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8 Febrero - 2022

Reconsidering what training means

We have always heard people say that they have to be trained, and for this purpose there are organizations such as schools or universities that are dedicated to offering training processes. It is necessary, however, to pay attention to the language: precisely why do we use the word formation?


8 Febrero - 2022

Metaverse as a business tool

Although the virtual world or metaverse is sometimes perceived as mere leisure pages where you can play, chat or simply waste time, there are different applications that support its great potential as a business development tool. This is evidenced by Luz Parrondo, Director of the Finance, Accounting and Control Department at UPF-BSM.


3 Febrero - 2022

"The EC considers gas and nuclear green energies to please France and Germany"

The European Commission (EC) has decided to include gas and nuclear energy as green energies within the taxonomy to point out to investors the activities that can be classified as sustainable or that contribute to reducing emissions.


2 Febrero - 2022

"To expand el Prat it is not necessary to destroy la Ricarda"

The expansion of the Barcelona airport, under discussion at the UPF Barcelona School of Management.


1 Febrero - 2022

And in the stock market, where is the inflation?

The great protagonist at the beginning of the year is none other than inflation. It is not surprising, the interannual rate was 5% in the Euro Zone, 6.5% in Spain or 5.3% in Germany.


1 Febrero - 2022

Self-employed quota reform as an embryo of the shadow economy

With a 30% self-employed quota, 21% VAT and 15% advanced withholding of personal income tax, the self-employed will work to pay taxes, since the tax burden at the end of the quarter will be 60%.


1 Febrero - 2022

What is behind the price of antigen tests in Spain?

Until the price regulation, Spain has been one of the European countries with the highest price of antigen tests.


28 Enero - 2022

Rehabilitation of buildings reduces the risk of social exclusion: the UPF-BSM organizes sustainable housing conferences

The UPF Barcelona School of Management signs with the Metropolitan House Foundation an agreement for the creation of the Dignified and Sustainable Housing Chair


28 Enero - 2022

UPF Barcelona School of Management celebrates the Chinese New Year

The China Global Strategy of UPF Barcelona School of Management (UPF-BSM) has celebrated the arrival of the Year of the Tiger with an event at the school.


26 Enero - 2022

UPF Barcelona School of Management participates in the VII Energy Marathon

During the month of February, the UPF-BSM community embarks on the project to reduce electricity and water consumption, cut emissions and make energy poverty visible.


25 Enero - 2022

Housing rehabilitation: how to live longer and better

The United Nations is committed to promoting housing that meets energy efficiency requirements to ensure habitability. Within the framework of the Chair in Dignified & Sustainable Housing, its director and its researcher, Ramon Bastida and Erola Palau, respectively, propose examples of good practices in the rehabilitation of urban housing. 


25 Enero - 2022

Internet and teens: addiction or escape?

The survey on drug use in secondary education in Spain (Estudes, 2021) shows that one in four Spanish students between 14 and 18 years of age makes "compulsive use of the Internet". The director of the Master's Degree in Professional Mediation, Javier Wilhelm, analyzes whether the use of the Internet is really an addiction or an escape route.


25 Enero - 2022

Do we pollute when we store our information in the cloud?

The cloud is made up of computers that store and process data of all kinds, dissipating heat in a single space. This huge amount of work can raise the temperature of the room considerably and, therefore, data centers need infrastructures to maintain the temperature and ensure the proper functioning of the machines. How can we reduce the technological carbon footprint? Ana Freire, Director of the Academic Area of Technology, points to Artificial Intelligence. 


22 Enero - 2022

UPF Barcelona School of Management becomes ICREA Host Institution

The UPF Barcelona School of Management (UPF-BSM) has exceeded the demanding access requirements and has become an ICREA Host Institution.


18 Enero - 2022

Economic efficiency meets social efficiency

Our productive system has significant inefficiencies and, when a crisis like the current one arises, it punishes us more severely. In view of this situation, Tomàs Rubió explains the future ahead with what has now been agreed between the Spanish government and the social agents.


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