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UPF Barcelona School of Management (UPF-BSM) appears once again, for the third consecutive year, in the Financial Times ‘Executive Education Custom Ranking 2025’, a prestigious classification that evaluates customized training for companies delivered by business schools around the world.

The UPF Barcelona School of Management hosted the presentation of the study Impacts of Industrialized Construction from a Triple Perspective: Economic, Environmental, and Social, developed by the Chair of Decent and Sustainable Housing at UPF-BSM and the Metropolitan House Foundation.

Josep Joan Moreso, Professor of Philosophy of Law at Pompeu Fabra University (UPF) and rector of UPF from 2005 to 2013, has been awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Buenos Aires (UBA) in a ceremony held on May 15 in the Red Hall of the UBA Faculty of Law, presided over by Dean Leandro Vergara.

The UPF Barcelona School of Management (UPF-BSM) has renewed its EQUIS accreditation, which it was first awarded in 2022, making it the first business school affiliated to a public university in Spain to achieve this accolade. One of the most relevant accreditations in the higher education sector, the EQUIS certification is awarded by EFMD, the foundation that rates schools in terms of aspects such as academic quality, research, focus on internationalization, connections with the professional world and ethical commitment.

• Artificial Intelligence, digital fluency, strategic agility, and sustainability-based decision-making are some of the new trends incorporated into the online EMBA.
• Overseen by Academic Director Katharine D’Amico, the new edition of the Master will begin in March 2026, with a top-class international faculty.
• The new EMBA will offer two specialization tracks: one in MedTech, which explores the latest advances in medical technology; and the other in AI and Big Data for decision-making.

The Executive MBA at the UPF Barcelona School of Management (UPF-BSM) has been included for the third consecutive year in the QS Executive MBA Ranking 2025, which assesses the world’s top programs in executive education.

The new program will address the challenges faced by family businesses and provide the necessary tools and knowledge to ensure their sustainability and success

The Assembly Hall of Palauet Casades, headquarters of the Barcelona Bar Association (ICAB), has been the setting for the graduation ceremony of the students of the Master's Degree in Law and Legal Practice at UPF Barcelona School of Management.

Only 5 programs in Logistics and Supply Chain in Spain hold this prestigious professional certification issued by ELA, which grants graduates of the master's program the title of European Certified Logistician at the Senior Management Level.

The event is part of the AI Leaders project, an EU (Erasmus+) program aimed at enriching artificial intelligence education in business schools by promoting its ethical use and practical applications.

The Master of Science in International Business (Máster Universitario en Negocios Internacionales) at UPF Barcelona School of Management (UPF-BSM) has been recognized as the best in Spain by the QS International Trade Rankings 2025, a ranking that evaluates programs in the field of international business.

As part of the global strategy of UPF Barcelona School of Management to promote internationalization and knowledge exchange, the business school has signed a collaboration agreement today with the Federation Union of Chinese Associations in Spain.

The UPF Barcelona School of Management (UPF-BSM) and the international professional services group ETL GLOBAL have signed a collaboration agreement aimed at developing projects related to training and knowledge generation, strengthening the connection between the school and businesses.

• This is highlighted in the conclusions of a study on the social impact of the UPF Barcelona School of Management (UPF-BSM), conducted by researchers from the business school.

• Among the variables used to calculate social value are the academic and professional training provided by the institution, the employability of students and their access to the job market, as well as support for entrepreneurship and innovation, among others.

• 50% of UPF-BSM's programs are focused on social impact; the school has 11 chairs primarily dedicated to sustainability and a dedicated Vice-Dean's Office to lead this area.

Companies such as Nestlé, Condis, Danone, Frit Ravich or Unilever attended the business school to participate in a meeting on corporate collaboration in the consumer goods supply chain sector.