Program Overview

Executive MBA Online (EMBA)

The Executive MBA Online (EMBA) at the UPF Barcelona School of Management is a directive training with an international focus that will boost your career and prepare you to develop a strategic vision, broaden your global perspective, and gain the necessary confidence to lead successfully in changing environments. The Executive MBA Online is designed for professionals who want to go further.

Key Features

• Duration: 18 months
• Language: Spanish (with some optional subjects in English)
• Modality: Online
• Schedule: Afternoons
• ECTS Credits: 60
• Price: €25,000

Program Description

The Executive MBA is a master's degree that transforms your career with a disruptive program that adapts to you. It is an official master's degree, accredited by AMBA and backed by the reputation of the Universitat Pompeu Fabra. Imagine living a unique 18-month experience, part-time, designed specifically for executives who want to lead with impact. Our online program offers you the flexibility to continue advancing in your career while acquiring the key competencies to direct global organizations in the current volatile context.

Why Choose This Program

1. Accredited School: Part of an institution recognized by EQUIS and AMBA, and accredited by AQU, reaffirming UPF-BSM's reputation as one of the world's best business schools.
2. Flexible and Personalized Learning: Learn from anywhere, reach where you want. The online format gives you enough flexibility to enjoy an immersive and high-impact training without compromising your personal life and without giving up continuing to advance in your career.
3. Faculty with Real-World Experience: Learn from the best: prestigious faculty with real-world experience and innovative viewpoints. This program features a recognized faculty for its excellence in research and with the vision of sector leaders and entrepreneurs. Together, they offer practical training designed to respond to the demands of the current business world.
4. Lead with Absolute Confidence: Establish precedents in the sector with decisions based on real strategies and intelligent ideas. And do it without compromising your professional and academic development thanks to a flexible and disruptive learning model.
5. Professional Projection with Impact: Take control of your career with first-level professional advice, leadership mentoring, and direct contact with business leaders from around the world. Whether you lead a Fortune 500, are at the forefront of a startup, or are redefining your sector, this EMBA prepares you to make a difference in the business sector.
6. An Exclusive Network of Leaders and Executives: Surround yourself with high-level leaders, visionary entrepreneurs, and global experts. Access an executive network of elite with global benchmarks in the sector and international business hubs. Join a consolidated community with more than 30,000 Alumni.

Target Audience

The Executive MBA at the UPF Barcelona School of Management is designed for professionals with a solid background and a strong commitment to transformative leadership. The program is aimed at executives, entrepreneurs, and team leaders who seek to take a leap in their career, expand their impact, and lead with integrity in an increasingly complex business environment.

Admission and Enrollment

• Acreditations: As a management school of the Universitat Pompeu Fabra—3rd best public university in Spain according to Times Higher Education and recognized as the best Spanish university, 10th in Europe and Top 20 worldwide in the 2023 ranking of young universities— we can guarantee excellence and innovation in the classroom.
• Official Master's Degree: The Executive MBA is an official master's degree and has the academic recognition of the Ministry of Education of the Government of Spain.

Curriculum

The Executive MBA is structured over 18 months, with compulsory and optional subjects. The program includes a combination of theoretical knowledge and practical application, with a focus on developing key competencies such as leadership, communication, cooperation, adaptive thinking, decision-making, and autonomous learning.

Complementary Activities

The Executive MBA also includes the possibility of participating in practical and personal and professional growth activities such as:

• Master Classes with International Faculty: Access exclusive sessions with world-renowned experts. Learn from their real experiences and transformative strategies to make better decisions and redefine success in an evolving business landscape.
• CEO Speaker Series: Participate in exclusive virtual sessions with CEOs of global prestige. Through interactive debates, high executives will talk about the triumphs and challenges of making high-risk decisions in the current context, providing you with the tools necessary to lead with vision.
• Extended Experience: Take your learning experience to the next level with an initiative that combines academic excellence with an immersive international experience. Designed to complete your executive training and expand your horizons with dynamic activities and personalized services. Through Extended Experience, you will consolidate the skills that will be required of future leaders and explore interdisciplinary perspectives beyond the classroom while immersing yourself in the unique energy of Barcelona. Additionally, you will have exclusive opportunities to expand your international network with high-impact strategic connections.
• Specialization Routes: Personalize your Executive MBA with specialized optional subjects that will place you at the forefront of innovation in the sector. Choose from:
  • Medtech: Explore the latest advances in medical technology. Delve into the regulatory challenges, emerging innovations in the health sector, and management strategies that drive operational efficiency and improve patient care in a constantly evolving sector.
  • Artificial Intelligence and Data-Driven Decisions: Leverage the full potential of AI and big data. Learn to apply advanced analytics to make better strategic decisions, optimize processes, and differentiate yourself in the current digital market.

