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Carlos Astete Larraín is a former Executive MBA student at the Universitat de Barcelona Business School. He is now employed as an expert in training at the law firm Cuatrecases, one of the market leaders in the Iberian Peninsula. Only five months after having started the EMBA, Astete found a job in a tech startup based in Barcelona. In this interview, he speaks about his experience while at the University of Barcelona and his later professional life. In which way…
Luis Andrés Araya Castillo, PhD student at the Universitat de Barcelona Business School, has been awarded the best paper in the Leadership, Strategy and International Business track at the 32nd National Meeting of Management and Economics Schools (ENEFA). His paper “Strategic groups and competitive dynamics in higher education in Chile” explores the higher education from a strategic point of view and according to the strategic group theory. The paper is co-authored by his PhD advisor and researcher at the UB…
For the third consecutive year, UB Business School will be taking part in Barcelona's international postgraduate fair “Futura”. This not-to-be-missed event in the world of education will be held from the 24th to 25th March 2017, with an uninterrupted schedule from 10h to 20h on both days at Palau 5, Recinte Firal de Montjuïc. This new edition is expected to attract more than 6,000 visitors. This year, the Universitat de Barcelona Business School will be present alongside both local and…
El director general internacional de Fluidra, Pere Ballart, serà el proper protagonista del cicle de conferències “Tardes con el Director”, en què directius de companyies destacades conversen amb alumnes i exalumnes de l’Executive MBA de la Universitat de Barcelona Business School sobre temes d’interés relacionats amb el món de l’empresa. En concret, el proper dia 17 de març de 2017 tindrà lloc la conferència “Claves para que un negocio internacional funcione” a la Sala de Recepcions, Edifici 690, Facultat d’Economia…
The Faculty of Economics and Business at the University of Barcelona has been ranked among the world’s best schools for business according to the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2017. The centre to which the UB Business School belongs has been ranked the 135th best school that specialises in in Social Sciences and Management in the world. This puts our institution 54th in Europe. The Faculty of Economics and Business also features in rankings for its excellence in specific…
Workshops dedicated to the fundamentals of machine learning using MATLAB will be held on March 30th from 09:30 to 13:00 in Aula Magna, Faculty of Economics and Business. This session is aimed at teachers, researchers and students who are interested in learning more about MATLAB capabilities for machine learning or want to use low cost hardware platforms for teaching and research. An attendance certificate will be provided to all participants upon completion. During this session, participants will review typical workflows…
The University of Barcelona will host the 2nd Business Creation Workshop on March 16th 2017, from 9:30 to 14:00. The session, organised by the Doctoral School, is aimed at PhD students and will be taught by experienced professionals at Barcelona Activa, a public organisation that promotes economic development in Barcelona. Services, programmes and activities available for entrepreneurs to assess the viability of projects and business creation will be explained at the beginning of the session. This will be followed by…
Job and internship seekers are invited to attend the Employment Forum that will be held next Tuesday from 10:00 to 17:30 at the Faculty of Economics and Business. This event is a unique opportunity for students to gather career and employment related information from employers, as well as to submit their resume for interview consideration. Participants will have a chance to interact and connect with a range of companies including: Danone, Pepe Jeans, VidaCaixa, Nielsen, PwC, SCA Hygiene Products, PepsiCo,…
Concepció Curet, managing partner at the consulting firm GlobalMed, has joined the Universitat de Barcelona Business School as Executive MBA lecturer. She will teach the course on Total Quality & Environmental Management as part of the Operations Module. The course helps students better understand de principles of Total Quality Management; the mission, vision and values of corporate policy; the implications of adopting quality and environmental management systems ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 at all corporate levels; and the Six-sigma process…
Researcher at the Universitat de Barcelona Business School and professor of Financial Economics and Accounting Montserrat Casanovas has been appointed full member of the Royal European Academy of Doctors (RAED), a prestigious centenary institution in Europe which defends the prestige of the title of doctor and has taken care of maintaining a close collaboration with its members, some of which are Nobel Prize laureates. The RAED has its origins in its creation as the Association of Enrolled Doctors of Catalonia…