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The Director of the Veolia Chair in Institutional Communication and Sustainability and the Master’s Degree in Political and Institutional Communication at UPF-BSM took part in a Madrid event exploring the role of cabinet leadership in public decision-making.

The programme enters the global Top 5 for the first time, ranking as the best in Spain and the second-best in Europe.

A new academic year has begun at UPF Barcelona School of Management (UPF-BSM), and to celebrate the occasion and welcome the school’s new students, the opening ceremony for the 2026/27 academic year took place yesterday.

This year's winners are Nelly Cordero and Kiara Cruz, who completed their thesis as part of the 2025-26 academic year at UPF-BSM.

Both organisations will collaborate to promote training programmes aimed at fostering talent in today’s business environment

The business school will participate for the first time in the initiative promoted by POLIMI Graduate School of Management, which connects students, alumni and faculty with third-sector organisations to develop high-impact pro bono consulting projects.

• UPF Barcelona School of Management expands its presence to all six Graduate Management Education categories assessed by QS, becoming the only business school affiliated with a Spanish public university represented in all of them
• The Master in Supply Chain Management ranks as the second-best in Spain and 57th in the world in its category
• The MBA ranks 42nd in Europe, placing it among the continent’s Top 50 MBA programmes
• The ranking places five of the school’s programmes among the Top 5 nationally in their respective categories

UPF Barcelona School of Management (UPF-BSM) has once again hosted Forum Edita, one of the leading international events focused on the book and publishing industry. This year’s edition brought together experts and professionals from around the world and paid tribute to Beatriz de Moura, founder of Tusquets Editores and one of the most influential figures in publishing in Spain and Latin America.

UPF Barcelona School of Management (UPF-BSM) celebrated the graduation of the Class of 2025–2026 this Thursday, marking the conclusion of an academic year defined by the institution's international momentum. More than 1,500 students from 130 countries completed their studies at the school this year, in a ceremony featuring Spain's Minister of Social Rights, Consumer Affairs and the 2030 Agenda, Pablo Bustinduy, as the class patron.

On 8 July, UPF Barcelona School of Management (UPF-BSM) hosted the sixth edition of the Geopolitics Seminar, organised by the Olof Palme International Foundation and the newspaper El País. The event brought together diplomats, researchers, and international relations experts to reflect on the key challenges facing global security.

The session explored the theoretical foundations of this management approach, discussed how it can be integrated into teaching, and examined the practical case of Uriach.

From 22 to 26 June, UPF Barcelona School of Management (UPF-BSM) welcomed a high-level delegation from Ecuador's leading judicial institutions, headed by Dr. Mercedes Caicedo Aldaz, President of the Judicial Council of Ecuador. The visit aimed to strengthen institutional and academic cooperation on the responsible governance of artificial intelligence applied to the administration of justice.

The UPF Barcelona School of Management (UPF-BSM) appears once again in the ranking of 250 master’s degrees published annually by the newspaper El Mundo, with a total of six programmes in the Top 5 of their category recognized by this classification.

UPF Barcelona School of Management (UPF-BSM) has been recognized for the sixth consecutive year as a Transforming School by the Positive Impact Rating (PIR) 2026, an international ranking that recognizes responsible business education, social impact, and sustainability among the world's leading business schools, based on students’ own assessments

UPF Barcelona School of Management (UPF-BSM) has entered the Financial Times Masters in Finance Ranking 2026 for the first time in its history. This ranking is widely regarded as the most prestigious and demanding global benchmark in higher education for finance programs. This year’s ranking includes only 70 finance master’s programs from around the world.