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05/02/2018

Submit your application for postgraduate study at the UB Business School

Applications for all postgraduate programmes at the Universitat de Barcelona Business School are now open. Our institution currently offers three master’s degrees and a doctoral programme. Each degree is targeted at different audiences, levels and career stages. The graduate programme in Business encompasses an MSc in Business Research and a PhD in Business. The School also offers an MSc in International Business and the Executive MBA. While the former are strongly research-oriented programmes, the latter are professional degrees in Business.…
25/01/2018

UB Business School launches new MSc in International Business

The Universitat de Barcelona Business School has launched a new master’s programme in International Business designed to train specialists in global business management, with a strong focus on finance and accounting, marketing, operations, human resources and strategic management. The first cohort of students will begin in September 2018, with the application period opening on January 29th, 2018. The MSc in International Business is an official one-year graduate degree, entirely taught in English. The programme offers the chance to do an…
16/01/2018

“My professional experience allows me to share real case studies in class”

MSc in Business Research alumnus César Fernández combines his job as associate director and coaching practice leader at the consulting firm Talengo with the academic work at the Autonomous University of Barcelona and the School of Continuing Education (IL3-UB). César graduated in MSc in Business Research last academic year. Before, he had studied a bachelor in Psychology at the University of Barcelona and an MBA at the ESADE Business School. When you applied for the MSc in Business Research at…
11/12/2017

Executive MBA will start receiving applications on January 8th 2018

The Universitat de Barcelona Business School will start receiving applications from January 8th 2018 for the Executive MBA (EMBA) programme starting in the following October. There will be four admission rounds until June 17th 2018. However, applying early is encouraged, especially if the student is looking to secure funding. The deadline for the first round of applications is February 11th. The second period will start on the following day, February 12th, and will close on 25th March 2018. The third…
05/12/2017

Applications for MSc in Business Research and PhD in Business are now open

The Universitat de Barcelona Business School has opened applications for 2018/19 entry to the MSc in Business Research and the PhD in Business. The two programmes together constitute the Graduate Programme in Business. However, these two stages can be coursed separately provided that the student meets the requirements. The MSc in Business Research is taught full-time over one year or part-time over two years, while the PhD in Business normally involves three years of full-time study or six years of…
09/11/2017

University of Barcelona stands out among the top 50 universities worldwide in scientific performance

The University of Barcelona holds the 46th position worldwide in scientific performance, according to the University Ranking by Academic Performance 2017-2018 (URAP). Moreover, it is once more the only university of Spain to appear among the top fifty universities. No other Spanish university has either been awarded with the highest international category (A++). The University of Barcelona stands out particularly in indicators on the number of scientific publications and citations. The leading institutions in URAP 2017-2018 are Harvard University (United…
25/10/2017

“The PhD in Business gave me the tools to become a good researcher and to lead research teams”

Luis Andrés Araya defended his PhD thesis at the Universitat de Barcelona Business School on September 4th, 2017. He has been director of the Administration and Business School at the Miguel de Cervantes University (Chile) for several months now. He is also researcher and director of the master’s in Strategic Management at the same university. At the Health Institute of the Andrés Bello University Luis Andrés Araya is an advisor, while he is lecturer at the University of Chile, the…
19/10/2017

University of Barcelona improves positions in two important international rankings

The University of Barcelona keeps on progressing and consolidating as the top university in Spain in the main international scientific rankings. In the new edition of the Center for World University Rankings (CWUR), our university steps up to position number 103, and improves nineteen positions compared to 2016. The university improved also in the National Taiwan University Ranking (NTU) and holds a position among the top 100 universities worldwide, in particular number 64 –five more positions than in 2016– at a global scale, and…
17/10/2017

Marie Skłodowska-Curie ITN Actions proposal-writing workshop at the Faculty of Economics and Business

The Faculty of Economics and Business at the University of Barcelona will host a proposal-writing workshop on November 7th 2017 aimed at managers and researchers that are currently working on a proposal for the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Networks call 2018. The main aim of this workshop is to provide information and the tools needed in order to fine-tune their proposals and meet the goals and requirements of this EU-funded programme. The workshop will take place in the Aula Magna of the 690 building of the…
13/10/2017

What’s on in the Career Services next week?

The Career Services at the Faculty of Economics and Business have plenty of activities to offer, which are designed to develop the professional competencies of all our students. Throughout the year, presentations by large companies, job search workshops and other sessions relating to different sectors are being held in the Faculty. On Monday next week, the Career Services will once more set up the “CV Clinics” in the main corridor of the 690 Building, where students can bring their CVs…