The Master in Sustainable Business and Innovation is a truly unique, holistically driven program offering a different business paradigm for today´s young professionals. Our unique methodology ensures that you will develop the critical and design thinking skills to analyze, perform and inspire in an ever increasing volatile, uncertain, and complex business environment. However, we go one step further. While hard skills may be enough to get your foot in the door, the soft skills obtained in communication, negotiation, teamwork, and leadership are what will lift you in developing a world-class career in a company, organization, or even your own business.

The Master in Sustainable Business and Innovation is targeted towards students from diverse backgrounds, both cultural and academic, who aim to develop their career and skills in helping businesses and organizations to solve urgent and emerging environmental, economic, societal, and welfare global challenges.

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Where	Face-to-face in Barcelona, Spain or live online
Fall intake	October - June
Winter intake	January - September
Timetable	Monday - Friday full time (schedule subject to change)

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Rolling admissions for October 2022

Admissions open for January 2023 & October 2023

We are ready for the future. Today.

Learning that is agile, flexible and personalised.

We were all thrown for a loop last year by the global pandemic, and the higher education sector is no exception. At EADA, we are proud to have welcomed students back on campus in June of 2020 - and we have never looked back, with uninterrupted classes since then. For students who are unable to make it to class, we have adapted our methodology to provide meaningful personal and professional development through a variety of formats. Because the last thing you should be worried about in these times of uncertainty is missing a day of learning.

In an effort to offer full support and flexibility to our incoming class, EADA has integrated the new digital reality into our learning experience, delivering our programmes successfully in three formats: face-to-face, online and hybrid. This allows us to adapt to any challenges that our participants may face before or during the programme.

Whether you choose to study online or on campus, you will find yourself in real-life situations like the ones faced by today’s leading companies. You will get to know your peers through synchronised classes as you participate in the same discussions and share the same experiences – together.

EADA Immersive Learning

Your School

Why EADA?

Your year at EADA is a transformative experience. Our Master in Sustainable Business and Innovation positions you to reimagine and pursue your highest aspirations – both personal and professional.

Enjoy the Barcelona lifestyle

EADA offers a unique learning environment, with the hustle and bustle of one of the most beautiful cities in Europe waiting to be explored just a few steps away.

Get your hands dirty

You actively participate in engaging class discussions, sharing your insights and debating innovative solutions to real business problems – all under the guidance of our experienced faculty.

Stand out from the crowd

Small class sizes and individual follow-up make the most of your unique potential. Joint activities allow you to integrate into the larger EADA community without losing that personal touch.

Develop the leader in you

Our intense leadership development programme takes you from the reflection phase right through to implementation, preparing you to be a self-aware, effective leader of change.

Internationalise your profile

There is no better preparation for your future career than spending a year at EADA, with multicultural, multidisciplinary teams working together to solve the business problems facing today’s top companies.

Hack your dream career

With a curriculum focused on sustainability and innovation, regular networking opportunities and recruiting events with top organisations, it is no wonder that graduates have their pick of careers.

INTERNATIONAL MASTER IN MANAGEMENT

38

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in the world (3-year average)

1

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in Spain in employment

EUROPEAN BUSINESS SCHOOL RANKING

25

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in Europe

Accreditations

EADA is among the 29 Transforming Schools
(level 4)

Best Business Schools
FOR The World Rating

FROM BEING THE BEST IN THE WORLD TO BEING THE BEST FOR THE WORLD

The Positive Impact Rating measures how business schools contribute to solving societal challenges by energising the school and its culture, by educating responsible leaders and by being a role model institution.

Your campuses

Your home away from home.

At EADA, we believe that diversity is the spice of life, and we are committed to providing a rich and varied experience for our students. Our unique multi-campus methodology guarantees that your master's will be a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

EADA-Barcelona City Centre Campus - Professional know-how

Practical, hands-on classes with experienced professionals to develop the strategic vision and problem-solving skills to excel

EADA-Residential Training Campus - Leadership development

Role plays, outdoor training and business simulations to make you an expert in building relationships and inspiring teams

EADA partner schools around the world - a Global mindset

A trimester or a whole year at one of our prestigious partner schools to hone your skills and fine tune your cultural agility

Your Master in Sustainable Business & Innovation

Develop the knowledge and skills to be a change-maker.

Our unique programme molds you into a multifaceted professional especially adept at engaging with diverse stakeholders and creating win-win scenarios to generate value. You are equipped to deal with today's greatest business challenges with a value-driven strategic vision.

