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UPF Barcelona School of Management has celebrated the Opening Ceremony for the new 2024-2025 academic year, welcoming more than 1,500 students from 66 nationalities. This marks the beginning of a transformative journey for students who are joining a diverse and vibrant community, where 50% are international students, primarily from Latin America and Europe.

The UPF Barcelona School of Management (UPF-BSM) has once again gained significant recognition in the QS Business Masters Ranking 2025, with five of its Masters programs excelling, highlighted in three ranking categories: Marketing, Finance, and Management, in Spain. The School has improved its position in all three segments, demonstrating its continued commitment to academic excellence and global competitiveness.

On September 18 and 19, we were thrilled to take part in the Gutenberg Campus, an annual conference for scientific communication and outreach professionals. The key theme of this year’s conference was drought, a critical challenge that over 300 specialists came to discuss.

The event is designed for professionals in the sector with a program that is adapted in collaboration with the participants, This year’s edition comprised more than 40 sessions, including workshops, debates, conferences and idea laboratories, all of which focused on exploring and tackling the complex problems associated with drought and its communication.

The UPF Barcelona School of Management (UPF-BSM) has successfully completed the evaluation process of the Business School Impact System (BSIS), and EFMD Global has once again awarded the School its BSIS label. This accreditation underlines the impact generated by the School in 7 different dimensions, including education, research, the economy, and business development in the surrounding area, highlighting its capacity to generate knowledge and strengthen the bonds between the business and academic communities.

A group of UPF-BSM Alumnis from different professional fields guided, inspired and motivated the hundreds of graduates on the exciting path that opens up for them after the end of their time at the school.

For the second year in a row, the UPF Barcelona School of Management features in the Executive MBA Rankings published by QS, one of the world’s most widely consulted rankings in the higher education sector.

For the fourth year in a row, the UPF Barcelona School of Management (UPF-BSM) has been named as a “Transforming School", by the Positive Impact Rating (PIR).

The STOP project uses the knowledge of psychologists and psychiatrists to train an AI system that anonymously classifies social media users into different risk levels. With the use of the Emotional Support Chat of the Fundació Ajuda i Esperança in its last campaign, subsidized by Meta, consultations increased by 1,115%.

For the second consecutive year, the UPF Barcelona School of Management (UPF-BSM) has been included in the Executive Education Custom 2024 ranking published the Financial Times, remaining the only school affiliated to a public university in Spain to feature in the most prestigious ranking in the Higher Education sector at an international level.

UPF Barcelona School of Management (UPF-BSM) has been awarded the accreditation of the Business Graduates Association (BGA), a certification of quality that ensures the highest standards in business schools. Moreover, the School has been reaccredited by the Association of MBAs (AMBA) for its Management and International Business programs.

We review the main conclusions of the discussion held at the "Aula ¿Cómo fomentar la inversión sostenible a través de los fondos art. 9 de SFDR", organised by Gabeiras in collaboration with Triodos and UPF-BSM last March. 

The UPF-BSM Chair in Decent and Sustainable Housing, in collaboration with the Metropolitan House Foundation, presents the results of the study entitled "Sustainable Balanced Scorecard for the Housing Sector".

The UPF-BSM Annual Alumni Reunion 2024, was held on February 8 at the School’s campus, with more than 250 people attending the event, under the slogan “Leading the Change”.

Prof. Andrea Saltelli presents his book “The Politics of Modelling” in Oxford