08/09. Course report

08/09 Course report

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0. Contents 1. Brief Historical Account 4 2. Annual Report 6 State Education Continuous Training Research and Transfer People 3. Academic Report 14 Polytechnic Institute Engineering Continuous Training Research and Transfer Publications 4. Management and Services Report 34 Relevant Data Company and Executive Bodies General and Cross-disciplinary Services Biteri Hall of Residence Extracurricular Activities 5. Collaborating Companies and Organisations 38 Collaborating Members Collaborating Public Bodies

1. Brief historical account FACULTY OF ENGINEERING 4 The Mondragón Higher Polytechnic School began its educational activities in 1943, under the auspices of Reverend José María Arizmendiarrieta, the founder of the Mondragón cooperative movement. Since this time it has grown constantly and has been behind the creation a large number of innovative business ventures. An important milestone in the School s history was the creation of the first industrial cooperative within the Mondragón cooperative movement, by five of its Engineering graduates, in 1956: ULGOR, S.Coop., today known as FAGOR. Another major landmark was the creation of the industrial cooperative society ALECOP, in 1966, which enabled students to combine work and studies, and whose members currently include 60 monitors and over 300 students. On a different note, the year 1972 was characterised by the boost given to internationalisation, with the first exchanges with foreign universities taking place. Since 1986, the School has also participated in numerous international projects for Training and for Research and Development. In 1974 the IKERLAN Research Centre was created. At present, the Centre has over 200 researchers and is one of the most avant-garde technology centres in Spain. 1983 marked the recognition of the Gizabidea Private Teaching Foundation, founded after José Mª Arizmendiarrieta s death and which took over the management of the School buildings. The School s active involvement has also given rise to other social and business initiatives, such as DIARA, a pioneering Industrial Design company founded in 1985, and several educational centres opened over the last three decades. More recently, in 1996, the company CEI-SAIOLAN was founded as an incubator of new advanced sector companies, although this activity had actually been yielding returns since 1984. In 1995, the Higher Polytechnic School became the first university in Spain and one of the first in Europe to obtain the ER353/1/95 ISO quality certificate. In the 2003-2004 academic year it was acknowledged with a Silver Q Award, after obtaining a score of over 400 points in the EUSKALIT external evaluation. In 1997, Mondragón Unibertsitatea was constituted together with another two university centres in the Alto Deba region: ETEO S. Coop., in Oñati, and Irakasle Eskola S.Coop., in Eskoriatza. And lastly, in 2008 the School became the first Basque University to adapt its engineering studies to the new European Higher Education Area. COMPOSITION OF THE HIGHER POLYTECHNIC SCHOOL The legal owner of the Mondragon Unibertsitatea Higher Polytechnic School (EPS-MU) is Mondragon Goi Eskola Politeknikoa (MGEP), a joint cooperative made up of three types of members, in equal proportion: Worker members. User members. (Students) Collaborating members. (Companies and Administration) Both its Assembly, which is the ultimate decision-making body, and Board of Directors, which decides on its lines of action, are made up of the three types of members, in equal proportion. This structure allows students and companies to participate directly in the centre s management. The model, adaptation and renewal of the educational offer are in line with the needs of the companies and the students. In view of the fact that EPS-MU s basic mission has always been to provide training with a markedly professional profile within an industrial environment, the legal formula of the joint cooperative, which has enabled integration to the business area, and, in our case, fundamentally to the cooperative area, has been an essential factor in its constant evolution and adaptation to external demands. Also, our students have a real possibility of undertaking the

sandwich courses that have become so popular in recent times through the ALECOP work-study model, and this has been an aspect of key added value throughout our development, as is the possibility of carrying out end-of-course projects directly within companies, or at EPS-MU itself on R&DT projects under contract with companies. Also, our students have a real possibility of undertaking sandwich courses through the ALECOP work-study model, and this has been an aspect of key added value throughout our development, as is the possibility of carrying out end-of-course projects directly within companies, or at EPS-MU itself on R&DT projects under contract with companies. It is also of note that the social and occupational status of a member of the EPS-MU teaching staff is equivalent to that of a professional working in an industrial cooperative. More specifically, aspects such as the working schedule, timetable, salary and staff promotion are equivalent. The following Centres belong to EPS-MU and are an indicator of its style and its commitment, serving as a driving force in educational innovation: ENGINEERING: The rigor and academic level, the work placements undertaken through the sandwich course system and the end-of-course projects, the high degree of internationalisation and the cooperative footprint patent in the teamwork carried out all form the basis for the skills acquisition and professional success of the engineers trained at EPS-MU. CONTINUOUS TRAINING: This has been carried out practically since the EPS-MU s origins, and it is of special importance today for the postgraduate programmes. INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS: This area involves engineering degree students carrying out specialist studies at Universities abroad (GOIER Programme) and taking part in international training programmes. 08/09 Course report 5 POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE: The students are provided with suitable theoretical basis and practical learning at our own workshops, with state-of-theart machinery and equipment on a level with the cuttingedge companies in the industrial environment, empowering them to go directly on to the world of employment. R&DT: EPS-MU s research activity has mainly been developed through projects under contract to companies, but its generic research has received a major boost over the last few years and this will continue to be the case in the future.

2. Annual report FACULTY OF ENGINEERING 6 With the aim of providing information for our members and employees and informing society in general of the project developed by our School and our University, we have drawn up this report, which includes all the main events that have occurred over the last year. The 2008-2009 academic year marks the beginning of the 2009-2012 strategic period. This period is heavily marked by the world financial crisis, and both the economy in general and our business sectors have suffered unprecedented setbacks. The challenges for the School in this period of uncertainty focus on providing better training for our students and empowering them so that they will be the driving force behind the change to a new economy, contributing through lifelong learning to the renewal of people s knowledge and skills and ultimately developing knowledge and technologies that will enable our companies to compete on a world level. In these times of crisis, when cooperation and innovation are the basis for change within companies and in business, we should also progress in this line to reinforce the project of our School: a project that requires the drive and collaboration of everyone who forms part of this cooperative, along with cooperation with other organisations. The above goals are the inspiration for our development of the 2009-2012 strategic plan, in which we have defined MGEP s vision and project on a 12-year time horizon as follows: Mondragon Goi Eskola Politeknikoa (MGEP) is a shared project integrated within MU and MONDRAGON, economically and financially strong and developed by a highly involved team of people. The MGEP students are characterised by their high technical level, cooperative attitude and entrepreneurial capacity. MGEP s educational model is a reference point in Spain and elsewhere, favouring alliances with other universities and the exchange of students and teaching staff. The training provided at the MGEP has both hands-on and virtual components. It offers an innovative range of courses geared to company needs. MGEP is perceived as being a Company University. It has a central campus in Mondragón-Goierri and facilities in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Donostia, Bilbao and Pamplona, where selective support is provided for all MGEP s activities. It provides continuous training that is a reference point in for companies throughout Spain as regards courses in technology and industrial management. It has achieved European recognition for the quality of its research in two lines of specialisation: 1. Highperformance Materials and Manufacturing, and 2. Electric Power. MGEP has also created an industrial design centre, which has attained national recognition. All this enables it to habitually collaborate with universities, centres and cutting-edge enterprises on an international level. MGEP is developing a socio-entrepreneurial conversion project within the framework of close collaboration with the companies, technology centres and business promotion centres. The main challenges identified for the next 4 years have begun to be deployed in 2008-2009, and are as follows: Economic/financial stability: A sustainable economic model with collaboration and support from MONDRAGON, collaborating companies and administrations, in order to maintain the spirit of social accessibility in higher education. Organisational model for a shared project: An organisational model inspired on our cooperative essence and on the new corporate management model. It will be a model based on confidence, communication, self-management, teamwork, shared leadership, participation and company development, but above all on a people-centred approach. Growth of Training: Growth of training to respond to the needs of society and of people qualified in the scientific and technological fields, in which we will foment new undergraduate and postgraduate degree studies with a wider geographical scope and develop a new model of semi-hands on training. Our own innovative educational model: An educational model where the students are really at the centre of the learning process, with ground-breaking methods for acquiring knowledge and skills. A model that approaches learning from a global perspective, based on day-to-day work and revitalising the motivation of students and teachers alike. Reinventing Continuous Training: Continuous training enabling life-long learning through post-graduate courses

and programmes, using methodologies and technologies that will allow professional activity and training to be combined through the use of ICTs. A continuous training activity that will become the driving force for industrial and business conversion in our country. Excellent collaborative research: A research model that will enable us to attain high levels of scientific excellence, integrated with the medium and long-term requirements of our companies. The development of a collaborative model with the companies, where confidence and common goals will boost the efficiency of the resources. Research that will be a reference point in the High-Performance Materials and Manufacturing, Electronics and Power and Industrial Design fields. All these challenges have the firm goal of transforming society through all-round training of people and the generation and socialising of knowledge in the field of science and technology. STATE EDUCATION People and only people are capable of leading the human, economic and social development of society, and so for yet another year the education and training of young people has been our main commitment. Society needs people who have the right values, skills and knowledge to deal with the changes set to occur in forthcoming years. During this academic year, we have worked intensively to adapt our undergraduate qualifications to the European Higher Education Area (EHEA), and we are the only University in the Basque Country to have adapted our courses, and one of the first in Spain to have adapted our entire range of Engineering qualifications. Our implementation of the new undergraduate degree courses has been one of the national-level reference points for engineering studies, and our designs are being used as models in several Spanish universities. As part of the bid for a multilingual educational model, the new degrees are totally trilingual. The aim of these degree courses is for the students attending our School to be able to communicate in Basque, Spanish and English by the time they complete their engineering studies. This academic year, we have begun to implement the new offer of undergraduate degree programmes: Degree in Mechanical Engineering Degree in Industrial Design and Product Development Engineering Degree in Industrial Organisation Engineering Degree in Industrial Electronics Engineering Degree in Computer Engineering During the academic year we have also continued with the process of design and adaptation of our degree courses, which has culminated in the following degrees being certified by the Board of Universities and authorised by the Basque Government Department of Education, Universities and Research: Degree in Telecommunications Systems Engineering University Master s Degree in Business Innovation and Project Management At the Polytechnic Institute, seven courses have been taught as part of the Higher Education Vocational Training Cycles, belonging to the four professional groups most directly related to the industrial sector in our environment: Mechanical Manufacturing, Electricity and Electronics, Computer Science and Maintenance and Production Services. Within these vocational training studies we are implementing Problem-Based Learning methodology (P.B.L.) as a teaching method that particularly develops the skill of working independently while cooperating with others, encouraging the use of across-the-board skills such as teamwork, effective communication and problem-solving. Similarly, during the academic year we have continued with the process of designing and adapting the courses, and this has culminated in the design and offer of a new higher education vocational training cycle in Mechanical Manufacturing Production Programming. As part of our work in training skilled young people, 2,012 people have studied at MGEP during the 2008-2009 academic year, at the Mondragón and Goierri campuses and within the following cycles: Higher Educational Vocational Training: 257 Engineering Degree: 1.188 08/09 Course report 7

2. Annual report FACULTY OF ENGINEERING 8 BEng Degree BEng (HOns) Degree: 471 Doctoral Degree: 96 We would particularly stress the importance of the collaboration agreement with the Goierri Foundation for developing engineering studies on the Goierri campus. Academic collaboration with companies has been put into practice through final year projects and work placements for vocational training cycle students. In the 2008-2009 academic year, 247 of our students carried out their final year projects at various companies and 95 students received training at work centres; 47 students undertook their final year projects or work placements at universities, technology centres and companies abroad through the ERASMUS programme. The training activities developed for the Biteri Hall of Residence are also of note, with a total of 156 resident students receiving training. These students, together with all the MGEP students, had the opportunity of attending courses for skills improvement, cultural and sports activities, reunions, tutorial programmes and free-choice subjects. CONTINUOUS TRAINING The current economic situation, level of unemployment and need for corporate transformation mean that continuous training or lifelong education are a key factor for advancement as regards competitiveness, employment and social cohesion. The educational level of company professionals needs to be reinforced and improved, and the Higher Polytechnic School offers a wide range of open and on-demand continuous training courses through Iraunkor. This activity has enabled qualified training to be received by 2,864 professionals during the 2008-2009 academic year. Continuous training also includes high-level training, mainly consisting of Masters and Advanced Courses. 16 Masters and Advanced Courses were given in the 2008-2009 academic year. The development and teaching of the PMP Certification Programme in collaboration with Innobasque was also of particular note, with 39 professionals obtaining this certification. Another noteworthy aspect was the offer of a blended-format undergraduate degree in Industrial Organisation as part of the MU OnLine project. Knowledge transfer through organisation of congresses and seminars is the most scientific aspect of our continuous training. In the 2008-2009 academic year a variety of conferences and congress were organised, including the 12th CIRP Conference on Modelling of Machining Operations, the 14th Conference on Software Engineering and Databases (JISBD) and the VISIO 2009 Congress on Systematic Watch and Intelligence for Innovating Organizations, held in Donostia-San Sebastián and Vitoria-Gasteiz. RESEARCH AND TRANSFER Our research model aims at attaining high levels of scientific excellence while adapting to the medium and long-term requirements of local businesses. We are developing a collaborative model with the companies where confidence and common goals boost the efficiency of the resources. Technology transfer and innovation continue to be a differential advantage of the Mondragón Higher Polytechnic School, where collaboration with administrations and companies has enabled us to grow both quantitatively and qualitatively. The R&T budget for the academic year was more than 12.8 million euros, which represents a 25% increase on the previous year. One of the most important R&T activities is Postgraduate Training (Doctoral Degrees), with 96 doctoral students and 15 doctoral theses read in the 2008-2009 academic year. The Higher Polytechnic School has had a very close relationship with local business, with direct company financing being received for 49% of the EPS-MU budget for R&T, and a third of the doctoral theses being directly financed by a company. Participation in research projects in collaboration with companies and administrations has been highly satisfactory, particularly the Higher Polytechnic School s involvement in the following projects: 9 projects for the MONDRAGON Corporation s Science and Technology Plan; 6 Strategic Research projects for the Basque Government; 10 Special and Strategic Projects for the Education and Science

