Where
Barcelona (Spain)
Rethink your future
Sometimes, it's necessary to rethink the status quo with a 180-degree turn. To advance your career, changing your perspective is key.
The world is evolving, and it requires innovative leaders who can redefine goals, embrace technology, and provide practical solutions. Choose the Esade MBA for a transformative experience in innovation, leadership, and making a positive impact on the planet. Flip your perspective to rethink success.
Program Details
Language
English
When
September 2026
Full Time
12, 15 or 18 months
Work experience
Between 3 and 9 years
Customize your MBA
Looking to change direction or start your own business quickly? Our MBA meets your needs. Regardless of the format, all participants start and graduate together, completing the same number of credits.
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12 Months
Core + Electives
In some individual cases where strict requirements are met, a 12-month MBA "fast-track" program (Core Courses + Electives) is possible. Your final course length decision won't be required until as late as the end of Term 3, around April/May.
15 months
Core + Electives + Internship or Exchange
Others have professional commitments that require a more streamlined 15-month program, which offers the core, electives, and your choice between an internship and exchange.
18 months
Core + Electives + Internship + Exchange
Most students choose everything that an Esade MBA has to offer over 18 months. Here you’ll pursue the core curriculum and electives. But you’ll also have a chance to take an internship and broaden your global vision with an exchange.
Transform your career with us
#7
Best MBA worldwide
Financial Times 2026
#5
Best MBA in Europe
Financial Times 2026
#1
Europe for salary growth after 3 years
Financial Times 2026
#5
worldwide for Entrepreneurship
Poets & Quants 2025
Barcelona: where design, innovation, and global business converge
Barcelona is unique. A dynamic hub for fashion, design, media, technology, industry, science, and research. A city where innovation sits alongside a richly textured history and a culture that prioritizes quality of life. A small city, built on a human scale, with all the energy, and vitality of a world capital.
Supporting Talent
Let nothing come between you and your Full Time MBA experience.
If you’ve got the talent and the drive, we’ll help you pursue your MBA goals.
Esade is committed to developing future business leaders from diverse backgrounds. We support students through:
- Talent and Need-based Scholarships: Up to 50% of tuition fees.
- Partnership scholarships: Esade holds agreements with leading institutions to increase programme access for talented MBA students.
- Student loans: Up to 100% of tuition fees.
- Income Share Agreement (ISA): Is an innovative, flexible and performance-based financing solution where we invest in your education today and you repay a portion of your future earnings upon Graduation.
Upcoming events
Join us and discover what studying at Esade could mean for you and your career.
16
Thursday
July 2026
Executive MBA International Afterwork Event – Barcelona
18:00 - 20:30
(CEST)
This event will be held in English
Campus Esade Barcelona
It will take place in Av. d'Esplugues, 92, 96, Les Corts, 08034 Barcelona
Join fellow international professionals for an evening of learning, discussion, and networking. The event features a masterclass on corporate strategy in the age of AI, followed by rooftop networking with peers and members of the global EMBA community.
Agenda:
18:00 – 18:15 | Registration & Drinks
18:15 – 18:30 | Opening and Welcome by Professor Xavier Ferrás
18:30 – 19:30 | Masterclass: "Corporate Strategy in the Age of AI and Ecosystems" by Prof. Jan Hohberger. Designed for professionals from diverse backgrounds, this session offers a practical introduction to strategic thinking and demonstrates how corporate strategy can be a powerful source of competitive advantage—or a driver of value destruction.
19:30 – 20:30 | Rooftop Networking Cocktail
21
Tuesday
July 2026
Is an Executive MBA Really Worth It?
18:00 - 19:00
(CEST)
This event will be held in English
Online
Choosing an Executive MBA is a major decision. Beyond rankings and brochures, what most professionals really want is honest advice from people who have already been through the journey.
Join a panel of current students and alumni as they answer the questions they wish they had asked before starting their Executive MBA at Esade. How demanding is the program? Can you realistically balance work, family and study? Is the international experience worth it? How has the EMBA impacted their careers, leadership and personal growth? What surprised them most—and would they do it again? This honest conversation will give you an authentic, first-hand perspective on what it's really like to live the Esade Executive MBA experience.
Meet our students
Alexandra Solderer: Focusing on social impact
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Mathias Scheider: An enriching experience
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William Collier: The Esade community
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Executive MBA
Part time for executives wishing to take an MBA whilst working. All formats include 1 compulsory International Immersion Week + 2 optional. 1 program, 3 versions to choose from:
- 1. Weekly – Online (Blended) – English: Duration 18-24 months. On-line and On-campus Barcelona - Madrid
- 2. Weekly – In-person classes – Bilingual: Campus Barcelona
- 3. Monthly – In-person classes – English: Alternate between Barcelona and Madrid campuses
Professional profile: Minimum 4 years of experience. Average age is 37 years with 10 years of work experience