Mazarredo, 14 in Bilbao, the capital of the province of Biscay in the Basque Country of northern Spain.
The creation and current activity of BCAM – the Basque Center for Applied Mathematics - fall within the framework of the second of these objectives.
In early 2008, Ikerbasque commissioned Enrique Zuazua[1] to carry out a prospective study on the viability of setting up a center for mathematical research in the Basque Country.
At the same time, the first international call for submissions for posts of director, managers and scientists was made.
[2][3] The center is located in the province of Biscay, given the extensive industrial fabric that the region has had traditionally as well as its current development of R+D+i activities.