• This step should help the Canary Islands' education sector to:
  • adapt more quickly to staffing needs,
  • especially in times of evolving educational priorities and fiscal challenges.
• It aims to make the government more agile in managing public resources.