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The Master of Science in International Business (Máster Universitario en Negocios Internacionales) at the UPF Barcelona School of Management (UPF-BSM) has been recognized as the tenth best in the world by the QS International Trade Rankings 2025, a classification that evaluates programs in the field of international trade and business.

Interview with Josep Maria Galí, professor of the course “Digital Marketing” in the Executive MBA at UPF-BSM

This Monday, October 20, 2025, Dr. Toni Aira, director of the Chair of International Studies in Institutional Communication for Development and Sustainable Growth, established by the UPF Barcelona School of Management in collaboration with AGBAR, announced the third Prize for the Best Master’s Thesis in the field of Sustainable Development. The winners were Adrià de las Heras and Martina Moris, who presented their master’s thesis (MT) under the supervision of Dr. Carles Pont, as part of the 2024-25 academic year of the Master in Political and Institutional Communication at UPF-BSM.

Interview with Oriol Amat, Professor and lecturer of the course Decision-making based on financial statement analysis in the Executive MBA at UPF-BSM

The STOP Project, an initiative created by Ana Freire, Vice Dean for Social Impact and Academic Innovation at the UPF Barcelona School of Management (UPF-BSM), has received funding from TikTok. This support will be used to scale the project internationally—to Colombia, Peru, Chile, and Panama—in collaboration with local foundations and governments experienced in providing free emotional support.

The leader of the Catalan multinational, present in more than 40 countries, was in charge of delivering the inaugural lecture at the School’s Institutional Welcome Ceremony

Interview with Luz Parrondo, Professor of AI, Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies, and Corporate Finance in the Executive MBA at UPF-BSM

The UPF Barcelona School of Management (UPF-BSM) has placed five of its master’s programs in the QS Business Masters Ranking 2026, an international ranking dedicated to identifying the best business master’s degrees offered by business schools and universities worldwide.

The UPF Barcelona School of Management (UPF-BSM) has once again hosted this prominent international gathering on the book and publishing sector, which brought together more than 33 experts from around the world.

The UPF Barcelona School of Management (UPF-BSM) is partnering with UNESCO to coordinate a new project, funded by the European Union, aimed at enhancing the governance of digital platforms across Central America and the Caribbean. As part of the UNESCO Internet for Trust initiative and the I4T Global Knowledge Network, this project will strengthen the capacity of regulators to implement the UNESCO Guidelines for the Governance of Digital Platforms, fostering a safer, more transparent digital environment that is respectful with freedom of expression and other human rights. 

• Leaders from the country’s top institutions and companies attended the award ceremony for the UPF-BSM ‘Business Person of the Year’

• The award was given to Galán in recognition of his leadership at the helm of the company, turning it into a global benchmark in responsible and sustainable growth

Toni Aira, Director of the Agbar Chair of International Studies in Institutional Communication for Sustainable Development and Growth, took part as a speaker at the Forbes Catalonia Economic Summit, held on June 11, 2025, at the Gran Teatre del Liceu.

For the fifth year in a row, the UPF Barcelona School of Management (UPF-BSM) has been named as a “Transforming School", by the Positive Impact Rating (PIR), an international classification awarded in recognition of responsible business education, social impact and sustainability of the world's leading business schools based on the opinion of the students themselves.

UPF Barcelona School of Management (UPF-BSM) appears once again, for the third consecutive year, in the Financial Times ‘Executive Education Custom Ranking 2025’, a prestigious classification that evaluates customized training for companies delivered by business schools around the world.

The UPF Barcelona School of Management hosted the presentation of the study Impacts of Industrialized Construction from a Triple Perspective: Economic, Environmental, and Social, developed by the Chair of Decent and Sustainable Housing at UPF-BSM and the Metropolitan House Foundation.