The Complutense University of Madrid is going through a serious financial crisis, with low salaries, degraded infrastructure, and lack of funds, affecting the quality of education.

The Complutense University of Madrid (UCM), one of the most prestigious academic institutions in Europe, is facing an unprecedented financial crisis caused by chronic underfunding and degraded infrastructure. Although founded in 1822 and having a remarkable academic legacy, UCM is confronted with derisory salaries for professors, who often earn less than 500 euros per month, and a generalized precariousness of jobs.

Associate professors face temporary contracts, and research funding has drastically decreased. Additionally, the university's infrastructure is deteriorating, with unmaintained historic buildings and a lack of resources for libraries and laboratories. Students pay high tuition fees but face suspended courses and precarious learning conditions.

University unions warn about systematic underfunding, with insufficient funding allocations from the authorities. In response, public universities in Madrid will go on strike to demand decent working conditions and adequate funding, highlighting the contrast between the support given to private universities and the needs of public ones. Professors wonder how long they will be able to endure under these conditions, despite their academic prestige.