Ministry, with the School coordinating 3 of them; 9 CENIT Projects for the Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Commerce; 6 European Union Research Programmes. Special mention should also be made of the research and innovation projects carried out in collaboration with the Gipuzkoa Regional Government, the Basque Government Department of Industry, Tourism and Commerce, the Basque Government Department of Education, Universities and Research, the Ministry of Education and Science, the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism and the European Union. The collaborative Research model, which consists of jointly defining and putting into practice long-term scientific and technological plans with companies or business associations, has continued to be developed during the 2008-2009 academic year. In furtherance of our strategic collaboration with Orona S. Coop and IKERLAN, this model is being applied to the relationship with the Components Division of the MONDRAGON Corporation, the INGETEAM and ORMAZABAL groups and the CAF subsidiary companies TRAINELEC and TRAINTIC, and we are working on its adaptation to the cases of Fagor Electrodomésticos, the Automotive Division and the Mondragon Industrial Automation Division and Mondragon Tools and Systems Division of the MONDRAGON Corporation. In all cases we collaborate with the R&D units of the companies and technology centres. We would highlight our special alliance with Ikerlan, which has continued to be strengthened. The backing from the MONDRAGON Corporation as part of its Science and Technology Plan, and the support from public institutions to the development of our research activities has been of great importance, and we would like to stress the trust and commitment of the following institutions: the Gipuzkoa Regional Government, the Basque Government Departments of Industry, Tourism and Commerce, Education, Universities and Research and Land Planning and the Environment, the Ministry of Science and Innovation, the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism and the European Union. INTERNATIONALISATION Internationalisation and student mobility was first implemented at the Higher Polytechnic School over 30 years ago through the GOIER programme. Over the last few years, in addition to student mobility, our internationalisation programme also includes study visits made to our School by foreign students, and the School s support of the internationalisation process of Basque companies. The number of students completing part of their studies abroad has increased by 15% in the 2008-2009 academic year, with 153 students having participated in exchange programmes in countries including France, the Czech Republic, Germany, Poland, Belgium, Finland, Denmark, Holland and Slovakia. Within the framework of our participation in the internationalisation of Basque companies, 7 students undertook their BEng end-of-course project on work placements in Basque companies abroad: in France (1), the Czech Republic (3) and Slovakia (3). We would stress the great effort that has been made in organising work placements abroad for students of the Polytechnic Institute, as 10 of our students have received in-house training at companies abroad through the ERASMUS programme and in collaboration with HETEL, CONFEBASK and IKASLAN. Lastly, 10 MGEP lecturers have undertaken work placements at universities abroad during the year, collaborating in the teaching and research areas. ECONOMIC-FINANCIAL SITUATION The total income for the financial year 2008-2009 was 25,627,000 euros, with total expenses coming to 25,587,000 euros. The difference yields a positive result of 40,066 euros. Ordinary investment made during the year totalled 1,469,000 euros, basically financed by subsidies from the MONDRAGON Corporation s Intercooperative Education and Promotion Fund, the Basque Government and the Gipuzkoa Regional Government. Extraordinary investment was also made in the new building under construction at the Garaia Innovation Park for an amount of 11,527,000 euros, financed by the Ministry of Science and Innovation, the Basque Government, Mondragon City Council, the Gizabidea Foundation and the MONDRAGON Corporation. As regards the Balance, the Assets and Liabilities on the Balance Sheet at 31-08-2009 came to 55,110,000 euros, representing a 36.6% increase on last year s figures, mainly 08/09 Course report 9

2. Annual report FACULTY OF ENGINEERING 10 due to the building under construction mentioned in the previous paragraph. SOCIAL COMMITMENT As outlined in our mission statement, the aim of Mondragón Goi Eskola Politeknikoa José Maria Arizmendiarrieta S. Coop. is to change society by means of integral education and training and by generating and socialising knowledge within the science and technology area, developing training based on cooperative values and lifelong learning as the key element in social development. With this aim in mind, the Higher Polytechnic School carries out a social accessibility programme entitled BEKABIDE, whose objective is that nobody should forfeit the chance to study at Mondragon University for financial reasons. We are proud of the fact that 32 students whose financial resources would not otherwise have allowed them to study at the School are today studying engineering courses or vocational training cycles. With the aim of upholding one of the cooperative principles, the School is committed to revitalising Basque as an official language, together with the characteristic features of Basque culture in general. The Basque language is increasingly used at MGEP in the academic, research and occupational areas, and we work in accordance with the Basque Language Plan in collaboration with EMUN. In line with the Basque Language Plan s objectives, we continued to promote worker training in the 2008-2009 academic year. Lastly, we would stress our promotion of the use of the Basque language in business relations, end-of-course projects and continuous training. The subsidies we have received from the MONDRAGON Corporation for investment have allowed us to continue training students using state-of-the-art equipment and working in accordance with our social accessibility criteria. We would like to use this opportunity to express our thanks for the trust placed in us by all the MONDRAGON cooperatives, the Gizabidea Foundation and our collaborating members at both the University and the Mondragón Goi Eskola Politeknikoa, and we hope to recompense this trust with a greater and better service to the society we live in. Our special thanks go to the Basque Government Department of Education, Universities and Research for the aid they have given us through the University Plan. MGEP s social commitment would not be possible without the aid and involvement of the administrations and companies collaborating with us on our project. Our sincere thanks to all the institutions, departments and companies that collaborate with the Higher Polytechnic School so that we may attain our goal. PEOPLE There are over 400 people working for the Mondragón Goi Eskola Politeknikoa to enable it to carry out all these activities. We need to work together to build a shared project that will allow us to fulfil our educational task, promoting the basic cooperative principle of education as a tool for creating a freer, fairer society. The Higher Polytechnic School takes on this duty with enthusiasm, respect and responsibility. On behalf of all the School s employees, we would like to thank all those who retired this year for their good work and involvement in our project. And lastly, our personal thanks to all the people currently forming part of the School s project, for their involvement, commitment and enthusiasm. We firmly hope to keep on working towards a stronger project and a better service to society. A ABAD BIAIN, GONZALO ABETE HUICI, JOSE MANUEL AGINAGALDE LOPEZ, ANDREA AGIRRE BASTEGIETA, JOSEBA ANDONI AGIRRE USANDIZAGA, EDURNE AGUIRRE CORTABARRIA, IRATXE AGUIRREGOMEZCORTA AIZPURUA, ASIER AJURIA GORDON, IBON ALBISTEGUI ZAMACOLA, GERMAN ALBERTO ALDECOA ANTON, GENTZANE ALMANDOZ LARRALDE, GAIZKA ALONSO DE MEZQUIA GONZALEZ, DAVID ALTUBE ZIGARAN, JOSU ALTUNA IRAOLA, ION IÑAKI ALTUNA GARCIA, ANA

AMALLOBIETA GOGENOLA, PEDRO M. AMASORRAIN ZABALA, JUAN CARLOS AMORRORTU GERVASIO, ITXASO ANDUAGA MONTOYA, SONIA ANDUEZA ALUSTIZA, AMAYA ANTIA JUARISTI, ANE APAOLAZA PEREZ DE EULATE, UNAI APERRIBAY BERMEJO, MAITE APERRIBAY ZUBIA, FRANCISCO JAVIER ARAIZTEGI ARANBURU, OIER ARAMBURU BARANDIARAN, IÑAKI ARAMBURU BARANDIARAN, MIKEL GOTZON ARANA AREXOLALEIBA, NESTOR ARANA OSTOLAZA, AITOR ARCAUZ ARABAOLAZA, FRANCISCO JAVIER ARECHAGA URQUIOLA, GORKA ARENAZA NUÑO, IGNACIO ARETXABALETA RAMOS, LAURENTZI ARISTIMUÑO OSORO, PATXI XABIER ARIZMENDI MAIZTEGUI, ELISABET ARMENDARIZ RAMOS, GERARDO ARMENTIA ALDAY, MERIXELL AROSTEGUI OCHOA, ASIER ARRASATE AYERBE, JAVIER ARRAZOLA, ARRIOLA PEDRO JOSE ARREGUI ASCASIBAR, JONE ARREGUI ORTUBAY, M.MILAGROS ARRIARAN SENAR, AMAIA ARRIOLA ALDAMIZ, IVAN ARRIZABALAGA ARIZTI, GOTZON ARRIZABALAGA LASCURAIN, CONCEPCION ARRUEBARRENA LIZARRALDE, MIREN GURUTZE ARRUTI MONASTERIO, EGOITZ ARTETXE AZURMENDI, XABIER ATXA URIBE, VICENTE AURRECOECHEA NARVARTE, ION AZKARATE FERNANDEZ, IGOR AZKARATE INTXAURRONDO, JOSE MIGUEL AZPILGAIN BALERDI, JON ZIGOR AZPITARTE ARANZABAL, LARRAITZ AZTIRIA GOENAGA, ASIER B BALENCIAGA GODOY, AINARA BARAYA ZUBIAURRE, IGOR BARBERO MERINO, ANTONIO JOSE BARRENA BRUÑA, ION ANDONI BARRUTIA SARASUA, HARITZ BARTOLOME MARQUES, LUIS ANGEL BASTERRETXEA MENDIALDUA, AITZOL BASAGOITI ASTIGARRAGA, ROSARIO MARIA BASARTE IRIGARAY, JUAN BEITIA AMONDARAIN, AMAIA BEITIA NAFARRATE, ALEXANDER BELATEGUI OLASCOAGA, LOREA BELATEGUI TROJAOLA, MILAGROS BELTRAN AMENABAR, AMAIA BERRIDI BADIOLA, JOSE M. BIAIN AZKUENAGA, MIREN BIKUÑA OLALDE, FCO. JAVIER BILBAO QUINTANA, IMANOL BLANCO RODRIGUEZ, PABLO BOUALI SAIDI, MOHAMMED MOUNIR BURGOS LENTIJO, MARTIN BURUAGA LAMARAIN, ITSASO C CAMPILLO ROBLES, JOSE MIGUEL CANALES SEGADE, JOSE MARIA CASTILLO LOPEZ, GERMAN CENDEGUI URCELAY, IÑIGO CLEMENTE DAVILA, AINHOA CORRALES ALONSO, IRATXE CORTABARRIA IGARTUA, ALAITZ CORTABARRIA PLAZAOLA, MIKEL CORTES MARTINEZ, FERNANDO CRUZADO GARCIA, AITOR D DEL SER LORENTE, JAVIER DIAZ URRESTARAZU, EKIÑE DOMINGUEZ ITURBE, LANDER DORDA OSA, MAITANE E ECEOLAZA SORALUCE, MIREN SORKUNDE EGEA CACERES, ARITZ IMANOL EGAÑA ERRASTI, MIGUEL M. EGUREN EGUIGUREN, JOSE ALBERTO ELEJABARRIETA OLABARRI, MARIA JESUS ELEXPURU ZUBIRIA, NAGORE ELKOROBARRUTIA LETONA, XABIER ELORZA GOROSABEL, JOSE IGNACIO ELORZA IÑURRITEGUI, UNAI EPELDE IRIBARREN, JOSE ERAÑA LARRAÑAGA IÑIGO ERAÑA ACHAGA, MIREN ESKARNE EREÑO INCERA, ANA MONSERRAT ERRASTI LOZARES, MIREN NEKANE ESNAOLA RAMOS, JON ANDER ETXABE OTADUY, ANGEL M. ETXEBERRIA LARRAZABAL, ANDER ETXEBERRIA ELORZA, LEIRE EZKURRA MAYOR, MIKEL EZPELETA LASCURAIN, IÑIGO F FERNANDEZ ARRIETA, MIGUEL FERNANDEZ MANCHADO, RAUL FERNANDEZ ARROIABE TXAPARTEGI, PERU FERNANDEZ HORMAETXE, EXABIER FORTEA MENDEZ, EIDER G GABILONDO LOPEZ DE ABERASTURI, ITZIAR GALARZA IBARRONDO, JOSU IMANOL GALDOS ERRASTI, LANDER GALFARSORO ANDUAGA, UNAI GALLEGO NAVAS, IBAN GALLO FERNANDEZ, ANGEL GANDARIAS INCHAUSTI, KEPA GANDARIAS MINTEGUI, ENDIKA 08/09 Course report 11

2. Annual report FACULTY OF ENGINEERING 12 GANTXEGI LASAGA, JONE J GANZARAIN EPELDE, JAIONE GARATE SALEGUI, ARKAITZ JAUREGUI APELLANIZ, JON JOSEBA GARAY ARAICO, AINARA JIMENEZ RAMIREZ, IDOIA GARCIA ABAUNZ, MIKEL JURADO MARTIN, IBAI GARCIA CRESPO, CARLOS JUSTEL LOZANO, DANIEL GARCIA BARRUETABEÑA, JON GARRIDO DIEZ, DAVID K GARRO ARRAZOLA, UNAI GOIKOETXEA ARANA, ANDER KORTABARRIA LEZETA, AITOR GOMENDIO RUIZ, AMAIA GOMEZ DIEZ, CARLOS PEDRO L GOMEZ RODRIGUEZ, XABIER GOMEZ SANCHEZ, CHRISTIAN LAKARRA ARCOS, IGNACIO GONZALEZ COBEAGA, IKER LAMARIANO MERKETEGI, IRATI GONZALEZ NEBREDA, RUBEN IÑIGO LARRABE UGARTE, JOSE LUIS GONZALEZ OCHOANTESANA, ITSASO LARRAÑAGA AMILIBIA, JON GONZALEZ DE HEREDIA LOPEZ DE SABANDO, ARANTXA LARREINA ESCUDERO, JUAN ANTONIO GORONAETA GALINDEZ, AINHOA LAUROBA IZAGUIRRE, NAGORE GOROSABEL LOITI, ARANTZAZU LAZCANO DE ANTA, URTZI GORROCHATEGUI CABALLERO, LEHIOR LEGARRETA ALEGRIA, JUAN LUIS GOTI ELORDI, AITOR LEKUONA RUIZ DE GAUNA, JESUS GUEREÑU URCELAY, BEATRIZ LIZARRAGA DURANDEGUI, JESUS MARIA GUERRICAGOITIA ARRIEN, JON KEPA LIZARRALDE URRUTIA, MIREN OSANE GUISASOLA AZKARGORTA, JOSE RAMON LIZARRIBAR MORAIZ, JATSU GUTIERREZ URIBARRENA, NURIA LOITI AGUIRRE, ENRIQUE LOPEZ ARRAIZA, ALBERTO H LOPEZ DE LACALLE MICHELENA, ANTONIO JOSE MARIA LOYO MENDIVIL, MARIA ESTIBALIZ HURTADO HURTADO, JOSE IGNACIO LOZANO CASTRO, DANILO EMANUEL LOZARES ABASOLO, JOKIN I M IGARTUA GOITIA, LEIRE IGARTUA LOPEZ, JUAN IGNACIO MACAZAGA PORTULARRUME, FCO. JOSE IGARTUA BERISTAIN, AMAIA MADARIAGA ZABALA, AITOR ILLARRAMENDI REZABAL, MIREN MANGANA PORTEIRO, ISABEL IÑURRITEGUI GORROCHATEGUI, M.ANGELES MANTEROLA TENA, MIREN IRAGUI SAN PEDRO, MIKEL MARCOS HIERRO, ELENA IRAZABAL BERNAL, IDOIA MARKIEGI GONZALEZ, URTZI IRIARTE GRUCETA, LUIS M. MARTINEZ MAYOR, ALAIN ISASTI ELIZARAN, ARMIN MARTINEZ GIL, JESUS ITURRASPE LARREATEGUI, MARIA AINHOA MARTINEZ JIMENEZ, LORENA ITURRICHA PEREZ DE ALBENIZ, ALFREDO MATEOS HEIS, MODESTO IZAGUIRRE ALTUNA, ALBERTO MENDICUTE ERRASTI, MIKEL MENDILUCE GONI, FRANCISCO JAVIER