Faculty

The Executive MBA is taught by executive professionals from leading companies and faculty of recognized international prestige from UPF-BSM and the Department of Economics and Business at UPF.

Academic Direction

Katharine Mary D'Amico Professor of the Practice

Faculty

• Luz Parrondo Tort
• Ana Freire
• Fàtima Vidal Ayuso
• Francesco Spinoglio
• José Manuel Martínez Sierra
• Josep Maria Galí Izard
• Laurentiu Neamtu Neamtu
• Llorenç Bagur Femenías
• Marcos Eguiguren Huerta
• Oriol Amat Salas
• Oriol Montanyà Vilalta
• Ramon Bastida Vialcanet
• Susana Domingo Pérez

Collaborating Faculty

• Josep Ballesté Alabart
• Jordina Arcal Cunillera
• Clara Lapiedra
• Marc Ferre Hausmann
• Iñaki Bustinduy
• Yago Llaquet
• Ivan Bofarull
• Cai Felip
• Joan Riera
• Marta Arenas-Jal
• Diego Moñux
• Angel Sanchez
• Javier Aguilar
• Merce Tell
• Carles Florensa

International Collaborating Faculty

• Andrey Kostyuk
• Yih Teen Lee
• Joshua Bernstein
• Eleni Kitra
• Richard Jolly
• Cormac Walsh
• Nick Morgan
• Steven Guest

Methodology

A flexible and personalized modality. At UPF-BSM, we redefine online learning with a dynamic and adaptive experience to your professional objectives. At any time and place, you set the pace, while staying connected to a state-of-the-art virtual environment. Access 24/7 to interactive materials, collaborative tools, and real-time progress tracking. Participate in live webinars, discussion forums, and weekly tutorials that transform knowledge into action. This is more than online education: it is a path of growth, designed for those who never stop.

Active Learning Methodologies: The Differential Factor

It's not just a matter of convenience; our focus is on generating real impact and strengthening your network of contacts through innovative and attractive strategies:

• Flipped Classroom: Learn theory at your own pace through videos, interactive readings, and digital modules. Then, to translate theory into practice, you have virtual sessions with debates, case analysis, and collaborative problem-solving.
• Project-Based Learning (PBL): Solve real or simulated business problems through projects that require investigation, collaboration, and innovation. Translate theoretical knowledge into applicable strategies to achieve your objectives successfully.
• Collaborative Learning: Through advanced collaborative tools and with the guidance of expert professors, you can participate in dynamics and case studies with your peers. The faculty will facilitate the debate and ensure participation so that everyone can contribute their vision. This methodology reinforces teamwork skills and creates an enriching ecosystem for the exchange of knowledge.
• Gamification: Maintain motivation and participation with an enriched learning experience with game dynamics: simulations, competitions, points, levels, and rewards. This playful and competitive approach allows you to apply knowledge in a creative and effective way.

Evaluation

The Executive MBA program consists of different evaluation systems according to each subject: exams, group work, individual work, and the individual project.

Tools

The online learning process is characterized by its flexibility, as the structure of the academic calendar and the diversity of multimedia resources made available to the student allow knowledge to be acquired autonomously.

Professional Outcomes

The Executive MBA Online is not just a program; it is the definitive boost to transform your career and generate real impact in organizations, challenging the established. It equips you with the tools to lead with vision in VUCA environments, where uncertainty is the norm, driving change with innovative strategies and intelligent decisions.

Student Profile

The Executive MBA at the UPF Barcelona School of Management brings together a diverse and high-level community, formed by professionals who share a solid background and the ambition to take a leap in their development as directors.

• Average Experience: 10.5 years, with a recommended minimum of 8 years of experience.
• Average Age: 36 years, reflecting a profile oriented towards decision-making in complex environments.
• Positions: Students come from middle management (40%), top management and C-level (30%), area managers, and entrepreneurs. This plurality enriches discussions with varied perspectives and real leadership experiences.
• Sectoral Diversity: The program stands out for its sectoral diversity (consulting, technology, industry, health, banking, consumption, among others) and its international character. In the UPF-BSM community, more than 140 nationalities are represented, and 59% of our students are international.

This mosaic of experiences, sectors, and cultures generates a collaborative and multicultural environment, where innovation, global vision, and strategic thinking are naturally enhanced, driving both learning and networking opportunities.