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The Legislative Assembly of Madeira proposes a 30% increase in base funding for universities in Madeira and the Azores to compensate for the additional costs of insularity and ultra-periphery.
The Legislative Assembly of Madeira has approved a proposed law aimed at correcting what it considers to be a "chronic underfunding" of the universities of Madeira and the Azores. The initiative, formalized in Resolution of the Legislative Assembly of the Autonomous Region of Madeira No. 23/2026/M, will be sent to the Assembly of the Republic to amend the Basic Law on Higher Education Funding.
The proposal argues that the University of Madeira (UMa) and the University of the Azores (UAc) face additional operating costs due to their ultra-peripheral and insular condition, which prevents economies of scale and results in a higher cost of training per student. To compensate for this situation, the diploma proposes amendments to Law No. 37/2003, of August 22, adding two new articles.
The main measures of the proposal are:
The proposal, which cites the rector of UMa, José Sílvio Moreira Fernandes, on the "chronic underfunding" of the institution, was approved in a plenary session on June 17, 2026. The financial increase would only take effect from the entry into force of the State Budget law following its approval.
The service commissions for the administrative services coordinators at Francisco Franco Secondary School and Santo António e Curral das Freiras Basic School have been renewed for another school year.
The president of the Executive Council of the Calheta Basic and Secondary School has delegated specific powers to the three vice-presidents, defining their areas of supervision and responsibility.
A rectification statement was published to correct the affiliation of the vice-president of the provisional management commission of the Santana school.