The plan will begin to be rolled out across Catalonia imminently, starting this very year.

With an investment of €300 million, the new territorial plan promoted by the Government strengthens Catalonia’s knowledge ecosystem with a strategic and sustainable outlook.

One of the first measures will be a substantial increase in the core funding of the 42 CERCA centres. At the same time, the Research and Universities Ministry has designed a new assessment model for these centres to ensure that future investments are allocated according to criteria of scientific excellence, quality, and social impact.

This dual strategy—greater resources and a renewed evaluation system—will allow the centres to gain financial stability and medium- and long-term planning capacity, while also enhancing their international competitiveness and their ability to attract and retain top-level talent.

According to the Minister for Research and Universities, Núria Montserrat:
“The increase in the core funding of the CERCA centres is a decisive step towards consolidating our research system within the international arena. This action must go hand in hand with a new evaluation model on which we have been working over recent months, in order to ensure that we compete on equal terms with the best research and innovation ecosystems in Europe. We are giving the centres the stability they need to plan strategically and to take on projects with social and economic impact.”