Usue Lorenz

Senior research technician

Usue conducts applied socio-economic research into regional competitiveness and leads the coordination of European projects, where she specializes in the Social Sciences & Humanities (SSH) domain, driving high-impact initiatives within the Horizon Europe framework.

With a distinctly applied approach focused on transformative impact, her main areas of work include participatory methodologies in the scientific and political spheres (such as the co-creation of public policies, citizen science and action research for territorial development), interregional cooperation, and the analysis of the interrelationships between competitiveness factors and territorial wellbeing in a context of socio-demographic transition.

To help foster a cross-cutting perspective that connects academic research with real-world challenges in regional competitiveness and territorial wellbeing, she actively participates in conferences and knowledge transfer forums at both the national and international levels.

Career

Usue graduated with a degree in Economics and Business Studies from the University of Deusto
M.Sc. in International Business Economics from Aalborg University, Denmark (Erasmus semester).
Executive Master’s in Business Innovation from Deusto Business School, including international programmes at institutions such as INSEAD and Cambridge Judge Business School.
She engages in continuous professional development through specialised workshops and training courses in regional competitiveness, territorial development facilitation, and cutting-edge research methodologies, including the impact and application of Artificial Intelligence.