University of Deusto

The University of Deusto, a higher education institution of over 125 years. It is a non-profit university, with 11,000 students, of which 15% are international. UD combines a high level of internationalisation with excellence in teaching. It is remarkable for its capacity to combine a number of contrasting elements: local roots and global challenges, historic awareness and concerns for the future, leadership engagement and social commitment, intellectual rigour and experience based learning, competition and cooperation, tradition and innovation. UD is one of the 18 universities accredited by the Spanish Ministry of Education as an International Campus of Excellence since 2015. Deusto is internationally renowned for its capacity in the Social Sciences and Humanities, law, economics and business administration, engineering, education and psychology as well as social work, tourism, languages, communication and international relations. Its 6 faculties, located in three campuses (Bilbao, San Sebastian & Madrid) are characterized by their capacity for both internal & external collaboration. UD offers 23 Bachelor Degrees, 5 Double Degree, 39 Master Programmes, 12 Executive Masters, 10 Doctoral Programmes. The University of Deusto is striving for internationalisation, without excluding other regions, and demonstrates a clear commitment to Europe and Latin America, having signed agreements with more than 200 universities. Approximately 1,300 students and more than 50 professors take part in mobility programmes. The faculties are also involved in European programmes. Deusto has developed strong experience in Project Management since 1989, coordinating large projects such as the 49 EMAction2 contracts as coordinator & partner, 1 EMAction3 with the coordination of 3 networks, 5 Erasmus Mundus Masters Programmes, 2 Marie Curie Initial Training Networks, a Thematic Network (Humanitarian Net), several Intensive Programmes and, Tuning projects in different regions of the world.

The University of Deusto is represented in the project by Deusto International Tuning Academy – the Deusto headquarters of Tuning Academy (http://tuningacademy.org/)