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"It would be essential to establish a mechanism that links doctoral positions to guaranteed funding" by Júlia Puigdomènech

"It would be essential to establish a mechanism that links doctoral positions to guaranteed funding" by Júlia Puigdomènech

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Júlia Puigdomènech

Júla Puigdomènech Vidal is a research assistant and consultant at the United Nations University in Maastricht.

Maastricht, a prominent university city in the Netherlands, has established itself as an academic benchmark at the international level. A key feature of the Dutch model is the guaranteed funding that supports research and promotes academic excellence.

Recent reports indicate that half of the doctoral candidates in Barcelona lack scholarships, a situation that exacerbates academic precarity. Barcelona, recognized as one of the leading academic hubs in southern Europe, has a great opportunity to strengthen its position by adopting key elements of the Maastricht model.

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