Business School Review
La Comercial, Faculty of Management
and Business Administration
University of Deusto
EUROPE
School Statistics
Programme Type:
The School
Full Time MBA
Founded in 1916, the Faculty of Management and
Business Administration (known as La Comercial) of
Specialisation by Function:
Accountancy & Financial
the University of Deusto was pioneer in specialized Corporate Governance
business education in Spain. Since then, more
Entrepreneurship
General Management
than 7,000 people have benefited from a business
Human Resource Management
education at La Comercial based upon principles of
International Management / Business
Marketing
quality and ethics.
Strategic Management
La Comercial is located in the heart of Bilbao,
Full Time Course Information
Start Dates:
a major financial and economic center situated on
September
the Northern Atlantic coast of Spain. The campus is
located within an emerging area of cultural activity Structure of the Course (three Countries; three
Programme Duration:
16 months
and sits opposite the Guggenheim Museum and other languages)
avant-garde charismatic buildings. La Comercial has The Course is structured in four terms, with a term
Tuition Fee:
EURO (€) 13400 / Total Program Cost
developed an international perspective to management spent in each of the three locations where the MBA
education. The School participates in several takes place (Bilbao, Nantes and Bradford). During the Entry Requirements:
international networks (EFMD, European Network of final term participants undertake a work experience
University degree and good command of
English and Spanish or English and French.
Business Schools, ETCS, Erasmus), and has developed in a company of their choice. Lessons take place in Admission tests and personal interivew are also
many joint-ventures with institutions in Latin America. Spanish, French and English, to coincide with the
required.
La Comercial is also a member of AEDEE, the Spanish language of origin in each location.
Application Fee:
association that accredits business school quality.
EURO (€) 100
Other Postgraduate Programmes
Contact:
The European MBA • Executive MBA (Bilbao) María Ugarte, Secretary
This is a multi-site and trilingual programme, offered This part-time MBA is designed for people currently
La Comercial, Faculty of Management
and Business Administration
in collaboration with two leading European business working in business who desire to update and deepen
University of Deusto
schools: Audiencia (Nantes Ecole de Management) their knowledge in a broad range of business functions
2 Hermanos Aguirre
Bilbao, Vizcaya
in France, and University of Bradford School of and to network and learn from others in similar
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Management in the UK. The programme covers a positions. Candidates should have a university degree
Spain
comprehensive range of management issues from an and significant business experience. The programme
Tel: +34-94-413.92.62 / 63
international perspective, and allows participants to is offered simultaneously in Bilbao (Spain) and Buenos Fax: +34-94-445.73.81
develop strong cross-national management skills. It is Aires (Argentina) in partnership with the Universidad
Email:
emp-mba@unicomer.deusto.es
Web:
www.lacomercial.deusto.es
designed to enable its graduates to take key leadership de El Salvador
positions in European and International organizations. • Master in Finance (Madrid)
• Master/Diploma in Audit (Bilbao)
Joint Degree • Master in Human Resource Management (Bilbao)
Following the successful completion of the
Programme the participants are awarded by a Joint Alumni
Degree from the University of Deusto and Audiencia. La Comercial has a large and active alumni
The Programme also benefits from having been network, many of whom hold influential positions
recognized as an ´official´ masters by the Spanish of responsibility in government and international
Ministry of Education. corporations.
Student Profile
Marta Portilla, followed by a dissertation. In summary, it is a very
Age, 27 intensive year within an international environment that
Degree in Physics, University of Cantabria, Spain requires students to quickly adapt to new environments
European MBA 1999 and cultures and share their experiences with people
Licensing Manager UCB-Pharma, Brussels, Belgium from various countries and backgrounds.
In my personal experience, the internship was followed
An outstanding feature of the European MBA is by a contract in the same company. Coming from a scientific
that it is taught in the language of each country of background, these MBA studies have widened my career
origin and each university applies its specific teaching possibilities. The international focus of the program made
methodology. it possible for me to work outside Spain in an international
The European MBA is divided into four sessions. environment. Now, my daily communications are in
The first one is conducted in Bilbao-Deusto (Spain) and English and French, which are the languages learned and
covers the basics of business management. In Nantes practised throughout the MBA year.
(France), the courses have a European focus and are In addition, the European MBA has allowed
complemented by several case studies. The third session me to develop some important skills to work in a
in Bradford (UK) has an international perspective and company, such as: capacity to adapt to new situations
the courses are elective. This period has the fewest and environments, flexibility towards the company’s
lecture hours per week but many case studies and needs, ease at team work, fluency at languages
presentations are prepared individually or in groups. and presentation skills, and obviously business
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The final period includes a three month internship management knowledge.
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