UPF-BSM is the management school of Pompeu Fabra University, a university internationally recognized for its level of excellence in teaching and research.
Our purpose is to contribute to the development of management and to people who put it into practice. We train professionals who are capable of managing companies and institutions and leading projects with a global vision. People who seek to add value, innovate and transform society through a commitment to culture and global wellness.
through innovation, social transformation and research. Our management vision is strategic, it is based on international best practices and it is focused on people.
We propose solutions to the challenges faced by the business, social and institutional environmentwith the vocation of transferring results to the society. We want to generate knowledge and economic and social impact.
We offer an active, personalized and interdisciplinary learning modelthat prepares students to become professionals capable of moving in constantly changing environments.
We have a values-based culturesuch as ethics, social responsibility, transparency, rigor, sustainability, diversity, humanism and culture. We have a creative and transformative vision with a vocation for excellence in teaching, research and knowledge transfer.
UPF-BSM belongs to the FundaciĆ³n Instituto de EducaciĆ³n Continua de la Universidad Pompeu Fabra (UPF), a private non-profit foundation governed by a Board of Trustees and a Government Council. Learn about our Governing Bodies.
The school is founded.
Ranked among the top business schools in the world
We are a global business school that is firmly committed to academic quality, research and transferring knowledge to society as the founding pillars for training leaders who want boost their social impact. As a result of the success that we have built on these pillars, we feature in the key rankings in the Higher Education sector and we have earned the leading accreditations from international academic institutions.
We currently hold two of the three most prestigious academic accreditations in the sector, which confirm our position among the top business schools in the world.
EQUIS accreditation
We are the first business school in Spain linked to a public university to achieve the EQUIS accreditation EQUIS of the European Foundation of Management Development (EFMD), which certifies the quality of our range of academic programs based on rigorous international quality standards.
AMBA accreditation
The Association of MBAs, the leading global accreditation that evaluates MBA and management programs, certifies six of the Schoolās Masters: Executive MBA, Full-Time MBA, Master of Science in Management, Master of Science in International Business and Master in International Business, in both the on-campus and online formats.
Business School Impact System (BSIS)
The BSIS accreditation, issued by the EFMD, highlights the UPF-BSMās impact on society, thanks both to the quality of the tuition and to the dynamism of its alumni network and its relationship with the business community.
The leading national and international rankings recognize and highlight our overall impact, both in terms of the students and the social and business sector.
Financial Times
Executive Education Custom 2023
The UPF-BSM has been included in the Financial Times Executive Education Custom Ranking 2023, the most prestigious classification for in-company and executive education.
QS Business Masters ranking 2023
Executive MBA
For the first time, the Executive MBA Ranking 2023 published by QS, one of the most highly respected higher education classifications in the world, has named the UPF-BSM among its selected business schools.
QS Business Masters ranking 2023
MSc in Management, MSc in Finance and Banking and MSc in Marketing
In 2023, three of the UPF-BSMās Masters have been ranked among the best in the world in the fields of knowledge of Management, Finance and Marketing, emphasizing aspects such as research leadership, diversity in the classroom and the ROI of the program.
EdUniversal Best Masters ranking 2022
Sixteen of the UPF-BSMās Masters are classified in this ranking, with four making it into the Top 50 in the world, and a further two are among the Top 100.
EdUniversal Best Business Schools ranking 2022
4 Palmes of Excellence
EdUniversal classifies us as a Top Business School with significant international influence, after awarding us 4 Palmes of Excellence.
Positive Impact Rating 2023
Level 4: Transforming School
The Positive Impact Rating (PIR), an international classification based on the studentsā opinion of the commitment to sustainability of the leading business schools in the world, rates the UPF-BSM as a Transforming School.
El Mundo 250 Masters Ranking 2023
Six of the UPF-BSMās Masters rank among the Top 5 in their respective categories in the 250 Masters ranking published by the newspaper El Mundo.
AQU (Catalan Agency for the Quality of the University System)
The UPF-BSM is one of the first schools to achieve the Institutional Accreditation of the AQU, which certifies the academic quality of all our official qualifications and acknowledges the quality of our educational model.
A business school connected to the world
The interest of new management in challenges related to global welfare requires to approach education from an international perspective.
At UPF-BSM we work in a transversal way for internationalization.
We understand internationalization as a transversal project that permeates all areas and activities of our school. Its objective is to provide the contents with a broad and universal vision that can be shared by teachers, management and students from around the world.
In addition, at UPF-BSM, as an extension of UPF, we obtained wide international recognition for the excellence of our work in teaching and research.
At UPF-BSM we promote the creation of international networks and alliances with reference actors.
We promote the mobility of our students and professors with the aim of fostering the creation of international networks and alliances with reference actors, developing joint experiences. These alliances allow us to be an active part of the world and to fulfill our international ambition to provide solutions with global impact.
Our mission: to prepare leaders with a global vision in a research-based context
Our values: Transformation, impact, ethics, continuous improvement and rigor.
Our mission is to prepare leaders capable of managing companies, institutions and projects, promoting innovation, social transformation, commitment to culture and planetary wellbeing.
Our culture is based on the following values:
Dos de los campus mƔs emblemƔticos de la ciudad de Barcelona
Barcelona es una ciudad de gran riqueza cultural que promueve la innovaciĆ³n tecnolĆ³gica y sostenible, y que hoy en dĆa acoge un ecosistema rico y diverso de startups. Su firme apuesta por la innovaciĆ³n sigue atrayendo talento, negocios e inversiĆ³n y le ha asegurado un lugar destacado a nivel internacional.
En la UPF Barcelona School of Management mantenemos un fuerte vĆnculo con nuestra ciudad y sus valores. Nuestra contribuciĆ³n a este hub de innovaciĆ³n es la creaciĆ³n de dos espacios expertos en formaciĆ³n, detecciĆ³n y desarrollo del talento intelectual y creativo.
Nuestros campus se encuentran en dos localizaciones privilegiadas: en la cƩntrica calle Balmes, y en los alrededores del Parque de la Ciutadella.
El edificio Balmes acoge hoy en dĆa el campus urbano mĆ”s grande de una escuela de negocios en el centro de la ciudad. En Ć©l se imparten gran parte de los mĆ”steres y posgrados de la UPF Barcelona School Management, ademĆ”s de celebrar diferentes charlas y eventos.
Realiza la visita virtual 360Āŗ y recorre sus aulas, su auditorio, el galardonado Espai KoinĆ© o su terraza, desde la que podrĆ”s disfrutar del skyline de la ciudad, sin esperas, sin moverte de casa y en cualquier momento.
Este enorme campus urbano es uno de los mĆ”s reconocidos de la ciudad. En Ć©l se encuentra el prestigioso Departamento de EconomĆa y Empresa de la UPF, ademĆ”s de varios centros de innovaciĆ³n e investigaciĆ³n.
El campus situado a tan solo unos minutos del Parque de la Ciutadella y muy cerca del mar, estĆ” formado por 6 edificios singulares unidos entre sĆ. Realiza la visita virtual 360Āŗ y descubre sus numerosas aulas, sus salas polivalentes o la icĆ³nica biblioteca ubicada en el DipĆ²sit de les AigĆ¼es. Espacios que acogerĆ”n tu desarrollo y Ć©xito profesional en nuestra escuela.
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At UPF-BSM we annually announce the following awards: