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Our admission process consists of a rigorous evaluation of each application to preserve the quality of the group as well as the training, experience, and work capacity of all students.

<ul><li>The Admissions Committee will select the candidates on the basis of a personal or CV-based interview.</li>
	<li>You will be notified of the admission decision in writing.</li>
</ul>

Admission

<ul><li>Resgistration must be paid within a 15 days after the admission.</li>
	<li>Once the letter of acceptance to the program has been received, you will need to submit the following original documents before the course begins:
	<ul><li>Stamped and/or authenticated photocopy of your university degree.</li>
		<li>Stamped and/or authenticated photocopy of your transcript of records.</li>
	</ul></li>
	<li>If you have a foreign degree, we will indicate you in the admission letter the specific instructions of the documents required</li>
	<li>Paying the reservation fee (25% of the program's tuition fees) is essential in order to reserve your place</li>
	<li>If you pay the tuition fees by bank transfer you will be required to introduce the program code. The program code for this course is 1508.</li>
	<li>The remaining tuition fees must be paid 2 weeks before the start of the course.</li>
</ul>

Enrolment

Application for admission

Applications for admission will be evaluated when you complete the following steps:

<ul><li>Complete the online admission form.</li>
	<li>Pay the €120 admission fee. This amount will be returned if you are not admitted.</li>
	<li>Send the following documents through the online platform e-registrar:
	<ul><li><a href="https://www.bsm.upf.edu/documents/admission-letter-video-upf-bsm-en.pdf" target="_blank">Presentation letter or video</a></li>
		<li>CV</li>
		<li>Scanned copy of university degree (if you are in the last year of your degree, you can provide your academic records)</li>
		<li>Scanned copy of Transcript of Records. Make sure that it includes your GPA (Grade Point Average)</li>
		<li>Scanned copy of ID Card or Passport</li>
		<li>Passport-size photo (jpg format)</li>
	</ul></li>
</ul>Additional documents may be requested in certain cases. 
Applications are subject to the number of places available on the program.

Complete your application within the next admission rounds:

The Master in International Business is structured in 4 large modules and an international trip so that the student can experience first-hand how large multinationals create their international strategies.

International Environment: Economic intelligence and institutional framework

Strategy

Foreign Trade Operation

Transversality

The information contained in these pages is for information purposes only and may be subject to change in the adaptation of each academic year. The definitive guide will be available to students in the virtual space before the start of each subject.

