The OCB, against the name 'Universitat de Mallorca': "It can give the impression that it is a public institution"

PalmThe Balearic Cultural Association (OCB) has submitted a proposal of amendments to the proposed law creating the University of Mallorca, with the aim of aligning it with the Statute of Autonomy of the Balearic Islands and the islands' own linguistic legal framework. The organization demands that the text fully guarantee the linguistic rights of professors and students and that the new university promote and normalize the use of Catalan in all areas of higher education. Furthermore, the OCB considers the name 'University of Mallorca' inappropriate and legally problematic, as it could lead to the misconception that it is a public institution and may generate confusion with historical precedents such as the Lullian University. Therefore, it proposes replacing the name with an alternative such as 'Private University of Mallorca'.