Instituto de Estudios de Ocio

1989

• International Master’s degree and PhD programme in Leisure and Human Potential
• Erasmus European Leisure Studies Group Network

1988

• Leisure Studies is created

1986

•  One-hundredth anniversary of the University of Deusto

1990

• Research study El Ocio en el Bilbao Metropolitano

1991

• 1st Master of Arts in European Leisure Studies-PELS
• 1st Master’s degree in Leisure Management
• 1st Master’s degree in Leisure Studies
• 1st Master’s degree in Leisure and Tourism
• 1st graduating class in Leisure

1992

• Appointment as an Interdisciplinary Institute
• 1st Strategic Plan (1992-96)
• 8th ELRA Congress “Leisure and New Citizenship” held in Bilbao.

1993

• Erasmus Network - Double Degree in Tourism
• Leisure Studies joins ATLAS (European Association for Tourism and Leisure Education) Executive Committee

1994

• Creation of ADOZ, Leisure Documentation Centre, with the support of the Department of Culture and the Biscay Regional Council
• Creation of the ONCE Chair in Leisure and Disabilities, under the sponsorship of the ONCE Foundation
• European Commission Award to the PELS Programme
• Publication of ADOZ, Leisure Documentation Centre Newsletter – Issue 1
• Publication of issue 1 of the Documentos de Estudios de Ocio Collection

1995

• Culture & Neighbourhoods Research Study. European Council - Sustainable Tourism Management Research. DG-XXIII.EU
• 8th Winter University "Political Socio Cultural and Economic Developments in Europe; the implications for Leisure and Tourism", in Bilbao
• Presentation of the research study: The right to leisure of people with disabilities: analysis of international, national and regional regulations in the Basque Country
• 2nd ONCE Leisure and Disability Chair Conference "Legislation and Social Policy" in Bilbao
• Start of Optional Trips with Postgraduate Students
• 1st Leisure Times
• Appointment of the First Friend of the Institute of Leisure Studies

1996

• -International Conference “The Future of Cultural Management” in collaboration with the Directorate General for Cultural Cooperation, held in Valencia.
• 2nd Leisure Times
• Start of the University Cultural Leisure Programme

1997

• 3rd ONCE Leisure and Disabilities Chair Conference "Towards Equal Opportunities", in Bilbao
• International Conference on Green Tourism in Bilbao
• ENCAT International Assembly (European Network of Cultural Managers and Administrators Training Centres), in Bilbao
• The Institute of Leisure Studies joins the Executive Committee of ENCAT (European Network of Training Centres for Cultural Managers and Administrators)
• 3rd Leisure Times
• 1st Leisure Experiences
• Research project on Leisure practices of people with disabilities

1998

• Start of the courses on "Leisure and Disability" that the Chair has given in the Regional Branches of ONCE in Spain.
• 4th Leisure Times
• Leisure and Mental Health Day, in collaboration with the Aita Menni Hospital in Arrasate-Mondragón
• Professor Joffre Dumazedier gives a conference at Deusto to celebrate the tenth anniversary of Leisure Studies.
• Forum "Cities in the Third Millennium” The Bilbao 700 Project", in Bilbao
• Programme in Leisure, Culture and Tourism: Revitalisation of Religious Spaces and Traditions, jointly with the Faculty of Theology

1999

• 4th Leisure and Disabilities ONCE Chair Conference “Leisure, Quality of Life and Disability” in Madrid
• Ibero-American Congress on Cultural Management and Policies: El Profesional y la Cooperación Cultural. Towards the 3rd Millennium, in Bilbao
• 5th Leisure Times
• 12Th Spanish Leisure Time Conference "Los desafíos del Ocio", held in Madrid as part of the EXPO-OCIO Leisure Fair
• Development of the first bibliographic CD Rom on Leisure themes
• Start of the postgraduate programme: University Diploma in Culture and Solidarity.

2000

• 6th World Leisure Congress “Leisure and Human Development” in Bilbao.
• 2nd Conference on Family, Leisure and Promotion of Culture "Family and school: their active role in the development of cultural habits", in collaboration with the NGO Acción Familiar Vizcaína
• Development of the Getxo Youth Plan
• Development of the Cultural Map of Biscay for the Biscay Regional Council

2001

• 5th ONCE Chair Conference on Leisure and Disability "The challenges of leisure and disability in the 21st century", in Seville
• 3rd Conference on Family, Leisure and Promotion of Culture "The leisure professional in the intervention with families", in collaboration with the NGO Acción Familiar Vizcaína
• Expansion of the University Cultural Leisure Programme to the municipalities of Amorebieta-Etxano and Orduña

