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The UPF Barcelona School of Management has participated in the category of «Best Business School Partnership», one of ten categories awarded by the AMBA Association, which recognises organisations that have taken a proactive approach to their strategic partnerships.

Directed by Sílvia Cóppulo, the Chair will work on a new model of a more equitable, inclusive and sustainable relationship between people, companies and the territory of the Penedès. 

This is a pioneering study, as there had been no other report that had assessed the impact of the consultancy sector in Catalonia before. It points out that the sector has 4,586 companies and it is calculated that the productivity in the territory is 72,056 per worker per year.

During the second session of «Leaders at UPF-BSM», Manuel Abellán, Industry Executive Higher Education at Microsoft Spain, explained to the students the current situation of the company, its commitment to innovation in higher education and explained his keys to leadership.

For four days, the UPF-BSM offered its students and alumni the opportunity to connect with companies from different sectors to find professional careers and, at the same time, to offer participating firms the talent trained at the school.

The international ranking has renewed the four "palms of excellence" of the UPF Barcelona School of Management and reaffirms it as a "Top Business School with Significant International Influence". 

During the session, students will address visitors with a talk to convey their vision of the works that have most captured their attention.

European Parliament has approved the Digital Services Act, that will drastically change the rules of how digital markets and digital platforms are regulated in the EU by ensuring fair competition. DSA will then allow European tech companies to flourish and become more competitive in the worldwide digital arena as it seeks to break the dominance of American and Chinese big players. 

France Football gave the winners of the Ballon d'Or, besides the traditional trophy, a small device containing the prize in NFT. Does it make any sense? Why does blockchain want to get closer to the world of football and its players? The Director of the Postgraduate in Blockchain and other DLT Technologies, Luz Parrondo, gives an explanation.

Three days to connect the talent of UPF-BSM students with leading companies in which they will learn about selection processes, will be able to submit applications through Speed Job Dating and will learn about the experiences of alumni in different specialities.

Former British premier Liz Truss has resigned just 44 days after taking office amid a severe leadership crisis caused largely by her controversial announcements on pension schemes. 

The turbulence of recent times has led to a real change in logistics paradigms: more proximity, more stock and more integration. Oriol Montanyà, Director of the Postgraduate in Total Supply Chain Management, analyses the movements in the value chain over the last two years. 

UPF-BSM joins the ranking for the first time with the MSc in Finance and Banking and the MSc in Marketing, which are among the top 25 in the world in terms of research impact and academic reputation.

For two days, the UPF Barcelona School of Management held various conferences and workshops on geopolitics and sustainability based on more than 30 studies carried out by researchers from up to 15 international universities. 

The UPF Barcelona School of Management inaugurates the 2022-2023 academic year with the participation of Ignacio Marull, partner responsible for PwC in Catalonia and Andorra, accompanied by the Rector of the UPF, Oriol Amat; the Director General of the UPF-BSM, José M. Martínez-Sierra, and the Dean of the UPF-BSM, Llorenç Bagur, and three representatives of the class of 2023.