ECOBAS aspires to contribute to the scientific advance of knowledge and to become an internationally renowned center by promoting quality research and scientific excellence.

‘Talent attracts talent’ will be one of the key principles applied in developing activities in the Center and in stablishing our strategies so that the incorporation and promotion of researchers of excellence is used a lure to attract new talent.

Training abilities are a key element in the assembly of a Research Center like ECOBAS. It is crucial to constantly improve teaching and postgraduate plans, to implement new training that can meet the needs and demands of both the academic community and society, and to establish alliances with leading international centers.

ECOBAS’ international recognition and the establishment of new alliances with renowned centers will be key aspects in the development of our strategic plan.

ECOBAS intends to produce knowledge that will provide solutions to the problems and needs of society by developing research aligned with the priorities of its environment and with the main autonomic, national and European agendas. To achieve such goal we take into consideration socioeconomic agents, disseminate and promote the activity of the Center, and deploy an open science policy that fosters citizen inclusion and participation.

ECOBAS intends to become a renowned and recognizable brand, reaching a solid position in the fields of research, teaching, innovation, and knowledge transfer to become one of the main regional, national, and international references in the field of economic, social and environmental sustainability.