Bizkaia launches a new programme to promote the hiring of highly qualified professionals who are currently working outside the Basque Country
2021/05/14
The programme envisages financial support of up to 20% of the annual gross salaries for the years 2021 and 2022 for the person contracted. The Provincial Council of Bizkaia will assign 800,000 euros to this new initiative whose aim is to facilitate the return of professional workers. The [...]
European quality of life index: the Basque Country is among the best places in Europe and is the Spanish State leader
2021/05/12
@arka_r At the European level, Bizkaia is in the top 4% of provinces with the best quality of life out of a total of 1442 provinces. The Basque provinces of Bizkaia and Gipuzkoa are in first and second places respectively in the state ranking, while Araba is in eighth position. The Basque [...]
Bilbao, among the top 3 cities in the Spanish state with the best quality of life
2021/05/04
It leads the way in mobility, health services, education, cleanliness and culture. The Organisation of Consumers and Users (OCU) has recently (September and October 2020) carried out a quality of life survey in the 15 most populated cities in the Spanish state, where the surveyed population [...]
Deusto Business School earns AACSB accreditation and enters the list of best business schools in the world
2021/05/03
Only six Spanish universities and 6% of the world’s business schools have received this seal that accredits quality and excellence in executive education. Deusto Business School, the University of Deusto Business School, has earned the prestigious accreditation from AACSB (Association [...]
The Basque Country occupies 7th position in the European digitalization ranking
2021/04/28
According to Orkestra’s DESI 2020 Digital Economy and Society report, the Basque Country stands out with respect to connectivity (3rd) and digital public services (6th). The Euskadi Digital Economy and Society (DESI 2020) report, adapted to include the Basque Country via the Orkestra-Basque [...]
The European Talent Mobility Forum will deliver a webinar on the importance of international houses as an initial point of contact for international talent
2021/04/27
The event will demonstrate to its audience examples to follow from around Europe which are being carried out to attract and retain international talent and the challenges to be faced in the future. The webinar will take place on the forthcoming 11th May. The European Talent Mobility Forum [...]
Bilbao wins the European Commission Urban Road Safety Award
2021/04/26
Photograph: Eugenio Muñoz This award recognises outstanding and innovative achievements in road safety. The capital of Bizkaia was one of the three cities that were finalists in these awards held by the European Commission General Directorate of Mobility and Transport. Bilbao has been chosen [...]
Bizkaia’s university talent connects with reference sectors in the Basque Country
2021/04/22
240 students from the three Basque universities have participated in online encounters together with 9 clusters and 11 companies Bizkaia Talent continues with its effortss to bring univesity talent closer to the region’s cutting-edge companies and to enable these to promote and position [...]
Mayya Sundukova: “Bizkaia Talent helped me to orientate my working career and create a network of contacts in the scientific ecosystem of the Basque Country”
2021/04/16
The Russian research worker who collaborates in the Bizkaia Biophysics Foundation has participated in a new edition of the World Cuisine League and shared her professional and personal experiences since she arrived in Bizkaia. On the 13th April Bizkaia Talent’s Be Basque Dual Career Centre, a [...]
Bizkaia Talent, recognised internationally for its “excellence” in the management of regional talent
2021/04/13
The British publication South East Star has given the award to the Basque association for its achievements in the promotion and fostering of human capital at the regional level Bizkaia Talent has been recognised by the British publication South East Star with the 2021 Award of Excellence for [...]
