Iñigo Urkullu, the President of the Basque Government, attended the inauguration of the Creativity World Forum at the Euskalduna Conference Centre in Bilbao. Bingen Zupiria, the Basque Minister for Culture and Language Policy; Andoni Iturbe, the Basque Deputy Minister for Culture; and Aitziber Atorrasagasti, the Director for Promotion of Culture, were also present at the opening ceremony, together…
Category: Culture / Cultura / Kultura
The D’Elhuyar brothers: The discovery and isolation of tungsten
Linked to the Enlightenment movement, the Royal Basque Society of Friends of the Country (Real Sociedad Bascongada de los Amigos del Pais), Euskalerriko Adiskideen Elkartea in basque (Euskera), was founded in 1764 and has its origins in gatherings held at the Intsausti Palace in Azkoitia, by the Count of Peñaflorida, Xavier Mª de Munibe. With…
Nominations are open for the 9th edition of the Basque Culinary Center world prize
Nominations are now open for the 9th edition of the Basque Culinary World Prize, an annual award for chefs with transformative initiatives. In 2024, this award seeks to strengthen the positive power of gastronomy in its reach and ability to deliver socioeconomic progress. This global and innovative accolade was created by the Basque Culinary Center…
MUN Bilbao’ 2024, debates, solutions and union among young people of the world
The MUN Bilbao 2024 Conference, held at the University of Deusto, brought together 360 young participants from eight different countries for a simulation of the United Nations’ governing bodies, known as Model United Nations (MUN). Organized by students from Ayalde and Munabe schools of the COAS Educational Group, the conference aimed at fostering global exchange…
“I am like a tree, with roots in a country and branches open to the world.” Centenary of Eduardo Chillida.
On 10 January 2024 it has been 100 years since the birth of Eduardo Chillida, one of the most universal and influential European artists of the 20th century. With deep roots in the Basque Country, his hands embraced the horizons of the whole world and transformed them into unique places for the encounter of society. …
The Basque Government receives the international Catalyst 2030 award in London for its contribution to Agenda 2030
The Basque Government has been awarded the international Catalyst 2030 award in the category of regional governments for its outstanding contribution to Agenda 2030. This recognition was given at a ceremony in London, where the Basque Executive was awarded among the four finalists of 79 nominations from around the world. The Basque Agenda 2030 Priorities…
The Passivhaus building with the largest accommodation capacity in Europe has a Basque signature.
Kora Green City is an aparthotel that opened barely a year ago in Vitoria-Gasteiz, a work by the Bilbao practice A54 Arquitectos that brings the territory closer to this type of sustainable construction. It was founded in Bilbao in 2006 and has designed Kora Green City, the Passivhaus building with the largest accommodation capacity in…
Internationalisation prospects for Basque companies.
The Basque Open Industry addressed opportunities in markets such as the United States, India, Brazil, Singapore, the United Kingdom and Turkey. The second day of the Basque Open Industry, the event organised by the SPRI Group that has shown Europe the public-private industrial and technological ecosystem of the Basque Country, dealt with the internationalisation prospects…
SPRI presents the results of the study on the impact of women on industrial competitiveness to the European Commission’s Enterprise Europe Network
Within the framework of the European SME Week, an event that the European Commission is holding this year in Bilbao from 13 to 17 November, Cristina Oyón, Director of Technology, Innovation and Sustainability at SPRI, presented the results of the study carried out by SPRI on the impact of women on industrial competitiveness. Given the…
The Basque Country, an international benchmark in Urban Regeneration and Public Transport.
Japan, the third world economy and one of the most industrially and technologically advanced countries in the world, is a very interesting market for Basque industry. Within the framework of the ‘Euskadi – Japan 2023’ initiative, which this year aims to give visibility and intensify relations between the two countries and, in particular, to promote…