Core courses

Applied Analytics for the Global Development Industry 4.0
Decision Making in Marketing & Consumer Ethics
Design Thinking
Environmental Sustainability & Climate Change Management
Financing for Inclusive Development & Social Impact Investment
Global Supply Chain Management
Holistic Management & Organisational Development
Impact Evaluation
International Development Agenda & the Sustainable Development Goals
Marketing Fundamentals
Organisational Development & Change
Present & Future of Geopolitics
The Role of Business in Society:New Holistic Management Models
Strategy & Sustainability
Sustainable Entrepreneurship & Social Innovation
Sustainable Operations
Technological Management & the Changing Nature of Work

Strategic specialisations *

Eco-design and Circular Innovation

Circular Economy Partnerships
Eco-design and Packaging for Circularity
Sustainable Digital Transformation in Fashion

Impact for Sustainable Change

Impact Measurement
Impact Management
Impact Investment

Leadership development programme

Leading Oneself
Leading in Teams
Leading across the Organisation
Leading Oneself in Society

Complementary components

Company Connection Week (company visits abroad or in Barcelona)
Sustainability Week
Innovation Challenge
Company visits, presentations & conferences
Practical Final Project
Exchange & Double Degree (optional)

* Specialisations and courses in each specialisation are subject to change.

Participants who successfully complete the programme will receive the degree "Master in Sustainable Business & Innovation" from EADA Business School. Participants with an undergraduate degree that is officially recognised in the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) or equivalent are also eligible for the university degree "Máster Universitario en Gestión Empresarial Especialidad en Gestión Empresarial Internacional" (Master in Business Management specialisation in International Business Management) worth 60 ECTS from the Universidad de Vic-Universidad Central de Catalunya.

Your conferences & off-campus visits

See best practices in action.

Conferences and off-campus visits in collaboration with leading organisations are an integral part of the programme, providing you with the opportunity to network with world–renowned professionals from around the world. You gain an inside look into the culture and day-to-day life of a wide range of organisations and explore different professions in real operating environments.

JUST SOME OF THE TOPICS COVERED THIS YEAR

Alternatives to plastic

Big Data

Bioplastics & biofuel

The circular economy

The carbonisation of waste

Corporate Social Responsibility

Design thinking

The refugee crisis

Renewable energy

Smart cities

Sustainable fashion

Urban green infrastructures

Anouk Hut, Netherlands

"One of the key values of EADA is a commitment to personal development. I was challenged to find out what drives you and who you want to be. EADA's methodology challenges you to speak up and share your opinion in class discussions.The faculty and students from all over the world meant that I was constantly exposed to new perspectives. This translated into great opportunities for networking, both inside and outside of EADA."

Your Innovation Challenge

Analyse, develop and pitch.

Collaborate with classmates in a 3-day competition to develop the mindset of leading innovators through the Disruptive Innovation methodology.

Students take on the role of change makers as they work in teams to develop sustainable, innovative solutions to a persistent systemic issue using disruptive innovation. In the final stage of the Challenge, teams pitch their ideas to a panel of experts and “investors”, who select the winners.

Your Sustainability Week

Focus on sustainability and responsible management.

This week gives you a broader vision of the field with visiting experts and professionals from all over the world. Electives, workshops, round tables and challenges provide the opportunity to engage with leaders in sustainability.

Digital transformation
Humanitarian emergencies
Innovative entrepreneurship

The sharing economy
Social enterprise models
The social impact of marketing

Find out what students are saying about the Master in Sustainable Business & Innovation experience. If you are committed to systemic change towards a more sustainable future, this is the programme for you.

Your Company Connection Week

Connections that make the difference.

The classroom is not where learning ends, but rather where it begins. With this in mind, we bring you out of the classroom to meet with professionals from diverse fields to get their take on key challenges in business today.

In a typical year, EADA offers the Company Connection Week to all International Masters participants in a variety of cities, including international destinations. Cities are selected in each case for their special mix of innovative business sectors, diversity and cultural significance. The itinerary is organised around a series of company visits, workshops, cultural events and connections to EADA alumni. Last year's participants chose from Barcelona, Berlin and Milan.

Extend your network

Learn from experts in the field

Discover a fresh perspective

Connect with your classmates

Your final project

Make change.

You work as a consultant – this is your chance to put what you have learned throughout the year to the test, integrating theory and practice to address management challenges and make the most significant impact. You select your challenge and develop it together with your group under the guidance of an experienced tutor.

Hone your skills

Employ quantitative and qualitative methodologies to define priorities

Identify, select and analyse potential partner companies and organisations

Develop, test and adapt prototypes

Define strategic plans for sales, marketing and communications teams

Analyse how companies create value for stakeholders and design results-oriented proposals for improvement

Examine the gap between the perceived value of new technologies and technical capabilities

2 options for growth

Join forces with social entrepreneurs to launch and grow innovative projects through our partner Ashoka, the world’s largest network of social entrepreneurs in the world
Transform companies and organisations into changemakers as you work together to tackle some of society’s most pressing social, cultural, and environmental challenges

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