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Emprendimiento cooperativo Presentación de la cuarta edición del campeonato de emprendimiento cooperativo Mondragon City Challenge 2026·09·29
Este campeonato internacional de emprendimiento cooperativo busca desarrollar competencias en gestión empresarial y la capacidad de validar un modelo de negocio cooperativo en un plazo de ocho meses.
Appointment Lander Beloki appointed Rector of Mondagon University 2026·09·24
The appointment will take effect on January 1, 2027.
Circular Economy BluePoint: from marine plastics to new circular value chains and business models 2026·09·24
At MIK, Mondragon Unibertsitatea’s Centre for Innovation in Business Management, we work to transform the challenges associated with the ecological transition into new opportunities for innovation and business development. One of the areas where this work takes shape is the blue circular economy, through the European BluePoint project
University degree fairs Mondragon Unibertsitatea degree fairs in Vitoria, Bilbao and San Sebastián! 2026·09·22
LEINN LEINN entrepreneurs drive Jazzfera, a project bringing jazz closer to younger generations in Bizkaia 2026·09·22
Kyros, a team of third-year LEINN entrepreneurs, is behind the cultural project, which is entering its second season with more concerts and a growing young audience community
Rural Challenge Mondragon Team Academy to address the challenge of rural generational succession at La Gran Kedada Rural 2026·09·21
Mondragon Team Academy and Social Factory at Mondragon Unibertsitatea will take part in La Gran Kedada Rural on 25 September in Kuartango (Álava), with a practical Design Thinking workshop focused on generational succession in rural businesses. They will also launch a special call from their incubator aimed at rural projects
Doctoral Thesis Jon Olaizola Alberdi defends his doctoral thesis on Just Transition, sustainability reporting and the role of cooperatives 2026·09·21
Last Friday, 11 September, our colleague Jon Olaizola Alberdi defended his doctoral thesis entitled “Towards sustainability in Europe: Just Transition through standardised sustainability reporting and the role of cooperatives”, receiving the qualification of Outstanding Cum Laude (Sobresaliente Cum Laude)
Innovation The Faculty of Business Studies of Mondragon University participates in the new Observatory for Business Innovation and Sustainability in the Euroregion 2026·09·18
The Basque Country, Navarre and Nouvelle-Aquitaine launch OISE, an initiative aimed at generating shared knowledge on business innovation, sustainability and competitiveness
Award Jon Ortega receives the Ekonomistak 2025 Award for the best final degree project at Mondragon University 2026·09·16
His Final Degree Project, focused on AI-based object segmentation in railway point clouds, has been recognised for its high technical and methodological quality and its practical application to a real business problem
Conference Bilbao to host European conference on transcultural competence and diverse teams 2026·09·16
On 18 September, Bilbao Berrikuntza Faktoria will bring together professionals, researchers and European organisations to explore how cultural diversity can become a real advantage for teams and organisations
Workshop Around one hundred young people take part in a competition to raise awareness of unwanted loneliness among young people through virtual reality 2026·09·15
The initiative incorporates the learning and entrepreneurship approach of Mondragon Team Academy (MTA) and LEINN, based on teamwork, experimentation and the creation of solutions with social impact
Research GAIA and MIK develop a methodology to help technology companies anticipate and plan their talent needs 2026·07·28
The GAIA AKTIBATU project concludes with a methodology validated in a real business environment that enables technology companies to identify in advance the critical capabilities they will need to address challenges such as artificial intelligence, digitalisation and generational renewal, among others
Labs4Change Driving change in Higher Education: Labs4Change showcases its impact on equality, diversity and Social Innovation 2026·07·27
Higher education must move beyond theory and embrace transformative action. Over the past 23 months, the Labs4Change – Social Innovation Labs for the Promotion of Equality, Diversity and Non-Discrimination in Higher Education Institutions project, co-funded by the European Union, has built a collaborative learning and open innovation network across higher education institutions (HEIs), helping to dismantle structural gender barriers while fostering more diverse, accessible and inclusive learning environments
LEINN International music industry festival BIME and Mondragon Unibertsitatea promote entrepreneurship in the cultural and creative industries of the Basque Country 2026·07·27
The two organisations have signed an agreement that will enable two cultural entrepreneurship projects from the University to participate in the next edition of BIME, which will take place from 27 to 30 October in Bilbao
LEINN Second Step: Two LEINN entrepreneurs launch an initiative to give sneakers a second life 2026·07·13
The project, developed by Alema Sáenz and Jon Peral, students of the Degree in Entrepreneurial Leadership and Innovation (LEINN) at the Business Faculty of Mondragon Unibertsitatea, has launched a pilot experience in Garbera with the support of the Provincial Council of Gipuzkoa
Doctoral Thesis Monika Sara Tkacz defends her doctoral thesis on entrepreneurial team creativity at Mondragon Team Academy 2026·07·13
Last Friday, July 3, Monika Sara Tkacz defended her doctoral thesis at the Aula Magna of the Oñati Campus. The dissertation, entitled “Unfolding How Entrepreneurial Teams Create: An Integrative Model of Entrepreneurial Creativity of Teams from Mondragon Team Academy in the Basque Country”, examines the complex functioning of entrepreneurial teams and the factors that foster or constrain their creative potential during the early stages of entrepreneurship
