University of the Basque Country

University of the Basque Country

Universidad del País Vasco (UPV) Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea (EHU)
Motto	Eman ta zabal zazu (Give and extend knowledge)
Type	Public
Established	1980 (1980)
Academic affiliations	Compostela Group of Universities
Budget	€478 million (2009–10)
Rector	Eva Ferreira
Academic staff	3,420 (2009–10)[1]
Students	44,921 (2009–10)[1]
Undergraduates	42,026 (2009–10)[1]
Postgraduates	2,895 (2009–10)[1]
Location	Leioa , Bizkaia , Spain 43°19′53″N 2°58′14″W / 43.33140590°N 2.97060580°W / 43.33140590; -2.97060580
Campus	Urban (3 campuses)
Website	www.ehu.eus/en/

The University of the Basque Country (Basque: Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea, EHU; Spanish: Universidad del País Vasco, UPV; UPV/EHU) is a Spanish public university of the Basque Autonomous Community.

Heir of the University of Bilbao, initially it was made up of the Faculty of Economic and Business Sciences of Sarriko (1955), Medicine (1968) and Sciences (1968). Following the General Law of Education (1970), the Nautical School (1784), the School of Business Studies of Bilbao (1818) and the Technical Schools of Engineers (1897) joined in, until it grew into the complex of thirty centers that compose it presently.

It has campuses over the three provinces of the autonomous community: Bizkaia Campus (in Leioa, Bilbao, Portugalete and Barakaldo), Gipuzkoa Campus (in San Sebastián and Eibar), and Alava Campus in Vitoria-Gasteiz. It stands out as the main research institution in the Basque Country, carrying out 90% of the basic research carried out in that territory and benefiting from the good industrial environment in the region.

The current rector is Eva Ferreira, full professor of applied economics, since 2021.^[2][3]