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ESADE
Escuela Superior de Administracion y Direccion de Empresas


1999 Profile Update
School Statistics


CURRICULUM
  Electives available in 1998: 103
New electives in past three years: 26%
The core curriculum was last revised in: 1996
Accelerated MBA program offered? No

New Courses in Past Three Years
Entrepreneurship, Creativity, Promotion Below The Line, Human Resources In A Multinational Services Corporation, Internet Business Opportunities, Portfolio Management In Euros, Virtual Operations Management, Intangible Assets And Business Policies

Majors or Concentrations Added in Past Three Years
Re-engineering, Creativity

Teaching Methods
Lecture: 30%
Case Study: 43%
Role Play, Simulations: 27%

Full-time faculty members:   102
Adjunct or visiting faculty: 250
Average core class size: 45
Average elective class size: 25

Laptop computer required? No

Grading System
Grades are based on a scale of 1 - 10. A student who scores less than a 5 is considered failed, while a 10 is the best mark.

Exchange Programs or International Campuses
Cesma MBA (France); Groupe ESC Lyon (France); Cranfield School of Management (United Kingdom); Hochsule FÐR Bankwirtschaft (Germany); Private Fachhochsule der Bankakademie Frankfurt (Germany); ISA MBA (France); Groupe HEC (Paris, France); Katholieke Universiteit (Leuven, Belgium); Manchester Business School (United Kingdom); Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration (Bergen, Norway); Rotterdam School of Management (The Netherlands); SDA Bocconi (Italy); Warwick Business School (United Kingdom); Koblenz, Otto-Beischeim-Hochschule (Germany); American Graduate School of International Management - AGSIM; Thunderbird; Arizona; Cornell University; Duke University; Emory University; Georgetown University; Indiana University; New York University; Southern Methodist University; Penn State University; University of California - Berkeley; UCLA; University of Chicago; Univeristy of Florida; University of Illinois; University of Minnesota; University of North Carolina; University of South Carolina; University of Texas; Coles des Hautes, Tudes Commerciales de Montreal; Univeristy of British Columbia; York University; ESAN (Peru); Fundasao Getulio Vargas (Brazil); ITAM (Mexico); ITSEM (Mexico); IESA (Venezuela); Universidad de Chile; University of Melbourne (Australia); University of New South Wales (Australia); Australian Graduate School of Management; University of Cape Town (South Africa); Hong-Kong University for Science and Technology; IIMA (Ahmedabad, India); IIMB (India); International University of Japan; Kyung Hee University (Seoul, Korea); Nanyang Technological University (Singapore); National University of Singapore; Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia; Universiti Sains Malaysia; Yonsei University (Seoul, Korea); Tel-Aviv University (Israel)

Best Areas of Study
Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Finances, Information Systems

Areas School Would Like to Improve
Environmental Management

1998 PLACEMENT
  On-campus recruiters for graduates: 160
On-campus recruiters for first-year internships: 151
On-campus student full-time job interviews: approx. 550
On-campus student internship interviews: 287
Job opportunities posted via the Internet or E-mail: 1,487

Top Employers/Number of 1998 Hires
McKinsey & Co.  
Boston Consulting Group
Merrill Lynch
JP Morgan
General Electric
Pepsico
Heineken Group
Procter & Gamble
Hilti
Deutch Morgan Bank

ALUMNI NETWORK
  Number of living alumni: 3,691
Alums who gave to the school during the 1997/98 academic year: N/A
Median alumni gift: N/A
Number of alumni clubs: 11
Number of dues-paying members: 11
Number of staffers devoted to MBA alumni relations: 6
Placement services offered for alumni? Yes

Description of Alumni Placement Services
N/A

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1999 Profile Update
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  Key Contacts
School Web Site

E-Mail:
info@esade.es

Address:
Avenida de Pedralbes 60-62
08034 Barcelona, Spain

Dean:
Robert Tornabell
349-328-06-162

Director of MBA Programs:
Josep Rucabado
349-328-06-162

Director of Admissions:
Catalina Pons
349-328-06-162

Director of Alumni Relations:
Antoni Maria Guell
349-328-06-162

Director of Financial Aid:
Josep Maria Bril
349-328-06-162

Director of Career Services:
Angels Armadans
349-328-06-162

Application Deadlines:
U.S.
July, 1999

International
July, 1999





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