During the first month of the year, a group of fifteen students participated in the seminars “Innovation Systems, Growth and Territorial Competitiveness” and “Entrepreneurship” of the Business Competitiveness and Economic Development Doctoral Programme. The sessions were conducted by a group of lecturers from Orkestra (Davide Parrili –director of the PhD programme–, James Wilson, Iñaki Peña, Maribel Guerrero y José Luis González) and Deusto Business School and by, international experts invited to participate in the programme; such as, Sandro Montresor, from the University of Bologna and the Institute for Prospective Technologies of the EU in Sevilla, and Jolanthe Hessels, of the Rotterdam Management School. Having completed the taught part of the course, doctoral students from Belarus, Colombia, Luxembourg, Mexico, Oman, Russia, Spain, Switzerland and United Arab Emirates will now focus their energy on writing their doctoral thesis.

The Director of the Energy Department, Eloy Álvarez Pelegry, took part in the 1st National Conference on New City Models, organised by the Barakaldo Town Hall. During the conference the Barakaldo Mayor, Tontxu Rodríguez, and the President of the Development Agency Inguralde, Alfonso García, presented the white book for smart cities (Libro Blanco Smart Cities).

The book aims to pass on ideas so that those responsible for the management of cities take into consideration the need to evolve towards an efficient and sustainable model, reflecting on key themes for Smart Cities, such as government, mobility, sustainability, population and economy. This edition is the result of the collaboration between Enerlis, Ferrovial, Madrid Network and Cambio Climático Ernst & Young. The book Blanco Smart Cities can be found in the following webpage: www.libroblancosmartcities.com

To read Eloy Álvarez Pelegry's speech (Spanish) regarding the publication clic here.