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The Barcelona Institute of Entrepreneurship (BIE) and the Board of Trustees of the University of Barcelona now welcome the submission of projects for the 4th edition of the Emprèn!UB Award. This event intends to promote innovation and stimulate the entrepreneurial and collaborative spirit of UB students. Any students enrolled at the University of Barcelona or one of its affiliated centers can participate, independently of their level of study, by registering online. This year, projects can be submitted in two categories:… 
This month of May will bring plenty of careers guidance activities aimed at graduate students at the UB Business School and the UB School of Economics. Two different sessions are scheduled for every Wednesday, from May 3rd to 24th, 2017. Workshops targeting topics such as communication, CV, LinkedIn, and job search strategies will take place every Wednesday morning, from 10:00 to 11:30. In the afternoon, panel discussions addressing Consulting, Big Data, Financial Markets, and the Public Sector will be held… 
Ramon Alemany Leira, Professor in the Department of Econometrics, Statistics and Applied Economics, took office as Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Business at the University of Barcelona on April 19th, 2017. Vice-Deans Laura Guitart Tarrés, Raúl Ramos and Núria Rodríguez-Àvila also took office during the same ceremony, as well as Teresa Preixens as secretary of the Faculty. The new team led by Ramon Alemany wants to maintain the level of excellence achieved in bachelor and master’s degrees and… 
The University of Barcelona, as coordinator of the Red Iberoamericana para la Competitividad, Innovación y Desarrollo (REDCID), welcomes the submission of papers for presentation at the International Workshop for the Innovation and Sustainable Development, which will take place in Barcelona on June 26th-27th, 2017. Research topics may include business and economic applications of the innovation, finance, fuzzy logic, management, marketing and simulation. All submitted papers will be peer reviewed. Accepted papers will be published in a book of proceedings with… 
Patricia Elgoibar is a postdoctoral researcher at the Universitat de Barcelona Business School. She joined the Department of Business at the Faculty of Economics and Business last September. Previously she was assistant professor and academic director of the MSc in International Business Negotiation at IESEG School of Management (Paris). In this interview, she shares with us her thought and impressions about her past few months at the University of Barcelona. It’s already been seven months since you joined the UB…
The Universitat de Barcelona Business School has announced the launch of two European Talent Scholarships aimed at students from European Union countries with an outstanding professional profile and the skills needed to become a leader that will have an influence on business in the future. Students may apply for a grant of 50% of the tuition fees of the Executive MBA programme at the University of Barcelona (the scholarship does not cover the administrative fee). The main aim of this…
The Universitat de Barcelona Business School stand at the postgraduate fair Futura was approached by hundreds of students. The event took place in Barcelona from 24th to 25th March. For the third consecutive year, the centre for research and postgraduate and executive education in business at the Faculty of Economics and Business showcased its degrees, which include the MSc in Business Research, the PhD in Business, the MSc in International Business and the Executive MBA. A large majority of students…
Carlos Astete Larraín is a former Executive MBA student at the Universitat de Barcelona Business School. He is now employed as an expert in training at the law firm Cuatrecases, one of the market leaders in the Iberian Peninsula. Only five months after having started the EMBA, Astete found a job in a tech startup based in Barcelona. In this interview, he speaks about his experience while at the University of Barcelona and his later professional life. In which way…
Luis Andrés Araya Castillo, PhD student at the Universitat de Barcelona Business School, has been awarded the best paper in the Leadership, Strategy and International Business track at the 32nd National Meeting of Management and Economics Schools (ENEFA). His paper “Strategic groups and competitive dynamics in higher education in Chile” explores the higher education from a strategic point of view and according to the strategic group theory. The paper is co-authored by his PhD advisor and researcher at the UB…
For the third consecutive year, UB Business School will be taking part in Barcelona's international postgraduate fair “Futura”. This not-to-be-missed event in the world of education will be held from the 24th to 25th March 2017, with an uninterrupted schedule from 10h to 20h on both days at Palau 5, Recinte Firal de Montjuïc. This new edition is expected to attract more than 6,000 visitors. This year, the Universitat de Barcelona Business School will be present alongside both local and…