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ESADE Moves up 3 places in the Economist MBA Ranking

Consolidating its place in the top 20, ESADE’s MBA has been ranked 17^th in the world and 5^th in Europe by the Economist today. Based on information given by the school and on alumni surveys, the ranking analyses different aspects of the MBA programme such as career progression, educational experience (faculty, diversity, peer group, etc), potential to network and salary increase. ESADE was ranked in the top ten for jobs found through the careers service, student diversity and increase in salary.

The school starts working on MBA students’ career development paths from their very first day on campus, with much of the MBA induction week involving giving students the tools to decide where they want to be post MBA and help them get there. Twice a year ESADE holds on-campus career fairs, such as the MBA Career Forum to be held later this month where companies a diverse array of sectors come searching for ESADE’s top MBA talent.

ESADE has also been looking at new ways to get the best career opportunities for students, working closely with them, not just on an individual basis, but with the student clubs and other initiatives. One such initiative is the student-organised Innovation Summit, where companies will challenge MBA’s to brainstorm and ideate solutions for their real-life business issues, as well as presenting some of the biggest issues around innovation in their sectors.

ESADE’s flexible 12, 15 or 18-month full-time MBA draws participants from 56 different countries, 81% of whom are from outside of Spain, who together speak 20 different languages and have an average of 5.6 years of work experience. The school has seen an increase in applications since the launch of the new format two years ago, in part due to the attractiveness of flexible format in uncertain times.

Gloria Batllori, Executive Director of the ESADE MBA said, “We are delighted to have moved up the Economist ranking again this year, it reflects some of the hard work of the team in meeting the needs of participants and recruiters, in addition to our highly proactive approach to career services.”

You can find the full ranking information here: http://www.economist.com/whichmba/full-time-mba-ranking

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