PROJECT
Campusa EHUntzen: weaving connections among young people is a research project that aims to prevent and reduce unwanted loneliness among young people, using the University of the Basque Country (Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea, EHU) Gipuzkoa Campus as an innovation laboratory.
Developed by a multidisciplinary team in collaboration with Donostia/San Sebastián City Council, the project combines participatory methods, social and environmental analysis, and the activation of campus spaces to explore how the physical environment can foster social relationships, a sense of belonging and student wellbeing.
The research includes an assessment of youth loneliness, the development of pilot interventions and the evaluation of their impact. Its aim is to generate tools and recommendations that can be transferred to other universities and public authorities. The project forms part of the HARIAK Strategy and champions an innovative, measurable and replicable approach.
Date: January 2026 – January 2027
OBJECTIVE
The project aims to prevent and reduce unwanted loneliness among young people by analysing and transforming university spaces to foster social relationships, a sense of belonging and student wellbeing. To this end, pilot interventions will be developed and evaluated at the EHU Gipuzkoa Campus, with the aim of producing tools and recommendations that can be applied in other universities and public authorities.
PROGRAMME NAME
The HARIAK Strategy of the Provincial Council of Gipuzkoa, focusing on the prevention of and response to unwanted loneliness.
FUNDING
37.600€
FUNDING ENTITY
Department of Care and Social Policies of the Provincial Council of Gipuzkoa.
COLLABORATORS
Donostia/San Sebastián City Council | EHU faculties of Nursing, Psychology, Architecture, Sociology, Engineering, Biology and Computer Science (Gipuzkoa Campus).
