School Profiles
Our Full Time MBA is a top-ranked and highly innovative programme allowing you to customise your MBA experience in 12, 15 or 18 months according to your objectives. The flexibility of our Full Time MBA allows you to minimise the opportunity cost of pursuing an MBA by adapting to your changing needs as they arise throughout the programme. Whether you decide to pursue our Full Time MBA in 12, 15 or 18 months, both the minimum credit requirements and core curriculum are the same. The main difference will be the distribution of courses and your ability to undertake a summer internship or exchange programme.
The Full Time MBA’s core curriculum includes an Entrepreneurship module which integrates the knowledge and skills developed during the MBA through their application in a Business Plan. With Entrepreneurial and “Corporate Intrapreneurship” implications, the programme enables participants to acquire a firm grasp of the complete process involved in converting an initial idea into a structured Business Plan and its presentation to secure funding. The course will not only develop the management skills required to successfully launch a new business but also the ones necessary to relaunch a company approaching maturity in its lifecycle. With the help of our faculty, participants intent on launching their own business have a broad range of resources at their disposal including access to investors and one of the world’s largest alumni networks. Our trademark Leadership Assessment and Development Programme (LEAD) is a powerful tool which enables candidates to develop their leadership competencies and realise their full managerial potential through personalised coaching sessions and self-analysis platforms.
With over 80% of programme participants comprised of international students, your multicultural leadership competencies will also be constantly put to test given our teamwork-centric methodology which groups members of diverse geographical, functional, sector and academic backgrounds. Given the limited number of places on our Full Time MBA, we deliver unmatched personalised attention at all levels from Programme Management to Professors and right the way through to the Career Services Team that works closely with participants helping them manage the entire job search process.
As a select programme, each participant also truly has the opportunity to stand out in front of the international recruiters that hire on-campus. ESADE Business School is internationally recognised for the excellent standard of its MBA programmes and is accredited by the world’s three most respected management education organisations: AACSB International, the EQUIS accreditation from the EFMD and the British Association of MBAs (AMBA). For further information on ESADE’s Full Time MBA, click here
Accreditation: AMBA, EQUIS, AACSB
Rankings: June 2009, América Economía: - 2nd best MBA programme in Europe and 4th worldwide
January 2009, Financial Times: 7th in Europe and 18th worldwide
Other interesting ESADE Business School results in the FT's 2009 ranking:
- 3rd best business school worldwide for alumni career progression at 3 years post graduation.
- 5th best business school worldwide for alumni salary increase.
- 8th best business school for international mobility at 3 years post-graduation.
October 2008, Business Week: - 6th best business school outside the USA.
October 2007, Beyond Grey Pinstripes: - 2nd best business school outside the USA.
September 2007, The Wall Street Journal: - 1st business school worldwide.
Type of Program: Full Time MBA 12, 15 or 18-month MBA
Starting Dates: One intake per year, end of August 2010
Application Deadlines (Full Time MBA starting in 2010):
1. March 5th, 2010
2. April 16th, 2010
3. May 30th, 2010
4. July 20th, 2010*
*For European candidates and conditional on space remaining in the programme.
Number of nationalities: 47
Men: Women Ratio - 75:25
Age Range: from 23 to 37
Average Age: 28
Degree Background:
Length of Work Experience: Average of 5.2 years, minimum 2 years.
University Undergraduate Degree, equivalent to Bachelor’s Degree.
GMAT and English certificate: TOEFL or IELTS or Cambridge Certificate (if not native English speaker).
Work experience: 2 years minimum.
Number of References: 2
Essays/Interviews: 2
Application fees: 130 €
Tuition fees: Full Time MBA : Total compulsory expenses 54.500€ (intake 2010)
Estimate for accommodation/living costs, insurance: 22.200€ per year
Address: MBA Admissions
Av.d'Esplugues, 92-96, 08034 Barcelona, Spain
Telephone: +34 93 495 2088
Fax: +34 93 495 3828
Website: www.esade.edu/mba
Dean: Alfons Sauquet
MBA Program Director: Olaya García Lancha
MBA Admissions Director: Camila de Wit