Executive MBA (EMBA)
Barcelona, Spain
DURATION
18 Months
LANGUAGES
Spanish
PACE
Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
31 Oct 2025
EARLIEST START DATE
Oct 2025
TUITION FEES
EUR 31,000 *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
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Introduction
El Executive MBA de la UPF Barcelona School of Management es el programa de desarrollo directivo que te permite dar el impulso definitivo a tu carrera profesional y te prepara para liderar empresas con una visión global e innovadora.
The Executive MBA is an official master's degree , accredited by AMBA and endorsed by the rigor and excellence of Pompeu Fabra University .
It is a part-time , 18-month program aimed at professionals with extensive professional experience . Our Executive MBA will turn you into a global leader , capable of transforming organizations, leading in uncertain environments and providing new responses to the challenges facing companies and their managers.
Con nuestro Executive MBA conseguirás:
- Improve your ability to manage the company and make transformative contributions 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 to a changing and competitive reality.
- Mejorar tu capacidad de trabajo en equipo y de liderazgo.
Contamos con 24 años de experiencia formando directivos capaces de liderar proyectos con una visión global. Personas que buscan aportar valor y transformar la sociedad desde la innovación y el compromiso con el bienestar planetario.
The Executive MBA is endorsed by Pompeu Fabra University , the leading Spanish university and the 15th best university in the world (among 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 worldwide.
¿Por qué elegir este programa?
01 Train at an accredited school
Train at a school accredited by EQUIS , an international distinction that endorses the quality of our institution and makes us the first management school linked to a public university with this accreditation in our country .
02 Programa personalizado
Design the itinerary you prefer , adding content on innovation, sustainability, soft skills, and leadership. You also have the advice of a mentor and academic direction throughout the course.
03 Aprende de los mejores
It has an elite teaching staff , made up of executive professionals from leading companies and internationally renowned professors from UPF-BSM and the UPF Department of Economics and Business.
04 Networks
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 Optativas y actividades complementarias
Enrich your curriculum with elective courses that are constantly updated to meet market demands. Participate in practical activities for personal and professional growth, such as the MBA Challenge and Outdoor Training.
06 Enfoque Internacional
Gain a global vision of business and discover other business realities through international study trips.
Acreditaciones
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 worldwide, which places it among the elite of business schools.
The Executive MBA has AMBA accreditation from the International Association of Masters in Business Administration (AMBAs & BGA), which recognizes the academic quality and reputation of UPF-BSM.
The Executive MBA is an official master's degree and has academic recognition from the Ministry of Education of the Government of Spain. The Quality Agency of the University System of Catalonia (AQU) has also institutionally accredited UPF-BSM. This accreditation certifies all the official university master's degrees that we teach and recognises the quality of our educational model in accordance with the criteria of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA).
Ideal Students
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.
Curriculum
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.
Career Opportunities
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.
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
The UPF Barcelona School of Management offers you different means of financing so that you can take any of our programs without worry. We offer you the opportunity to finance part of your program, either by rewarding your talent through scholarships, through grants from entities dedicated to promoting education, or through collaboration agreements with financial entities.
Merit-Based Scholarship
Apply for our Merit-Based Scholarship, awarded to those who prove they have talent and motivation.
MBA Discount
Certain programs at UPF Barcelona School of Management offer specific financial aid to incoming students, funded by collaborating entities.
Talent Boost MBA
We reward candidates that have a promising profile and great prospects for the future. This aid can mean a 15% discount on the total price of the course.
External financial aid
A large number of external entities and institutions offer financial aid options to students who want to enroll in one of our master's programs and postgraduate courses.
Alumni discounts
If you are a member of our alumni associations or of one of our partner universities, we offer you a series of applicable discounts on the amount of tuition for your program.
UPF Employee Discounts
If you are a member or family member or an employee of the UPF group or belonged to the collaborating institutions of the UPF Barcelona School of Management, you can enjoy a series of applicable discounts on the tuition fees for your program.
UPF Partner Latinoamerican Universities Discount
If you are an alumnus of one of our Partner Universities, you are entitled to a discount of 10% on the UPF Barcelona School of Management Masters and postgraduate program tuition fees (those programs with more than 15 credits).
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Rankings
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.