SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, June 14 (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Cabildo de Tenerife has approved this week, at the meeting of the Island Government Council, the text of the collaboration agreement by which the island corporation will grant a direct subsidy of two million euros to the University of La Laguna (ULL) for the making investments in equipment and infrastructures in the Faculty of Health Sciences with the aim of promoting university teaching and research and knowledge in this field.
Its development is part of the General Action Protocol that the Cabildo de Tenerife and the University of La Laguna signed in August 2020 to establish lines of joint action, in a broad sense, in relation to cooperation, training and advice in those areas that are within your competence.
Among the improvement actions that are proposed to be undertaken in the collaboration agreement, in accordance with the needs of the Medicine section of the Faculty of Health Sciences, is the drafting of the project for the execution of the works of the new Faculty , whose approximate cost is 1.5 million euros.
At the same time, it is intended to inject an investment of 500,000 euros into various projects in which the Faculty is immersed in order to improve teaching and adapt it to the 21st century, increasing the training of future doctors, collects a note from the Cabildo.
Specifically, it is proposed to allocate 200,000 euros to provide the Clinical Skills Classroom with infant, maternal and neonatal simulation robots; another 200,000 euros for the acquisition of 10 Digital Anatomy Tables and the remaining 100,000 euros for the purchase of a 3D microscope for use in Anatomy, Histology and Physiology.
The insular president, Pedro Martín, assures that this agreement will benefit the citizens of the island, to the extent that it will contribute to enhancing the quality of education and training of future health professionals.
It also highlights that the agreement shows the commitment of the Faculty of Health Sciences for the sustainable development of the island, its Medicine section having adopted an agreement on March 31, 2023 to adapt the schedules and start from from 10:00 am to give classes to the students of the first three years, which would result in an improvement in the mobility of the TF-5.
This collaboration agreement will be in force until August 31, 2025, covering the academic years 2023/2024 and 2024/2025, although it can be extended up to a maximum period of four years.
