The 42nd edition of the UPV/EHU Summer Courses (UIK) has been very well received. In a context of a growing digital offer, the Summer Courses demonstrate their strength as a great meeting and reflection point for Basque society. This edition aimed to attract young people and a diverse audience, and the objectives have been successfully met.

The 42nd edition of the UPV/EHU Summer Courses (UIK) has been very well received. In a context of a growing digital offer, the Summer Courses demonstrate their strength as a great meeting and reflection point for Basque society. This edition aimed to attract young people and a diverse audience, and the objectives have been successfully met.

In a technological and digital society, which works with protocols, there is a continuous demand on institutions, on the community, and little civic involvement in commitment and contribution.

It is true that we have had situations such as that of COVID-19 that have generated a collective contribution to research, but this society is at least considered to be very individualistic, and it should make us rethink the existential project of the person, in relation to others.

The third edition of the Eduardo Chillida School focuses on one of the great references in the history of 20th century art. Chillida was a unique, singular and unrepeatable artist, with his own style and an unusual language of forms. But, above all, Chillida represented the constant search for knowledge and the will to go beyond the limits of the known.

Alberto López Basaguren took part in the Summer Course "Los retos del federalismo y el sistema autonómico español" with the talk "El sistema autonómico en España en perspectiva federal".

The aim of the Summer Course was to analyse the challenges facing the Spanish autonomous system in the light of the evolution of federal systems in general and, in particular, of federal systems that are especially significant for the Spanish system, due to the characteristics of their federal structures or the singularities of the society that they legally-politically articulate.

How should environmental issues be communicated with and for young people?

Javier Clemente spoke about his inspirational talk "Cómo comunicar sobre medioambiente en redes sin caer en el intento".

Leire tells us about her experience as a student in the Summer Course "Sexualidades en clave de mujer".

Ernesto Morales has developed his professional career in the fields of community action, solidarity economy, social services and citizen participation. In his talk at the Summer Course he spoke about community action and its construction from the margins, empowerment, inclusion and the improvement of living conditions.

Jakoba is a member of the Bizi Baratzea project and author of several books on horticulture.

In the Summer Course, he focused on the challenges of sustainable and independent gastronomy and new forms of consumption, the future of quality artisan products and collaboration between chefs and producers.