<p> <strong>Fermin Alvarez Agoues</strong>, 30 years old, from Zarautz, graduate in Geology from the University of the Basque Country, Master in Marine Environment and Resources (MER). Currently a PhD candidate at Trinity College Dublin, studying sea level changes in the Atlantic Ocean.</p>

Fermin Alvarez Agoues, 30 years old, from Zarautz, graduate in Geology from the University of the Basque Country, Master in Marine Environment and Resources (MER). Currently a PhD candidate at Trinity College Dublin, studying sea level changes in the Atlantic Ocean.

<p> <strong>The 40th edition of the UPV/EHU Summer Courses is back up to the number of students pre-pandemic and has opened up to a more international audience.</strong></p>

The 40th edition of the UPV/EHU Summer Courses is back up to the number of students pre-pandemic and has opened up to a more international audience.

<p> We are in an unprecedented moment of transformation in the transport and mobility sector. "We will need to make an additional effort to adapt,&nbsp;do things differently, and probably set untraditional solutions," said María José Rallo at the UPV / EHU Summer Courses.</p>

We are in an unprecedented moment of transformation in the transport and mobility sector. "We will need to make an additional effort to adapt, do things differently, and probably set untraditional solutions," said María José Rallo at the UPV / EHU Summer Courses.

<p> "Buildings are capable of constructing interpersonal relationships if their design seeks to do this, as they are partly responsible for the excessive individualization that has emerged in recent years. This individualization is leading to a worrying increase of social problems such as loneliness, one of the biggest pandemics of the 21^st century, according to the WHO".&nbsp;</p>

"Buildings are capable of constructing interpersonal relationships if their design seeks to do this, as they are partly responsible for the excessive individualization that has emerged in recent years. This individualization is leading to a worrying increase of social problems such as loneliness, one of the biggest pandemics of the 21^st century, according to the WHO". 

<p> Jon San Vicente, director de “Estudios LGBTIAQ+” hace referencia al concepto de biopolítica como una forma de ejercer el poder sobre las personas y las poblaciones en general, que construye a los seres humanos y sus subjetividades.</p>

Jon San Vicente, director de “Estudios LGBTIAQ+” hace referencia al concepto de biopolítica como una forma de ejercer el poder sobre las personas y las poblaciones en general, que construye a los seres humanos y sus subjetividades.

<p> Andreu Escrivá author of the book "¿Y ahora yo qué hago? Como evitar la culpa climática y pasar a la acción" commented that in reality, the title should read "And what do we do now?"&nbsp; because climate change is a collective problem and the solutions have to be collective.&nbsp; We cannot be in individualistic approaches where "I have my little ecological plot. This is what suits capitalism and the companies that can sell us packs of climate solutions for our lives.&nbsp; We will buy them and think we are good green citizens instead of betting on the structural changes we need. The most important thing you can do is to join other people.”&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

Andreu Escrivá author of the book "¿Y ahora yo qué hago? Como evitar la culpa climática y pasar a la acción" commented that in reality, the title should read "And what do we do now?"  because climate change is a collective problem and the solutions have to be collective.  We cannot be in individualistic approaches where "I have my little ecological plot. This is what suits capitalism and the companies that can sell us packs of climate solutions for our lives.  We will buy them and think we are good green citizens instead of betting on the structural changes we need. The most important thing you can do is to join other people.”  

<p> Daniel Calleja, the European Commission's Director General for the Environment, noted that the European Union is facing unprecedented challenges. Among these, the greatest of all is climate change, the great challenge of sustainability.</p>

Daniel Calleja, the European Commission's Director General for the Environment, noted that the European Union is facing unprecedented challenges. Among these, the greatest of all is climate change, the great challenge of sustainability.

<p> Mikel González: The speed of the energy transition will depend a lot on the degree of social support, and for this it is key that policies are socially just.</p> <p> With current technologies we could already decarbonize 80% of CO2 emissions.</p>

Mikel González: The speed of the energy transition will depend a lot on the degree of social support, and for this it is key that policies are socially just.

With current technologies we could already decarbonize 80% of CO2 emissions.

<p> Eloy Velasco, Magistrate of the National Court of Spain will participate in the Summer Course about "Crimes against minors and women in social networks: how they are investigated and how to protect victims", to discuss the new tools that are available in the arrest of criminals.</p>

Eloy Velasco, Magistrate of the National Court of Spain will participate in the Summer Course about "Crimes against minors and women in social networks: how they are investigated and how to protect victims", to discuss the new tools that are available in the arrest of criminals.

<p> Veterinarian Karmele Llano, leader of International Animal Rescue Indonesia, an organization dedicated to the conservation of orangutans and other endangered species on the island of Borneo, participated in the open session organized by the Donostia Sustainability Forum, within the framework of the Summer Courses of the UPV/EHU.&nbsp;</p>

Veterinarian Karmele Llano, leader of International Animal Rescue Indonesia, an organization dedicated to the conservation of orangutans and other endangered species on the island of Borneo, participated in the open session organized by the Donostia Sustainability Forum, within the framework of the Summer Courses of the UPV/EHU.