With the support of the Department for Economic Development of the Provincial Council of Bizkaia, bizkaia:talent was established in 2005 as a non-profit organisation with a clear mission: to foster and facilitate the implementation of the necessary conditions for attracting, connecting and retaining in Bilbao, the Historic Territory of Bizkaia and in the Basque Country in general, highly qualified people in the areas of knowledge and innovation.
Over 2.1 million people live in the Basque Country, half of them in Bizkaia (1,153,351). Bilbao, the capital city, is the main economic and financial hub in the Basque Country and Northern Spain. Moreover, tourist attractions like the Guggenheim Museum make it the No. 1 travel destination in Euskadi.
Bilbao and Greater Bilbao are home to the largest port in Northern Spain, the second most important stock exchange in Spain, leading business organisations like the BBVA bank or the electric utility company Iberdrola, and the largest science and technology park in Northern Spain, among other highlights.
As many as 83,706 companies are based in Bizkaia, operating mainly in the automotive, aeronautical, environmental, industrial design and engineering industries. Together, they make a strong and ever-changing business fabric where learning, research, technology and talent play a key role.
Bizkaia:talent seeks to promote and improve the most important factor in the development of any region: human capital. In so doing, it takes action to attract talent with the help of the leading companies and universities in the Basque Country.
We achieve our goals by:
- Promoting a talent-friendly environment.
- Promoting Bizkaia, the capital city, Bilbao, and the Basque Country as a whole as a destination/brand among professionals, creative people and researchers in areas of strategic interest to the Historic Territory of Bizkaia.
- Offering services and programmes aimed at identifying, contacting and recruiting highly qualified people to work in organisations and carry out projects in Bizkaia.
- Creating and developing social networks and communities in line with our organisation’s strategy
- Coordinating and facilitating contact with public or private organisations in actions that share our mission’s principles.
- Making public policy recommendations and participating in the design of policies in the bizkaia:talent field of action.
We are striving to become leaders in the Basque Country and a model in Europe for the management of highly qualified people in the fields of science, technology and business. We believe in strong values like professionalism, innovation, empathy and proximity, dynamism and creativity.
If you are interested in getting to know us better, please read the bizkaia:talent Articles of Association.
