The Universitat de Barcelona Business School will start receiving applications from January 8th 2018 for the Executive MBA (EMBA) programme starting in the following October. There will be four admission rounds until June 17th 2018. However, applying early is encouraged, especially if the student is looking to secure funding.

The deadline for the first round of applications is February 11th. The second period will start on the following day, February 12th, and will close on 25th March 2018. The third round will remain open from March 26th until May 6th 2018. Finally, applications will be accepted from May 7th to June 17th 2018 for consideration under the fourth and final round. The UB Business School may open a fifth application period in case that places are still available.

This one-year programme is targeted at professionals including entrepreneurs, business owners, senior executives and middle managers with at least three years of full-time working experience, as well as professionals who want to gain a deeper understanding of management systems in the private sector. Candidates are expected to show strong leadership skills, global perspective, functional expertise and innovation attitudes.

The EMBA class brings together a group of around 25 students with a very high degree of internationalisation. The percentage of foreign students is as high as 80% on average. Most students come either from the field of the social sciences (especially the branches of economics and business) or have a more technical background (architecture and engineering).