| The GPP spokesman affirms that "we are facing a new punishment from the Government of Sánchez towards Cartagena" | "Diego Conesa's PSOE only looks at Cartagena when it has to relocate a former leader as it has done in Navantia," he says. The spokesman for the Popular Parliamentary Group, Joaquín Segado, has demanded that the Minister of Universities "not close the permanent headquarters of the Menéndez Pelayo International University" located in Cartagena and which has been operating since October 2011. In a motion registered at the Regional Assembly, Segado points out that "the UIMP has managed to gain a foothold in regional university education throughout these nine years", and considers that it is "an engine of both local and regional development to the extent which strengthens the existing academic offer and enhances the offer of cultural tourism ". The PP spokesman in the Assembly recalls that this university headquarters "is supervised" by an administrative consortium formed by the University itself, the Cartagena City Council and the Official Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Services and Navigation of Cartagena.
And he adds that "thanks to inter-ministerial collaboration it is totally viable." Joaquín Segado emphasizes that "this university has 11 more branches spread throughout the national territory." "Closing the Cartagena is a new punishment of Pedro Sánchez with the Cartagena." And he adds that "Diego Conesa's PSOE only looks to Cartagena to place high-ranking socialist positions as it has done in Navantia." The 'popular' parliamentary spokesman states that "the UIMP develops numerous courses and activities that contribute to culture and research at the local and regional level." Further.
recalls "its international vocation" and the success of its English language immersion program that "attracts hundreds of students to the city each year, which is an important boost for the local economy." Regarding collaborations, UIMP Cartagena has collaborated with the three universities of the UPCT Region, UMU and UCAM, reaching the same course with the collaboration of all three. Joaquín Segado demands from the Minister of Universities "the maintenance of this university headquarters because it is totally viable and its closure is a new offense from the Government of Spain towards Cartagena."
Source: PP Región de Murcia