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The inauguration of the academic year 2021/2022 of the UPF Barcelona School of Management has been held in the Balmes auditorium with the presence of students and school teachers and has also been broadcast live online.

The situation of exceptional collapse that international maritime logistics is suffering may jeopardize the supply of all kinds of products, especially in periods of peak consumption such as those that will occur at the end of the year. This is explained by the director of the Sustainability Observatory, Oriol Montanyà.

The dream of many technological entrepreneurs is to see their startup acquired by one of the major global technology corporations. This is a way of dreaming, or thinking, quite different from that of entrepreneurs fifteen or twenty years ago. The major technological innovations we have experienced in recent times have led to this radical change.

What do car sharing , telematic meetings via Zoom, and recycling have in common? The three activities are examples of what is known as circular economy. The circular economy represents a paradigm shift from traditional economic models.

In recent years, the use of the term “gender analysis” has become popular for talking about parity and women in different fields. There are different rankings that seek to indicate the lack of a female presence in some professional fields. Every day there are more and more demands for parity in lists of political parties, boards of directors, institutions, or in any working group. 

In this ranking promoted by the European Commission, the UPF is the university of the State which obtains more indicators with the highest rating (A), with a total of sixteen, six of which in the field of research.

The organization of the joint meeting between the opposing parties, in negotiations with a high level of conflict, such as the negotiating table or dialogue table between the Spanish government and the Catalan, must be thoroughly prepared. Professor Maria Munné, Director of the Master of Professional Mediation, analyses the scale of the conflict for negotiation.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel steps down, ending an era of leadership in Germany, the European Union and global politics. The professor and director of the Master in Political and Institutional Communication, Toni Aira, analyzes Merkel's goodbye.

The Almirall Chair for Innovation Management in Pharmaceutical Policies in the National Health System will be led by Professor Jaume Puig-Junoy, director of the Master in Health and Medicinal Economics, and Professor Natalia Pascual Argenté.

Women earn on average 68% less than men for doing work of equal value. In the framework of the International Equal Pay Day, the researcher Erola Palau Pinyana, analyzes the new regulations that regulate pay in companies.

UPF Barcelona School of Management alumni Mauhoobah Mardhiyyah is Communications Specialist at Ulinzi Conservation Coffee (UCC). She graduated from the Master of Arts in Communication Management at UPF Barcelona School of Management in 2020. Now, from Kenya, at UCC, they sell specialty Kenyan coffee and share 50% of their profits with Ulinzi Africa Foundation, which funds ranger operations at the Tana River Delta in Kenya.

About three decades ago, online education came about. The proliferation of online programs, exclusively online universities, and even online "shopping" portals has spread very notably over the last thirty years. However, a large majority of educational establishments at all levels have been outside the revolution that education technology entails, incorporating at most some learning management system used basically as a repository of content.

It is clear that a better use of limited resources can guarantee the quality of life of elderly people, allowing to extend the benefits of these home cares to an increasing ageing population. This will help decision makers, policymakers, and care managers to make better decisions leading to a positive impact on the society in terms of health, social benefit (quality of life, increasing satisfaction of patients and caregivers), and cost efficiency.

NHS Health Economy and Funding attend a meeting organized by the GSK Chair and UPF Barcelona School of Management

In August 2021, the agreement for the expansion of Barcelona Airport was announced amid doubts about the environmental impact that the works would have on the environment. Professor Andrei Boar, an expert in mobility and infrastructure, analyzes the pros and cons of this decision.