The University of Deusto was inaugurated in 1886. The concerns and cultural interest of the Basque Country in having their own university, as well as the interest of the Jesuits in establishing higher studies in some part of the Spanish State coincided in its conception. Bilbao, a seaport and commercial city which was undergoing considerable industrial growth during that era, was chosen as the ideal location. Bilbao is the centre of a metropolitan area with more than one million inhabitants, a city traditionally open to Europe. It is also an important harbour and a commercial and financial centre of the Basque Country and the north of Spain. In September of 1997, the city underwent a significant transformation under the emblematic symbol of the Bilbao Guggenheim Museum. The central headquarters of the University of Deusto is located on the opposite side of the estuary, facing the Guggenheim Museum. In 1916, the “Universidad Comercial de Deusto” received a group of students who would be the first graduates in Economic Sciences in Spain, 25 years before this degree was officially recognised.
德乌斯托大学于1886年成立。巴斯克地区对拥有自己大学的文化关切与耶稣会在西班牙境内设立高等教育机构的意愿在其创办理念中不谋而合。比斯开湾港口兼商业城市毕尔巴鄂因其当时显著的工业发展态势被选为理想校址。这座传统上向欧洲开放的大都市区核心城市拥有超百万人口，同时是重要的港口、贸易与金融中心。位于巴斯克地区中心和西班牙北部的毕尔巴鄂市。1997年9月，这座城市在毕尔巴鄂古根海姆博物馆这一标志性象征下经历了重大转型。德乌斯托大学的总部位于河口对岸，正对古根海姆博物馆。1916年，"Universidad Comercial de Deusto"接收了一批学生，他们将成为西班牙经济学专业的第一批毕业生，比该学位获得官方认可早了25年。