Note on the Curriculum

<ul><li>Josep Maria Cervera 
	International Director of the Barcelona Chamber of Commerce. 
	MBA for IESE.</li>
	<li>Ivette Fuentes Molina 
	Head of Studies and Professor of Applied Economy with full dedication in the ESCSET (UPF). 
	Doctor in Law, Economy and Business for UdG. Master in Economic History for UB.</li>
	<li>Ethel Gordo 
	Founding partner of Proa Consultoria . Coaching SL. 
	Graduated in Psychology (UB), Diploma in Labor Relations (UPF) and PDD (IESE).</li>
	<li>Irene Guadiola 
	Lawyer, specialist in International Trade, Duaner Law and International Contraction in the office Guardiola Lawyers, in the Official College of Customs Officers and Customs Representatives of Barcelona and in the General Council of Spanish Customs Representatives in its international field. A member of the Spanish Committee of the Chamber of International Trade. 
	Master at International Business Law at the University of Nijmegen Holland, doctoral dissertation on "The Origin of Goods as a Differentiated Customs Tax Budget". Master of Financial and Tax Law in the ECF (Centre de Estudis Finut'res), Post-graduate degree in Foreign Trade by the Centre for International Economic Studies (CEDEIN).</li>
	<li>Leonardo Irigoyen 
	Professional international trade with several years of experience such as Export Area Manager in multinational environments and consulting for companies. 
	He was a graduate of the University of Congress (Mendoza, Argentina) and a Master of Business in International Business for IDEC (UPF).</li>
	<li>Tanguy Jacopin 
	Director General of Global Born Ltd. 
	Doctor in Applied Economy from the Sorbonne University in Paris.</li>
	<li>Amadeo Jensana 
	Director of the Business Circle and responsible for the economic area of Casa Asia. by San Pablo University. 
	Associate Professor of Humanities Department at Pompeu Fabra University.</li>
	<li>Judith Mata 
	Executive Director of the Ricardo Fisas Natura Bissé Foundation. 
	Master of Communication Studies at the Ramon Llull University. 
	Associate Professor of the Department of Economics and Business at Pompeu Fabra University.</li>
	<li> Isabel Pardos 
	Director and International Speaker of Litexco Group. 
	PDG for IESE.</li>
	<li>Francisco Puig 
	Coordinates the "GestOR" Research Group (Organizational Geostrategy: Clusters and Competitiveness). 
	Professor Titular at the Faculty of Economics of the University of Valencia. Doctor (Extraordinary prize) by the University of Valencia.   
	He is the author of several articles and books in the area of specialization in international strategy, Business Triangle and Clustering.</li>
	<li>Lucas Pussetto 
	Academic director of the Institute for Research and Economic Education (I+I) in Buenos Aires. He is Professor of International Economy and Macroeconomics in the MBA of the IAE of the Southern University and in the postgraduate of Public Policies of the BSM . Master in Economics of the Pompeu Fabra University.</li>
	<li>Joan Ros 
	He is the director of Binomio China Consulting. 
	MBA by Golden Gate University (US).</li>
	<li>Enrique Schonberg-Schwarz 
	Associate Professor of the Department of Economics and Business at Pompeu Fabra University. 
	A specialist consultant on strategy and internationalisation. 
	PPD by IESE Business School. </li>
	<li>Pere Serra 
	Founder and owner of Ganymede Consulting. 
	Bachelor of Science in Biology from the Autonomous University of Barcelona.</li>
	<li>Jordi Sellarés Serra 
	Director of the Spanish Committee of the Chamber of International Trade.  Legal advisor to the Andorran delegation to the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). 
	Associate Professor at the University of Barcelona (UB) and Esade. Doctor in Law for UB. 
	Master at International Relations at the University of Cambridge</li>
	<li>Manuel Vericat  
	Telecommunications Engineer currently Solutions Specific Knowledge Leader Technology in Everis - an NTT Data Company 
	Technical consultant and technology-based entrepreneur consultant 
	Professor of the Master of International Business at the UPF BSM.</li>
</ul>

Collaborating faculty

With a global vision and a great track record in research, the faculty of the Master in International Business will give you the 360 degree vision you need to boost your professional career in the international market.

<ul><li>International business department of a multinational company</li>
	<li>Company export and import department</li>
	<li>Public institutions and private consultancies in the field of business internationalization</li>
	<li>Creation of your own trade company</li>
</ul>

The Master in International Business enables you to develop a professional career in export departments of companies with international activity, as well as in export management, trading companies, customs and international logistics.

The master is aimed at international business professionals who want to update their knowledge, as well as university graduates and higher graduates, especially in the area of business administration, economics, law and engineering, who have a minimum of approximately 2 years of relevant professional experience. At the end of the program, the participants will have acquired and updated the essential knowledge and skills to be able to face any challenge posed by their company or to create their own company aimed at the international market and foreign trade.

Number of years of professional experience

With more than 700 students in its 15 courses, the Master in International Business is made up of students from different continents. They are looking for a unique and modern training capable of generating a professional leap, both in their respective multinationals and to be able to access the international market. The students of the Master in International Business comply with the DNA of the program: international profiles each with their own vision of how to do business in the world and with training in the areas of business administration, economics, law or engineering.

The objective of our methodology is that you get all the practical tools to be able to lead the external activities of your company. To do this, you will have professors who will be in charge of developing and increasing your critical vision and exposing you to real and current cases so that you get the most out of the theoretical knowledge of the program.

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Master in International Business

UPF Barcelona School of Management is the management school of Pompeu Fabra University, the 1st Ibero-American university and the 16th placed university in the world, among those under 50 years of age, according to the Times Higher Education ranking. 

UPF Barcelona School of Management has EQUIS accreditation, the most prestigious institutional recognition for business schools globally, and places itself among the top business schools in the world.

The Master in International Business has AMBA accreditation from the Association of MBAs, which recognizes UPF-BSM for its academic quality and reputation. 

