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With a rich history of training over 36,000 students from 80 different countries, OBS Business School proudly achieved the distinction of being the first online business school globally to receive a prestigious five QS Stars rating in Teaching, Employability & Inclusiveness, and Online Learning. Their academic approach relies exclusively on an online methodology, offering a distinctive and exceptional learning experience.
Acknowledged in various rankings such as QS Online MBA, Forbes, Financial Times, Eduniversal Best Masters, CEO Magazine's Global Online MBA, Innovatec 2023 Educational, and the Ibero-American Ranking of Online Training Centers, OBS Business School consistently proves its commitment to excellence.
The School of Business Administration & Leadership provides a diverse array of MBA and master's programmes. This encompasses global and executive MBAs and master's programmes in marketing and communication, operations and processes, sustainability, international business, human resource management, law, and finance.
Additionally, the School of Innovation & Technology Management also presents specialised offerings, including a tech MBA and master's programmes in innovation, technology, data, and finance (FinTech).
With a rich history of training over 36,000 students from 80 different countries, OBS Business School proudly achieved the distinction of being the first online business school globally to receive a prestigious five QS Stars rating in Teaching, Employability & Inclusiveness, and Online Learning. Their academic approach relies exclusively on an online methodology, offering a distinctive and exceptional learning experience.
Acknowledged in various rankings such as QS Online MBA, Forbes, Financial Times, Eduniversal Best Masters, CEO Magazine's Global Online MBA, Innovatec 2023 Educational, and the Ibero-American Ranking of Online Training Centers, OBS Business School consistently proves its commitment to excellence.
The School of Business Administration & Leadership provides a diverse array of MBA and master's programmes. This encompasses global and executive MBAs and master's programmes in marketing and communication, operations and processes, sustainability, international business, human resource management, law, and finance.
Additionally, the School of Innovation & Technology Management also presents specialised offerings, including a tech MBA and master's programmes in innovation, technology, data, and finance (FinTech).
Admission requirements, dates, and specific details vary according to the programme of your choosing. It's advisable to review the specific requirements on the respective programme pages before initiating the application process. Once candidates have the necessary information and decide to apply for an MBA or a master's degree, the general process unfolds as follows: A preliminary interview takes place between the candidate and the academic advisor. The purpose is to ensure that the candidate meets the necessary requirements for enrolment in the master's degree programme.
General requirements are:
A Bachelor’s degree
Proficiency in written and spoken Spanish
Possessing professional experience, although not a strict requirement, is nonetheless highly desirable.
If these criteria are met, the candidate submits the necessary documentation proving they fulfil the requirements. This documentation is submitted together with their Curriculum Vitae, academic transcripts and a motivation letter. The motivation letter should include a brief personal presentation and a description of the students’ work experience as well as their professional strengths.
In addition, students should also present their reasons to apply for the master's degree as well as the expected contribution to the group of participants in the course. The Academic Admissions Committee meets and decides on the candidate’s eligibility based on this documentation. The information provided in the CV, as well as the candidate’s academic background, helps determine if they possess the necessary technological skills to properly follow an online course.
The discounts offered are at the discretion of the Admissions department.
OBS Business School primarily uses the Blackboard LMS platform for lecture delivery and conducting classes, supplemented by a new, more user-friendly videoconferencing version tailored to the virtual campus environment. This upgraded version offers intuitive features, easier navigation, live subtitles, and participation reports.
As part of the campus transformation, a welcome area has been introduced to enhance student engagement. Virtual classrooms serve as meeting points for students and lecturers, equipped with tools like debate areas, announcement boards, web conferences, exams, resource upload spaces, programme guides, and calendars to facilitate the learning process.
OBS Business School extends supplementary online resources to its students, specifically tailored for academic purposes. These resources include access to esteemed academic journals, providing students with valuable insights, research materials, and scholarly content to support their academic endeavours.
Harvard Deusto Journals: A database which provides students and lecturers with informative articles from areas such as marketing, strategic management, management skills, human resources, finance and sales.
Emerald: An online research database where students and lecturers can find scientific contributions from their areas of interest.
Ebscohost : An online research database where students and lecturers can find scientific contributions from their areas of interest.
The faculty, comprises of more than 450 practicing professors closely connected to the business community. Teaching usually adopts a methodology called "Student ON", which is a unique approach allowing students to learn in a fully online environment with the simulations of professional world complexities.
OBS Business School also houses a research centre known as the OBServatory 3.0, comprising of a global community of deans, managers, professors, and researchers affiliated with business schools or universities. This centre is dedicated to identifying socioeconomic trends and their profound impact on society. It facilitates fostering the exchange of ideas among experts and identifying the key advancements and trends in online higher education.
