ESADE Full-Time MBA
Executive MBA - EMBA Overview
The ESADE EMBA experience: a unique and prestigious education
Deciding to go for the Esade Executive MBA is deciding to study and learn at an institution with over fifty years of experience whose characteristic hallmarks have set it apart since its foundation.
The Executive MBA at Esade is a demanding, academically rigorous programme designed to strengthen your leadership and management skills which combines education in Barcelona or Madrid with study periods at prestigious universities abroad.
Our goal? That your Executive MBA translates into a vital and qualitative change in your professional career.
Earning your Executive MBA from ESADE means participating in one of the best existing programmes today at one of the best business schools in the world: ESADE is among the top ten business schools in the world according to the leading rankings, and its name has become synonymous with excellence and quality.
The Executive MBA is a 20-month programme that takes place over four separate phases:
PHASE 1. AWARENESS
Discover the trends, the big picture and the key elements that are transforming the world – and build the selfawareness to become a better leader.
PHASE 2. BUILD
Learn the frameworks and tools that will help you to define new and innovative value propositions.
PHASE 3. CONNECT
Understand the key components of business ecosystems and how they work together.
PHASE 4. DECIDE
Gain further in-depth knowledge in the areas that interest you most, plus international experience (International Exchange)
The G Factor:
The EMBA includes four journeys that cover all subjects throughout the programme. They focus on developing specific skills that will allow you to add value and stand out as a manager.
Guiding: Leadership Development:
Reflect, learn and act with increased self-knowledge in order to become a better leader.
General management skills:
Develop essential soft skills including negotiation, influence management and communication.
Growth mindset:
Learn to see growth opportunities and leverage your creativity and innovation skills.
Global perspective:
Learn abroad how firms operate in different cultures through our Study Tours (3 mandatory + 1 optional) and Electives Abroad (intensive executive courses) in partnership with 15 universities
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ESADE Full-Time MBA News
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News
Should you pursue an MBA specialization during your studies? What are the benefits of specializing at business school? Find out three key considerations
8 Jan 2025
Masters in Management
What’s It Like Studying At Esade Business School?
From classes to job opportunities to life in Barcelona, three real graduates share what you can expert from a master's at Esade Business School
19 May 2021
A growing number of MBAs want to use business as a force for good through a career in social impact. Here's how one school is helping grads launch careers they can get excited about
2 Apr 2021
Find out the latest on Esade Business School’s campus reopening, 2020 start dates, and how the school is adding even more flexibility to its MBA to counteract the impact of coronavirus
10 Aug 2020
Esade was ranked the best business school for women in Europe. The school’s MBA is driving gender equity in the classroom
20 Apr 2020
Founded in 1958, Esade Business and Law School has campuses in Barcelona and Madrid. It also has collaboration agreements with over 100 universities and business schools worldwide. Each year, more than 11,000 students participate in courses at Esade (MBA and Executive Education, as well as bachelor’s and master’s degree programmes in business and law). With a clear international outlook, Esade consistently ranks near the top of the main global business-school rankings. The Barcelona - Sant Cugat campus is also home to Esade Creapolis, an innovation business park where the university and business communities come together. Esade currently has a network of over 50,000 alumni occupying positions of responsibility in enterprises around the globe.
Message from the Dean of the Business School Josep Franch
"Esade Business School has a three-fold mission to improve skills and knowledge through training, conduct rigorous research that leads to advances in the various diciplines which make up the field of management, and contribute to the transformation and improvement of organisations to promote greater social welfare. Training, research and transformation are the axes around which the main activities of the business school turn, and each of these activities are conducted with the aim of contributing toward collective processes"
Average age: 28.
Average work years: 6.1
Average class size: 182
International students: 96%
Women: 41%
Course length (months): 12-15-18
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#1 Best MBA for women in Europe (Financial Times, 2018)
#4 Best Programme in Europe for Salary Increase (Financial Times, 2021)
#5 Best MBA non-US (Forbes, 2019)
#6 Best MBA in Europe (QS, 2021)
#7 Best Programme Worldwide for International Mobility (Financial Times, 2021)
