Executive MBA (EMBA)

The Executive MBA at the UPF Barcelona School of Management is the management development program that allows you to give the definitive boost to your professional career and prepares you to lead companies with a global and innovative vision.

The Executive MBA is an official master's degree , accredited by AMBA and backed by the rigor and excellence of Pompeu Fabra University .

It is a part time program, lasting 18 months, aimed at professionals with extensive professional experience . Our Executive MBA will make you a global leader , capable of transforming organizations, leading in environments of uncertainty and providing new answers to the challenges that companies and their managers face.

With our Executive MBA you will get:

• Improve your ability to manage the company and provide transformative solutions to society, the economy and knowledge.
• Acquire new skills, through the challenge of developing a business plan from the first day of the course.
• Update your professional skills to quickly adapt them to a changing and competitive reality.
• Improve your teamwork and leadership skills.

We have 24 years of experience training managers capable of leading projects with a global vision. People who seek to add value and transform society through innovation and commitment to planetary well-being.

The Executive MBA is endorsed by Pompeu Fabra University , the 1st Spanish university and 15th best university in the world (of those with less than 50 years of history), according to the Times Higher Education ranking. In turn, the UPF Barcelona School of Management has the EQUIS accreditation, the most prestigious institutional recognition for business schools globally.

Why choose this program

01 Train at an accredited school

Train at a school accredited by EQUIS , an international distinction that guarantees the quality of our institution and makes us the 1st management school linked to a public university with this accreditation in our country .

02 Custom program

Design the itinerary that you prefer , adding contents of innovation, sustainability, soft skills, leadership. In addition, you have the advice of a mentor and the academic direction throughout the course.

03 Learn from the best

It has an elite teaching staff , made up of professional managers from leading companies and professors of recognized international prestige from UPF-BSM and the UPF Department of Economics and Business.

04 Networking

Interact with colleagues from different countries and with diverse professional backgrounds . Every year, we have participants from leading companies, such as CaixaBank, SDG Group, PwC, Cuatrecasas.

05 Electives and complementary activities

It enriches the study plan with elective subjects that are constantly updated to adapt to the demands of the market. Participate in practical activities for personal and professional growth, such as the MBA Challenge and Outdoor Training.

06 International Focus

Acquire a global vision of business, and discover other business realities through International Study Trips.

Accreditations

The UPF Barcelona School of Management is the management school of Pompeu Fabra University , the 1st Ibero-American University and the 16th university in the world , among those with less than 50 years of history, according to the Times Higher Education ranking.

The UPF Barcelona School of Management has the EQUIS accreditation, the most prestigious institutional recognition for business schools globally, which places it among the elite of business schools.

The Executive MBA has the AMBA accreditation from the International Association of Masters in Business Administration (AMBAs & BGA), which recognizes UPF-BSM's academic quality and reputation.

The Executive MBA is an official master's degree and has the academic recognition of the Ministry of Education of the Government of Spain. The Quality Agency of the Catalan University System (AQU) has also institutionally accredited UPF-BSM. This accreditation certifies all the official university master's degrees that we teach and recognizes the quality of our educational model in accordance with the criteria of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA).

The Executive MBA is aimed at managers and executives with extensive professional experience (minimum five years). People who want to boost their professional careers and lead companies with a global and innovative vision.

To apply for this program you must be a university graduate.

Student profile

The Executive MBA ecosystem is made up of national and international professionals with an outstanding track records.

The diversity of profiles with whom you will share this experience (entrepreneurs, managers, consultants, engineers) is of great added value for your training.

The Executive MBA is structured over 18 months in which students will participate in core and optional subjects.

We have identified a set of key competencies that favor the professional development of the participants: leadership, communication, cooperation, adaptive thinking, decision-making, and autonomous learning. You will work on these competencies in an integrated and transversal way throughout the Executive MBA.

The MBA is taught in Spanish, but subjects in English can be chosen from among the electives.

