Deusto CampusSolidarity

Suddenly, someone you know has changed. They no longer want to go to school, don’t
want to meet up with any classmates to do homework, or to hang out. They
are no longer invited to parties and birthdays; their grades have dropped; they are afraid
of being left alone and do not want to talk about it. They have closed down their social networks and also look sad….
Those persons may be a victim of bullying/cyberbulling. What to do and how to help them, those could be your questions and in this workshop you can get your answers.

Objective: Understand the guidelines and tools needed to prevent, identify, and address cases of bullying and cyberbullying in educational settings.

Content:

• Bullying and cyberbullying: the key concepts
• Early detection: mechanisms and strategies
• Direct and indirect preventive measures
• Guidelines and protocols for intervention at family and school level.

Methodology: 

It is delivered through an experiential, dynamic, and participatory methodology that emphasises «learning» over «teaching», encouraging teamwork and the exchange of experiences as the foundation for developing practical skills and competences. The training sessions have been both theoretical and practical, combining theoretical presentations with exercises and/or examples based on the concepts developed.

The course is offered in collaboration with the University Centre for Conflict Transformation (Geuz).
Date: 22 and 29 September and 6 October 2025
Time: 15:00-18:00
Mode of study: In person at Bilabo Campus
ECTS: 1
Certificate of participation
Course materials provided

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Course content: This course will examine the main milestones established by Spain’s General Immigration System. It will also provide a sociological overview of the migration situation in the Basque Country, along with an analysis of the rights of foreign residents. The course will provide an in-depth analysis of the different residence regimes for migrants, including residency conditions, permit renewals, and the requirements for acquiring nationality. It will also examine the profiles of people in transit in the Basque Country, such as migrant minors and youth, LGBTQ+ individuals, and people experiencing homelessness. Additionally, the course will cover the sanctions framework applicable to foreign residents.

Objectives: Analyse the situation of migrants and the legal framework they encounter, as well as their rights and the main challenges faced by this group in the Basque context.

Designed for: All university students, with a focus on students from Deusto Law School’s Legal Clinic, Social Work, Education and Pedagogy, Psychology, and related fields.

Methodology: This is an 8-hour introductory course, pedagogically designed for any student interested in gaining basic knowledge about the situation and legal framework of migrants in Spain.
The course will be based on an analysis of the General Immigration System and its legislation, using case studies and group activities to provide an understanding of the social and legal realities of migrants in Spain, with a particular focus on the Basque Country.

Basic course materials will be provided for participants.

Teaching staff: Susana Cuesta (Head of the Cooperation and Immigration Area at Cáritas Bizkaia; expert in Immigration Law).

Date: 13 -16 October 2025
Time: 15:00-17:00
Mode of study: In-person at Bilabo Campus
ECTS: 1
Certificate of participation
Course materials provided

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Objectives: Analyse the challenges, opportunities, and difficulties arising from the new Basque Guarantee System law, the main tool in the Basque Country for addressing the vulnerability of individuals and groups experiencing poverty and social exclusion. Analyse the difficulties in accessing the municipal register as a gateway to rights, and other issues affecting migrant communities.

Designed for: All university students, with a focus on students from Deusto Law School’s Legal Clinic, Social Work, Education and Pedagogy, Psychology, and related fields.

Methodology: This is a 6-hour introductory course, pedagogically designed for all students, aimed at presenting the main elements of the new law and analysing the forms of exclusion in the Basque Country.

Teaching staff: Tinixara Guanche Suárez, from the Ignacio Ellacuría Foundation.

Date: 20 and 21 October 2025 

Time: 15:00-18:00

Mode of study: In person at Bilabo Campus

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Justice is only truly justice when it restores, repairs, and mitigates the harm caused wherever possible. Prison or punishment alone do not contribute to a person’s reintegration; often, they result in further alienation. Restorative justice seeks to hold the offender accountable through fair processes involving both the victims and the community, alongside the person who caused the harm.

Restorative practices are a set of conflict management techniques and communication tools, proving to be a real and effective alternative for preventing and resolving problematic situations in diverse social contexts, including judicial, family, and community settings.

Content:

•  The criminal justice system: An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.
•  Restorative justice: Key principles.
• Origins of restorative justice: Canada and the USA in the 1970s
• Criminal mediation and restorative justice.
• Criminal mediation experiences in our context: Cases and practices.
• Restorative practices in prisons.
• Restorative practices in community settings.
• Restorative practices in education.

The course is delivered jointly with theASKABIDE Association.

Date: 16, 23 and 30 October
Time: 15:00-18.00
Mode of study: In person at Bilabo Campus or remote
ECTS: 1
Certificate of participation
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Overall objective: Promote the acquisition of tools for constructive management of everyday conflicts among students at the University of Deusto.

Specific aims:

• Learn about mediation and other alternative conflict management techniques among participants.
• Understand conflict and its dynamics from a constructive perspective.
• Prevent the escalation of everyday conflicts faced by members of the university community.
• Acquire skills and tools for effective communication and problem solving.
• Practise strategies for managing anger and other intense emotions in conflict situations.
• Understand and practise the interest-based negotiation process.
• Understand and practise the mediation process.