The OBS Business School alumni community, boasting more than 39,000 professionals worldwide, fosters connections among former students through a global network. Alumni benefit from exclusive services in continuing training, professional development, and networking. They host eight alumni clubs, especially for international students, organising events and activities, connecting alumni with the business community and reinforcing professional and personal growth.
Student life
The virtual campus is incorporated with the Blackboard collaborate Ultra, which is a new video conferences version of the LMS platform, which is more intuitive, easier to use platform. Virtual classrooms are the meeting point for students and lecturers. In these classrooms several tools are offered in order to enhance the learning process: a debate and discussion area, an announcements area, web conferences, exams and tests, spaces to upload the required resources, programme guides and calendars to keep track of key dates (e.g. exams and activities deadlines), an activity area where students can upload their completed assignments and an evaluation area where students’ grades are posted.
To enrich the educational experience, OBS Business School even provides access to various online resources, including renowned platforms such as Harvard Deusto Journals, Emerald, and Ebscohost. These resources facilitate the generation of scientific and informative articles.
OBS follows an innovative pedagogical model where the core is the student, called the "Student ON" methodology. The school carries out personalised monitoring throughout the academic year during which, the student, can count on the support and tutoring from their respective programme manager. The programmes typically incorporate case studies, workshops, business plans, debates and various simulators and software to aid the learning process.
OBS seeks to add value to the knowledge that students acquire during their academic training, by providing them with the necessary tools to be more competitive in their careers via their concept of “knowledge cycles”. The primary objectives of these resources are to expedite students' professional development, enhance their job competitiveness, guide them in building and cultivating a personal brand, impart skills on accessing hidden employment opportunities, and assist them in designing and crafting their individualised career plans.
There are three cycles included in the knowledge cycle assisting the ultimate goal. They are, the entrepreneurship cycle, employability cycle and the professional development cycle.
Additionally, the alumni community of OBS Business School which is a joint initiative of students, alumni, academic faculty and the business community also provides career support services to more than 36,000 trained professionals. The services made available to students and alumni are detailed below:
Professional development: Conferences, soft skills webinars, masterclasses, workshops, executive coaching and research reports
Training: Executive coaching, project mentoring, leadership workshop, motivation and team management workshop, knowledge cycles, masterclass, employment website, employment report
Professional development is one of the three fundamental pillars on which the school’s philosophy as a business school is based on. For this reason, a study on the employability of students and the impact of the school's training on the professional development and employability of the students was carried out in 2022.
As per their Employment Report, the employability rate of OBS graduates stands at 97.8% after completing their studies. Likewise, 65.3% of students tend to obtain a promotion, 53.8% receive new job offers and 68.3% receive a higher salary 12 months after graduating from OBS Business School. Additionally, more than 50% of students are working in multinationals recognised around the world such as BBVA, Deloitte, Nestle, Telefónica or PWC.
One of the important factors when considering a master's degree is the cost of study. Luckily, there are many options available to help students fund their master's programme. Download your copy of the Scholarship Guide to find out which scholarships from around the world could be available to you, and how to apply for them.
Our recommendation is that you do it as soon as possible since our places are limited.
Is there any possibility of being eligible for some financial aid?
This option can be evaluated based on the available places and your professional profile.
Should I go to Barcelona at some point?
Just in case you want to attend graduation.
Are the classes taught live?
We are aware that the vast majority of our students are active professionals, which is why our classes are always taught live and are fully recorded and available to you.
What are the Academic Partners?
OBS Business School has two Academic Partners of recognized international prestige and academic excellence that combine the values of tradition and the business world with the fact that they are innovative and benchmark institutions in the educational field: the University of Barcelona and UNIE University.
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About OBS Business School
Established in 2006, OBS Business School stands out as the world's first 100% online business school teaching in Spanish, dedicated to shaping future change leaders through its range of MBAs and Master’s.
With a rich history of training over 36,000 students from 80 different countries, OBS Business School proudly achieved the distinction of being the first online business school globally to receive a prestigious five QS Stars rating in Teaching, Employability & Inclusiveness, and Online Learning. Their academic approach relies exclusively on an online methodology, offering a distinctive and exceptional learning experience.
Acknowledged in various rankings such as QS Online MBA, Forbes, Financial Times, Eduniversal Best Masters, CEO Magazine's Global Online MBA, Innovatec 2023 Educational, and the Ibero-American Ranking of Online Training Centers, OBS Business School consistently proves its commitment to excellence.
