Thanks to the experience acquired throughout the years in the service of teaching and research, the UPF has launched an innovative approach to training within the business management and public administration sectors: the Barcelona School of Management.

The Barcelona School of Management constitutes answers, ideas, research, exchange; it is a new model in the school of management, a training concept which provides new rules for a new economy. The aim is to be an international reference point in scientific production, exchange, and the training of new managers for the 21^st century.

Contact with the real world is one of the priorities. The Barcelona School of Management incorporates academic research into the social environment on a global scale in order to form professionals capable of improving business practice and its impact on society. Therefore, the Barcelona School of Management maintains and promotes a close relationship between the university and industry. To achieve this, it has incorporated the participation of leading businesses in the sector and public administration for the development of its academic programmes.

The solid position achieved by the UPF within the economic and business sector guarantees training of the highest quality. Lecturers, directors and academics from all over the world are joining the project to train professionals.

Training within the business and public administration sectors. The MSc programmes base their methodology on evidence-based management, ethical decision-making and entrepreneurship, and social innovation. All academic training is practice-oriented geared towards the exchange of opinions, experiences and knowledge in the international arena.