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Today and tomorrow, at the heart of the University of the Basque Country’s summer course offerings at the Palacio Miramar in Donostia, will be the course entitled, “The (New) Role of the Basque Diaspora in Euskadi in the 21st Century.”  Presenters include: Alexander Ugalde, Asier Vallejo, Guillermo Dorronsoro, Imanol Galdos, Ivan Jiménez, John Ysursa, Josean Muñoz, Marian Elorza, Patrick Fitzgerald, Unai Lauzirika and Xabier Zubillaga.

Donostia-San Sebastian.   The Diaspora and the presence and international image of the Basques, their reality, production and contribution in all areas will be the theme of the course that will take place today and tomorrow entitled, The (New) Role of the Basque Diaspora in Euskadi in the 21st Century.”  The course will be held at the Miramar Palace in Donostia and is coordinated by Imanol Galdos Irazabal.  Here are the presenters’ profiles.

The program will be in Basque, Spanish and English and follows here:

Monday, July 18

-09:00 - 09:15 Registration
-09:15 - 09:30 Presentation: “Presentation of the Course”, Marian Elorza Zubiria, Basque Government, Secretary General for Foreign Action
-09:30 - 10:30 Presentation: “International Relations in the Basque Country with Special Attention to Contemporary Action by the Basque Government,” Alexander Ugalde Zubiri University of the Basque Country, Professor of International Relations. BA in History and Doctor in Political Science.

-10:30 - 10:45 Break

-10:45 - 12:15 “A view of the diaspora from Boise's perspective. Boise: one of the models of the XXI century diaspora”, by John Ysursa, Ph.D., director of the Center for Basque Studies, Boise State University, USA
-12:15 - 13:00 “Challenges for the Basque Diaspora in Argentina with a view to the 21st Century,” Xabier Zubillaga, Economist. Former director of the Basque-Argentina Institute of Cooperation and Development.
-13:00 - 13:45 “The Basque Diaspora’s European Point of View” Unai Lauzirika Amias Leipzig University professor and member of the Berlin Euskal Etxea

-16:00 - 16:45 The Basque Government’s Strategy in Regards to the Diaspora: General Point of View,” Asier Vallejo Basque Government, Director of the Basque Community Abroad.

-16:45 - 18:00 Roundtable:  Xabier Zubillaga. John Ysursa, Asier Vallejo, Unai Lauzirika

Tuesday, July 19

-09:00 - 10:00 “Some thoughts about Diaspora as a concept: Some significant features of historic Irish migration Attempting some comparisons between the Irish/Basque cases”, by Patrick Fitzgerald The Mellon Centre for Migration Studies. Omagh. North Ireland
-10:00 - 11:00 “Presentation: “A New Perspective on Globalization and the Key Roll of Knowledge,” Participants: Dean Guillermo Dorronsoro, Business School- Universidad de Deusto

-11:00 - 11:30 Break

-11:30 - 12:30 “Diaspora: 2.0” Ivan Jimenez Aira Bizkaia: talent – director
-12:30 - 13:30 Roundtable: Patrick Fitzgerald, Guillermo Dorronsoro, Ivan Jimenez Aira

-13:30 Break

-16:00 - 17:00 “Presentation: “Internationalization of Basque Culture: the Need for the Cultural Sector in the entire Country,” Josean Muñoz Basque Government, Vice-Counsel of Culture

-17:00 - 18:00 Presentation: “Euskadi in the 21st Century the New Roll of the Basque Country and the Diaspora: Some Thoughts." Conclusions, with Imanol Galdos Irazabal, Donostia Town Hall, Culture.

-Summer course website: https://www.uik.eus/es
-Course on the Diaspora: https://www.uik.eus/es/el-nuevo-papel-de-la-diaspora-vasca-en-la-euskadi-del-siglo-xxi