The latest public admissions rounds at the University of Zaragoza have largely mapped out the cutoff scores for the 2026-2027 academic year. Differences remain wide: while some dual degrees and healthcare programs stay above 12, the minimum admission score for many others has ended at 5. The data corresponds to the allocation updated on September 14.
Autumn has officially begun, although the weather remains far from cool. Aemet forecasts unusually warm conditions, with highs of 37 degrees in Zaragoza and 34 in Huesca and Teruel this Friday.
Fuentes de Ebro is preparing for its San Miguel Festival with a packed programme for all audiences. From Monday, September 28, to Saturday, October 3, the Zaragoza municipality will combine tradition, music, children’s activities, gastronomy and events for local clubs, alongside one of the festival’s main attractions: bull events. The opening rocket, giant figures, processions, marching bands, competitions and popular celebrations will fill the streets and squares over six days of festivities.
A vehicle turns with a flashing amber light while a pedestrian crosses on a green signal. This common situation at certain intersections requires drivers to exercise extreme caution and can create a conflict point between both road users. The DGT wants to reduce this risk and, from October 1, 2026, will change the regulation governing these traffic lights.
The Regional Government of Aragon’s Cabinet approved this Wednesday a collaboration agreement with the official pharmacists’ associations of Huesca, Zaragoza and Teruel to promote the placement of information materials about the Senior Citizens’ Helpline (900 252 626) in pharmacies and pharmaceutical dispensaries across the three Aragonese provinces, in both urban centres and rural areas.
More than 500 training coordinators met on Wednesday for a simultaneous event across Aragón’s teacher-training network. The network comprises ten centers, all under the authority of the regional Department of Education, Science and Universities.
Two EF-18M fighters from the Ámbar Tactical Air Detachment, based in Zaragoza, identified and escorted a Russian surveillance aircraft flying over the Baltic Sea. The Russian aircraft came from the St. Petersburg area and was flying over international waters without filing a flight plan, with its transponder switched off and without maintaining communication with civilian air traffic control services.
A total of 16 students at IES Medina Albaida in Zaragoza have started the first year of the Research and Excellence Baccalaureate (BIE) in the Science and Technology track. The school joins IES El Picarral, which launched the program last academic year, bringing to two the number of schools in the Aragonese capital offering this Baccalaureate track.
Children do not all relate to food in the same way, and these differences can be observed from a very early age. A study by the GENUD group at the University of Zaragoza, the Aragón Health Research Institute (IIS Aragón), the Aragón Agri-Food Institute (IA2) and CIBER’s Obesity and Nutrition area (CIBEROBN) has identified four eating behavior profiles among children aged 3 to 6 and found that they are differently associated with weight, body fat and fat-free mass.
Residents of Zaragoza’s Left Bank have joined forces to establish the “minimum, non-negotiable criteria” they believe the future Royo Villanova Hospital must meet. El Rabal associations stress that Health District Zaragoza I serves 220,000 people and that they are therefore not “second-class citizens”.
Acute respiratory infections (ARIs) are gaining ground in Aragon, driven mainly by a rise in COVID cases in recent weeks. The incidence of the disease currently stands at 17.44 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, according to Begoña Adiego, head of the Public Health Surveillance and Immunization Service, who spoke Tuesday during the presentation of the vaccination campaign against flu, COVID and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).
The 2026 Excellent Resident Healthcare Professionals Awards ceremony was held on Tuesday, recognizing the effort, commitment and careers of specialists in training during their residency in Aragon. Academic achievements, research activity, scientific publications, conference participation, teaching and involvement in various committees and working groups are assessed when granting these awards.
Club Inclucina presented the 11th edition of its workshops at Zaragoza's Central Market on Tuesday, marking the launch. Developed in partnership with ATADES, the initiative once again places people with intellectual disabilities at the center of an educational, inclusive and transformative experience.
Aragon’s vaccination campaign against flu, COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) begins on September 28 for care home residents, healthcare and social care professionals, and pregnant women. Vaccination will gradually open to other target groups as the season progresses.
For years, guion has been one of those words that has raised doubts even among people who write every day. Its widespread pronunciation as a two-syllable word (gui-ón) has led many speakers to think it should carry an accent mark because it ends in n. However, the Royal Spanish Academy has been clear about this for some time.
Nearly half of 5th- and 6th-grade students in Aragon already have their own mobile phone. Specifically, 47.7% of pupils in these grades have a device, according to the report "Childhood, Adolescence and Digital Well-Being," presented Tuesday in Zaragoza. The study includes responses from 2,849 students aged between 10 and 20 at 22 schools across the region.
At 2:05 a.m. this Wednesday, Aragon will officially bid farewell to its hottest summer on record. This was confirmed by AEMET's Aragon delegate, Arcadio Blasco, during the seasonal assessment held Tuesday in Zaragoza. It was an "extremely hot" summer, with temperatures 3.4 degrees above average and some "unusual" figures. For example, there were 61 days under heatwave conditions—two out of every three—or a total of 64 tropical nights and two torrid nights, with temperatures above 25 degrees, in Aragon.
The final weeks of September mark the start of the respiratory virus season in Aragon. Against this backdrop, the Department of Health will launch its vaccination campaigns against flu, COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) for the 2026/2027 season on September 28.
The Catholic saints' calendar commemorates Saint Maurice on September 22, a third-century Christian martyr known for his leadership and bravery in the Roman army. Saint Maurice served as commander of the Theban Legion, a military unit made up of Christians. When Emperor Maximian ordered the Theban Legion to persecute Christians in the region of Agaunum, Saint Maurice and his soldiers refused to obey and to profess a faith contrary to their own. Because of their refusal, Saint Maurice and his fellow soldiers were martyred in what is now Switzerland.
Due to a shortage of teachers in some specialties and subjects, the Department of Education has once again resorted to extraordinary calls to fill positions that remain vacant two weeks after the start of the school year. On Thursday, September 17, the EducaAragón website published 110 vacancies for Secondary Education and Vocational Training.