The Master in International Business is an official master's degree and has the academic recognition of the Ministry of Education of the Government of Spain. The Quality Agency of the University System of Catalonia (AQU) has also institutionally accredited UPF-BSM. This accreditation certifies all the official master's degrees that we teach and recognizes the <a href="https://www.bsm.upf.edu/en/about-us/quality">quality</a> of our educational model in accordance with the criteria of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA).

Máster Universitario en Negocios Internacionales 

The Master in International Business is the training you need to make the leap to the foreign market. With this master you will improve your management skills and discover how to analyse business opportunities on each continent, adapting to their business models. You will delve into the macroeconomic aspects of the international market through modern and updated training to understand how to respond to the demands of a globalized world in constant change.

Understand how the Asian, European and Latin American markets work, and experience firsthand, during the Study Trip, how companies and institutions in other markets create their international strategies.

Develop an international vision

Learn one of today's most in-demand professions with positions such as international business manager or international consultant, among others.

Multiply your job opportunities

Participate in a master's program that has more than 20 editions, 1,000 students and top-level accreditations such as those awarded by the AMBA (Association of MBAs) and ANECA (National Agency for Quality Assessment and Accreditation).

Be trained in a pioneering program

Acquire practical business knowledge with professionals and professors from Pompeu Fabra University and renowned companies and institutions.

Learn from professionals and experts

Through the Business Game you will be able to put into practice the strategic decisions of your company in a simulator, exploring all avenues of an international project.

Gain work experience

Learn to work as a team and lead your company's projects in the foreign market more efficiently.

Improve your management skills

With the help of market research professors from Pompeu Fabra University, as well as active professionals in the sector, you will learn to develop your own business plan for the creation of a company with a foreign vocation or an improvement plan for an international company. The Master's Degree in International Business will enable you to develop a professional career in export departments in companies with international activity, as well as in export management, trading companies, customs and international logistics.

Among the 5 best master's degrees in its speciality nationwide according to EDUNIVERSAL, this master's degree will give you a broad vision of business. You will be able to understand the different realities that occur when you export a product to several countries, seen from different points of view within the same company.

The Master´s Degree in Internacional Business is endorsed by Pompeu Fabra University, the 1st Spanish university and the 15th best university in the world (of those with less than 50 years), according to the Times Higher Education ranking. In addition, UPF Barcelona School of Management has EQUIS accreditation, the most prestigious institutional recognition for business schools globally.

Foreign trade and international business are one of the areas with the greatest professional future. All the big companies in the world need experts with a global perspective who know how to look for new opportunities and expand their business. With the Master in International Business from UPF-BSM, you will have the tools to master the strategy and operations of the international market with rigour and professionalism.

If you are a member or family member of an employee of the UPF group or belonged to the collaborating institutions of the UPF Barcelona School of Management, you can enjoy a series of applicable discounts on the tuition fees for your program.

UPF Employee Discounts

If you are alumni of one of our Partner Universities, you are entitled to a discount of 10% on the UPF Barcelona School of Management Masters and postgraduate program tuition fees (those programs with more than 15 credits).

*Discount not compatible with other scholarships, discounts and reductions.

UPF Partner Latinoamerican Universities Discount

If you are a member of our alumni associations or of one of our partner universities, we offer you a series of applicable discounts on the amount of tuition for your program.

Alumni discounts 

A large number of external entities and institutions offer financial aid options to students who want to enrol on one of our master programs and postgraduate courses. 
 

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External financial aid

Check if the university where you took your undergraduate studies is a UPF partner university and obtain a 10% discount on your master's tuition fees. 

*Discount not compatible with other scholarships, discounts and reductions.

UPF Partner Universities Discount

Apply for our Merit Based Scholarship, awarded to those who prove they have talent and motivation.

Merit Based Scholarship

In addition, we collaborate with various entities which provide study loans on favorable terms. For more information you can contact any of the following links.&nbsp;

You can choose how to finance your studies by consulting our simulator.

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The UPF Barcelona School of Management offers you different means of financing so that you can take any of our programs without worry. We offer you the opportunity to finance part of your program, either by rewarding your talent through scholarships, through grants from entities dedicated to promoting education or through collaboration agreements with financial entities.

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