IESE at a glance


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:


Publication	Type	Ranking
Economist Intelligence Unit September 2007	MBA Ranking	# 3 in the world # 1 in Europe
Economist Intelligence Unit October 2006	MBA Ranking	# 1 in the world
Financial Times May 2006	Executive Education Ranking	# 2 in Europe # 4 in the world


Alumni: 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.


No., all programs	From	Working in	Alumni Association Membership
Over 30,000	105 nationalities	100 countries	42%


Research Centers and Academic Chairs:


Research Centers	Director	Location
Center for Globalization and Strategy	Prof. África Ariño	Barcelona
Center for Enterprise in Latin America (CELA)	Prof. José Ramón Pin	Madrid
International Center for Financial Research (CIIF)	Prof. Pablo Fernández	Madrid
e-business Center PwC&IESE	Prof. Brian Subirana	Barcelona
Center for Family-Owned Business and Entrepreneurship (CEFIE)	Prof. Josep Tàpies, Prof. Pedro Nueno	Barcelona
International Center for Logistics Research (CIIL)	Prof. Marc Sachon	Barcelona
International Research Center on Organizations (IRCO)	Prof. Javier Quintanilla, Prof. José Ramón Pin	Madrid
Public - Private Sector Research Center (SP-SP)	Prof. Xavier Vives	Barcelona
Center for Business in Society (CBS)	Prof. M. Ángel Rodríguez, Prof. Joan Fontrodona	Barcelona
International Center of Work and Family (ICWF)	Prof. Steven Poelmans	Barcelona
International Research Center for the Media Companies (CIEC)	Prof. Juan Manuel de Toro, Prof. Alfonso Sánchez-Tabernero	Madrid
Center for Sport Business Management (CSBM)	Prof. Ignacio Urrutia	Madrid
International Center for Competitiveness (ICC)	Prof. Eduardo Ballarín, Prof. Antonio Subirà	Madrid

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 Relations


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