University of Deusto

The University of Deusto was inaugurated in 1886. The concerns and cultural interest of the Basque Country in having their own university, as well as the interest of the Jesuits in establishing higher studies in some part of the Spanish State coincided in its conception.

Our education model aims to promote innovation in learning and teaching models, as it has been developed throughout Europe.It is based on two pillars:

• the development of students’ deep learning based on the development of values and skills to help them become professionals and active and responsible citizens.
• the belief that learning and teaching are based on the capacity of the University and its academic staff to learn and transform themselves by innovating their teaching and assessment methods, and all the processes that support them.

Research at DEUSTO has seen a significant growth during the last decades, following a path towards excellence through the increased participation in international projects and networks.

Carrying out excellence is a robust body of professionals and researchers with a strong trajectory and expertise arranged around 9 interdisciplinary areas and 24 Teams of Excellence. Overall DEUSTO provides a flexible research ecosystem that nurtures international and inter-sectoral collaboration, and enables our researchers to cross-fertilise ideas and address local and global issues from an interdisciplinary perspective.