2002

• 4th Conference on Family, Leisure and Promotion of Culture "The media: contents, impacts and values", in collaboration with the NGO Acción Familiar Vizcaína
• Intensive MICE Education Programme (Meeting Incentive Convention & Even Education Programme) organised together with the universities that form the European Master’s in Congress Management Network and the European Union
• The University Cultural Leisure Programme expanded to various municipalities in Biscay.
• Start of one-year Lifelong Learning Courses
• Creation of the Culture and Solidarity Association
• Participation in the Tourism Committee of the Wine Towns Network
• Development of the Protocol for assessing the degree of accessibility and inclusion of people with disabilities in leisure facilities

2003

• European Congress “Leisure, Inclusion and Disability” held in Bilbao.
• Drawing up of the Manifesto for Inclusive Leisure
• The University Cultural Leisure Programme expanded to various municipalities in Biscay.
• Design of the comprehensive leisure resource centre ANTARES
• Elaboration of the Map of Proximity Facilities for the Kaledios.red Foundation (made up of local councils in Spain)

2004

• 1st European Master’s in Congress, Event and Trade Fair Management
• The University Cultural Leisure Programme expanded to various municipalities in Biscay.
• The University Chair in Leisure and Knowledge was created under the sponsorship of the Santander Group.
• Start of different sectorial studies within the framework of the Basque Government's Basque Culture Plan

2005

• 2005 Accessibility Prize awarded by the Biscay Coordinating Federation of People with Disabilities to the Equal Opportunities Team, which includes the Chair in Leisure and Disability
• Cascabel 2005 Award from the ONCE Basque Country Branch to the Leisure and Disability Chair
• Start of Specialisation courses
• Drafting of the White Paper on Cultural Associations in Spain for the Fundación Autor
• Collaboration with the Coordinadora de Ferias de Artes Escénicas del Estado begins, producing, among others, the White Paper, Study of impacts on the sector.

 2006

• Workshop on Analysis of Methodologies used by Cultural Observatories and Statistical Centres, held in Bilbao and organised together with the European Network of Cultural Management Training Centres ENCATC
• 1st Research, Thought and Reflection Forum on the Leisure Phenomenon, OCIOGUNE 2006: Leisure in disciplines and fields of knowledge.
• Publication of issue no. 1 of the Leisure Notebooks Collection
• CERMI 2007 Award for Social and Scientific Research to the Chair on Leisure and Disability
• The Master’s degrees received official recognition.
• Preparation of the Strategic Reflection for the Area of Culture of the Bilbao City Council
• Start of collaboration with the TourGune Cooperative Research Centre

2007

• Launch of the OcioAldi Programme 2007
• Creation of OTIUM (AIbero-American Leisure Studies Association), led by the Institute of Leisure Studies
• First Meeting of OTIUM, Latin American Association of Leisure Studies
• Start of the University Cultural Leisure Programme UDAN
• 2nd Research, Thought and Reflection Forum on the Leisure Phenomenon, OCIOGUNE 2007: Leisure in disciplines and fields of knowledge.
• The University Cultural Leisure Programme expanded to various municipalities in Biscay.
• Launch and coordination of the ENCAT Working Group on Cultural Observatories and Cultural Information and Knowledge
• Itinerant courses on Accessible Tourism in 25 cities in Spain, financed by the Ministry of Industry and Tourism and the European Social Fund.
• Elaboration of a Comprehensive Study on Leisure and Youth with disabilities in the Basque Country for the Youth Observatory of the Basque Government

 2008

• 25th anniversary of Leisure Studies.

2009

•  Recognition of official research team (B) by the Basque Government: “Leisure and human development” 

2012

• Participation in two R+D+I projects: ITINERE (coordinated by Leisure Studies) and RESORTES (coordinated by Santiago de Compostela University) as part of the National Plan on R+D+i. 

2013

• 25th anniversary of Leisure Studies.

2014

• 2014 FEKOOR Prize awarded to the Leisure and Disability Chair, recognising its long-standing work.

2015

• ONCE SOLIDARIO Prize awarded to the Chair in Leisure and Disability, recognising its long-standing work.

2016

• Research team recognised by the Basque Government with the highest category: A status.

2017

• Participation in the European project CONNECT (coordinated by the Institute of Leisure Studies)

2018

• 30th Anniversary of Institute of Leisure Studies.
• Participation in two R+D+I projects: PUBLICUM (coordinated by Leisure Studies)
• ROOSEVELT Award in the category of person or institution with a commitment to people with disabilities, awarded to the Leisure and Disability Chair.
• Launch of the Expert Diploma in Audience Strategy
• 25th anniversary of DeustoBide
• 28th anniversary of the Culture and Solidarity Association

2019

• 21st Anniversary of the Chair on Leisure and Disability
• Updating of the Manifesto for Inclusive Leisure