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Award Jon Ortega receives the Ekonomistak 2025 Award for the best final degree project at Mondragon University 2026·09·16
His Final Degree Project, focused on AI-based object segmentation in railway point clouds, has been recognised for its high technical and methodological quality and its practical application to a real business problem

Conference Bilbao to host European conference on transcultural competence and diverse teams 2026·09·16
On 18 September, Bilbao Berrikuntza Faktoria will bring together professionals, researchers and European organisations to explore how cultural diversity can become a real advantage for teams and organisations

Workshop Around one hundred young people take part in a competition to raise awareness of unwanted loneliness among young people through virtual reality 2026·09·15
The initiative incorporates the learning and entrepreneurship approach of Mondragon Team Academy (MTA) and LEINN, based on teamwork, experimentation and the creation of solutions with social impact
Jornada El uso de la Inteligencia Artificial para crear herramientas educativas, a análisis en Bilbao AS Fabrik 2026·09·15
Alrededor de treinta personas han participado en el taller organizado por IFE Europe y el Tecnológico de Monterrey, en colaboración con Mondragon Unibertsitatea.

Inicio del curso La Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias de la Educación contará en el presente curso con 490 nuevos alumnos y alumnas de grado 2026·09·15
En total, serán 490 los alumnos y las alumnas en los grados de Educación Infantil, Educación Primaria, Pedagogía, Comunicación Audiovisual, Industrias Culturales y Creativas y Humanidades Digitales Globales - HDG que oferta la Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias de la Educación.

Start of the academic year Opening of the 2026-2027 academic year at Mondragon Unibertsitatea 2026·09·11
Mondragon Unibertsitatea kicks off the academic year with a focus on excellence, having increased technology transfer to businesses by 45% and achieved an employment rate of 92%.
Jornada Bilbao AS Fabrik acogerá un taller de creación de herramientas educativas con apoyo de IA 2026·09·09
La jornada tendrá lugar el 15 de septiembre y está coordinada por IFE Europe y Tecnológico de Monterrey, en colaboración con Mondragon Unibertsitatea.
Tesis doctoral Jaione Uriarte Arostegi, sobresaliente ‘cum laude’ en su tesis doctoral 2026·09·04
La presentación de la tesis "Ikastolen elkarteko pertsona eredua derrigorrezko eskolaratzearen amaieran ebaluatzeko sistema" se ha llevado a cabo en el campus de Aretxabaleta. La nueva doctora ha obtenido la calificación con mención de doctorado industrial.

Physical activity and health You can now see our offer for the 2026-2027 academic year 2026·09·01
Check out our program and get involved!

Research GAIA and MIK develop a methodology to help technology companies anticipate and plan their talent needs 2026·07·28
The GAIA AKTIBATU project concludes with a methodology validated in a real business environment that enables technology companies to identify in advance the critical capabilities they will need to address challenges such as artificial intelligence, digitalisation and generational renewal, among others

Labs4Change Driving change in Higher Education: Labs4Change showcases its impact on equality, diversity and Social Innovation 2026·07·27
Higher education must move beyond theory and embrace transformative action. Over the past 23 months, the Labs4Change – Social Innovation Labs for the Promotion of Equality, Diversity and Non-Discrimination in Higher Education Institutions project, co-funded by the European Union, has built a collaborative learning and open innovation network across higher education institutions (HEIs), helping to dismantle structural gender barriers while fostering more diverse, accessible and inclusive learning environments

LEINN International music industry festival BIME and Mondragon Unibertsitatea promote entrepreneurship in the cultural and creative industries of the Basque Country 2026·07·27
The two organisations have signed an agreement that will enable two cultural entrepreneurship projects from the University to participate in the next edition of BIME, which will take place from 27 to 30 October in Bilbao
SUMMER HOLIDAYS Mondragon Unibertsitatea Libraries in the summer 2026·07·27
To mark the end of the academic year, the Faculty libraries will also be closed for the holidays.
European project Mondragon Unibertsitatea takes part in a European project to develop the new label for joint degrees 2026·07·24
The T-LED initiative, promoted together with the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC), will adapt and develop eight joint degree programmes within the framework of the future Joint European Degree Label, strengthening dual education, international mobility and collaboration with the business sector.

THESIS The student Pello Alberdi Quevedo obtained an EXCELLENT CUM LAUDE 2026·07·24

THESIS The student Udane Olaziregi Cuevas obtained an EXCELLENT CUM LAUDE 2026·07·24

Oferta de empleo La Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias de la Educación quiere contratar un persona para el Instituto de Estudios Cooperativos LANKI 2026·07·24
El plazo para recibir los currículos estará abierto hasta el 11 de septiembre de 2026.

