In dialogue with economic and social actors Companies and organisations

COOPERATION FOR TRANSFORMATION

Deusto established the University-Business relationship more than 100 years ago and since then it has remained a solid and permanent link. When we say business, we also mean social entities and administration. This relationship creates opportunities for students to learn in real environments in various formats. The presence of professionals in the classrooms, the contrast of the new degrees with the current needs of businesses or the support for the labour market insertion of students are examples of other realities that support this link.

3,757 undergraduate

and postgraduate students doing internships in companies

5,765agreements

3,104 curricular and extracurricular internships

1,402businesses

host intern students

159participants

in dual training

Employment, our priority

At Deusto we place the employability of our graduates as one of our priority objectives, and we work in different areas with the clear focus of contributing to maximising this employability.

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Insertion into the labour market in figures

99 %of Deusto graduates

have work experience within 3 years of completing their studies

1,500job opportunities

published on Alumni Network portals

3,056intermediary actions

matching candidates with companies

968undergraduates

participated in 36 careers workshops

Dual education, where work and study "merge"

Dual education, where work and study "merge"

In dual education, the learning and working process does not occur sequentially (first «studying» at the University and then «working» in the company) but simultaneously (studying and working at the same time). Dual does not mean more internships or more training, but responds to a new paradigm in which the university and the company share and tare co-responsible for students’ training. It involves co-designing the subject together, co- sharing it together and co-assessing it.

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"The international rankings value the University positively, not only for its excellent education and research at the service of a fairer society, but also for its direct connection with public administrations, companies and social organisations"

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INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

At Deusto we have been committed to promoting entrepreneurship, innovation and creativity in a systematic and rigorous way for years. All our degrees and most of our postgraduate courses include this transversal competence. Furthermore, we have a range of programmes focused on these areas and various activities focused on communication, awareness-raising and cooperation. All this allows each student to bring out the best in them and develop their innovative, creative and social construction skills when it comes to entrepreneurship and/or intra-entrepreneurship in companies and organisations.

Deusto Entrepreneurship

At Deusto we are firmly committed to society, contributing to social welfare through people, guided at all times by our university project. We work to understand, measure, evaluate and manage our social impact.

Deusto Social Lab Notebooks

Deusto Social Lab

Deusto Social Lab is a space designed to be an ecosystem that is firmly committed to innovation. The aim is to contribute to the development of individuals as drivers of social transformation through cooperation between all economic and social actors. The main areas of action addressed include dual education, lifelong learning, employability and access to the labour market, entrepreneurship and innovation, the University' social impact, relations with Alumni and relations with economic and social actors (companies, social organisations, public institutions).

Deusto Social Lab

Advisory Board

José Luis Larrea

Presidente del Consejo Asesor de Deusto Social Lab

Adolfo Morais

Viceconsejero de Universidades e Investigación del Gobierno Vasco

Ainara Basurko

Diputada de Promoción Económica de la Diputación Foral de Bizkaia

Alberto López de Biñaspre

Lantek

Alfonso Gurpegui

Viceconsejero de Empleo e Inclusión del Gobierno Vasco

Ana Zudaire García

Directora de Personas en Idom

Begoña Pérez

Directora de EITFood

Elías González

Director General de Sarralle

Emilio Titos

Presidente de Robotekin

Fernando Granell

Socio Director de NWorld

Gorka Martínez

Director general de Fundación BBK

Iñaki San Sebastián

Responsable de Proyectos Estratégicos en CAF

Itziar Epalza

Directora general de la Red de Parques Tecnológicos de Euskadi

Javier Giral Gracia

Socio Director Zona Norte Deloitte

Javier Lezama

New Business Development de P4Q

Javier Martínez Lasa

Director de Acción Social de Rural Kutxa - Caja Rural de Navarra

Jesús Valero

Director General de Tecnalia Research and Innovation

Jon Ander de las Fuentes Inchausti

Director Territorial Euskadi y Navarra MASORANGE y Fundación Artizarra

José Antonio Prol

Director de Salesianos Deusto

José Ignacio Zudaire

Director Personas y Organización, Económico Financiero y Relaciones Institucionales de Petronor

José Ortega

Socio Responsable de Negocio País Vasco, Cantabria, La Rioja y Navarra, de NTT Data

Juan Arraiza

Director General de Eactda

Juan Pedro Badiola

Director territorial del País Vasco de la Caixa

Marcos Muro

Director General de Bilbao Kirolak

Maria Elisa Dorronsoro Artabe

Directora Banca Privada BBVA

Miguel Zugaza

Director del Museo Bellas Artes Bilbao

Oiane Niebla

Manager de Innovación Abierta de Sener

Pablo Ocaña

Co fundador y director de Transformación Social de Urbegi

Patricia Arias Otero

Miembro del consejo

Pilar García de Salazar

Teniente diputado general y diputada foral de Desarrollo Económico y Equilibrio Territorial en la Diputación Foral de Álava

Raquel del Pozo

Directora de Personas en RDT Engineers

Tamara Yagüe Martínez

Directora General Tecnuni y Presidenta Confebask

Teresa Laespada

Diputada Foral de Empleo, Inclusión Social e Igualdad en la Diputación Foral de Vizcaya

Unai Alaña Díaz de Guereñu

Responsable de Análisis Económico Regulatorio en Iberdrola España

Xabier Iturbe

Presidente de Euskaltel

Xabier Manterola

Socio Director de Teknei

The role of alumni

For the University of Deusto, the alumni are an play a key role in the University' s life and atmosphere. Furthermore, alumni associations are also crucial in assisting graduates with their services, aimed at providing them with job training and access to work experience,

career development services or networking job offers, among others. All these services are designed by and for Deusto students, with the aim of contributing to the development of a quality professional life project.

Deusto Alumni

Deusto Alumni Reunion

Employment and Entrepreneurship Forum

The Employment and Entrepreneurship Forum is a milestone every year as it is an excellent meeting point for companies, professionals, the university and our students and graduates. These meeting spaces enable dialogue and knowledge of each other and are windows of opportunity for university students seeking employment and for alumni who may find themselves on the other side offering jobs. Also, we, as a university, have the opportunity to further strengthen ties and share projects with the organisations that join us.

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Deusto Entrepreneurship Week

Innovation and entrepreneurship will be the main themes during a week that will bring together around a thousand students, teaching and research staff and other stakeholders.

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BUILDING BRIDGES TO VOCATIONAL EDUCATION

At Deusto we are aware of the need for cooperation between stakeholders to provide answers to the increasingly complex social challenges we face. One of these pathways is through collaboration with various vocational education and training centres, thus enabling people who have completed a vocational education programme to further their learning at university.