The ULL participates in a forum of students from public universities that addressed housing and mental health

The Vice-Rector for Students, Rosario Hernández, and Gabriel Suárez, Carla Sosa and Natalia Nogales, from the Student Council of the ULL.

The Vice-Rector for Students at the University of La Laguna, Rosario Hernández, along with Gabriel Suárez, Carla Sosa, and Natalia Nogales, members of the university's Student Council, attended the 6th Congress of the Coordinating Body of Student Representatives of Public Universities (CREUP) and the Conference of Rectors of Spanish Universities (CRUE), recently held in Madrid. Organized by the Autonomous University of Madrid and the University of Alcalá, this annual event, which brings together the governing bodies of academic institutions and student councils, addressed issues such as university space, academic organization, housing, and mental health.

This sixth edition focused specifically on the precarious situation of students and work-life balance in various contexts. The most relevant issues discussed were housing as a fundamental right, disability and inclusion in universities, student participation, and barriers to student mobility.

“In this meeting we were able to hear firsthand the main concerns of university students and we have found that they tend to be the same throughout Spain, although it is important to understand the different approaches and solutions that are given in other universities, since we can apply some of their proposals in La Laguna,” commented the Vice-Rector for Students.

The roundtables held at this meeting were organized by members of the various student councils. One of the activities that most caught the Vice-Rector's attention was the visit to the Student Center at the Autonomous University of Madrid, a space for student participation and the headquarters of the university's Student Council. The students explained how it functioned, who managed it, and who could access it.

“At the University of La Laguna, we have a project to convert the old dining hall of the San Fernando Residence Hall into a student residence. For this reason, we found it very interesting to learn how we could adapt this model to our university,” Hernández emphasized.