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The UB Business School welcomed 26 new students to the MSc in Business Research programme this year. Some of them come from Asia (36%), others from America (36%), and the remaining 4% from Europe. Altogether, there are 12 nationalities represented in this class where the average age is 30 years old. This diverse group of people will now pursue an official one-year programme which provides students with advanced training in the research skills, techniques and methodologies to conduct their own research in business. These students enrolled on the MSc in Business Research have an undergraduate degree in Business… 
The UB Business School welcomed 27 new students to the MSc in International Business programme this year. Most of them come from Europe (59%), Asia (22%), America (15%) and Africa (4%). Altogether, there are 18 nationalities represented in this class where the average age is 25 years old. This diverse group of people will now pursue an official one-year programme taught in English, designed to train specialists in global business management and covers the fields of finance and accounting, marketing, operations, human resources and strategic management. These students enrolled on the MSc in International Business have an… 
Coinciding with the start of the academic year, the new edition of 'UB in figures' arrives, featuring the most significant data from the 2022-2023 academic year. It presents, in a comprehensible and engaging manner, the key figures of the University of Barcelona and its academic activities, as well as the evolution of certain variables over recent years. This year, the document includes a new section on entrepreneurship, highlighting projects incubated in StartUB!, emerging companies (start-ups) created, and individuals trained in… 
UB Business School researcher Esther Hormiga has conducted a study that delves into how the skills and abilities of business leaders impact small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the ever-evolving tourism sector. This research highlights the crucial role played by leaders' sustainability competences in shaping the direction of these businesses. The study, titled ‘Leaders' sustainability competences and small and medium-sized enterprises outcomes: The role of social entrepreneurial orientation,’ co-authored by Dr. Hormiga and published in the Sustainable Development Journal, sheds… 
The University of Barcelona is the first Spanish university in the World University Rankings, published by the British specialized journal Times Higher Education, obtaining the 152nd position worldwide. Thus, it is 30 positions higher than last year. This year the ranking has updated the methodology and includes new indicators. Of the conceptual pillars in which the different indicators of the ranking are grouped, the UB obtains the best evaluation in quality and scope of research: it obtains 91.4 points and the 100th… 
Are you passionate about the transformative power of data and algorithms in the world of Science, Technology, and Innovation? Join the 8th Summer School on Data and Algorithms for ST&I Studies, organized by KU Leuven in collaboration with the UB Business School and proudly sponsored by Google. - Date: 6,7 & 8 September - Venue: Faculty of Economics and Business of the University of Barcelona - Registration deadline: August 27 (general public) - Registration fee: €95 (includes registration, access to… 
MSc in International Business, MSc in Business Research and MBA graduates at the UB Business School celebrated their academic achievements with friends and relatives during Graduation Day at the Faculty of Economics and Business. The ceremonies took place on July 10-11, 2023, in the Aula Magna of the 690 Building. All graduates wore the academic dress –consisting of a gown and hood– and received symbolic diplomas. The MSc classes of 2023 graduated together with other official master’s degrees students and… 
Sucet Jimena Martínez Vergara, PhD graduate in Business at the UB Business School, has been awarded the extraordinary doctoral prize for the academic year 2020-2021. Dr Martínez Vergara defended her doctoral thesis “Exploring what disruptive innovation is and its influence on Spanish incumbents” on June 14, 2021. The research of the study, directed by UB Business School researcher Jaume Valls, aims to contribute to the understanding of disruptive innovation (DI) theory and its impact on incumbents in Spain. The thesis… 
The Executive MBA programme at the Faculty of Economics and Business of the University of Barcelona has received the Impuls Award for lifelong learning. This award recognizes the academic contribution of programmes with a 25-year trajectory in lifelong learning, such as the EMBA master's programme at UB. We interviewed Laura Guitart, the academic vice-dean of the faculty, on the occasion of the programme's 25th anniversary. Congratulations on the recognition and for 25 years of delivering such a competitive programme like… 
The UB Business School has conducted a study on the current state of urban mobility, focusing on the impact of private taxi transport projects. The study highlights the increasing relevance of urban mobility in the context of globalization and competition, as well as the growing interest in studying the impact of taxi options on consumer preferences. “Taxi and urban mobility studies: A bibliometric analysis”, published in the Transport Policy Journal by our researchers David Alaminos, Emilio Vizuete, and our PhD…