The third edition of Talentia Challenge gets underway
2019/02/07
Thirty-five young talents will attempt to resolve the challenges posed by five organizations over the next five months Bizkaia Talent has launched the third edition of Talentia Challenge in which 35 young talents will work in teams over the next five months to find a solution to the [...]
The Basque Country is an attractive region for foreign investment according to the Financial Times
2019/02/06
The “Invest in the Basque Country” strategy developed by Spri and the Basque Government is highlighted from among 112 locations worldwide The Fdi Intelligence magazine of the Financial Times group has recognised the Basque Country as an attractive region with respect to potential foreign [...]
We already have the winners of the “What is Bizkaia Talent?” competition
2019/01/31
Iñigo Alonso and IK4-TEKNIKER are the winners of this first edition of the competition Having received almost one hundred responses to the “What is Bizkaia Talent for you?” competition, Bizkaia Talent has selected the following winners: Professional category: Iñigo Alonso Fernández Company [...]
18,000 new jobs were created in the Basque Country in 2018 and the forecast is for a further 14,000 in 2019
2019/01/29
The predicted economic growth of 2.5% is above the Euro Zone average of 1.9% The Basque Country ended 2018 will 962,000 people enrolled with Social Security – an annual increase of 18,000 or 1.92%. With respect to the unemployed, the rate currently stands at 9.58% (the lowest in the [...]
Bizkaia Talent is honoured with a special mention in the Global Talent Competitiveness Index 2019 in Davos for its continued innovation model
2019/01/28
Bilbao is in 44th position in the world ranking of cities with the highest talent index In tandem with the annual assembly of the World Economic Forum in Davos, the prestigious international business school Insead, Grupo Adecco and Tata Communications have presented the sixth study of the [...]
Ikerbasque have launched a new call of the Research Fellows 2019 offering 20 positions for researchers
2019/01/18
The call for applications will be open until March 15th Ikerbasque – the Basque Foundation for Science, has launched a new call offering 20 positions for postdoctoral researchers. These positions are financed by the Basque Government, the European Commission and the host institution [...]
The Basque Country is the autonomous community with the highest salaries in the Spanish State
2019/01/17
Salaries in the Basque Country are 17% higher than the average in the Spanish State The average gross monthly salary in the Basque Country is the highest of all the autonomous communities of the Spanish State, according to the latest data from the National Institute of Statistics (INE). The [...]
Bizkaia Talent and the Itzulitakoak association of professional Basque returnees sign an agreement to collaborate in the setting up of the Be Basque Mentoring Network
2019/01/14
The agreement between the two organizations was signed and presented on the 27th December in the course of the public presentation of Itzulitakoak in Bilbao, attended by approximately 100 professional returnees Bizkaia Talent and the association of professional Basque returnees have signed an [...]
The OECD designates the Basque Country as outstanding for its high productivity, equipped with a robust and powerful economy to face the challenges of the future
2019/01/10
The Basque Autonomous Community is regional leader in terms of productivity, with the lowest rate of inequality and the lowest rate of unemployment in the entire Spanish State The economic study carried out by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) extols the Basque [...]
Bizkaia Talent, example of talent management in the first NEXT meeting held with the Navarra community resident abroad
2019/01/08
Managing Director Ivan Jimenez made a presentation at the event in which he provided an overview of the Bizkaia Talent model and the management of highly qualified emigrated talent With the aim of promoting participation and contact between Navarra’s society and its diaspora abroad, an event [...]
