Xavier Fitó (Barcelona, 1972) is a businessman with an extensive career linked to the seed sector and a strong defender of innovation in the field. The executive, who claims the role that the agri-food sector must continue to play within the Catalan economy, maintains that the agronomists of the future must be capable of assuming functions "of lab coat, boots, and tie".

Mathematics and physics, aerospace and computer engineering, and medical degrees continue to lead the ranking of the highest university entrance exams in Catalonia for another year. The highest grade of all was once again that of the simultaneous degree in mathematics and physics at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB), which rose to 13.370 points out of a total of 14. The same degree, from the University of Barcelona (UB), followed closely behind, with a entrance exam grade of 13.170 points. These degrees offer very few places (20 at two different universities, 40 in total), which is why access to them is so difficult.

Next academic year, the Department of Research and Universities will implement the reduction in public tuition fees for qualifying bachelor's and master's degrees—those that qualify for a profession, such as law or architecture—to the lowest current price: €17.69 per credit each academic year, in addition to official master's degrees. Regional Minister of Research and Universities, Núria Montserrat, during a conference at the Europa Forum. Tribune