The Department of Education of the Basque Government intends to open the Higher School of Performing Arts that will be located in the Alhóndiga of Bilbao during the 2008-2009 academic year. Students who pass the four courses offered there will receive an “official high school degree”. Although the location has been decided, the content that the center will receive has not yet been determined. The authorities will be assisted by professionals. “We are willing to consider as many people as we can, in this public initiative we are interested in bringing as many people as possible to guarantee the highest quality offer,” said Tontxu Campos, Minister of Education of the Basque Government.