IESE Business School, the graduate school of management of the University of Navarra, is located in Barcelona and Madrid. It offers the MBA, Global Executive MBA, Executive MBA and PhD in Management degrees, as well as a wide range of executive education programs for global senior executives and Continuing Education programs for alumni. History in Brief: In 1957, the foundations were laid for the creation of IESE Business School. In 1964, the school established Europe’s first 2-year MBA program, with the support of Harvard Business School. In 1980, it began offering the world’s premier bilingual MBA program. And in 1994, the school pioneered the concept of joint-venture executive education. In 2000, IESE launched its Global Executive MBA featuring modular residential sessions in Barcelona, Silicon Valley and Shanghai and state-of-the-art distance learning technology. The Dean: The Dean of IESE is Dr. Jordi Canals. Rankings: # 1 in the world # 2 in Europe
Faculty: Alumni:
No., all programs Over 30,000 Research Centers and Academic Chairs: Research Centers Center for Globalization and Strategy Center for Enterprise in Latin America (CELA) International Center for Financial Research (CIIF) e-business Center PwC&IESE Center for Family-Owned Business and Entrepreneurship (CEFIE) International Center for Logistics Research (CIIL) International Research Center on Organizations (IRCO) Public - Private Sector Research Center (SP-SP) Center for Business in Society (CBS) International Center of Work and Family (ICWF) International Research Center for the Media Companies (CIEC) Center for Sport Business Management (CSBM) International Center for Competitiveness (ICC) Academic Chairs Abertis Chair of Regulation, Competition and Public Policy Alcatel Chair of Technology Management Anselmo Rubiralta Chair of Strategy and Globalization 'Crèdit Andorrà' Chair of Markets, Organizations and Humanism Grupo Santander Chair of Financial Institutions and Corporate Governance "Carl Schrøder' Chair of Strategic Management Family-Owned Business Chair Chair of Economics and Ethics Bertrán Foundation Chair of Entrepreneurship 'La Caixa' Chair of Corporate Social Responsibility and Corporate Governance Nissan Chair of Corporate Strategy and International Business PricewaterhouseCoopers Chair of Corporate Finance SEAT Chair of Labor RelationsPublication Type Ranking MBA Ranking
October 2006MBA Ranking
May 2006
# 4 in the worldFull-Time With PhDs Part-Time From 96 99% 45 19 25 countries
IESE alumni are known for their leadership qualities, professional excellence, integrity, entrepreneurial spirit, and global outlook. They enjoy the trust and respect of colleagues and clients.From Working in Alumni Association Membership 105 nationalities 100 countries 42% Director Location Barcelona Madrid Prof. Pablo Fernández Madrid Prof. Brian Subirana Barcelona Prof. Josep Tàpies, Prof. Pedro Nueno Barcelona Prof. Marc Sachon Barcelona Prof. Javier Quintanilla, Prof. José Ramón Pin Madrid Prof. Xavier Vives Barcelona Prof. M. Ángel Rodríguez, Prof. Joan Fontrodona Barcelona Prof. Steven Poelmans Barcelona Prof. Juan Manuel de Toro, Prof. Alfonso Sánchez-Tabernero Madrid Prof. Ignacio Urrutia Madrid Prof. Eduardo Ballarín, Prof. Antonio Subirà Madrid
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