28 January 2008
Bilbao Campus
Along with these new graduates, 24 new PhD students defended their doctoral thesis last year.Some of these graduates who took part in the graduation ceremony included Marta Casado Abarquero and her supervisor M Pilar Canedo, Florentino Juan Galarreta Gonzalo and his supervisor Javier Caño, M Amada Ibarreche Larraz and her supervisor Fernando Manrique, Aintzane Echevarria Lejarreta and her supervisor Itziar Turrez, Ainara Recondo Muñoz and her supervisor M Luz Suárez, Isabel Estévez Gutierrez and her supervisor Esther Calvete, Estíbaliz Goñi Gaztelu and her supervisor Conchi Yaniz, Alvaro de la RICA ASPIUNZA and his supervisor Almudena Eizaguirre, Eider Arsuaga Uriarte and her supervisor José Fernando Díaz Martin, M Luz Güenaga Gómez and her supervisor Javier Oliver, José M Viani López-Sallaberry and his supervisor Anselmo del Moral, Juan Ignacio Vazquez Gomez and his supervisor José Luis del Val, Nagore Aranguren Gómez and her supervisor Juan José Gibaja Martins and Norma Consuelo Ortiz Silva and her supervisor Juan José Gibaja Martins.
It was to these new PhDs and BA graduates in Theology that the University of Deusto devoted the first of the graduation sessions on 28 January. It was held in the morning, in the Main Ceremonial hall, following the same protocol and tradition of over one hundred years.During this ceremony, which was presided over by the Rector of the University of Deusto, Jaime Oraá, the UD Degree Awards were also presented to last year?s most outstanding students as well as the Awards granted by the Medieta and Lambarri foundation to the best students from the different degrees in the Faculty of Engineering.
As for the Special Degree Awards for graduates in the 2006-2007 academic year, they were awarded to 34 graduates with the best academic records. Graduates were presented with a Certificate, and a grant covering enrolment fees to pursue PhD studies in the case of BA holders, or to pursue second-cycle courses, in the case of Diploma holders.
Award-winning students included Imanol Lecue Gurtubay and Maite Ortiz Rodríguez, from the Faculty of Law; Laura Fernández Esparza, from History, Miguel del Val Lodeiro from English Philology and Amaia Jaureguizar Ormaechea, from Basque Philology, all of them from the Faculty of Arts; Rubén Hidalgo Devesa, from Philosophy, Goizalde Escobal Martín and Iratxe Redondo Rodríguez, from Psychology, Erika Irusta Rodríguez from Pedagogy, Irati Fernández Pujana from Social Education, June Arroitajauregi Campos from Psychopedagogy and Joseba Iñaki Sobrino Aranzabe, from Social and Cultural Anthropology, all of them from the Faculty of Philosophy and Education Sciences; Cristóbal Jiménez Ariza from Theology and M Jesús Goicoechea Iturregui, from Second Cycle-Theology; Iñigo Apezetxea Antoñana and Izaskun Merino Sautua, from the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration-La Comercial; Matxalen Vicuña Larrañaga, from Sociology, Paula Moreno Gainza, from Social Work (Bilbao) and Irati Mañeru Igoa, from Social Work (San Sebastian), all of them from the Faculty of Political Science and Sociology; Alberto Resco Pérez and Jon Alonso Masa, from Computer Engineering, Pablo Ruiz Arteagoitia, from Technical Engineering in Management Computer Systems, Xabier Ibarrola Zamora and Iñigo Vicuña Fernández, from Industrial Technical Engineering,Zuriñe Eguiluz Azcona, from Engineering in Industrial Organisation and Esther Illana Amillano, fromTechnicalEngineering in Telecommunications,with a specialism in Telematics, all of them from the Faculty of Engineering; Gorka Hermoso Pulido and Maitane Garmendia Sudupe, from the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration-ESTE; Ruth Martínez Latorre, from Management, and Ion Muñoa Erraste, from Communication, both from the Faculty of Humanities; Miren Gurutze Acebo Rey and Igone Regidor García de Albeniz, from the School of Tourism (Bilbao); Lur Iriondo Larrea, from the School of Tourism (San Sebastian); and Sonia Beltrán Cesario, from the School of Executive Secretarial Studies.
In addition, for the second year running, the Mendieta and Lambarri Foundation awarded the Prizes for the best students from the different degrees in the Faculty of Engineering. This year, the award-winning students included Pablo Ruiz Arteagoitia, from Technical Engineering in Management Computer Systems; Xavier Ibarrola Zamora, from Industrial Technical Engineering-Specialism in Industrial Electronics; Esther Illana Amillano, from Technical Engineering in Telecommunications- Specialism in Telematics; Alberto Resco Pérez, from Computer Engineering; Zuriñe Eguiluz Azcona, from Engineering in Industrial Organisation; Aitor Nieto Pujana, from Engineering in Automation and Industrial Electronics; and Ivan Núñez Vazquez, from Engineering in Telecommunications.
From 28 January, the different Faculties and Schools will be holding their respective Graduation ceremonies. The schedule is as follows:Law andEconomics and Business Administration-ESTE faculty (San Sebastian), on 2 February; Arts (Bilbao) and Humanities (San Sebastian), on 9 February; Philosophy and Education Sciences (Bilbao) and Tourism and Social Work (San Sebastian) on 16 February; Political Science and Sociology and Social Work (Bilbao), on 23 February; Economics and Business Administration-La Comercial faculty (Bilbao), on 1 March; 3 March; Engineering, on 10 March; Tourism (Bilbao) and Engineering, 8 March.
