The UPV/EHU, founded in 1980, is a public research university which sets out to create knowledge and convey it to society amid an intense process of globalisation, which is compatible with close links to Basque culture.
The University of the Basque Country also constitutes a space in which to produce new ideas, debate and contrasting opinions, on the basis of a solid ethical and social commitment, through the defence of human rights, gender equality, multiculturalism and the co-existence of different peoples, to the benefit of society and future generations.
The University of the Basque Country has been a decisive factor in boosting the role of Basque as a language of thought and a vehicle for scientific production.
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