MILICUA URCELAY, ARITZ MUGARZA CORTABARRIA, JUAN CARLOS MUGICA TORRONTEGUI, UNAI MUÑOZ JACA, ISAAC MURGIONDO BIAIN, MIREN IRUNE MURGUIONDO MADINA, FERNANDO MUXIKA OLASAGASTI, EÑAUT N NAVARRO ARAMBURU, IVAN NAVARRO LIZARRALDE, BEATRIZ O OLARIETA ONDARRA, AGUSTIN OROBENGOA CRUCELAEGUI, AINHOA ORTUBAY IBABE, RAFAEL ORUNA OTALORA, ZIGOR ALBERTO ORUNA OTALORA, ANGEL OSA SALEGUI, ITZIAR OYARZUN GOYALDE, JAVIER P PASCUAL ROMERO, EDUARDO PE ASIN, MIRIAM PEÑA ANDRES, FRANCISCO JAVIER PEREZ LAZARE, JOSE MARIA PEREZ REGUERA, ITZIAR POZA LOBO, FRANCISCO JAVIER PUERTO MANRIQUE, PABLO Q QUINTANA AZPIAZU, ION QUINTANO MARTINEZ, PAULA R RODRIGUEZ CHACON, VICTORIA MARIA RUBIO HERRANZ, MARIA BLANCA RUBIO HERRANZ, MARIA CONSUELO RUIZ ESTORNELL, AITOR RUIZ POU, URKO RUS ZUBIA, EDURNE S SAENZ DE ARGANDOÑA FERNANDEZ DE GOROSTIZA, ENEKO SAGARDUY MENDIETA, GOIURIA SAGARNA ARRIZABALAGA, XABIER SAGARNA ARRIZABALAGA, IOSEBA ERRAMUN SANCHEZ MATEOS, EDUARDO SANZBERRO IRIARTE, MIGUEL SARRIEGUI ECHEBERRIA, HARITZ SARRIONANDIA ARIZNABARRETA, MARIA ASUNCION SEGURAJAUREGUI ALUSTIZA, UNAI SERNA NOCEDAL, AINHOA SOBRON POLANCOS, IKER SOLAS MARTINEZ, ESTIBALIZ SOLER MALLOL, DANIEL SORAZU ZURIARRAIN, IÑIGO SUQUIA IMAZ, AITOR T TATO VEGA, GUILSON TORCA DE LA CONCEPCION, IRENEO TORRE GARAIZABAL, IZASKUN TORRES FERNANDEZ, HECTOR TORREALDAY APRAIZ, JOSE RAMON TRINIDAD NARANJO, JAVIER U UGALDE ROSILLO, GAIZKA UGARTE NAVARRO, CECILIO UGARTE BARRENA, DONE UGARTE CENGOTITABENGOA, AMAIA UGARTECHEA EGUIDON, MIREN NEKANE ULACIA GARMENDIA, IBAI UMEREZ ALTUBE, ENERITZ UNANUE MENDIGUREN, LANDER UNZUETA ARANGUREN, GORKA URIBARREN BALANZATEGUI, NEREA URIBE OCON, AINHOA URIBEETXEBERRIA EZPELETA, ROBERTO URKIOLA OLANO, JOSU URRUTIA GARAITONANDIA, IGNACIO URRUTIBEASCOA IRALA, IDOIA URTEAGA ELCOROIRIBE, PEDRO M. V VAL JAUREGUI, ESTER VELEZ PEREZ, OBDULIA VELEZ DE MENDIZABAL GONZALEZ,IÑAKI VERGUIZAS NIETO, ANTONIO VILLAR ANCHIA, JOSEBA ANDONI VITERI ABIO, ROMAN Z ZABALA IBARRA, ANE MIREN ZABALEGUI IRIZAR, JOSE M. ZABALETA ETXEBARRIA, NOEMI ZABALETA ALBIZ, JULEN ZALDIBIA GARATE, JOSEBA EDORTA ZARATE LARRINAGA, ENRIQUE ZEBIB ABDELFATTAH, MOHAMMEZ ZUBIETA ANDUEZA, MIKEL ZUBIZARRETA GARRAMIOLA, IRUNE ZUBIZARRETA MUGICA, MIREN ITZIAR ZUGASTI TESO, FELIX ZURBITU GONZALEZ, JAVIER ZURIARRAIN ARCARAZO, IKER ZURUTUZA ORTEGA, URKO 08/09 Course report 13

3. Academic report FACULTY OF ENGINEERING 14 POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE ACADEMIC ACTIVITY During the academic year, seven courses were taught as part of the Higher Education Vocational Training Cycles, belonging to the four professional groups most directly related to the industrial sector in our environment: Mechanical Manufacturing, Electricity and Electronics, Computer Science and Maintenance and Production Services. The 257 students in the Higher Education Vocational Training Cycle were divided into 17 groups, the distribution of 1 st and 2 nd year students for the various diplomas being as follows: Industrial Equipment Maintenance: 78 students Mechanical Project Development: 30 students Machining Production: 47 students Computer System Administration: 33 students Development of Computer Applications: 11 students Telecommunications and Computer Systems: 8 students Automatic Regulation and Control Systems: 50 students Training at Work Centres is a basic element of these courses, particularly because it brings both the students and the practicals tutors into direct contact with the company. 95 students undertook in-company training of this type, at 51 companies. 9 of these students also received in-house training at companies abroad through the ERASMUS programme and in collaboration with HETEL, CONFEBASK and IKASLAN. We have also begun to take the first steps towards the implementation of continuous assessment, for which a role change is required for both students and teaching staff. The aim is to improve the performance indicator, which stands at an average of 70%. Another event that took place during the 2008-2009 academic year was the Degree Award Ceremony, with a big turnout from parents, students and teaching staff. The chart below shows the distribution of students completing the different diploma courses. DIPLOMAS GROUP Nº OF STUDENTS OBTAINING DIPLOMAS Industrial Equipment Maintenance 12 32 Mechanical Project Development 10 11 Machining Production 11 18 Computer System Administration 11 10 Development of Computer Applications 2 7 Telecommunications and Computer Systems 9 7 Automatic Regulation and Control Systems 10 18 TOTAL 103 We have continued to teach some reinforcement modules such as Mathematics, Technical Drawing, Electricity and Programming, of a non-compulsory nature and taught outside school hours. Preparation of a subject called Introduction to University Mathematics has also begun, with the aim of encouraging the students interested in attending university to acquire and develop this knowledge. As regards implementation of new courses, the diploma in Production Programming in Mechanical Manufacturing has been designed and structured and will begin to be taught in the 2009-2010 academic year. Our students general satisfaction level was high, as regards both the MGEP academic area, particularly for the practicals and group projects, and Training at Work Centres. These are key indicators for our activity. INNOVATION IN THE TEACHING AND LEARNING PROCESS With the aim of providing a more coherent response in view of the new technical and personal skills and capacities required from our diploma holders, some of which are of a personal scope such as work attitude, teamwork, responsibility and initiative, we are changing our more traditional methodologies based only on knowledge transmission.

A notable effort has been made by the teaching teams, who are implementing problem-based learning methodology as a teaching method that particularly develops the skill of working independently while cooperating with others, encouraging the use of across-the-board skills such as teamwork, effective communication and problem-solving. We have also participated together with different public and private training centres in the development of the TROKELA project, which consists of the design and manufacture of a die by students from several different centres, each of them fulfilling different roles during the working process, e.g. the customer and the supplier. The use of videoconference was a key element in this project. TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION AND INVESTMENT The major technological evolution that is taking place, particularly as regards the technologies studied in the Higher Education Vocational Training Cycles, means that the investment effort for renewing and adapting our laboratories and facilities is of great importance. It has been made possible thanks to resources from the MCC Cooperative Corporation s Intercooperative Education and Promotion Fund, the works and equipment subsidies granted by the Basque Government Education Department, more specifically the Vocational Training Office. This investment has mainly been made in the areas of Mechanics, Electronics, Computer Science and Manufacturing. To ensure efficient use is made of these resources, technology projects such as models or manuals are also being developed to aid students and teaching staff in carrying out workshop and laboratory practicals. Many projects are undertaken during the academic year, for example the following projects, classed by areas: Machining Area: Grinding project. Metal Forming Area: Project for pilot mould and die testing installations. Electronics Area: CIM classroom remodelling project. Computer Science and Telematics Areas: Network monitoring system automation project. Telematics Areas: Data and voice integration project. The grinding project developed in collaboration with other centres through projects promoted and coordinated by TKNIKA (Basque Centre for Innovation in Vocational Training) were of particular note. ENTREPRENEURSHIP During the academic year, the entrepreneurship working group has continued its activity, carrying out activities and projects geared to motivating the entrepreneurial spirit. It forms part of TKNIKA s Urratsbat programme and it has enabled promotion of this field through exchange of experiences. The activities carried out were as follows: Talks for raising awareness of entrepreneurship. Projects forming part of the Small Enterprise Administration, Management and Marketing subject (as part of the diplomas for Telecommunications and Computer Systems and Automatic Regulation and Control Systems). Entrepreneur s Day, participated in by relevant figures in the field of business creation. RAPPORT In addition to our relationship with the Basque Government Vice Ministry for Vocational Training and Lifelong Learning as a Comprehensive Vocational Training Centre, we also participate in various programmes run by the Gipuzkoa Regional Government. We maintain a rapport with education centres and associations within and outside our district. This includes participating as an associate centre in the Hetel Association of Vocational Training Centres, a social initiative present in many districts of the Basque Country and Navarra. Also of note is MGEP s participation in the Cuatrocientos Centre in Pamplona for the development and implementation of the Computer Systems Administration diploma, taught in Basque. 08/09 Course report 15

3. Academic report FACULTY OF ENGINEERING 16 ENGINEERING ADAPTATION TO THE EUROPEAN HIGHER EDUCATION AREA (EHEA) The enforcement of Royal Decree 1393/2007 on 29 October 2007 established the framework regulating the organisation, verification and accreditation of official state university education. During this academic year, we have worked intensively to adapt our undergraduate qualifications to the European Higher Education Area (EHEA). We are the only University in the Basque Country to have adapted our courses, and one of the first in Spain to have adapted our entire range of Engineering qualifications. The main aim of this adaptation process is to achieve convergence with European university qualifications, which have the following key points: To base the University System on three cycles (Undergraduate, Master s and Doctoral), with the corresponding qualification being obtained on completion of each cycle. To establish a common credit system to facilitate student mobility: ECTS credits (European Credit Transfer System). The use of the European Diploma Supplement to encourage transparency, understanding and comparability between the different countries qualifications. To encourage mobility and elimination of obstacles so that students and staff of the European universities may effectively exercise their right to free movement. Within the framework of this new regulation, we have begun to implement the new offer of undergraduate degree programmes this academic year: Degree in Mechanical Engineering. Degree in Industrial Design and Product Development Engineering. Degree in Industrial Organisation Engineering. Degree in Industrial Electronics Engineering. Degree in Computer Engineering. During the academic year we have also continued with the process of design and adaptation of our degree courses, which has culminated in the following degrees being certified by the Board of Universities and authorised by the Basque Government Department of Education, Universities and Research: Undergraduate Degree in Telecommunications Systems Engineering. Master s Degrees University Master s Degree in Business Innovation and Project Management. ACADEMIC ACTIVITY Throughout this academic year we have worked intensively on planning and teaching the academic activities, fulfilling the milestones anticipated in the Management Plan. In the 1st cycle (undergraduate studies), we have configured a total of 8 groups in the first year of the undergraduate programme and 31 Bachelor of Engineering groups with a distribution of 15 45 students per group at Undergraduate level, and 15-60 students per group for the Bachelor of Engineering courses, for the following qualifications: Undergraduate Degree in Mechanical Engineering: 102 students. Degree in Industrial Design and Product Development Engineering: 99 students. Degree in Computer Engineering: 33 students. Degree in Industrial Electronics Engineering: 44 students. Degree in Industrial Organisation Engineering: 18 students. Bachelor of Engineering BEng in Industrial Engineering (Mechanics): 383 students. BEng in Industrial Design: 218 students. BEng in Systems Computer Engineering and Management: 107 students. BEng in Industrial Electronics: 129 students. Bend in Telecommunications: 55 students. Part of these groups studied at the Goierri campuses (two 1 st year engineering undergraduate groups, one 2 nd year BEng in Mechanical Engineering group and one 3 rd year BEng in Mechanical Engineering group) with academic and satisfaction results equivalent to those attained at Mondragón. In the 2 nd cycle (graduate studies), 12 groups were formed with 15-50 students in each group for their corresponding qualifications:

