The faculties of the University of Granada present an unprecedented scene of protest on May 21 and 22, marking the first academic strike in the public institution's history. After months of student criticism, their grievances have materialized into a strike to fight for educational improvements.

These dates were agreed upon during an extraordinary plenary session of the General Student Delegation (DGE) with the Rectorate on May 18. Thursday, May 21, culminated in a main event at the Hospital Real and a sit-in at the main entrance of the Faculty of Sciences.

The DGE highlights several issues concerning public education in Andalusia. The root of this protest began months ago with the planned increase in university dining hall prices starting September 2026, a decision that will also affect those benefiting from the University Dining Hall Grant, which the DGE claims breaks a social commitment made to students.

Other demands include the underfunding of the Andalusian public system, criticism of the new Andalusian university law (LUPA) for allegedly promoting the privatization of higher education, insufficient study space availability, the loss of the university's credibús, and the overcrowding of public transport lines on campus. They also demand the safeguarding of the 99% bonus and criticize the mandatory B2 language proficiency requirement without sufficient aid for students to obtain it.

Academic activity continues as teaching and administrative staff cannot join the student strike due to their own regulations governing the right to strike. Therefore, all UGR services are operating normally, and students have the option not to participate in the academic strike.

Practical sessions—clinical, curricular, and extracurricular—are maintained. Faculty may decide to schedule evaluation tests on either of these strike days, but such tests must be repeated between May 25 and 29 for those who exercised their right to strike. Essentially, the strike does not affect activities that cannot be rescheduled and are mandatory for students.

Granada thus faces a day of protest and demands, where students are not remaining silent about the conditions affecting the public university and are calling for better standards and denouncing decisions they deem harmful to the educational system.