The program also consists of an individual project that is defined in the intensive initial week (from 9 am to 7 pm) and is developed throughout the Executive MBA.

Intensive week: project to develop

• Fundamentals for Learning
• Sector Trends
• From the Idea to the Individual Project
• Leadership and Management Development (transversal subject throughout the Executive MBA that begins this first week)

Core Subjects First Trimester

• Competitive Strategy and New Business Models
• Quantitative Methods for Decision-Making
• Business Economics

Core Subjects Second Trimester

• Marketing Management
• Management Accounting
• Management of Logistics and Production Processes
• Strategic and Digital Marketing
• Leadership and Team Management

Core Subjects Third Trimester

• Global Supply Chain and Operations Management
• Corporate Finance
• Management of International Companies
• Outdoor Training

Core Subjects Fourth Trimester

• Financial Markets
• Digital Company and Technologies
• Business and Entrepreneurship Simulation

Master's Final Project

• Master's Final Project

Elective Subjects

Finance

• Budget Control and Management Control
• Company Valuation (in English)
• Fintech, Cryptocurrencies, and New Players

Innovation, Strategy, and Entrepreneurship

• Business Transformation
• Innovate to Transform
• Strategic Risks and Corporate Governance
• Behavioral Science for Managers (in English)
• Key Factors for the Success of a Start-up
• Entrepreneurship and Development of New Business Models
• Study trip (Stockholm)

Digital transformation and Data Analytics

• Technological Disruption in Organizations
• Business Analytics & Data Economy
• Decision-Making Based on Game Theory
• Viewing Information for Decision Making

Marketing & Communication

• Creative Branding for Business
• Social Media, E-commerce, and Digital Media Planning

Leadership

• Cultural Change in Digital Environments
• Negotiation
• Business Communication Skills (in English)
• Talent Management

RSC and Sustainability

• Corporate Social Responsibility
• Corporate Sustainability
• Social Entrepreneurship
• Intercultural Management

The final offer of the elective subjects and the language may be adapted depending on the academic planning.

Complementary activities

The Executive MBA also includes the possibility of participating in practical, and personal and professional growth activities such as:

• The Outdoor Training is a weekend of disconnection in a mountain hotel, in which team-building activities are carried out with the aim of identifying roles and leaders and improving managerial and team management skills.
• The International Study Trips are work trips in which you will visit the stock market and companies with the aim of learning about new international markets. We have previously visited Shanghai (China) and London (United Kingdom), among others.
• The MBA Challenge is a four-day competition in which you will have the opportunity to work on a real challenge from a large corporation. Companies such as La Fageda, the Oncological Foundation of Catalonia, the Sant Joan de Déu Hospital, and the Josep Carreres Foundation have already entrusted their cases to UPF-BSM participants.
• International mobility: The UPF Barcelona School of Management offers you the possibility of expanding your training and international vision through the International Mobility Programme. Extend your studies extracurricularly, during the academic year following the completion of your Master's, at a top-level institution. Limited places.
• UPF-BSM Inside: is a group of interdisciplinary subjects (applied data, communication, creativity, innovation and project management, sustainability, and leadership among others) that, if you take this program, you can access at no additional cost. They are 100% online and you can take them throughout the academic year at your own pace, as they have been designed as self-study subjects.

A career advisor will support you in a personalized way to achieve your career growth goals towards professional opportunities such as:

• CEO, Board of Directors, or General Management of companies and organizations of any kind.
• Venture Capital Manager, Private Equity Manager, and Strategic Consultant.
• Management positions in any of the functional areas of a company: marketing, finance, human resources, and production.
• Entrepreneur Intrapreneur: undertake projects within your organization.

The Full Time MBA is endorsed by Pompeu Fabra University, the 1st Spanish university and the 15th best university in the world (of those with less than 50 years), according to the Times Higher Education ranking. In addition, UPF Barcelona School of Management has EQUIS accreditation, the most prestigious institutional recognition for business schools globally.