Previous BCSS

The pioneer editions of the BCSS were hosted by the Barcelona Graduate School of Economics (BGSE). Now, after the consolidation of the BCSS as a referent at global level, the BGSE has passed the organization to a more specialised institution in cluster competitiveness, the International Center for Competitiveness (ICC) of the IESE Business School.

Past editions of the Barcelona Clusters Summer School received applications from 24 different nationalities. When asked about their decision to attend the Barcelona Clusters Summer School, most attendees were practitioners who were motivated to learn the latest techniques and practices for their jobs and refresh their understanding of the theoretical concepts underlying their work.

Asked to rate the quality of instruction, the structure of the courses, and the quality of materials on a scale of 1 to 5 (1 being poor, 5 being excellent), participants in the 2009 Barcelona Clusters Summer School gave the instructors an average rating of 4.31, the course contents and methodology and average rating of 4.5.