The University of the Basque Country opened the 2025–26 academic year with an inspiring ceremony. One of the most memorable moments came from Prof. Maria Paulis, Director of POLYMAT and Professor of Chemical Engineering at the Faculty of Chemistry, who delivered the inaugural lecture on the occasion of the faculty’s 50th anniversary.

Prof. Paulis illustrated how emulsion science symbolizes the power of collaboration—bringing together elements that seem incompatible to create something entirely new. She emphasized that true innovation emerges when diverse disciplines, cultures, and perspectives come together to solve complex challenges.

As EHU embarks on this new academic year, her words remind us that our greatest breakthroughs happen when we work together across boundaries to build a better future.