EADA Business School ( es, Escuela de Alta Dirección y Administración) is an international
business school
A business school is a university-level institution that confers degrees in business administration or management. A business school may also be referred to as school of management, management school, school of business administration, or ...
located in
Barcelona
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. It was founded in 1957, and became one of the first Spanish institutions to run manager training programs for the business community. EADA Business School is one of the few business schools in Spain which has
Financial Times
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ranking and is a member of
CFA Institute
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partner program. Its degrees are granted by the
University of Vic - Central University of Catalonia.
Background
In its first two years, EADA was set up as a consultancy in business management and administration. It was founded by Jose de Orbaneja y Aragon. Two years later, it extended its activities to continuous specialist training in the field of business management and administration.
In 1967, it became a public limited company, the shareholders were its founders, faculty and non-faculty personnel were working for the institution.
After 1990, EADA moved to the Aragó Street building and also acquired the Collbató Residential Center. Since 1999, the school has reinforced its presence in the Latin American market and has set up various branches in different countries.
EADA is a private university foundation.
Academic units
EADA runs Full-time and part-time master's courses in different management areas, including marketing, human resources, finance, and operations.
EADA also runs high level training courses for executives: a general management program (set up in 1967) for senior managers and a management and administration program for junior and middle managers.
EADA also runs manager development programs.
MBA Programme
EADA business school runs various MBA programs.
* LeadTech Global Executive MBA offered jointly with the Ecole du Ponts in Paris (English)
* Global executive MBA (English)
* Executive MBA (Spanish)
* MBA international (Spanish & English)
* MBA part-time (Spanish)
See also
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List of business schools in Europe
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Business School
A business school is a university-level institution that confers degrees in business administration or management. A business school may also be referred to as school of management, management school, school of business administration, or ...
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Master of Business Administration
A Master of Business Administration (MBA; also Master's in Business Administration) is a postgraduate degree focused on business administration. The core courses in an MBA program cover various areas of business administration such as accounti ...
References
External links
EADA Business School(official web site)
The EconomistFinancial Times on EADAFinancial Times' ranking on Master of FinanceCFA Program PartnersInterview with Jordi (Koke) Pursals
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Business schools in Spain