Vacaciones La Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias de la Educación permanecerá cerrada del 30 de julio hasta el 1 de septiembre 2026·07·22
Del 30 de julio al 1 de septiembre de 2026, la Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias de la Educación permanecerá cerrada por vacaciones de verano.
Tesis doctoral Nekane Granado Merchán, Sobresaliente Cum Laude en su tesis doctoral 2026·07·21
La presentación de la tesis "Evaluación de la autoestima autopercibida en un programa institucional de educación emocional: un estudio multifactorial en alumnado de educación primaria y secundaria" se ha llevado a cabo en el campus de Eskoriatza. La nueva doctora ha recibido la calificación con mención industrial.

EU4DUAL Mondragon Unibertsitatea will continue to lead the European university alliance for dual training, EU4Dual, for a further two years 2026·07·20
The European Commission has extended the EU4Dual project until 2028. This initiative, a partnership comprising nine European universities, promotes the DUAL training model as a means of improving higher education in Europe. Mondragon Unibertsitatea has led the consortium since its inception in 2023, thanks to its track record as a pioneering university in DUAL training.

Amazon GRADUATION Mondragon Goi Eskola Politeknikoa graduates the second class of the Industrial Mechatronics Apprentices programme together with Amazon 2026·07·15
A total of 53 students have completed this Dual Vocational Training programme, recognised with the 2026 Excellence in Vocational Training Award for its quality, innovation and impact on employability.

THESIS The student Joseba Mendiguren Olaeta obtained an EXCELLENT CUM LAUDE 2026·07·14

Convocatoria de doctorado La Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias de la Educación abre el plazo para presentar las candidaturas para realizar el doctorado 2026·07·13
Se abre el plazo para enviar los proyectos de investigación a realizar dentro de los programas de doctorado Innovación e Intervención Educativas y Gestión Avanzada de Organizaciones y Economía Social.
50 aniversario La Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias de la Educación finaliza su 50 aniversario conectado los campus a remo, en bicicleta y a pie 2026·07·13
Esta ha sido la última actividad de un programa con actos a lo largo de todo el curso escolar que tenía como objetivo celebrar el medio siglo de la Facultad.

LEINN Second Step: Two LEINN entrepreneurs launch an initiative to give sneakers a second life 2026·07·13
The project, developed by Alema Sáenz and Jon Peral, students of the Degree in Entrepreneurial Leadership and Innovation (LEINN) at the Business Faculty of Mondragon Unibertsitatea, has launched a pilot experience in Garbera with the support of the Provincial Council of Gipuzkoa

Doctoral Thesis Monika Sara Tkacz defends her doctoral thesis on entrepreneurial team creativity at Mondragon Team Academy 2026·07·13
Last Friday, July 3, Monika Sara Tkacz defended her doctoral thesis at the Aula Magna of the Oñati Campus. The dissertation, entitled “Unfolding How Entrepreneurial Teams Create: An Integrative Model of Entrepreneurial Creativity of Teams from Mondragon Team Academy in the Basque Country”, examines the complex functioning of entrepreneurial teams and the factors that foster or constrain their creative potential during the early stages of entrepreneurship

LEINN Enpresagintza and Agustinak Zentroa Sign a Collaboration Agreement to Promote Entrepreneurship and Innovation in the Cultural and Creative Industries 2026·07·10
The agreement aims to strengthen the connection between young entrepreneurial talent, innovation, the incubation of new projects, and the Cultural and Creative Industries ecosystem in the region. One of the first outcomes of this collaboration will be the CCI (Cultural and Creative Industries) Hackathon, to be held in September 2026

THESIS The student Ibai Ramirez Garcia obtained an GOOD with mention INTERNATIONAL DOCTORATE 2026·07·10

THESIS The student Antton Sanjuan Esnaola obtained an EXCELLENT CUM LAUDE with mention INTERNATIONAL DOCTORATE 2026·07·06

LEINN LEINN Next is launched to unlock the potential of more than 1,500 everLEINNers and transform its community into a collective infrastructure for innovation, learning and impact 2026·07·03
The Mondragon Team Academy-LEINN Bilbao laboratory and BBF-Dock (Bilbao Berrikuntza Faktoria) hosted the official presentation of LEINN Next, the new non-profit association promoted by LEINN graduates and the international MTA network. More than an alumni association, LEINN Next has been created with the ambition of becoming the infrastructure that enables more than 1,500 everLEINNers to continue learning, entrepreneuring, collaborating and creating impact together throughout their professional careers