BEng (Hons) in Automation and Industrial Electronics: 76 students. BEng (Hons) in Industrial Organisation: 108 students. BEng (Hons) in Computer Science: 70 students. BEng (Hons) in Industrial Engineering: 158 students. BEng (Hons) in Telecommunications: 59 students. From a qualitative point of view, we would highlight the excellent academic results on a general level and the students satisfaction with the PBL methodology and the development of the Projects. As an integral part of academic and practical training, these projects are highly valued for the development of professional skills, and, in the case of the students, as a determining factor in their motivation for individual and team learning. The Degree Award Ceremony was held on March 27 and on April 24, with a big turnout and thoroughly enjoyed by parents, students and teaching staff. Degrees obtained 08-09 1 st CYCLE (UNDERGRADUATE) 2 nd CYCLE (GRADUATE) GROUP GROUP Nº OF STUDENTS OBTAINING A DEGREE BEng in Industrial Engineering (Mechanics) 38 125 BEng in Industrial Design 9 75 BEng in Systems Computer Engineering 12 36 BEng in Industrial Electronics 38 42 BEng in Telecommunications 6 30 Subtotal 308 Nº OF STUDENTS OBTAINING A DEGREE BEng (Hons) in Automation and Ind. Eng. 12 23 BEng (Hons) in Industrial Organisation 12 39 BEng (Hons) in Computer Science 9 43 BEng (Hons) in Industrial Engineering 9 64 BEng (Hons) in Telecommunications 4 18 Subtotal 187 3 rd CYCLE (POSTGRADUATE) EDUCATIONAL MODEL The EHEA adaptation has helped us to reflect on and redirect the educational model, and the experience of the last few years with the MENDEBERRI Project has been vital for this process. The key points of the new model are as follows: The intensive use of active methodologies in the teaching/ learning process. A model based on the development and acquisition of skills and results, as opposed to a subject-based model. Continuous overall assessment of students as a key tool for skills evaluation. Sandwich courses forming part of the academic organisation. Internationalisation of studies and end-of-course projects. Trilingual teaching. Teacher-student role exchange. In the 2008-2009 academic year we have begun the implementation of the new educational model in the 1 st year of our Undergraduate degree programmes, and we have completed the development of the activities included in the Mendeberri Project in the BEng degrees and 2 nd cycle degrees in Industrial Organisation, Computer Science and Telecommunications. Learning Methodologies GROUP Nº OF STUDENTS OBTAINING A DEGREE PhD in Automation and Electronics 6 2 PhD in Mechanical Behaviour and Materials 5 10 PhD in Operations Management and Technology Innovation 3 3 Subtotal 15 To discover the utility of the theoretical principals and develop technical skills, the subjects studied during the year are distributed as follows, as regards teaching methodology: Theory classes, classroom lectures. 08/09 Course report 17

3. Academic report FACULTY OF ENGINEERING 18 Exercises in the classroom. Problem-solving for groups of students, individually or in small groups (cooperative learning). Computer room practicals. Practical activities scheduled using software as a working tool. Laboratory practicals, when the use of equipment or machinery for testing, measuring etc. is required. Projects and/or case studies. The students draw up a report and present it in class. Joint projects, called PBL projects (for BEng and BEng (Hons) Courses). A project is carried out during each sixmonth period, working on both knowledge development and the practical application of technical and across-theboard skills. Problem-oriented project based learning (POPBL) for Undergraduate courses. A problem is presented and the students solve it by means of a project. Skills Development and Assessment The EHEA advocates focusing the students learning process on the acquisition of skills (technical and across-the-board) rather than on content-based learning. This new paradigm requires a profound change in the planning of the teaching and learning process, which will now focus on skills to be acquired by the student, with the subjects becoming an instrument for the development and acquisition of these skills. The most salient aspects of the skills assessment system include: Continuous assessment: The written/oral exams, tests, tasks, projects etc. are set and assessed throughout the whole semester. All the educational activities carried out over the semester are taken into account, rather than a single assessment milestone such as the end-of-semester exam. Feedback: This is a key element for learning, where the student receives assessment and individual guidance from the teaching team throughout the semester. Repeats: Repeating of course elements students have failed is included within the actual semester, and the September repeat exams are thus eliminated. Overall assessment: Assessment based on the teaching team s overall evaluation of the student s GENERAL performance throughout the semester or academic year, based on their skills acquisition over the year. Multilingualism In line with the Mendeberri philosophy, the linguistic model has also gradually progressed. In the first stage, technical English has been included as a study subject; oral and written communication in English for presentation and defence of the projects was subsequently included as an across-the-board skill; and finally technical subjects taught in English have been offered. During this academic year, 30 subjects taught exclusively in English have been offered, with satisfactory academic results. Work-Study Sandwich Courses In accordance with the School s tradition, many students choose to combine their studies with a job, either at the School s facilities as teaching department or services assistants or at research laboratories, either at ALECOP or with other cooperatives through ALECOP. ALECOP has been working on the identification and assessment of across-the-board skills in the working posts. The total number of engineering students combining work and studies in the 2008-2009 academic year was 104 in the undergraduate cycle (10%) 42 at MGEP and 62 with ALECOP - and 89 in the graduate cycle (22%) 43 at MGEP and 46 with ALECOP. End-of-Course Projects The main objective as regards End-of-course Projects was to obtain quality petitions from businesses, suited to the student s professional profile, with well-defined objectives, with a dimension suited to the duration of the project and of the highest possible technological level to satisfy their requirements. The total number of students who undertook an end-of-course project in the 2008-2009 academic year was 247, and a total of 478 petitions for projects were received. 38 students carried out their end-of-course project at universities, technology centres and companies abroad through the ERASMUS programme in Europe and other non-european schemes.

Doctoral Degrees Throughout the 2008-2009 academic year, much 3rd cycle (postgraduate) educational activity has taken place, with 96 students enrolling for courses during the year. The doctoral theses read during the academic year were as follows: Doctoral Programme: Mechanical Behaviour and Materials Development of moderate-temperature aluminium alloy sheet metal hydroforming processes. Author: AGINAGALDE LOPEZ ANDREA Theoretical/experimental analysis of low-speed impact performance of polymer materials. Author: ARETXABALETA RAMOS LAURENTZI Relationship between Solidification, Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Magnesium Cast Alloys. Author: ARRUEBARRENA LIZARRALDE MIREN GURUTZE EUROPEAN DOCTORATE MENTION Development of experimental techniques for determining the thermal diffusion, molecular diffusion and Soret coefficients in multicomponent mixes. Author: BLANCO RODRIGUEZ PABLO EUROPEAN DOCTORATE MENTION Crimping by electromagnetic forming. Author: JIMBERT LACHA PEDRO JOSE Predictive Models for Control of Thermal Damage and Instabilities of Tribological Origin in Grinding Processes. Author: MADARIAGA LANDAJO JON Suppression of instabilities of geometric origin in centreless grinding through new simulation techniques. Author: MARQUINEZ GONZALEZ JOSE IGNACIO Improvement and control of the metallurgical quality of spheroidal casting through thermal analysis and conditioners. Author: OCHOA DE ZABALEGUI PEREDA MARIA EDURNE Application of Artificial Intelligence techniques to the smart control of sheet metal forming processes. Author: SAENZ DE ARGANDOÑA FDEZ. DE GOROSTIZA ENEKO EUROPEAN DOCTORATE MENTION Temperature dependent high strain rate deformation mechanisms in AZ31B Mg alloy and coupled numerical modeling of electromagnetic forming process. Author: ULACIA GARMENDIA IBAI Doctoral Programme: Operations Management and Technology Innovation Research into the Critical Chain Multi-project Environment Management Method. Author: APAOLAZA PEREZ DE EULATE UNAI Study of the first stage of the new product development process or the fuzzy front end of innovation: proposal for a model and analysis of the use of tools, methods and techniques. Author: VAL JAUREGUI ESTER Analysis of the R&D Units in the Basque Country as a new method of studying the critical factors in the Technology Transfer process. Author: ZABALETA ETXEBARRIA NOEMI Doctoral Programme: Automation and Electronics Advanced Application-geared Design Methodology for Multi-polar Permanent Magnet Machines. Author: ALMANDOZ LARRALDE GAIZKA EUROPEAN DOCTORATE MENTION Effects of Channel Estimation and Implementation on the Performance of MIMO Wireless Systems. Author: MENDICUTE ERRASTI MIKEL EUROPEAN DOCTORATE MENTION Within the scope of EHEA adaptation of doctoral studies, during the 2008/2009 academic year the RD 1393/2007 certification process has been undertaken for the new Engineering Doctoral Programme, which replaces the Doctoral Programmes in Automation and Electronics, Information and Communications Technologies, Mechanical Behaviour and Materials and Operations Management and Technology 08/09 Course report 19

3. Academic report FACULTY OF ENGINEERING 20 Innovation. In the same line, the Research Masters Degrees in Mechanical Behaviour and Materials and Information and Communications Technologies, constituting the training within the new Engineering Doctoral Programme, have been positively verified by the ANECA. International Relations International relations activity in the 2008-2009 academic year consisted of four main areas of action: Increasing the number of students studying abroad during their degree. Encouraging the mobility of students coming to MGEP. Encouraging the mobility of MGEP teaching staff. Actively participating in the internationalisation process for Basque companies. 153 students completed part of their studies abroad in the 2008-2009 academic year, within the framework of the following programmes: Double diploma 17 ERASMUS Student Placement 45 GOIER 55 ERASMUS Practicals 14 Doctoral Mobility 3 Training Cycles 9 Other mobility agreements 10 As regards the Double Diploma offer, this consists of the following agreements: INSA Toulouse: Industrial Engineering and Computer Science. ENSEEIHT Toulouse: Automation and Industrial Electronics and Telecommunications. ECN Nantes: Industrial Engineering. ENSIEG Grenoble: Automation and Industrial Electronics. The ERASMUS Student Placement Programme has enabled us to offer semester-long study visits for 5 th year BEng (Hons) Engineering Degree students and Bachelor of Engineering End-of-course Projects in universities abroad. Of the 45 students taking part in the ERASMUS Student Placement Programme, 16 undertook their end-of-course project at a university and 29 have made a semester-long study visit to the same. The countries the students studied in were France, the Czech Republic, Germany, Poland, Belgium, Finland, Denmark, Holland, Slovakia, Switzerland, Ireland and Italy. The offer for BEng (Hons) end-of-course projects through the ERASMUS Work Placement Programme has also continued to be developed. The countries in which students carried out their projects were the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, the UK, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, France and Sweden. 9 Higher Vocational Training Cycle students also undertook work placements in companies abroad through the ERASMUS programme in collaboration with HETEL, CONFEBASK and IKASLAN. Within the framework of participation in the internationalisation process for Basque companies, 7 students undertook their Engineering end-of-course project at Basque companies established abroad, in France (1), the Czech Republic (3) and Slovakia (3). Similarly, 10 foreign students came to MGEP as part of the ERASMUS programme and through inter-university agreements. These students were from the following countries: Poland (2), India (1), Bangladesh (1), France (2), Slovakia (1), Russia (1), Italy (1) and Mexico (1). The GOIER Programme continues to be one of the main driving forces for MGEP s internationalisation, with 55 students having enrolled for graduate, postgraduate and doctoral programmes at different European and American universities, with Caja Laboral, the Álava Regional Government and the Mondragón City Council contributing to their financing. Lastly, 10 MGEP lecturers have undertaken work placements at universities abroad during this academic year, collaborating in the teaching and research areas.

CONTINUOUS TRAINING During the 2008-2009 academic year we have successfully consolidated the training activities carried out as regards the diversity, quality and innovation of the available training, with the aim of: Responding to the needs of the company and the professionals working for it in order to increase its technological, management and innovation capacity. The following indicators give an idea of the activities carried out by Iraunkor in the 2008-2009 academic year: Nº OF Nº OF Nº OF COURSES HOURS STUDENTS Open Courses and Conferences 56 716 664 Master s, Expert and Advanced Courses 16 3.662 194 On-demand Courses (in-company) 115 2.120 1.736 Total 187 6.498 2.864 Some of the characteristics of our offer are described below. PROJECT MANAGEMENT As part of the strategic challenge for attaining a reference Master s degree in Project Management, the PMP Certification Programme, held in collaboration with Innobasque, was of particular interest. 39 professionals have obtained the certification as a result of this programme, including 7 Mondragon University lecturers. During the course we received positive accreditation from the quality agencies (ANECA, UNIQUAL) for the University Master s Degree in Business Innovation and Project Management, which we will be launching next year. BLENDED-FORMAT UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE IN INDUSTRIAL ORGANISATION As part of the MU Online project, within which we will be developing our Online/Blended offer, we have begun the design and development of the undergraduate Degree in Industrial Organisation, which we will be offering in blended format (semi-hands on + Online) during the next academic year. OPEN COURSES During the 2008-2009 academic year we offered over 200 courses, an extensive offer that enabled the users to design their own curricular model. We would highlight the fact that as from the 2008-2009 academic year, we have launched a joint continuous training offer together with the Faculty of Business Studies. All this information can be consulted on our website (http://www.mondragon.edu/iraunkor), which also includes a simple system for signing up for the courses. ON-DEMAND COURSES (IN-COMPANY) These are made-to-measure courses that have been requested by the company, held at either their facilities or ours. These courses have several objectives: To empower people to take on new activities. To speed up the empowerment process within the company. To support the development of innovation projects within the company. MASTER S, EXPERT AND ADVANCED COURSES The postgraduate courses (Master, Expert and Advanced) consist of a pre-designed curricular model with a specific objective. They are classed into the following types: Advanced (approx. 120 h): These focus on a single subject and provide specialised training. Expert (approx. 200 h): The training is complemented by knowledge relating to the subject of specialisation. They include an end-of-year project. Master s (approx. 400 h): These courses involve greater 08/09 Course report 21

3. Academic report FACULTY OF ENGINEERING 22 dedication and are complemented by subject-related training and development of across-the-board skills. They include an end-of-master s degree project. The following postgraduate courses were held in 2008-2009: Master in technical specialisation in automobile racing - METCA Master in Production Management Expert Course in Comprehensive Logistics Expert Course in Project Management Advanced Course in Project Management Advanced Course in Maintenance Management Expert Course in Computer Security Expert Course in CISCO Network Configuration Advanced Course in J2EE Web Development Advanced Course in Computer Security Advanced Course in Business Intelligence Advanced Course in.net Development Advanced Course in J2EE Web Development We also held the 9th Conference on Electronic Control, Modelling, Measurement and Signals - ECMS 09 from 8-10 July 2009, at the Mondragón Iturripe Campus. (http:// www.mondragon.edu/ecms2009). (http://www.mondragon.edu/ecms2009). Throughout the academic year we have collaborated on preparing the 14th Conference on Software Engineering and Databases (JISBD), held from 8-11 September 2009 at the Miramar Palace in Donostia-San Sebastián. (http://www.mondragon.edu/jisbd2009). CONGRESSES, CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS In collaboration with the R&D activity, a series of congresses and conferences were organised with the aim of sharing knowledge and developing collaboration networks. The conferences included: Sheet Metal Forming Technologies Workshop Multi-project Management Optimisation Seminar In the 2008-2009 academic year we ran the 12th CIRP Conference on Modelling of Machining Operations, held on 7 and 8 May 2009 at the Kursaal Congress Palace in Donostia-San Sebastián. (http://www.mondragon.edu/12cirpcmmo). Lastly, we collaborated on the organisation of the congress VISIO 2009, Systematic Watch and Intelligence for Innovating Organizations, held on 4 and 5 June 2009 at the Europa Palace in Vitoria-Gasteiz. (http://www.conferencia-visio.com)

