Esade (Escola Superior d'Administració i Direcció d'Empreses) is a prestigious international private educational institution based in

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. Esade runs two schools of the university, Esade Business School and Esade Law School, as well as a language center, the Esade Executive Language Center. The school has also formed a

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with the

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in its

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programmes in Law and Business. ESADE is ranked among the world's top business schools and law school programs by the Financial Times, The Economist, Forbes, QS World University Rankings and more.

History

The Esade project was conceived in the spring of 1954 by a group of Spanish professionals and entrepreneurs who later founded the university. The school signed an agreement with the

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(

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) in October 1958 and started offering its first academic programs in a small building in the district of Sant Gervasi, Barcelona. In 1958, Esade was ultimately founded. Two years later, in 1960, executive education programmes were introduced. In 1964 the college's MBA programme was established. A year later, in 1965, ESADE's Barcelona campus (Av. Pedralbes) opened (Building I), as well as the Executive Language Centre. In 1993, Esade Law School opened. In 2001, the school inaugurated its campus in

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( Chamartín). In 2009 Esade opened a new campus in Sant Cugat (Barcelona) as well as Esade Creapolis, a

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based on

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and situated on the new Sant Cugat campus. Today Esade's campuses, if the premises in both

and

are included, cover an area of 30,000m².

Esade Creapolis

Esade Creapolis is a

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between Esade, a consortium of Spanish financial institutions, local

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institutions and business associations. The organisation manages a

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and

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park on the Esade campus in Sant Cugat, Barcelona. It is an

center promoted by Esade business school, where companies, students, the academic community and scientists come together with the aim of promoting both creativity and innovation. Between 2005 and 2008 Esade Creapolis invested €70 Million in its facilities in Sant Cugat and has since become home to various

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International Rankings

Notable alumni

* Enrique Lores (born 1964/65), CEO of

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* Ramon Laguarta (born 1964), CEO of

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* Ferran Soriano (born 1967), CEO of Manchester City F.C. *

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(born 1962), CEO of

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* Gabriel Escarrer Jaume (born 1971), Founder and CEO of

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Xavier Espot Zamora Xavier Espot Zamora (born 30 October 1979) is an Andorran judge and politician. He is a former minister of justice and the current prime minister of Andorra since 16 May 2019. Under the government of Antoni Martí, between 25 July 2012 and 28 ...

(born 1979), Current Prime Minister of

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*Jaime Guardiola Romojaro (born 1957), CEO of Banco Sabadell *Ernesto Lucena (born 1978), Current Minister of Sports of Colombia *

Javier Ferrán Francisco Javier Ferrán Larraz (born August 1956) is a Spanish businessman. He was president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Bacardi from 2003 to 2004. Ferrán has been the chairman of Diageo since January 2017, when Franz Humer retired ...

(born 1956), Chairman of Diageo *

Albert Rivera Albert Rivera Díaz (born 15 November 1979) is a Spanish former politician who was the leader of Citizens from its founding in 2006 until 2019. He was a member of the Parliament of Catalonia (2006–2015) and the Congress of Deputies (2015–201 ...

(born 1979), Spanish politician *

Josep Maria Bartomeu Josep Maria Bartomeu Floreta (born 6 February 1963) is a Spanish entrepreneur, and a former president of football club FC Barcelona. He started his presidency in 2014, following the resignation of Sandro Rosell; he held the post until his resign ...

(born 1963), Former President of

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* Joan Rigol (born 1943), Former President of the

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* Iñaki Urdangarin (born 1968), Retired Spanish handball player * Albert Ollé Bartolomé (born 1964), Pioneer of the Call and Contact Center industry in Spain *

Assumpta Escarp i Gibert Assumpta Escarp i Gibert (born 1957) is a Spanish jurist and Socialists' Party of Catalonia politician, current Second Vicepresident of the Parliament of Catalonia. Biography She studied law at the University of Barcelona and initially militat ...

(born 1957), Member of the

for the

Province of Barcelona Barcelona (, ) is a province of eastern Spain, in the center of the autonomous community of Catalonia. The province is bordered by the provinces of Tarragona, Lleida, and Girona, and by the Mediterranean Sea. Its area is .Javier Faus Javier Faus (born in Barcelona, Spain) is a leading Spanish private equity investor, chairman and founder of the Barcelona-based alternative investment fund management firMeridia Capital Partners Very active in civic associations, he served as Vice ...

(born 1964), Chairman and CEO of Meridian Capital Partners * Eva Granados (born 1975), Deputy of the

for the Socialists' Party of Catalonia *

Sabina Fluxà Sabina Fluxà Thienemann (born April 1980) is a Spanish businessperson, and the vice-chairman and CEO of Iberostar Hotels & Resorts. Early life and education Sabina Fluxà was born in April 1980, the eldest daughter of Miguel Fluxà Rosselló, ...

(born 1980), Vice-Chairman and CEO of Iberostar Hotels & Resorts *

Patricia Gras Patricia Elizabeth Gras (born August 12, 1960) is an American journalist, television anchor, reporter and producer. Early life and education Gras was born in Houston, Texas of Argentinian parents. In 1962, they moved back to Mendoza, Argen ...

(born 1960), American journalist, television anchor, reporter and producer * Jordi Hereu (born 1965), 117th Mayor of Barcelona *

Alessandro Magnoli Bocchi Alessandro Magnoli Bocchi (born 25 April 1968), is an Italian economist and manager. Biography Born in 1968 in Cremona, Italy, he graduated from Liceo Classico "Daniele Manin". In 1986 he moved to Milan, Italy to attend Bocconi University. From 19 ...

(born 1968), Italian economist * Irene Rigau (born 1951), Former Counselor of Education of Catalonia * Sandro Rosell (born 1964), Former President of

* Josep Maria Vallès (born 1940), Spanish academic and politician * Risto Mejide (born 1974), Publicist, author, music producer, songwriter, talent show judge and TV presenter

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