EADA is an independent, non-profit institution founded in 1957 and it became a Private University Foundation in 1984. EADA is dedicated to training, applied research and knowledge transfer to the business world and to society in an international context.
EADA Business School has three campuses. The Barcelona City Center Campus is a modern, eight-floor building, centrally-located in Barcelona. With a climate that brings 300+ days of sun every year and an international population of around 20%, it’s not surprising that Barcelona is one of the most popular student cities in Spain.
The school’s Collbató Residential Training Campus is a training center located 40km from Barcelona. EADA uses the center as an “outdoor classroom,” following an outdoor training methodology that promotes intensive managerial development. Facing the Montserrat mountains, the center is surrounded by nature and consists of a hotel infrastructure (113 rooms) with a restaurant, rest areas, an outdoor pool, and a gym.
Finally, EADA’s Virtual Campus is a virtual environment giving students access to a range of resources to prepare for face-to-face sessions in the classroom.
EADA Business School offers eight full-time master’s programs in English: the Master in Management, the Master in Finance, the Master in Sustainable Business & Innovation, the Master in Marketing, the Master in Tourism & Hospitality Management, the Master in Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology Management, the Master in Fintech & Business Analytics, and the Master in Digital Business. Applicants for all master’s programs at EADA typically have around 0-3 years of work experience.
Both the Master in Fintech & Business Analytics and the Master in Digital Business are offered in collaboration with ISDI Digital Business School.
EADA Business School is accredited by the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD), the Association of MBAs (AMBA), and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA). EADA is one of the only four schools in Spain that has both the EQUIS and AMBA accreditations.
EADA is also a member of the CFA Institute, the Executive MBA Council, the Bloomberg Institute, and EFMD.
EADA Business School awards a range of merit-based scholarships to master’s candidates. This includes the Family Business Scholarship (awarded to candidates currently employed in their family business), the Women in STEM Scholarship (awarded to female candidates with an academic background in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics), and the Future Entrepreneurs Scholarship (awarded to candidates who plan to start their own business after graduation).
EADA also works with corporate partners to offer Corporate Scholarships for Talent.
EADA Business School offers a tailored course for its alumni called the Advanced Leadership Program. With the goal of helping alumni develop skills to become more effective leaders, the program is a 16-hour intensive boot camp that takes place in person in Barcelona. Alumni will learn how to recognize their cognitive biases, manage conflict, create a positive team culture, and adopt systems thinking to navigate complexity.
The program is spread across three days and uses case studies, group discussions, and practical exercises – a learning methodology that EADA alumni will certainly be familiar with.