RESEARCH AND TRANSFER At EPS-MU, Research is always linked to its subsequent Transfer to the business sector. To emphasize this focus, we offer a description of our Research and Transfer activity (R&T), which also includes EPS-MU s Knowledge Dissemination activities. In 2008/2009, our R&T activities progressed significantly for yet another year, with regard to both quantity and quality. EPS- MU s R&T budget for the year was 12.8 million euros, which is a 25% increase on the previous year s budget. The increase in the scope of R&T at EPS-MU is mainly due to the effort made by the team of the people and the scientific and technological capacity of the researchers. The development of the Third or Postgraduate Cycle has been a key factor in this evolution. In the 2008-2009 academic year there were 96 doctorate students at EPS-MU (compared with only 22 seven years ago), and 15 ew theses were read. This has given rise to an increase in the scientific level of the research, proof of which can be found in the number of scientific publications produced, 81. A significant aspect of the focus given to EPS-MU s Research activities is that 49% of the budget for R&T activities at EPS- MU was directly financed by business, the rest being financed through competitive generic projects with or without the involvement of companies. The business sector s commitment to R&T in the medium and long term is ever greater, the proof being in the fact that a third of the doctoral theses are directly financed by a company. We would also like to make a special mention of the support received from public institutions for EPS-MU s development of its research activities: the Gipuzkoa Regional Government, the Basque Government Departments of Industry, Tourism and Commerce and of Education, Universities and Research, the Ministry of Education and Science, the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism and the European Union. The most significant data illustrating EPS-MU s R&T achievements during the 2008-2009 academic year are as follows: The collaborative R&T model, which consists of jointly defining and putting into practice long-term scientific and technological plans in collaboration with companies or business associations and with other research agents, has continued to be developed. Apart from the paradigmatic case of Orona, in which EPS-MU collaborates with Orona EIC and with IKERLAN, this model is being applied to the relationship with the Components Division of the MONDRAGON Corporation, the INGETEAM and ORMAZABAL groups and the CAF subsidiary companies Trainelec and Traintic, and we are working on its adaptation to the cases of Fagor Electrodomésticos, the Automotive Division and the Mondragon Industrial Automation Division and Mondragon Tools and Systems Division of the MONDRAGON Corporation. In all cases we collaborate with the R&D units of the companies and technology centres. We would highlight our special alliance with Ikerlan, which has continued to be strengthened. Our involvement in the MONDRAGON Corporation s Science and Technology Plan continues to grow in importance: we have participated in all the projects forming part of the Plan and, particularly, in 9 sub-projects, and the budget has been multiplied by a factor of 3.05 in just three years. We have taken a very active part in the Basque Government s Strategic Research programmes, more specifically in the following projects: ACTIMAT Intelligent Materials and Processes, GENEDIS Distributed Power Generation, TERETRANS for wireless technologies; and with the Cooperative Research Centres MARGUNE (High- Performance Manufacturing), MICROGUNE (Micro and nano technologies) and ENERGIGUNE (Energy). We coordinate three Special and Strategic Projects for the Ministry of Science and Innovation: MICROMANUFACTURING, LIGHTCARBON-CARS and INTEGRAUTO, making MU the only Spanish university to lead three of these large-scope projects. We also participate in a further 7 Special and Strategic Projects: FURIA, NANOSOST, REDES 2025, ALEXANDRIA, IBE RM, ASCs and SCALE@RN. During this academic year we have collaborated on 9 CENIT Projects for the Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Commerce: eee, OTERSU, EOLIA, MEDIODIA, TIMI, CRISALIDA, NETOLIFT, OPENAER and ECOTRANS. As regards involvement in European Union Research Programmes, we took part in 6 European projects: 08/09 Course report 23

3. Academic report FACULTY OF ENGINEERING 24 LAUNCH-MICRO, PROFORM and PROMACH, ACCENT, BEYWATCH and ediana. Finally, for yet another year, investment in Technological Equipment exclusively for research laboratories was significant and decisive for the development of R&T at EPS-MU and exceeded half a million euros; as in other years the MONDRAGON Corporation was the key to making this possible, together with the Gipuzkoa Regional Government and the Basque Government. The merit for these achievements goes to the researchers forming part of the 17 R&T Lines, grouped into the following Scientific/Technological Areas: Mechanical behaviour and product design Industrial Design Innovation Structural Mechanics Acoustics and Vibrations Mechanical Design Science, technology and material transformation processes Fluid Mechanics Surface Technologies Smart Materials and Processes High-Performance Machining Advanced Material Forming Processes Compounds and Plastics Technology Electric power Electronic power systems applied to electric power control Drives applied to traction and electric power generation Built-in systems and information systems Smart and Distributed Control Systems Software Engineering Telematics Signal and Communications Theory Industrial organisation and management Productive Logistics Operation Management Innovation and Entrepreneurship MECHANICAL BEHAVIOUR AND PRODUCT DESIGN Industrial design innovation The main objectives of this research line are to use innovation in industrial design to provide added value for products and services, to develop innovative products of value for a constantly changing market, and to redesign or adapt companies current products or production resources to the different customers or users. The main activities carried out for this purpose are as follows: Redefining, strengthening or implementing product development processes. Identifying users or customers and their needs. Providing a complete, detailed product specification. Conceptualising the product on the basis of cutting-edge creativity techniques and all aspects of Industrial Design. Designing and/or redesigning the product or productive resource in accordance with different criteria such as minimum cost, range variety on the basis of product platforms, assemblability, manufacturability, etc., throughout its life cycle. Development of prototypes and models. Structural mechanics Growing competitiveness means that not only is it necessary to create technical solutions to respond to market requirements, but that these solutions must also have as much added value as possible. Structures are exposed to increasingly tough conditions, and they also need to fulfil an increasing number of functions. The objective of this research line is to contribute to the launch of robustly-designed products, providing material behaviour models together with techniques and numerical simulation tools that will enable the working behaviour of the products to be evaluated and optimised before their production begins. This research line involves the following aspects: Development of multi-functional structures. Obtaining rules for material behaviour. Numerical methods.

Finite element simulation (plasticity, impact, fatigue, thermal analysis, fluid/structure coupling). Experimental analysis. Acoustics and vibrations The Acoustics and Vibrations team of the EPS-MU Mechanics Department works on the characterisation and analysis of vibrations and acoustics, with the object of proposing practical solutions for optimising the vibratory and acoustic behaviour of industrial products and processes. The research activity focuses on the following subjects: Free-layer (FLD) and constrained-layer (CLD) visco-elastic coatings. Damping joints to reduce structural noise. Sound quality. In addition to the research, transfer projects are also carried out on the following subjects: Identification of noise and vibration sources. Vibratory and acoustic simulation. SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND MATERIAL TRANSFORMATION PROCESSES Fluid mechanics The objective of the Fluid Mechanics research line is to acquire and generate a knowledge base in certain specialisation areas of Fluid Mechanics, and to transfer it to the business sector in the form of product innovation. This line is currently involved in the following areas of research: Development of Magnetorheological fluids, Thermal diffusion and Microfluidics. The research extends to activities ranging from knowledge of the fluids fundamental properties and numerical modelling of their behaviour to experimental validation. Surface technologies The objective of this research line is knowledge and improvement of properties associated with part surfaces including corrosion behaviour, tribological properties (friction, wear and lubrication) and optical or aesthetic properties (thermal, electrical, magnetic) of products. This knowledge enables the working behaviour of the components or parts to be improved, reducing degradation or malfunctioning due to interactions with the atmosphere, working conditions and the properties of the components or parts themselves. The main lines of work are as follows: Analysis of the working behaviour of the materials in relation to their surface properties (corrosion resistance, tribological properties, optical or aesthetic properties, thermal, electrical or magnetic properties, etc.). Development and control of materials, techniques and processes for advanced surface treatments and coatings, and optimisation of the current ones. Analysis, development and use of numerical simulation techniques and computer programmes as a tool for characterising the surface behaviour of the materials and improving the manufacturing processes associated with the products analysed. Development of micro/nano technologies and micro/nano parts in the sensors field. Smart materials and processes The Smart Materials and Processes research line is a clear example of cross-disciplinary research work, involving researchers from very diverse areas of knowledge such as Manufacturing, Mechanics, Electronics and Computers. The line s activity is structured into three main areas of research: Smart Materials: development and characterisation of functional materials capable of detecting variations in their environment and responding to them by changing some of their properties. Smart Processes: geared to developing smart and selfadapting manufacturing processes, which automatically modify their functioning parameters to respond to variables occurring during manufacturing. Smart structures/functions/products: structures that respond intelligently and predictably to external stimuli to increase the safety and ergonomics of the structure, improve its performance and extend its working life. The possible improvements analysed include: i) Improvement of impact behaviour, ii) noise and vibration reduction, iii) improvement of fatigue behaviour. 08/09 Course report 25

3. Academic report FACULTY OF ENGINEERING 26 High-performance machining The main objectives of the High-Performance Machining research line are the improvement of machining production processes in different industrial sectors (automotive, aeronautics, machine tools, moulds and stamping, etc.) and the generation of ideas for manufacturing innovative products or entering new businesses or markets. The general strategy is the creation of cross-disciplinary teams together with other Mondragon Unibertsitatea research lines, made up of companies, research centres and universities, with a view to providing an advanced scientific response to real industrial problems. The group has extensive experience in analytical and numerical simulation for machines and processes and in advanced experimental machining analysis techniques: high-speed filming, thermography temperature measurement, electronic microscopy, etc. The main areas of work are high-speed machining, micro machining, grinding, machinability of materials and study of the cutting and modelling process. Advanced material forming processes The general objective of the Advanced Material Forming Processes Technology Development line is to optimise conventional forming processes (material forming by deformation and by fusion and solidification), to study their adaptation to new types of materials and to develop and industrialise innovative processes. The research activities involve the acquisition and generation of knowledge geared to business innovation. The research line s field of action includes the following technologies: Sheet metal product forming: cold and hot metal stamping, tube and sheet metal hydroforming, high-speed forming, micro-forming, etc. Mass product forming: forging, cold and semi-hot stamping, etc. Forming products from a liquid or semi-liquid state: casting, thixoforming, etc. Compounds and plastics technology Polymers are very interesting materials from a technological perspective, due to their great functionality and freedom of design, in addition to the fact that their mechanical and physicochemical properties can be controlled by the incorporation of different additives and reinforcements (compound materials and multi-materials). The object of the research line is to generate knowledge of the thermo-mechanical behaviour of polymer materials and to subsequently transfer this knowledge through the development of products with high added value, and it is carried out by a cross-disciplinary team made up of physicists, chemists and engineers. The main lines of action are the characterisation of raw materials, the development of alternative processes and their influence on the properties, and material and product design. At present, one of the priority lines of research is the development of structures with improved impact behaviour through the use of advanced materials (smart materials, nano-composites, etc.) and simulation methods adapted to this behaviour. Another relevant aspect is the development of environmentally sustainable materials, e.g. biodegradable plastics, eco-composites and recycled plastics. ELECTRIC POWER The Electric Power R&T line focuses its activity on the management of electric power in applications geared to distributed generation (generation, transmission and distribution), traction (rail and naval) or electrical capital goods (industrial process control, machine tools, the lift sector). The lines of specialisation are linked to the domain of power electronics and electrical machines, which are basic components of most electrical systems. The design domain, together with detailed analysis of the final application, enables optimum specialisation and design of the electrical/electronic equipment from the first stages of its development. Electronic power systems applied to electric power control The aim of this research line is to develop scientific and technological knowledge on Power Electronics-based systems applied to the control of electric power. Advances made in

the manufacture of high-power semiconductors and the development of new power conversion topologies enable applications for the integration of Distributed Power Resources in the electrical distribution network to be developed today: electricity generation micro systems, electric power storage technologies, power electronics-based devices for improving the quality of the supply and resources for controlling electricity consumption and demand. The integration of power electronics in the electrical system enables the study of its transformation with a view to making the system more reliable, flexible and intelligent, and developing the concepts of distributed generation and active distribution. The research line carries out its activity in the following fields: Application of the new power electronics components. Development of new electronic converter topologies. Development of electrical supply improvement devices connected to the medium voltage network. Study of the problems of coordinating electric/electronic components within the framework of Distributed Generation. Drives applied to traction and electric power generation The object of this line of research is to develop the knowledge required for designing, modelling, simulating and controlling devices that use the principle of electromagnetism to function. For the specific case of electrical machines, actuators and sensors, the objective is to master the process involving the design, construction and realisation of the most suitable control system. The specifications for the design of these devices and their control system are specific for each application, and are taken into account from the first stages of development. The main subjects of research are as follows: Modelling, simulation and control of AC electrical machines: design of vectorial controls with direct torque and with specific power for each machine type, design of state observers, design of sensorless systems, adaptation of online and offline parameters and automatic regulator tuning. Electromagnetism: design tools for electrical machines and actuators and analysis of their electromagnetic behaviour using finite element techniques. Application analysis: The need for specification of both the electrical machine and the control system makes mastery of the final application necessary. Special attention is therefore paid to knowledge acquisition in the fields of wind power generation, vertical transport and electric traction. BUILT-IN SYSTEMS AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS Smart and distributed control systems The EPS-MU Distributed System team focuses its research activity on two areas: Sensing, Learning and Reasoning: Development of Systems using sensors (computer vision, temperature, pressure, presence etc.) to learn and to adapt their behaviour in order to act independently. Real-time Embedded Systems: Optimisation of the process for developing real-time embedded systems by implementing techniques for improving productivity and reliability. The following areas of knowledge have been defined in order to approach these two lines of research: Learning, Deduction and Reasoning Models: Automatic Learning and Artificial Intelligence techniques (Data Mining, Case-Based Reasoning, Fuzzy Logic, Neural Networks, Bayesian Networks, etc.). Signal Processing: Computer Vision for quality control and metrology in industrial processes, interpretation of user actions in intelligent environments, etc. Distributed Systems, Communications, Middlewares: standards such as CORBA and RMI for creating distributed applications in different environments, etc. Concurrent Computing, Real-Time Planning: Real-Time Operative Systems for Embedded Systems, with the aim of developing applications controlling different critical processes. HW/SW Architecture modelling and design: For HW modelling, we work with HW programming languages (VHDL, FPGA, SoC, DSP). For SW modelling, we use UML 08/09 Course report 27

