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Executive MBA Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

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  • Program Basics

      • Executive MBA
      • EADA
      • ARAGO 204
      • Barcelona, 08011
      • Spain
      • Status:
        • Private
      • Length of program (months): 14
    • Classes meet:

        • Evenings
    • Tuition and fees for entire EMBA program:

      • Resident: $48,954.00
    • Graduate business school is accredited by:

        • Association of MBAs (AMBA)
        • EQUIS
  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 220
      • Full-Time MBA: 100
      • Part-Time MBA: 23
      • Executive MBA: 70
      • Other graduate degree programs: Master of Finance, Other, Master of Human Resources, Master of Marketing, Master of International Management/Business
  • ADMISSIONS

      • Rolling admissions? Yes
      • GMAT Required? No
      • Are applicants allowed to submit the GRE? No
      • Is the TOEFL required for non-English speakers? No
      • Application fee: $119.00
      • Number of applications to the newest class: 261
      • Applicants accepted: 4 %
      • Admitted applicants enrolled: 14 %
      • Applicant interviews are: Required
      • Applicants (admitted and denied) who were interviewed: 100 %
      • Admitted applicants who were interviewed: 100 %
  • CLASS PROFILE

    • EMBA students in newest entering class who are:

      • Female: 23 %
      • International: 5 %
    • Entering students are from the following regions:

      • North America: 2 %
      • Latin America and the Caribbean: 2 %
      • Average months of work experience: 120
      • Average age: 34
    • Work background:

      • Have advanced degrees: 98 %
      • Work in the nonprofit sector: 1 %
      • Work at an organization with 100 or fewer employees: 15 %
      • Have title of president, CEO, or chairman: 10 %
      • EMBA students living within 45 miles of campus: 90 %
      • Average base salary for new EMBA entrant: $75,000.00
    • Students work in these functional categories:

      • Consulting: 2 %
      • Finance/Accounting 5 %
      • General Management : 8 %
      • Human Resources: 2 %
      • Marketing/Sales: 8 %
      • Management Information Systems : 16 %
      • Operations/Logistics: 43 %
    • Students work in these industries:

      • Government: 5 %
      • Manufacturing: 8 %
      • Non-Profit: 2 %
      • Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 8 %
      • Real Estate: 16 %
      • Technology: 21 %
    • Top organizations sending students:

      • PRICEWATERHOUSE COOPERS
      • General Electric
      • T-SYSTEMS
      • VUELING AIRLINES
      • DOW CHEMICAL
  • FINANCIAL AID

      • Full-tuition scholarships awarded in past 12 months: 0
      • Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to EMBAs, regardless of nationality? No
  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 326
    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 32
    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 294
    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 88
    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 76
    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 50
  • STUDENT LIFE

      • Does the program include a mandatory international trip or project? Yes
      • Description: International week. Our students are hosted by a BS abroad and attend lectures and have company visits
      • Does the school offer pre-program orientation for all EMBA participants? Yes
      • Does the school offer temporary housing/accommodations for EMBA participants? No
      • Do EMBAs have access to a health club or gym? No
      • How far away from a major airport are most EMBA classes held? (miles) 10
  • TEACHING/ACADEMICS

    • Teaching methods:

      • Case Study: 65 %
      • Experiential Learning: 10 %
      • Lectures: 10 %
      • Simulations: 5 %
      • Team Projects: 10 %
      • Faculty also teaching in full-time program: 40 %
      • Tenured/tenure-track EMBA faculty: 40 %
      • Average class size, core EMBA class: 27
      • Average class size, EMBA electives: 20
      • Elective courses: 12
    • New electives added in past 12 months:

      • NLP
      • DIGITAL STRATEGY WEB 2.0
      • LEADERSHIP COMMUNICATION SKILLS
      • Start up
    • Estimated hours per week in class and outside classwork:

      • Hours per week in class: 11
      • Hours per week outside of class spent on classwork: 15
      • Last revision of core EMBA curriculum: 2009
      • Distance-learning EMBA via the Internet, videoconferencing, or some other medium? Yes
      • Describe distance learning EMBA: EURO MBA
    • Graduation Requirements:

        • Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
        • Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
        • Class participation accounts for some percentage of students' grades
        • Write a complete business plan
        • Present final company-specific project results to relevant parties
      • Significant recent changes to EMBA program: 2009
    • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: NEW COMPUTER EQUIPMENT, MANAGERIAL APPLICATIONS, WEB REDESIGN, WEBMASTER, INTRANET, SERVERS, CAMPUS
      • Amount spent: $2,518,000.00
  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Living MBA alumni: 2,403
      • Active MBA alumni clubs: 1
      • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 15
      • Did school receive an individual gift in exess of $10 million in the past academic year? No
      • Does the main university offer career placement services for alumni? Yes
      • Does the main university have an alumni networking Web site? Yes
      • Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site? Yes
      • Business school alumni networking site: http://www.eada.edu
      • Does the B-school offer career services for alumni? Yes
      • Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database? Yes
  • CAREER SERVICES

      • Do EMBAs have access to career services? Yes
      • Does the school allow its EMBA students to interview on campus with corporate recruiters targeting executives for full-time jobs? Yes
      • School's policy regarding recruiters targeting EMBAs: open and supportive