The academic opening ceremony for the 2026-2027 academic year at UNED Girona was held today at the university's venue in the Factoria Cultural Coma Cros in Salt. The event was attended by several officials, including Jordi Camps, the fourth vice president and cultural deputy of the Diputació de Girona, and president of the Board of Trustees of the UNED Girona Centre; Sílvia Paneque, the regional minister for Territory, Housing and Ecological Transition and spokesperson for the Government of Catalonia; Cristina Alarcón, the mayor of Salt; Juan Manuel Lacruz, vice-rector for Academic Organisation at the University of Girona; and David Maldonado, director of the UNED Girona Centre.
After the institutional welcome, Francisco J. González, the centre's secretary, presented the activity report, reflecting on the previous academic year. Following this, journalist and writer Carme Vinyolas delivered the inaugural lecture titled “We want books, not husbands. Where are all the teachers, doctors, scientists, artists... that we are missing?”
The ceremony also included the presentation of diplomas to a selection of undergraduate and master's students who completed their studies in the 2025-2026 academic year. Musical performances were provided by professors from the Girona Conservatory, Toni Guerrero and Ariadna Gabarrell, who performed a duet of guitar and violin.
The academic year inauguration concluded with the performance of the traditional university anthem, Gaudeamus igitur, marking the end of the solemn event.