3. Academic report FACULTY OF ENGINEERING 28 notation and special profiles such as MARTE for real-time embedded systems. Software engineering Both information technologies and actual software applications are becoming increasingly important in business management and product development, and today they are no longer auxiliary or peripheral aspects but key factors in companies competitiveness and the success of their products. The objective of the Software Engineering research line is to innovate in IS/ ICT management in order to improve business competitiveness through business architectures, and to carry out research into the industrialisation of software development, with in-depth study of product lines and Model-Driven Software Development as alternatives for cost reduction and software quality improvement. Telematics The Telematics research team works in the areas of security, communications networks and operative network systems. The areas of knowledge are network management and monitoring, telematics applications, IP telephony, mobility, security mechanics and systems administration. The priority areas are evaluation and auditing mechanisms, intruder detection systems, trap systems and embedded system security. Two doctoral theses are currently being prepared in the areas of intruder detection and trap systems. Signal and communications theory This research line s areas of interest are applications requiring signal processing for communication - wireless communication in particular - and image processing, with the idea of incorporating the results of the research to products and services. The key technologies being researched in the area of local wireless communications are DVB-H/T2 and Multi-antenna Systems (MIMO). In MIMO and DVB-H/T2 systems, the research line uses an applied approach, focusing on the development of new baseband processing techniques and their implementation in FPGA-SOPC and DSP architectures. The key technologies being researched in the image processing area are those geared to precision quality control, stereo vision and lasers, in conjunction with other types of sensors (force, acoustic emissions), enabling overall control of the production systems. The research line works on technology innovation projects, implementing signal processing applications in Embedded Systems and Systems-on-Chip (SoC), focusing on the integration of these technologies in industrial products. INDUSTRIAL ORGANISATION AND MANAGEMENT Productive logistics operation management Growing competitiveness means that companies need to offer differential advantages, not only with regard to their products but also in the services they offer. After having defined the Business Strategy, and within this the Services Strategy, the concepts of Comprehensive Logistics, Production Engineering and Industrial Project Management come into play. Comprehensive Logistics is the business function that concerns the planning, implementation and control of resources and capacities after the definition of the customers needs, to guarantee internal and external flows of materials from the supplier to the end customer via the production and distribution systems, and the associated information flows. Production Engineering is the set of tools for identifying and improving inefficiencies affecting equipment. More specifically, this line of research consists of the use of technical and organisational tools for the in-depth study of quality improvement, reduction of downtime due to maintenance and increasing productive flexibility. As regards Industrial Project Management, the need for constant evolution of company functioning and offer of products makes these projects of particular importance in today s business world, as a major agent for change. Organisations need to be able to guarantee target attainment even in multi-project environments with changing conditions, and adaptation to change will therefore be the key factor, backed by better uncertainty management.

Spo 9TH INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON ELECTRONICS, CONTROL, MODELLING, MEASUREMENT AND SIGNALS 12 th CIRP Conference on Modelling of Machining Operations VOLUME I Proceedings of the 12 th CIRP Conference on Modelling of Machining Operations May 7-8, 2009 Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain Mechanical and Manufacturing Department Faculty of Engineering Mondragon University Arrasate-Mondragón, Spain Editor PEDRO J. ARRAZOLA VOLUME I 9TH INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON ELECTRONICS, CONTROL, MODELLING, MEASUREMENT AND SIGNALS 8-9-10 July, 2009 MONDRAGON UNIBERTSITATEA Technical University of Liberec Innovation and entrepreneurship The need for research and knowledge transfer in this area is a result of the growing complexity industrial companies are facing due to a variety of factors such as globalisation, rapid technology innovation and growing uncertainty. This complexity gives rise to the need to develop a competitive advantage in order for the companies to be sustainable over time. This competitive advantage may be the result of new technology innovation strategies and forms of organisation, which mean the people in the organisation need to take on new roles and a new prominence, to be able to generate continuous innovation that will make the organisation sustainable. The aim of this research line is to promote the development of new industrial activities (product/service/concept innovations) through the monitoring, acquisition, development and transfer of technology. It therefore works on all the organisational issues (strategy, processes, people, etc.) that can optimise the generation of new activities with higher added value. The subjects developed in this area can be summed up as follows: Technology Strategy. Technology Transfer. Creation of new activities with higher added value. Strategic People Management and Organisational Change. PUBLICATIONS PUBLICATIONS ARTICLES A direct integration formulation for exponentially damped structural systems. Fernando Cortés, Modesto Mateos, María Jesús Elejabarrieta. En Computers and Structures. March 2009. Vol. 87. Nº 5-6. Pp. 391-394. A Low-cost FPGA-based embedded fingerprint verification and matching system. M. Barrenechea, J. Altuna, M. Mendicute, J. Del Ser. En Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering. ISSN: 1876-1100. Issue on Intelligent Technical Systems. Vol. 38. Frebrero 2009. Pp. 247-260. A numerical method for determining the shear stress of magnetorheological fluids using the parallel-plate measuring system. Mikel Zubieta, María Jesús Elejabarrieta and Mounir Bou-Ali. En Rheologica Acta. Enero 2009. Vol. 48. Nº 1. Analysis of the influence of tool type, coatings, and machinability on the thermal fields in orthogonal machining of AISI 4140 steels. P.J. Arrazola, I. Arriola, M.A. Davies. En CIRP Annals - Manufacturing Technology. 2009. Vol. 58. Nº 1. Pp 85-88. Characterization and modeling of the static and dynamic friction in a damper. M. Zubieta, M.J. Elejabarrieta, M. M. Bou-Ali. En Mechanism and Machine Theory. August 2009. Vol. 44. Nº 8. Pp. 1560-1569. Effect of impact induced strain on the SIM transformation of superelastic NiTi shape memory alloy wires. J. Zurbitu, G. Castillo, I. Urrutibeascoa, J. Aurrekoetxea. En Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance. Agosto 2009. Vol. 18. Nº. 5-6. Pp. 600-602. Effect of impact induced strain on the stress-induced martensitic transformation of superelastic NiTi shape-memory alloy wires. J. Zurbitu, G. Castillo, I. Urrutibeascoa, J. Aurrekoetxea. En Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance. Published online: 21 March 2009. Inquiry on the status of industrial maintenance in Spain. A. Goti, M. M. Egaña, A. Iturritxa. En Revista DYNA. 2009. Vol. 84. Nº 3. Pp. 225-230. Finite Element Modelling of Machining Processes. P. J. Arrazola, T. Ozel. En Intelligent Machining. ISBN: 978-1-84821-129-2. 2009. Pp. 125-163. Inclined Layer Soret Instabilities. A. Zebib, M. M. Bou-Ali. En Physical Review E. Mayo 2009. Vol. 79. Nº 5. Machinability of Titanium alloys (Ti6Al4V and Ti555.3). P.J. Arrazola, A. Garay, L.M. Iriarte, M. Armendia, S. Marya, F. Le Maître. 08/09 Course report 29

3. Academic report FACULTY OF ENGINEERING 30 En Journal of Materials Processing Technology. Marzo 2009. Vol. 209. Nº 5. Pp. 2223-2230. New characterization technique for the static and dynamic friction of a damper. M. Zubieta, M.J. Elejabarrieta, M.M. Bou-Ali. Presentación en Noise and Vibration: Emerging Methods. (NOVEM). Oxford. 05-08 April 2009. Structure and mechanical properties of a talc-filled polypropylene/ethylene-propylene-diene composite after reprocessing in the melt state. M. Sarrionandia, A. Lopez-Arraiza, J. Aurrekoetxea, A. Arostegui. En Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 2009. Vol. 114. Pp. 1195-1201. An improved theoretical model for thermal diffusion coefficient in liquid hydrocarbon mixtures: Comparison between experimental and numerical results. Y. Yan, P. Blanco, M.Z. Saghir, M.M. Bou-Ali. En Journal of Chemical Physics. November 2008. Vol. 129. Nº 19. Pp. 194507. Comparison between Experimental and Theoretical Estimations of the Thermal Expansion, Concentration Expansion Coefficients, and Viscosity for Binary Mixtures under Pressures up to 20 Mpa. Henri Bataller, Christelle Miqueu, Frdric Plantier, Jean-Luc Daridon, Tawfiq J. Jaber, Alireza Abbasi, M. Ziad Saghir and M. Mounir Bou- Ali. En Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data. March 2009. Vol. 54. Nº 6. Pp. 1710-1715. Constitutive model taking into account the strain rate for uniaxial NiTi shape memory alloy under low velocity impact conditions. Imanol Flores, Javier Zurbitu, Laurentzi Aretxabaleta, Germán Castillo, Jon Aurrekoetxea, Idoia Urrutibeascoa. En Smart Materials and Structures. December 2008. Vol. 17. Nº 6. Constitutive model taking into account the strain rate for uniaxial NiTi SMA under low velocity impact conditions. I. Flores, J. Zurbitu, L. Aretxabaleta, G. Castillo, J. Aurrekoetxea, I. Urrutibeascoa. En Smart Materials and Structures. Diciembre 2008. Vol. 17. Nº. 6. Determination of the thermal diffusion coefficient in equimolar n-alkane mixtures: empirical correlations. P. Blanco, M.M. Bou-Ali, J.K. Platten, P. Urteaga, J.A. Madariaga, C. Santamaría. En Journal of Chemical Physics. November 2008. Vol. 129. Nº 17. Pp. 174504 1-6. Determination of thermodiffusion coefficient of binary liquid mixtures at high and low pressure. P. Urteaga, F. Plantier, M.M. Bou-Ali, H. Bataller, P. Blanco. Presentación en 18th European Conference on Thermophysical Properties (ECTP08). Pau. August 31 - September 4 2008. Electroactive pressure sensors for smart structures. F. Martínez, E. Tynan, M. Arregui, G. Obieta, J. Aurrekoetxea. En Advances in Science and Technology. September 2008. Vol. 56. Pp 122-126. Forming processes control by means of artificial intelligence techniques. E. Saénz de Argandoña, A. Aztiria, C. García, N. Arana, A. Izaguirre, P. Fillatreau. En Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing. December 2008. Vol. 24. Nº 6. Pp. 773-779. Model of the behaviour of magnetorheological fluids to analyse the preyield. M. Zubieta, M. J. Elejabarrieta, M. Bou-Ali. En Magnetohydrodynamics Journal. 2008. Vol. 44. Nº 4. Pp. 379-386. Numerical modelling of 3D hard turning using arbitrary Eulerian Lagrangian finite element method. P.J. Arrazola, T. Ozel. En International Journal of Machining and Machinability of Materials. October 2008. Vol. 4. Nº. 1. Pp. 14-25. Sheet metal forming global control system based on artificial vision system and force acoustic sensors. P. Fillatreau, F.X. Bernard, A. Aztiria, E. Saénz de Argandoña, C. García, N. Arana, A. Izaguirre. En Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing. December 2008. Vol. 24. Nº 6. Pp. 780-787. Three level NPC converter based predictive direct power control of the doubly fed induction machine at low constant switching frequency. G. Abad, M.A. Rodríguez., J. Poza. En IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics. December 2008. Vol. 55. Nº 12. New procedure for the determination of shear stress -strain curves in Sheet Metal Laminates. A. Torregaray, C. García. En Materials & Design. Available online 18 April 2009. On mechanical vibration control using viscoelastic surface treatments. Fernando Cortés, Manex Martinez, María Jesús Elejabarrieta. En Mechanical Vibrations: Measurement, Effects and Control. ISBN: 978-1-60692-037-4. Editor: Robert C. Sapri. Nova Science Publishers, 2009 3rd Quarter. RCM for small to medium sized and lean organizations. A. Goti, M. M. Egaña, A. Iturritxa, M. Gardella. En Maintenance Technology. December 2008. Pp. 13-17. INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES A new approach for experimental study of friction in orthogonal milling. M. San Juan, O. Martín, F. Santos, P. J. Arrazola. Presentación en 12th CIRP Conference on Modelling of Machining Operations. San Sebastian. 7-8 May 2009. Aerospace gas turbine disc distortion modelling: machining sequence optimisation. I. Urresti, S. Nikov, P. Brown, P.J. Arrazola. Presentación en 12th CIRP Conference on Modelling of Machining Operations. Donostia- San Sebastián. 7-8 May 2009.

