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IE is an international institution dedicated to educating business leaders through programs based on our core values of global focus, entrepreneurial spirit and a humanistic approach. Our 500-strong, international faculty teaches a student body composed of more than 90 nationalities on our Undergraduate (IE University), Master, and Doctorate degrees, and Executive Education programs. Our alumni, now numbering over 40,000, hold management positions in some 100 countries worldwide. We champion high-quality research coupled with multidisciplinary, integrative education programs. Designed to address market demands, our innovative learning processes comprise a blend of online and onsite formats, making IE a pioneer in international education.

Established in 1819, ESCP is the world's first business school and has educated generations of leaders and forefront thinkers. With its six urban campuses in Paris, London, Berlin, Madrid, Turin and Warsaw, ESCP has a true European identity which enables the provision of a unique style of business education and a global perspective on management issues. ESCP is the first and only multi-accredited business school in the world with : 3 international accreditations : AACSB, EQUIS, EFMD Accredited Programme (MBA/EMBA), 5 national accreditations : ACQUIN (Germany), ANECA (Spain), QAA & Office for Students (U.-K.), CEFDG (France), recognised as a Foreign University in Italy by the Italian Ministry of Higher Education & Research. ESCP is also the first business school to become a full member of the European University Association (EUA). ESCP welcomes 8,000 students and 5,000 executives from 122 different nations every year, offering them a wide range of general management and specialised programmes. The School's alumni network counts 50,000 members in 150 countries and from 200 nationalities. Together with its long-standing relationships with national and multinational companies, this network allows ESCP to provide unique career opportunities on an international scale. Through a combination of innovative pedagogy, cross-campus programmes with integrated curricula, and a research-active faculty, ESCP is an essential contributor to the development of a European, cross-national management culture. The aspiration of ESCP is the credo of Europe: to remain faithful to its humanistic values while at the same time anticipating the new ways of the world.

The University of Barcelona (UB) is Spain’s leading research university, publishing more research than any other Spanish institution with the exception of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC). The UB has 106 departments and more than 5,000 full-time researchers, technicians and research assistants, most of whom work in the UB’s 243 research groups as recognized and supported by the Generalitat de Catalunya. In 2010 the UB was awarded 175 national research grants and 17 European grants and participated in over 500 joint research projects with the business sector, generating an overall research income of 70 million euros. The work of these groups is overseen by the UB’s research centres and institutes which collaborate with the leading research institutions and networks in Spain and abroad. The UB is also home to three large research foundations: the Barcelona Science Park Foundation (PCB), which includes the Institute of Biomedical Research (IRBB); the August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS); and the Bellvitge Institute for Biomedical Research (IDIBELL). The guidelines for research policy are drawn up by the Office of the Vice-Rector for Research. Research activities are managed by the UB office Research Management (OGR), which is in charge of national research programs, the UB office European Research Projects (OPER), which is responsible for European projects, and the Bosch i Gimpera Foundation (FBG),