An experiential and participatory methodology is proposed, emphasising learning rather than mere teaching, and promoting teamwork and the exchange of experiences as a foundation for acquiring practical skills.

Sessions will be both theoretical and practical, alternating conceptual presentations with applied exercises and examples to contextualise the content. To motivate participants and encourage collective reflection, various techniques will be used:

• Individual and group practical activities
• Training exercises
• Case analyses and real-world problem solving
• Role-playing games and simulations
• Other active participation dynamics

This aims to ensure participant engagement and the effective transfer of learning to professional contexts.

Date: 6, 13 and 20 November 2025
Time:15:00 -18:00
Mode of study: In person at Bilabo Campus
ECTS: 1
Certificate of participation
Course materials provided

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Working with children and adolescents is always a challenge. And in any activity, be it recreational, academic or sporting, there are rules. To manage a group of children properly, it is necessary to know how to set limits and at the same time be able to create a loving relational bond.

Positive or educational discipline is a new method of maintaining control and authority over children without resorting to punishment. Every breach of the rules is seen as an opportunity to learn something important. The ultimate goal is for children and adolescents to grow in terms of self-esteem, autonomy and self-control.

Content:

• Conflict, issues, problems… what are we talking about?
• Responding to conflict.
• Effective communication tools.
• Interest-based negotiation.
• Mediation.

Methodology
The course is delivered through an experiential, dynamic, and participatory methodology that emphasises
«learning» over «teaching», promoting teamwork and the exchange of experiences as the foundation for developing practical skills and competences.

The training sessions have been both theoretical and practical, combining theoretical presentations with exercises and/or examples based on the concepts developed.

The course is offered in collaboration with the University Centre for Conflict Transformation (Geuz).

Date: 12, 19 and 26 February 2026
Time: 15:00-18:00
Mode of study: In-person at Bilabo Campus or remote
ECTS: 1
Certificate of participation
Course materials provided

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Objective:
The general objective of the course is to identify the keys to intercultural coexistence. To this end, the prejudices, stereotypes and rumours that distort the understanding of reality and are the seed of discrimination and social exclusion will be analysed. These messages encourage hate speech and directly affect the quality of our coexistence and our well-being as individuals and as a society. Trying to stop these rumours, fighting against stereotypes is essential in order to achieve a better integrated, more cohesive society with equal opportunities for citizens. In addition, key issues that promote intercultural coexistence will be identified.

Topics covered:

• Coexistence in diversity
• Prejudice, stereotypes and discrimination
• The rumours
• Hate speech
• Keys to intercultural coexistence

Methodology:
The proposed methodology is experiential and participatory, emphasising the «learning»dimension over that of «teaching». It focuses on teamwork and the exchange of experiences as the foundation for acquiring practical skills.

The training sessions will be theoretical and practical, combining theoretical presentations with exercises and/or examples of the concepts developed. In this regard, various techniques are used to stimulate the group and facilitate collective reflection (individual and group practical activities, training exercises, case studies and real-life problem analysis, role-playing, simulations, etc.…).

Date: 3, 10 and 17 March 2026
Time:15:00 -18:00
Mode of study: In-person at Bilabo Campus
ECTS: 1
Certificate of participation
Course materials provided

PLACES ARE LIMITED

REGISTRATION

• Having participated/attended at least 75% of the classes given (this information is provided by the teacher) or having the certificate of attendance provided by Deusto Campus Solidarity.
• Prepare the report (per course) with the following parameters: between 300 and 1,000 words, explaining the importance and lessons of the course for your personal, academic and/or professional development. You must enter the name, surname and name of the degree in which you are enrolled (student, University staff member, etc.).
• Fill in the application form and attach the report on the form that will be sent to you once the credit recognition process starts.
• Fill in an application form for each course for which you require credit recognition.
• Carry out the process within the established deadline.

• If the duration of the volunteering activity was equal to or more than 50 hours, you must select the option "University social volunteering II"; if the duration was less than 50 hours and more than 20 hours, the option is "University social volunteering I".
• The organisation where the volunteering was carried out must issue a certificate stating the volunteer’s details, the number of hours volunteered and the dates between which the volunteering was carried out.
• Fill in the application form and the certificate issued by the organisation where the volunteer work was carried out in the form that will be sent you once the credit recognition process starts.
• You should complete one application per course for which you require credit recognition.
• You should carry out the process within the established deadline.

• Having volunteered in the manner and within the parameters established for each country and/or field of work.
• Having received a favourable report from the coordinator of the work camp where the volunteer work was carried out.
• A written report with a minimum length of 1000 and a maximum length of 2000 words (2 to 4 sides). The report should include a summary of the activities carried out, the aspects/contents that were of greatest interest or impact for their development, their professional life, personal learning, among other aspects, which will be indicated in the email notifying the opening of the procedure for the application for ECTS recognition.
• Photographic support showing the activities they are carrying out or demonstrating the experience they have had according to the parameters indicated in the email informing them that the ECTS recognition application is open.
• You should complete one application form per course for which you require credit recognition.
• You should complete the process within the established deadline.