LEINN Enpresagintza and Agustinak Zentroa Sign a Collaboration Agreement to Promote Entrepreneurship and Innovation in the Cultural and Creative Industries 2026·07·10
The agreement aims to strengthen the connection between young entrepreneurial talent, innovation, the incubation of new projects, and the Cultural and Creative Industries ecosystem in the region. One of the first outcomes of this collaboration will be the CCI (Cultural and Creative Industries) Hackathon, to be held in September 2026
LEINN LEINN Next is launched to unlock the potential of more than 1,500 everLEINNers and transform its community into a collective infrastructure for innovation, learning and impact 2026·07·03
The Mondragon Team Academy-LEINN Bilbao laboratory and BBF-Dock (Bilbao Berrikuntza Faktoria) hosted the official presentation of LEINN Next, the new non-profit association promoted by LEINN graduates and the international MTA network. More than an alumni association, LEINN Next has been created with the ambition of becoming the infrastructure that enables more than 1,500 everLEINNers to continue learning, entrepreneuring, collaborating and creating impact together throughout their professional careers
LEINN Two LEINN alumni, Jon Enríquez and Beñat Arrizabalaga, named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list thanks to Vidext 2026·07·01
The co-founders of the startup Vidext have been recognized by Forbes as the most promising young entrepreneurs in Spain
Promotes Young Mondragon Unibertsitatea's Business Faculty promotes young talent to transform Basque commerce through Market Berri 2026·07·01
The third edition of the programme, developed together with the Basque Government's Department of Commerce, concludes after seven months during which LEINN students designed innovative solutions to real challenges facing Basque commerce
Doctoral Thesis Igor Sáez defends his doctoral thesis on RPA adoption in the insurance sector 2026·06·23
On Monday, 22 June, Igor Sáez, a researcher at the Faculty of Business of Mondragon Unibertsitatea, defended his doctoral thesis at the Aula Magna of the Oñati Campus. The work, entitled “Organisational and Managerial Dimensions of Robotic Process Automation Adoption in Financial Services. A Case Study in Seguros Lagun Aro”, explores the organisational and managerial dimensions involved in the implementation of Robotic Process Automation (RPA) in the financial sector, using Seguros Lagun Aro as a case study
Doctoral students Oñati Campus Hosts the 4th Doctoral Students Meeting 2026·06·09
The Oñati Campus of the Faculty of Business Studies at Mondragon Unibertsitatea hosted the 4th Doctoral Students Meeting, an event designed as a forum for academic exchange and for showcasing the research currently being carried out by the university’s doctoral students
mygade myGADE students strengthen their global perspective through international experiences in Europe, Asia and the Americas 2026·06·05
Internationalisation is part of the DNA of the Dual Degree in Business Administration and Management (myGADE) at the Faculty of Business Studies of Mondragon Unibertsitatea. Through a range of international experiences integrated into the curriculum, students develop international competencies and a global, intercultural perspective that prepares them to succeed in increasingly international professional environments
Leinn-Vidext Vidext, founded by LEINN entrepreneurs, recognized among Spain's 100 Best Ideas for its commitment to more inclusive education through Artificial Intelligence 2026·06·05
Vidext, the startup founded by LEINN entrepreneurs Jon Enríquez and Beñat Arrizabalaga, has been recognized by the Spanish newspaper El Mundo in its prestigious ranking of the "100 Best Ideas of 2026", an annual selection that highlights the most innovative initiatives developed by companies and organizations across Spain
Congress The 2026 Conference of the International Association for the Economics of Participation 2026·06·04
Mondragon University is organizing the 2026 edition of the IAFEP Conference
LEINN diploma delivery A total of 71 LEINNers from Mondragon Unibertsitatea receive their diplomas in Donostia 2026·05·25
The Faculty of Business Studies at Mondragon Unibertsitatea held the diploma ceremony on Friday, May 22, at Tabakalera in Donostia for the LEINNers Además, a lo largo de mayo y junio se sumarán a recoger su titulación los y las leinners de Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia y Corea del Sur, para un total de 200 alumnos y alumnas
Closing Ceremony Mondragon Unibertsitatea closes the 16th edition of the MBA Executive 2026·05·15
Mondragon Unibertsitatea and Cámara Gipuzkoa yesterday held the closing ceremony for the sixteenth edition of the MBA Executive, a master’s programme jointly promoted by both institutions since 2009
Entrepreneurship The Business Faculty of Mondragon Unibertsitatea consolidates its position as a global benchmark in entrepreneurship: leader in university climate and collective vocation 2026·05·04
The results of the international GUESSS 23/24 report place the Faculty of Business of Mondragon Unibertsitatea above the national and European averages in entrepreneurial intention and rate its ecosystem as the best valued for the birth of new projects
Entrepreneurship Mondragon Unibertsitatea Business Faculty– Mondragon Team Academy benchmarks at B-Venture 2026: young and cooperative entrepreneurship at the center 2026·04·30
The Mondragon Team Academy community of the Faculty of Business of Mondragon Unibertsitatea has had a prominent presence at the most important entrepreneurship fair in Bilbao, with companies from the LEINN degree, projects from graduates, and reflections on the collective management model by Hazikoop
Companies and Talent Companies and talent connect at Bilbao AS FABRIK: The data profile, a key and highly demanded asset in the labor market 2026·03·27
Bilbao AS FABRIK hosted yesterday a key meeting between leading organizations and Data Analytics students from the Business Faculty