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Participants on the second edition of the ESADE-Georgetown Global Executive MBA are currently grappling with the challenges and opportunities of doing business in Latin America in their intensive module in Buenos Aires and São Paulo.

Over the two weeks, the cohort of 29 executives of 13 different nationalities, living in 11 different countries will focus on the strategy and structure of the multi-national firm while also getting to know more about Latin American business first hand.

At ESADE’s campus in Buenos Aires, apart from following classes on Marketing for Global Executives, Global Operations and Supply Chains, Structuring and Managing the Global Firm and Designing the Global Firm, the group will also take part in three CEO forums, giving them a chance to network with business leaders from the Mercosur region. While in São Paulo they will visit three leading Brazilian companies: Natura, Petrobras and Inside Brazil, as well as following classes on Field Marketing. Over the course of the module, participants will also have a chance to get to know the cities, sample the local cuisine, go to a football match and a watch a tango show, among other activities.

Given that the average age of the class is 39, the module is taught by leading professors from ESADE and Georgetown, who are experts in training experienced managers. The programme’s international curriculum and focus on team work, combined with the diversity of the class in terms of nationalities, sectors worked in and academic and business backgrounds, enriches the classroom experience to such an extent that participants gain a truly global perspective.

Through its modules in Bangalore, Barcelona, Buenos Aires, Madrid, Moscow, New York, São Paulo and Washington D.C. the 15-month modular-based GEMBA programme, allows participants to witness the financial recovery from many different perspectives while also getting an MBA from three great schools: Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business, Georgetown’s Walsh School of Foreign Service and ESADE Business School.

ESADE has close ties with both Argentina and Brazil, with a campus in Buenos Aires (opened in 2004) and a Global Center in São Paulo (opened in May 2009). ESADE currently runs Executive Education programmes in Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay and has alumni chapters in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, México, Peru and Venezuela.

For the second year running, prestigious Latin American business magazine, Ámerica Economía has ranked ESADE Business School number ten in the world for Executive Education in Latin America. ESADE is one of only three schools founded outside of the region to make the top ten.

ESADE has shown a firm commitment to the region, with the opening of their campus in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 2004 and the setting up of a Global Center in São Paulo, Brazil earlier this year. ESADE Buenos Aires offers a range of executive education programmes, encompassing both open and in-company.

In this latest evaluation ESADE is ranked number one in terms of clients. This criteria particularly considers the size and importance of schools’ Latin American clients and the loyalty of these clients. At a time when competition in executive education is fierce, this result highlights the quality of ESADE’s programmes.

Corporate Universities also form an important part of ESADE’s presence in Latin America. The school, whose clients include Telefónica, Santander and Repsol YPF works closely with these companies to design programmes which are perfectly integrated into their strategy and are taught around the world, particularly in Latin America. ESADE hosts an annual conference on Corporate Universities and is one of the few business schools to have fully embraced this change in direction in executive education.

“In open and custom programmes we work hard to meet clients’ expectations, designing courses that fit their needs and are flexible enough to adapt to new realities as they emerge.” Comments Alejandro Bernhardt, Director of ESADE’s Buenos Aires campus. ESADE’s new range of month-long programmes, “Executive Education for Times of Crisis” is an example of this. Participants choose whether to focus on Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Human Resources or Creativity and Innovation.

Other programmes offered by ESADE in Latin America include ESADE’s well reputed Global Executive MBA (GEMBA) program, run in conjunction with Georgetown University, which holds one of its six two-week modules in Argentina and Brazil and ESADE’s Advanced Management Programme offered in Buenos Aires, Campinas, Curitiba and Montevideo. ESADE also boasts an impressive international network and has alumni chapters in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Peru, Ecuador, Mexico, and Venezuela.

For more information on the new ranking see www.americaeconomia.com