An industrial validation of Artificial Intelligence Techniques in Forming Processes Control. P. Fillatreau, N. Arana, E. Saénz de Argandoña, A. Izaguirre, I. Zuriarrain, R. Pop. Presentación en 19th International Conference on Flexible Automation and Intelligent Manufacturing (FAIM 2009). Middlesbrough. 6-8 July 2009. End of life process analysis of vehicles in the authorized treatment facility. C. Muñoz, D. Justel, R. Vidal, D. Garraín, V. Franco, R. Royo. Presentación en 3rd Manufacturing Engineering Society International Conference. Alcoy 17-19 June 2009. Assessment of deburring costs in industrial case studies. P. J. Arrazola. Presentación en International conference on Burrs. Kaiserslautern, Germany. 2nd - 3rd April 2009. Bridging the gap between services and context in ubiquitous computing environments using an effect and condition-based model. Aitor Urbieta, Ekain Azketa, Inma Gomez, Jorge Parra, Nestor Arana. Publicado en 3rd Symposium of Ubiquitous Computing and Ambient Intelligence 2008. ISBN: 978-3-540-85866-9. Volume 51/2009. Pp. 149-158. Challenges for offshored operations: findings from a comparative multi-case study analysis of Italian and Spanish companies. D. Corti, M.M. Egana, A.Errasti. Presentación en 16th International Annual EurOMA Conference: Implementation - realizing. Operations Management knowledge. Göteborg, Sweden. 14-17 June 2009. Comparison of 3D finite element models for chip formation process developed under different FE software. J. Soriano, I. Llanos, T. Ozel, P.J. Arrazola. Presentación en 12th CIRP Conference on Modelling of Machining Operations. Donostia- San Sebastián. 7-8 May 2009. Design, Simulation and Hardware Validation of a Low-Cost CLMS Echo Canceling System. P. Prieto, M. Sanchez, J. Del Ser, M. Mendicute. Presentación en IEEE Joint Conference NEWCAS-TAISA 2009 Toulouse. 28 de Junio de 2009. Determination of molecular diffusion coefficients in liquid mixtures by the Sliding Symmetric Tubes technique. D. Alonso de Mezquia, P. Blanco, M.M. Bou-Ali, P. Urteaga. Presentación en 9ème Congrès de Mécanique. Marrakech. 21-24 April 2009. Development of a 6 sigma based continuous improvement model for mature sectors. J. A. Eguren, A. Goti, V. Rodriguez, L. Pozueta. Presentación en 5th International Working Conference Total Quality Management : Advanced and intelligent approaches. Belgrade. 31 May - 4 June 2009. V. D. Majstorovic. Sponsored by CIRP. Pp. 399-404. Development of a fast learning based continuous Improvement model for manufacturing companies. J. A. Eguren, A. Goti, L. Pozueta, V. Rodriguez. Presentación en 5th IADAT International Conference on Education. Bilbao. 24-26 June. 2009. Discovering of arrival patterns for traffic control optimization. Rosa BasagoitiI, Asier Aztiria, Maite Bearmurgia. Presentación en 9th International workshop on Electronic Control, Modelling, Measurement and Signals. Mondragon. 8-10 July 2009. Discovering of frequent sets of actions in intelligent environments. Asier Aztiria, Alberto Izaguirre, Rosa Basagoiti, Juan Carlos Augusto, Diane Cook. Presentación en Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Intelligent Environments. Barcelona. 20-21 July 2009. Pp 153-160. Effort in R&D vs Results in innovation. An empirical analysis. N. Errasti, N., J. Ganzarain, A. Goti, J. Albors. Presentación en IADAT-e2009 International Conference on Education. Bilbao. 24-26 June 2009. Pp. 137-141. Research in the authorized treatment facility of vehicles in the province of Castellon (Spain). C. Muñoz, D. Justel, R. Vidal, S. Espartero, D. Garraín, V. Franco. Presentación en XIII Congreso Internacional de Ingeniería de Proyectos.8-10 Julio 2009. Badajoz. Fixed-complexity regularized vector precoding for the multiuser MIMO downlink channel. M. Barrenechea, J. S. Thompson, M. Mendicute, J. Del Ser. Presentación en 17th EURASIP European Signal Processing Conference (EUSIPCO). Glasgow. 24-28 Agosto 2009. Impact measurements on NiMnGa/polyurethane composites. J. Zurbitu, J. Feuchtwanger, J. Aurrekoetxea, J. M. Barandiaran, J.L. Vilas. Presentación en 2nd International Conference on Ferromagnetic Shape Memory Alloys. Bilbao.1-3 Julio 2009. Machinability of new titanium alloys employed in aerospace industry. P.J. Arrazola, L.Mª Iriarte, A. Garay, M. Armendia, J. Aperribay. Presentación en Smart Solutions for the Future of Metal Cutting, 2nd International Conference of the High Speed Steel Research Forum. Aachen. 20-21 January 2009. New experimental method for thermodiffusion coefficient, at high pressure. P. Urteaga, M.M. Bou-Ali, D. Alonso de Mezquia. Presentación en 9ème Congrès de Mécanique. Marrakech. 21-24 April 2009. New strategies for improved End-of-Life of vehicles. C. Muñoz, R. Vidal, R., D. Justel, D. Garrarín, V. Franco. Presentación en 5th International Conference on Industrial Ecololgy (2009 ISIE Conference). 21-24 June 2009. Lisboa. New technique for measuring the molecular diffusion coefficients of binary liquid mixture. D. Alonso de Mezquia, P. Blanco, M.M. Bou-Ali, A. Zebib. Presentación en Thermodynamics of phase changes. (EUROTHERM). Namur, Belgium. 24-27 May 2009. 08/09 Course report 31

3. Academic report FACULTY OF ENGINEERING 32 Optimization of T-Shape micromixers under an application of thermal gradient. A.Martin, H.Barrutia, A. Zebib, M.M. Bou-Ali. Presentación en 9ème Congrès de Mécanique. Marrakech. 21-24 April 2009. Process modeling for optimization of complex machining. K.P. Karunakaran, R. Shringi, A. Bernard, M. Shah, P.J. Arrazola. Presentación en 12th CIRP Conference on Modelling of Machining Operations. Donostia- San Sebastián. 7-8 May 2009. Setting up of pull-out test at impact strain rates for SMA wire/ pcbt adaptive composite. J. Zurbitu, A. Agirregomezkorta, M. Sarrionandia, G. Castillo, I. Urrutibeascoa, J. Aurrekoetxea. Presentación en 17th International Conference on Composite Materials (ICCM-17). Edinburgh. 27-31 July 2009. Soret Effect, convective coupling and instabilities of binary miixtures in annular thermogravitational columns. A. Zebib, M.M. Bou-Ali. Presentación en the 4th International Conference on Thermal Engineering Theory and Applications. Abu Dhabi. 12-14 January 2009. Strain rate effect on interlaminar shear strength of carbon fibre reinforced epoxy and pcbt composites. A. Agirregomezkorta, J. Zurbitu, G. Aretxaga, M. Sarrionandia, J. Aurrekoetxea. Presentación en 17th International Conference on Composite Materials (ICCM-17). Edinburgh. 27-31 July 2009. Thermal behaviour of polyoxymethylene/polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane composites. S. Illescas, M. Sánchez-Soto, A.B. Martínez, H. Milliman, D. A. Schiraldi, A. Lopez-Arraiza, A. Arostegui. Presentación en 7th Eurofillers 2009: From macro to nanofillers for structural and functional polymer materials. Turin. 21-25 Junio 2009. Thermal diffusion coefficients in multicomponent mixtures: comparison between experimental and empirical values. Pablo Blanco, David A. de Mezquia, M. Mounir Bou-Ali, J.A. Madariaga, C. Santamaria, J. Karl Platten. Presentación en 10th Joint European Thermodynamics Conference. Copenhagen. 22-24 June 2009. Thermodiffusion coefficient of binary liquid mixtures at high and low pressure. P. Urteaga, M.M. Bou-Ali, F. Plantier, H. Bataller, P. Blanco. Presentación en the 4th International Conference on Thermal Engineering Theory and Applications. Abu Dhabi. 12-14 January 2009. Wiener filter-based fixed-complexity vector precoding for the multiuser MIMO downlink channel. M. Barrenechea, M. Mendicute, J. Del Ser, J. S. Thompson. Presentación en 10th IEEE Signal Processing Workshop on Signal Processing Advances in Wireless Communications (SPAWC 2009). Perugia. 21-24 de Junio 2009. A data mining approach for analysis of worm activity through automatic signature generation. Urko Zurutuza, Roberto Uribeetxeberria, and Diego Zamboni. Presentación en Proceedings of the First ACM workshop on AISec. Fairfax, VA, USA. 27 October 2008. An MCMC based particle filter for multiple person tracking. Iker Zuriarrain, Frederic Lerasle, Nestor Arana Arexolaleiba, Michel Devy. Presentación en 19th International Conference on Pattern Recognition. Tampa, Florida. December 7-11, 2008. Autonomous learning of user s preferences improved through user feedback. Asier Aztiria, Juan Carlos Augusto, Alberto Izaguirre. Presentación en Proceedings of the 2nd Workshop on Behaviour Monitoring and Interpretation (BMI 08), Co-located with the German Conference on AI 2008. Kaiserslautern. 23-26 September 2008. Pp. 77-86. Condition based maintenance optimization under cost and profit criteria for manufacturing equipment. A. Sánchez, A. Goti, V. Rodriguez. Presentación en ESREL Annual Conference, European Safety and Reliability Conference. Valencia, 22-25 Semptember 2008. Convective instabilities of binary mixtures in annular thermogravitational columns. A. Zebib, M.M. Bou-Ali. Presentación en 61st Annual Division of Fluid Dynamics Meeting of the American Physical Society. San Antonio, Texas. 23-25 November 2008. Design, simulation and implementation of a channel equalizer for DVB-T on-channel repeaters. Mikel Mendicute, Iker Sobrón, Javier Del Ser, Pablo Prieto, Ricardo Isasi. Presentación en 3rd International Conference on Systems and Networks Communications (IARIA). Sliema, Malta, 26-31 Octubre de 2008. Determination of thermal and mass expansion coefficients and of the viscosity of the binaries of dodecane, isobutylbenzene and 1,2,3,4- tetrahydronaphtalene for pressures going from 0,1 to 20 Mpa. H. Bataller, C. Miqueu, F. Plantier, T Jaber, A. Abbasi, Z. Saghir, M.M. Bou-Ali. Presentación en 18th European Conference on Thermophysical Properties (ECTP08). Pau. August 31 - September 4 2008. Determination of thermodiffusion coefficient of binary liquid mixtures at high and low pressure. P. Urteaga, F. Plantier, M.M. Bou-Ali, H. Bataller, P. Blanco. Presentación en 18th European Conference on Thermophysical Properties (ECTP08). Pau. August 31 - September 4 2008. Experimental study of the surface roughness of hardened tool steel Böhler W300 milled by micro square endmills. P. Li, P. X. Aristimuño, P. J. Arrazola, A. M. Hoogstrate, J.A.J. Oosterling, H.H. Langen, R. H. Munnig Schmidt. Presentación en 8th International Conference on Frontiers of Design and Manufacturing. Tianjin, September 23-26, 2008. Finite element modelling of machining induced residual stresses, a comparative study. P. J. Arrazola, I. Llanos, A. Villar, I. Urresti, D. Ugarte. Presentación en 11th CIRP Conference on modeling machining operations. Gaithersburg, MD, Usa. September 16-18, 2008. Pp. 97-104.

The implementation process of innovation management in a medium size company. Juan Ignacio Igartua, José Albors. Presentación en 14th Conference on Projectics: Innovation, complexity and competences. Bidart. 30-31 October 2008. Investigation on force sensor dynamics and their measurement characteristics. F. Klocke, S. Kratz, D.Veselovac, P.J. Arrazola, P. Martinez de Aramaiona. Presentación en ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE2008). November 2-6, 2008, Boston, Massachusetts. Learning accurate temporal relations from user actions in intelligent environments. Asier Aztiria, Juan C. Augusto, Alberto Izaguirre, Diane Cook. Presentación en Proceedings of the 3th Symposium of Ubiquitous Computing and Ambient Intelligence. Salamanca. 22-24 October 2008. Networking linkages as critical factors influencing the efficiency of entrepreneurial universities. An empirical case. Jaione Ganzarain, José Albors. Presentación en 9th International CINet Conference. Valencia. 5-9 September 2008. Numerical simulation of electromagnetic forming process using a combination of BEM and FEM. I. Ulacia, P. Jimbert, P. L Eplattenier, I. Hurtado, M. Worswick. Presentación en 7th International Conference and Workshop on Numerical Simulation of 3D Sheet Metal Forming Processes (Numisheet). Interlaken, Switzerland. 1-5 September 2008. Outsourced innovation from Smes: a field study of R+D units in Spain. Noemi Zabaleta, Jose Albors, Jaione Ganzarain. Presentación en 9th International CINet Conference. Valencia. 5-9 September 2008. POSS/Polymethylene Oxide Copolymer Hybrid Nanocomposites. S. Illescas, A. Arostegui, M. Sánchez-Soto, J.I. Velasco. Presentación en 3rd International Conference on Surfaces, Coatings and Nanostructured Materials. NanoSMat 2008. Barcelona. 21-24 Octubre 2008. Sliding Symmetric Tubes: New technique for the molecular diffusion coefficients determination of liquid mixtures. P. Blanco, M.M. Bou-Ali, P. Urteaga, D. Alonso de Mezquia and J.K. Platten. Presentación en 18th European Conference on Thermophysical Properties (ECTP08). Pau. August 31 - September 4 2008. A study of factors affecting the performance of micro square endmills in milling of hardened tool steels. P. Li, P. Aristimuno, P. Arrazola, A.M. Hoogstrate, J.A.J. Oosterling, H.H. Langen. Presentación en 4º Congreso internacional sobre la microfabricación de multimateriales, organizado por 4M Network of Excellence. Cardiff. 9-11 de septiembre 2008. The effect of impact induced strain on the SIM transformation of superelastic NiTi shape memory alloy wires. J. Zurbitu, G. Castillo, I. Urrutibeascoa, J. Aurrekoetxea. Presentación en International Conference on Shape Memory and Superelastic Technologies. Stresa. 21-25 Septiembre 2008. The thermogravitational technique at high pressures. P. Urteaga, M.M. Bou-Ali, A.Zebib, P. Blanco. Presentación en 61st Annual Division of Fluid Dynamics Meeting of the American Physical Society. San Antonio, Texas. 23-25 November 2008. Thermal diffusion effect on T shape microdevices. H. Barrutia, A. Martin, A. Zebib, M.M. Bou-Ali. Presentación en 1st European Conference on Microfluidics (MicroFlu 08). Bologna. 10-12 December 2008. Towards effects-based service description and integration in pervasive environments. Aitor Urbieta, Ekain Azketa, Inma Gomez, Jorge Parra, Nestor Arana. Presentación en 3rd ACM International workshop on Services integration in pervasive environments (SIPE 08). Sorrento, Italy. July 6-10,2008. Proceedings, 978-1-60558-208-5. Variability driven quality evaluation in software product lines. Leire Etxeberria, Goiuria Sagardui. Publicación en 12th International Conference on Software Product Lines. Limerick, Ireland. 8-12 September 2008. Wheel-work contact length in grinding from temperature measurements. J. Madariaga, J.B. Mann, J.I. Marquinez, P.J. Arrazola, I. Gallego, T.N. Farris and S. Chandrasekar. Presentación en 12th CIRP Conference on Modelling of Machining Operations. Donostia- San Sebastián. 7-8 May 2009. 08/09 Course report 33 Soret effect on T shape microdevices. H. Barrutia, A. Martin, A. Zebib, M.M. Bou-Ali. Presentación en 2nd International Conference on Thermal Issues in Emerging Technologies Theory and Application (ThETA 2). Cairo. 17-20 December 2008. Strain Calculation via Stereovision Techniques in Warm Hydraulic Bulge Test with Window Camera Protection. A. Aginagalde, A. Izaguirre, J. Macho-Quevedo, L. Galdos, C. Garcia. Presentación en International Conference on Technology of Plasticity (ICTP). Gyeongju. September 7-11 2008.

