Top 28 projects participated in the 2025 PBLday
Top 28 projects participated in the 2025 PBLday
Top 28 projects participated in the 2025 PBLday
The automation of a haematology laboratory; an autonomous river cleaning device; an electric kart that cleans floors or a device that helps people with reduced visibility are some of the projects presented
More than 110 students from the Engineering Degree of Mondragon Unibertsitatea presented and defended yesterday the 28 projects and models they have developed during the first semester of the course through the PBL (Project Based Learning) methodology. It is a learning method that Mondragon Unibertsitatea has been implementing for more than 15 years and is based on the resolution of real problems by integrating knowledge from different subjects. This year there have been a total of 1500 first, second and third year engineering students who have participated in the development of these projects that pose solutions to real problems as a learning method. They've all designed about 300 projects.
In this new edition of the PBL Day, the teams of the ten engineering companies taught by Mondragon Unibertsitatea have competed to take the prize of €1000 awarded by Orona Fundazioa, although more awards have also been distributed.
To choose the winners, the projects were evaluated in two phases. First, the faculty of the Higher Polytechnic School assessed the 28 projects presented and selected the 4 finalists. Then, a jury composed of representatives of Orona Fundazioa, Innobasque, Ikerlan, Orona and Gureak evaluated the 4 finalists to decide the order of the winners.
Winning project
- Design and manufacture of a new surfboard
- Engineering in Ecotechnologies in Industrial Processes (3rd Year)
- A prototype sustainable surf sheet has been designed, manufactured and validated. The project focuses on the optimization of hydrodynamic efficiency, structural stability and durability by selecting light materials and advanced manufacturing processes.
Second prize
- Developing solutions for lumbar stenosis
- Biomedical Engineering (2nd year)
- They have developed a solution for lumbar stenosis, designing an implant along with the instruments necessary for its correct installation. They have designed a prototype of the instruments needed for surgery, an instrument that combines the functionality of three instruments that are currently used in operating rooms.
Third prize
- Automation of a third place haematology laboratory
- Biomedical Engineering (3rd year)
- Hematology laboratories are used daily in hospitals, research centers and other medical facilities. These laboratories perform various tests to get a complete analysis of the patient's blood sample. To avoid human errors, the automation of these laboratories has been implemented. To do this, a mechanical design was carried out throughout the laboratory and, subsequently, an automated system was developed applying several innovations.
Fourth Prize
- Light through the power of gravity (Gravity Power Light)
- Engineering in Ecotechnologies in Industrial Processes (1st Course)
- The main objective of the Gravity Power Light project is to generate electricity in a sustainable and accessible way for all. To do this, the potential gravitational energy is transformed into kinetic energy, and at the same time, a mechanical electrical energy transformation system has been created that allows a 5V bulb to be switched on.