From 2 to 4 October, the 22nd State Meeting of University Defenders was held at the University of Valladolid, attended by the regional ombudswoman and the ombudswoman’ assistants.

The Meeting was started by the dean of the University of Valladolid, Antonio Largo Cabrerizo; the procurator of the Commonwealth of Castilla y León, Tomás Quintana López, and the president of the State Conference of University Defenders (CEDU), Antonio Ángel Ruiz Rodríguez.

The first talk was given by Juan Díez Ballesteros, from the University of Alcalá de Henares, and dealt with “Prudencia debida vs actuaciones intermedias de los Defensores” (Due Prudence vs. Intermediate Actions of the Defenders).

On Thursday, October 3, Capitolina Díaz, from the Universitat de València, discussed the topic “Género y carrera profesional en la Universidad” (Gender and professional career at the University), and José Antonio Tardío, from the University of Elche, talked about “La situación actual del reglamento disciplinario: desigualdad de trato entre estudiantes” (The current situation of the disciplinary regulations: inequality of treatment between students).

On the last day the General Assembly of the CEDU was held, during which the association's governing bodies were renewed, and the new CEDU president M. Cecilia Gómez Lucas, defender of the University of Alacant, was elected, to whom, from these lines, we would like to congratulate.