02 October 2024
Bilbao Campus
A delegation from the University of Deusto and the Bilbao City Hall participated in the UNIC Working Conference 2024 – Crossing the Silos and Engaging with Cities, UNIC Working Conference 2024 - Crossing the Silos and Engaging with Cities, which took place from September 24 to 26 at the University of Oulu, Finland.
During the conference, the participants discussed how to work across internal and external boundaries of UNIC to further develop ways of boosting knowledge development and co-creation to contribute to UNIC’s mission of societal impact and improvement. The central theme revolved around “crossing the silos”' to encourage collaboration between disciplines, departments, and campuses.
Additionally, during the conference, the founding charter of the UNIC Centre for City Futures was signed, highlighting the central role of cities in the alliance. Estibaliz Luengo Celaya, the Head of Internationalization Unit at the Bilbao City Council, participated in the event.
UNIC is an alliance of ten universities in post-industrial urban ecosystems, including Deusto, dedicated to developing new European models of learning, working and research that will define the university of the future. Its mission is to promote the development of knowledge and co-creation through collaboration, innovation and inclusion, all aimed at achieving social impact and improvement.