4. Management and services report RELEVANT DATA 2008-2009 ACADEMIC YEAR Polytechnic Institute Students 257 Degree and BEng Students 1,188 BEng (Hons) Students 471 Doctorate Students 96 FACULTY OF ENGINEERING 34 Postgraduate Students 194 Students on international placements 153 Hours of Continuous Training 6,498 Budget for External Projects (1) 4,170 RDT Budget (1) 10,252 Sustainment Budget (1) 25,628 Ordinary Investment (1) 1,469 Extraordinary Investment (1) 11,527 Staff 439 (1) Thousands of Euros COMPANY AND EXECUTIVE BODIES GENERAL ASSEMBLY The General Assembly is the group of members who meet in order to debate and agree on matters within the area of their competence. It is presided by the President of the Board of Directors. It is made up of 189 Worker Members, 189 User Members (students) and 189 Collaborating Members (companies). BOARD OF DIRECTORS The Board of Directors is the collegiate body responsible for the management and representation of the Cooperative. President: JOSÉ RAMÓN GOIKOETXEA Vice-President: GORKA ARETXAGA Secretary: OSANE LIZARRALDE Board Members: IÑAKI ARRIOLA IÑAKI BADIOLA USUNE BENGOA MARTÍN GURIDI IÑAKI HURTADO BEGOÑA JAIO GORKA LERTXUNDI JESÚS SANTA CRISTINA PEDRO URTEAGA

GENERAL COORDINATION TEAM This is the body that coordinates the School s activities and business, assuming leadership and responsibility for the MGEP project and counselling the Board of Directors. General Coordinator: VICENTE ATXA Academic Coordinator: JON ALTUNA Polytechnic Institute Coordinator: JOSÉ LUIS LARRABE Research Coordinator: CARLOS GARCÍA Continuous Training Coordinator: XABIER SAGARNA Electronics and Computer Science Coordinator: JOSU GALARZA Mechanics and Industrial Production Coordinator: ANGEL ORUNA Financial Coordinator: MILAGROS ARREGUI WATCHDOG COMMITTEE The Watchdog Committee is the body responsible for checking and controlling the Cooperative. ITZIAR CABELLO BELÉN CORTABARRIA FERNANDO MURGIONDO SOCIAL COUNCIL The Social Council is the body that represents the members. Its basic responsibilities are information, counselling and consultation. JON AURREKOETXEA JAIONE GANZARAIN CARLOS GOMEZ JUAN CARLOS MUGARZA ASIER ARÓSTEGI JAVIER PEÑA AMAIA UGARTE RAUL FERNANDEZ GENERAL AND CROSS-DISCIPLINARY SERVICES The General Services departments and their duties are as follows: ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE Planning, coordinating and supervising the most suitable economic and financial management, to guarantee the reliability, accuracy and legality of the Balance Sheet, the Profit and Loss Account, tax procedures, subsidies, cash and banks management, etc., at each particular time. Planning, coordinating and managing the commercial administration: establishing rates, criteria for invoicing and collection, etc. Planning and managing purchases of products and services and the general warehouse. Selecting and approving suppliers, analysing quality, prices, delivery periods, etc. Planning, coordinating and managing the social and labour administration: contracts, payroll, interest on contributions, insurance, agreements, presence check, services commission, etc. LIBRARY Facilitating access and dissemination of the information resources and collaborating with the creation and knowledge processes. Selecting and managing the different information resources, regardless of how they have been acquired or their material support. Being a resource centre for learning, teaching and research. BUILDING MANAGEMENT Guaranteeing the correct functioning and constant improvement of the School s habitat at all times, carrying out the necessary maintenance and works for this purpose. Managing the correct functioning of the operative services: reception, mail, cleaning, gardening, porterage, etc. INFORMATION SYSTEMS To actively contribute to innovation and support of the School s processes, through the rational and sustainable use of Information and Communication Technologies: software, networks, servers, computer equipment, etc. To actively contribute to innovation and support of the School s processes, through the rational and sustainable use of Information and Communication Technologies: software, networks, servers, computer equipment, etc. PURCHASING Planning and managing the purchases of products and services and the general warehouse. Selecting and approving suppliers, analysing quality, prices, delivery periods, etc. 08/09 Course report 35

4. Management and services report FACULTY OF ENGINEERING 36 BITERI HALL OF RESIDENCE The 2008-2009 academic year began in September, with a total of 156 resident students. The main objectives for the year were as follows: To consolidate the various training courses that have been given in previous years, to offer new and varied content to respond to the changing interests of today s young people, and for the courses to be equally valid and complementary to the resident students academic training, with a view to their professional future. For the residents veterans in particular to become involved in attending and organising activities of interest to them, allowing them to further their personal and institutional development. To achieve greater cohesion of the resident students, by promoting interaction between the different committees of each operating area. To promote the participation of both the resident students and the MGEP students and employees, encouraging both cultural activities in general and specific activities such as training courses and talks, and making the offer available to other university areas. To develop and adapt the teaching units created in order to develop across-the-board skills and values, through the committees. To encourage music- and voluntary work-related activities as a basis for development of across-the-board skills and values. To continue the work we have already begun for improving the hall of residence s installations. In the Academic Tutorials, the tutors put forward their opinions and understand the importance of the different study habits presented and worked on. In addition to transferring materials, they also work on matters relating to study habits, study organisation, concentration, etc. In general, the impression the tutees have of this initiative is that the transfer of academic information at the tutorial is very beneficial. The residents consider that particular attention needs to be paid to the transfer of materials exams, notes, problems, etc. and tests set as exam practice. 20 tutors and 80 tutees took part in these sessions, with 10 tutorials held during the year. This year there was a group of 3 resident students in the first year of the Educational Plan, a group of 2 in the second year and a group of 7 in the third year. We aimed to establish a programme of activities enabling the resident students to organise themselves more independently this year, and we consider this to have been the right decision. Given the impossibility of specifying the across-the-board skills and values developed in each particular year, we have continued to opt for focusing the work on values in the first year, and on across-the-board skills in the second and third years. We are aware of the fact that this initiative requires a flexible but consistent structure, and that it must be appealing enough for the residents to appreciate its benefits. On the path of total involvement in the so-called Bologna Process embarked on by MGEP, the Educational Plan needs to find a specific space within the context of work-study courses, so that these may be suitably acknowledged or certified. The resident students satisfaction is made evident at the personal interview we hold with them at the end of each academic year. The positive response has been even more noticeable this year, as the certificates accrediting completion of the Plan were awarded for the first time, and both the resident students who had completed the cycle and their family members attending the awards ceremony indicated that they were more than pleased with having carried out their training in this area. As is known, practically all the resident students take part in activities of some kind under one form or another, developing aptitudes other than those of a strictly academic nature. The following committees have worked regularly throughout the year: video, photography, theatre, kombo (music), traditional Basque dance, funk, Rubik s cube, motor, break dance, modelling, audiotheque, cinema, press room, computers, recycling, English, dining room, yearbook. The participation of the break dance and funk dance groups in the competition organised by the Université de Pau et des Pays de l Adour in Bayonne merits a special mention, and also of note was the work done by the Haima committee, who have begun an educational process in collaboration with the NGDO Setem, with the aim of participating in an international cooperation scheme. This academic year (2008-2009), almost all the talks have been organised buy a group of resident students. At the start of the year we thought this initiative would attract a greater interest among the residents if it was they themselves who organised the talks. We therefore worked in collaboration with an interested group, a novel experience in line with the objective of incorporating self-management to our working process. The talks organised were as follows: South America on a tandem, Desert wind race, Sahara, The Austral Highway in Chilean Patagonia, An Orphanage in Nepal, Rally, Palestine, Magic, Undergraduate Degree Studies, Creating a Business in China, USA: the Socio-political Situation, the World Economic Crisis, Tibet, Formula 1, A Basque in Space, First Aid. With the average attendance of the talks estimated to be around 20, we are talking of a figure of 280 resident students attending this activity in the 2008-2009 academic year. We aimed to find and put forward subjects that would interest and appeal to them, and the talks were in fact valued very positively. In the questionnaires the residents filled in, they acknowledged the time spent attending talks as a complement to academic training as time well spent, and the level of satisfaction with the talks was 80%.

The courses offered at the Hall of residence form part of the Biteri s programme of non-official studies, although certification is received for them by students registering for the Educational Plan. The following courses were given: Yogalates, Chiropractic Massage, An Introduction to Car Engines, Cooperation for Development, Development, Cooperation and Solidarity, Social Movements from South to North, Oral Communication, Photoshop, An Introduction to Photography, An Introduction to Magic, First Aid. The residents who attended these short courses were acceptably satisfied with them. As regards general satisfaction of both students and lecturers, content supplied, following of the courses by the students, etc., it is clear that this type of courses are a positive way of performing extracurricular activities, training the students, who discover and develop interests that are not just purely academic. As with the talks, the difficult part is to encourage the resident students to commit themselves to taking part in this type of activities, but when they do they are very pleased with them. As regards the various trips and outings organised (Start-of-course social trips, Surfing, Autumn fellowship outing, Dance trip to Bayonne, Skiing, Spring camping trip, Epsilon Euskadi), a total of 95 resident students participated in the activities, which were highly valued. We consider trips and fellowship outings of this type to be very beneficial for the residents personal development. From the viewpoint of self-management, i.e. the involvement of the residents themselves in the organisation process, much enthusiasm and great initiative was shown in carrying them out. EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES The aim of the sports service is to encourage all the School s students and employees to enjoy an active lifestyle, encouraging them to use the installations and providing the possibility of taking part in a variety of physical and sports activities. In addition to the actual activities, the sports service is working on different projects to be able to offer more activities and improved communication with all its students and employees; it is working on a computer system that will facilitate user registration for taking part in the activities, it signs collaboration agreements with the different sports entities in the area to facilitate the access of its students and employees to their installations and programmes, etc. The activities organised in the 2008-2009 academic year included: COMPETITIONS The championships can be classed into different areas: the internal championships, which are held at the faculty itself (196 participants in winter and 40 in spring), the Mondragón University championship (65 participants from GEP), in which students from all three faculties compete, the Basque championship (81 participants from GEP), with participation from the universities in the Basque Autonomous Community, and, lastly, the state championship (4 GEP students), in which the state universities take part. The classification of the MU women s 5-a-side football team in these championships is particularly worth highlighting: 4 GEP students competed against players from the Universities of Cordoba, La Laguna, Valencia, Navarra, Ramon LLul (Barcelona) and U.C.A.M. (Murcia) at the inter-zone stage, organised by the MU sports service. SPORTS ACTIVITY AND HEALTH PROMOTION 198 people participated in this area, which is divided as follows: Courses and outings Various courses and outings were organised, to give students the opportunity to get to know new sports or play the ones they were already familiar with Courses were held in sports such as capoeira, scuba-diving or canoeing, and outings were organised for skiing, massage, karting, etc., with the participation of a total of 94 students. Keep-fit This is held from October to June. Last year another gym joined the activity, in which 119 students took part. Hire of installations and loan of material This service allows students and employees to enjoy their preferred activity as they wish, and it was very successful last year, with 164 students booking or hiring material to play with their colleagues. IX. HERRI KIROLAK COMPETITION This year, 2 groups from GEP took part in the finals which were played on the Atano III pelota court in Donostia-San Sebastián. It was a tough match, finally won by the GEP Goierri team, made up of students from both the campuses, who received the 6000 prize money offered by the Kutxa Savings Bank for a group trip. PARTICIPATION OF THE EMPLOYEES Continuing with last year s work, the sports service has encouraged the Eskola employees to take part in sports activities by adapting the times of the activities to the working timetable. During the 08/09 academic year, 99 employees took part in the activities organised by the sports service. 08/09 Course report 37

5. Collaborating companies and organisations FACULTY OF ENGINEERING 38 COLLABORATING MEMBERS Abeki Composites, S.L. Aga, S.A. Alecop, S.Coop Alejandro Altuna, S.A. Auzo Lagun, S.Coop. Asmobi, S.L. Caja Laboral, S.Coop. Condesa Fabril, S.A. Copreci, S.Coop. Ekide, S.L. Energía Portátil, S.A. Ezcurra y Cia, S.A. Fagor Arrasate, S.Coop. Fagor Automation, S.Coop Fagor Ederlan, S.Coop Fagor Electrodomésticos, S.Coop. Fagor Electrónica, S.Coop. Fagor Industrial, S.Coop. Fundación Gizabidea Gallastegui y Cia, S.A. Goizper, S.Coop. Ibai, S.Coop. Ideko, S. Coop. Ikerlan, S.Coop. Lana, S.Coop. LKS, S.Coop. MCC Mondragon Assembly, S. Coop. Talleres Javier Arregui, S.A. Ulma C y E, S.Coop. Ulma Forja, S.Coop. Ulma Manutención, S.Coop. Ulma Hormigón Polímero, S.Coop. Ulma Precinox, S. Coop. Ulma Packaging Technological Center COLLABORATING PUBLIC BODIES ARRASATE TOWN COUNCIL GUIPUZCOA REGIONAL GOVERNMENT - Department for Innovation and the Knowledge Society. - Department for Sustainable Development. - Directorate General for Basque Culture and the Basque Language. ALAVA REGIONAL GOVERNMENT - Department of Innovation and Economic Promotion. BASQUE GOVERNMENT - Department of the Presidency. - Department of Culture. - Department of Education, Universities and Research. - Department of Industry, Commerce and Tourism. - Department of Justice, Employment and Social Security. - Department of Land Planning and the Environment. - Department of Housing, Public Works and Transport. IHOBE, S.A. PUBLIC ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMPANY CENTRAL GOVERNMENT - Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Commerce. - Ministry of Education. - Ministry of Labour and Immigration. - Ministry of the Rural and Marine Environment. - Ministry of Science and Innovation. - Board of Universities. EC: EUROPEAN COMMISSION - Socrates/Erasmus. - VI Framework Programme. - VII Framework Programme. - European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). - European Social Fund (ESF). - ERANET. - CECA. - ARTEMISIA. - EUROSTARS. - ITEA2. - EUREKA.

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