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The course “45 years of science and technology development in the Basque Country from the perspective of Pedro Miguel Etxenike,” organized by the Summer Courses of the University of the Basque Country and held yesterday, September 30, at the Miramar Palace, analyzed the evolution of science and technology in the Basque Country over the last…
Hundreds of people gathered in Roncal to celebrate the first Isaba Film Day, an event that took place on Sunday, June 29. This enthusiastic corner of the Roncal Valley actively preserves the oldest cinema in the Navarrese Pyrenees thanks to volunteers. The cinema dates back to the 1940s and has also been the setting for…
Gipuzkoa Hotels recognizes Pedro Miguel Echenique with its annual award for promoting Gipuzkoa as a leading center for professional events The Annual Meeting of Gipuzkoa Hotels, held today at the newly opened Hotel Luze San Sebastián, brought together the main representatives of the tourism sector in the territory of Gipuzkoa. The Gipuzkoa Hotels Association, part…
The financial group will contribute to the development of the scientific and industrial ecosystem to support the future economy. This collaboration demonstrates the conviction that scientific research and knowledge are fundamental pillars for the economic and social wellbeing of Basque society. Kutxabank became a member of the Board of Partners of the Donostia International Physics…
The Lombard Institute, Academy of Sciences and Letters of Milan, is one of the oldest and most prestigious scientific and cultural institutions in Europe The president of the Donostia International Physics Center and professor emeritus at the University of the Basque Country (EHU), Pedro Miguel Echenique, was today named a member of the prestigious Lombard…
The Lehendakari Carlos Garaikoetxea, his three councilors Pedro Miguel Echenique, Javier Lasagabaster and Pedro Luis Uriarte, as well as the relatives of the deceased councilors have received an award and have been honored with an honorary aurresku Imanol Pradales: “You laid the foundations allowing those of us who have been taking the baton to have…
The American geneticist Mary-Claire King has been awarded the 2025 Princess of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research, as announced today by the jury in charge of the award. The jury for this Award -convened by the Princess of Asturias Foundation- was presided by Pedro Miguel Echenique Landiríbar and composed of Jesús del Álamo,…
The documentary, produced by the Chair of Scientific Culture of the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), explores the life and work of the Professor and presents his reflections on science. The screening will be presented by Iker Badiola Etxaburu, Director of the Chair of Scientific Culture of the UPV/EHU, and it will be followed…
The economist and President of Kutxabank, Antón Arriola, will be launching his latest book La travesía del Voga (The Voga Crossing), at a public event that is being held on 29 April at 7.30 pm, at the Sala BBK in Bilbao. At the event, which will be presented by the Director of the Aula de…
Jakiunde held its spring Plenary Session on the campus of the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) in Vitoria-Gasteiz on 4 April. The Faculty of Arts’ graduation hall was the venue for this gathering of academics, which brought together 75 of its 116 members and was attended by Pedro Miguel Echenique. The Rector of the…
The documentary “The Secret of Nature” (El secreto de la naturaleza), produced by the Chair of Scientific Culture of the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) and directed by José Antonio Pérez Ledo, will be shown in the screening room of the Navarra Film Library in Pamplona. This film explores the life and work of…
As part of the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology that is taking place in 2025, Tabakalera is opening the Quantum Visions exhibition, a collection of contemporary artworks curated by the Head of Arts at CERN, Mónica Bello, featuring the work of eleven artists. The Quantum Visions exhibition explores how the fundamentals of quantum…
The most senior officials from the Basque Government’s Department of Science, Universities and Innovation and Department of Industry, Energy Transition and Sustainability visited the DIPC today This morning the Minister of Science, Universities and Innovation, Juan Ignacio Pérez Iglesias, and the Minister of Industry, Energy Transition and Sustainability, Mikel Jauregi, visited the facilities of the…
To mark the 50th Anniversary of the Faculty of Chemistry, the Physical Materials Centre (CFM CSIC-UPV/EHU), Donostia Kultura and the Faculty have organised a series of lectures entitled “50 Years Disseminating Chemistry”. In this series, Faculty members will be giving monthly talks at the Ernest Lluch Cultural Centre on a range of subjects related to…
The eighth Film and Science season aims to explore the concept of time through twelve films that will be screened between January and March in Vitoria (Artium Museoa), San Sebastian (Tabakalera International Centre of Contemporary Culture), Bilbao (Bizkaia Aretoa-Sala Mitxelena of the UPV/EHU), Pamplona (Golem Baiona cinemas) and San Juan de Luz (Le Sélect cinemas)….
