{"id":5185,"date":"2026-01-29T16:18:50","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T14:18:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/incasi?p=5185"},"modified":"2026-01-29T16:25:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T14:25:14","slug":"interview-with-jose-saturnino-martinez-garcia-high-competition-between-private-universities-may-put-the-sector-at-risk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/incasi\/en?p=5185","title":{"rendered":"Interview with Jos\u00e9 Saturnino Mart\u00ednez Garc\u00eda \u2018High competition between private universities may put the sector at risk\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Interview with Jos\u00e9 Saturnino Mart\u00ednez Garc\u00eda, professor of Sociology at the University of La Laguna<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espaciosdeeducacionsuperior.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-17-at-20.42.06-770x550.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.espaciosdeeducacionsuperior.es%2F27%2F01%2F2026%2Fjose-saturnino-martinez-garcia-profesor-de-sociologia-de-la-universidad-de-la-laguna-y-ex-director-de-la-agencia-canaria-de-calidad-universitaria-y-evaluacion-educativa%2F\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?via=espacios_edusup&amp;text=La%20alta%20competencia%20entre%20universidades%20privadas%20puede%20que%20pongan%20en%20riesgo%20al%20sector%20-%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.espaciosdeeducacionsuperior.es%2F27%2F01%2F2026%2Fjose-saturnino-martinez-garcia-profesor-de-sociologia-de-la-universidad-de-la-laguna-y-ex-director-de-la-agencia-canaria-de-calidad-universitaria-y-evaluacion-educativa%2F\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.espaciosdeeducacionsuperior.es%2F27%2F01%2F2026%2Fjose-saturnino-martinez-garcia-profesor-de-sociologia-de-la-universidad-de-la-laguna-y-ex-director-de-la-agencia-canaria-de-calidad-universitaria-y-evaluacion-educativa%2F\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018There is a risk that the pursuit of quality will be replaced by bureaucratic ritual. Quality is a process of gathering and analysing information, which should lead to proposals for improvement. But it may happen that the ritual surrounding the collection and processing of information does not lead to substantial improvement plans,\u2019 according to Jos\u00e9 Saturnino Mart\u00ednez Garc\u00eda, former director of the Canary Islands Agency for University Quality and Educational Evaluation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Jos\u00e9 Saturnino Mart\u00ednez Garc\u00eda is a professor of Sociology at the University of La Laguna, a leading researcher in the field of education and former director of the Canary Islands Agency for University Quality and Educational Assessment. His career is notable for its solid combination of academic excellence and institutional responsibility, with a particularly significant contribution to the rigorous analysis of university quality, the evaluation of educational policies and the improvement of the higher education system from a critical, well-founded and public impact-oriented perspective.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More information here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espaciosdeeducacionsuperior.es\/27\/01\/2026\/jose-saturnino-martinez-garcia-profesor-de-sociologia-de-la-universidad-de-la-laguna-y-ex-director-de-la-agencia-canaria-de-calidad-universitaria-y-evaluacion-educativa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Espacio de Educaci\u00f3n Superior<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fuente:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.espaciosdeeducacionsuperior.es\/27\/01\/2026\/jose-saturnino-martinez-garcia-profesor-de-sociologia-de-la-universidad-de-la-laguna-y-ex-director-de-la-agencia-canaria-de-calidad-universitaria-y-evaluacion-educativa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Espacio de Educaci\u00f3n Superior<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Interview with Jos\u00e9 Saturnino Mart\u00ednez Garc\u00eda, professor of Sociology at the University of La Laguna \u2018There is a risk that the pursuit of quality will be replaced by bureaucratic ritual. Quality is a process of gathering and analysing information, which should lead to proposals for improvement. 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