OBS Business School is also accredited by various internationally prestigious institutions that endorse and recognise the quality and academic excellence of their MBA and master's programmes;
Collaborating with the University of Barcelona, an institution with over 560 years of history, OBS Business School is an Academic Partner known for tradition and innovation. It comprises two specialised schools: the School of Business Administration & Leadership and the School of Innovation & Technology Management.
The School of Business Administration & Leadership provides a diverse array of MBA and master's programmes. This encompasses global and executive MBAs and master's programmes in marketing and communication, operations and processes, sustainability, international business, human resource management, law, and finance.
Additionally, the School of Innovation & Technology Management also presents specialised offerings, including a tech MBA and master's programmes in innovation, technology, data, and finance (FinTech).
Find out more about life at OBS Business School via its social media channels including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn and Spotify.
About OBS Business School
Established in 2006, OBS Business School stands out as the world's first 100% online business school teaching in Spanish, dedicated to shaping future change leaders through its range of MBAs and Master’s.
With a rich history of training over 36,000 students from 80 different countries, OBS Business School proudly achieved the distinction of being the first online business school globally to receive a prestigious five QS Stars rating in Teaching, Employability & Inclusiveness, and Online Learning. Their academic approach relies exclusively on an online methodology, offering a distinctive and exceptional learning experience.
Acknowledged in various rankings such as QS Online MBA, Forbes, Financial Times, Eduniversal Best Masters, CEO Magazine's Global Online MBA, Innovatec 2023 Educational, and the Ibero-American Ranking of Online Training Centers, OBS Business School consistently proves its commitment to excellence.
OBS Business School is also accredited by various internationally prestigious institutions that endorse and recognise the quality and academic excellence of their MBA and master's programmes;
Collaborating with the University of Barcelona, an institution with over 560 years of history, OBS Business School is an Academic Partner known for tradition and innovation. It comprises two specialised schools: the School of Business Administration & Leadership and the School of Innovation & Technology Management.
The School of Business Administration & Leadership provides a diverse array of MBA and master's programmes. This encompasses global and executive MBAs and master's programmes in marketing and communication, operations and processes, sustainability, international business, human resource management, law, and finance.
Additionally, the School of Innovation & Technology Management also presents specialised offerings, including a tech MBA and master's programmes in innovation, technology, data, and finance (FinTech).
Find out more about life at OBS Business School via its social media channels including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn and Spotify.
Available programs
University information
The student recruiting process at OBS Business School is done remotely.
Admission requirements, dates, and specific details vary according to the programme of your choosing. It's advisable to review the specific requirements on the respective programme pages before initiating the application process. Once candidates have the necessary information and decide to apply for an MBA or a master's degree, the general process unfolds as follows: A preliminary interview takes place between the candidate and the academic advisor. The purpose is to ensure that the candidate meets the necessary requirements for enrolment in the master's degree programme.
General requirements are:
If these criteria are met, the candidate submits the necessary documentation proving they fulfil the requirements. This documentation is submitted together with their Curriculum Vitae, academic transcripts and a motivation letter. The motivation letter should include a brief personal presentation and a description of the students’ work experience as well as their professional strengths.
In addition, students should also present their reasons to apply for the master's degree as well as the expected contribution to the group of participants in the course. The Academic Admissions Committee meets and decides on the candidate’s eligibility based on this documentation. The information provided in the CV, as well as the candidate’s academic background, helps determine if they possess the necessary technological skills to properly follow an online course.
The discounts offered are at the discretion of the Admissions department.
OBS Business School primarily uses the Blackboard LMS platform for lecture delivery and conducting classes, supplemented by a new, more user-friendly videoconferencing version tailored to the virtual campus environment. This upgraded version offers intuitive features, easier navigation, live subtitles, and participation reports.
As part of the campus transformation, a welcome area has been introduced to enhance student engagement. Virtual classrooms serve as meeting points for students and lecturers, equipped with tools like debate areas, announcement boards, web conferences, exams, resource upload spaces, programme guides, and calendars to facilitate the learning process.
OBS Business School extends supplementary online resources to its students, specifically tailored for academic purposes. These resources include access to esteemed academic journals, providing students with valuable insights, research materials, and scholarly content to support their academic endeavours.
The faculty, comprises of more than 450 practicing professors closely connected to the business community. Teaching usually adopts a methodology called "Student ON", which is a unique approach allowing students to learn in a fully online environment with the simulations of professional world complexities.
OBS Business School also houses a research centre known as the OBServatory 3.0, comprising of a global community of deans, managers, professors, and researchers affiliated with business schools or universities. This centre is dedicated to identifying socioeconomic trends and their profound impact on society. It facilitates fostering the exchange of ideas among experts and identifying the key advancements and trends in online higher education.
The OBS Business School alumni community, boasting more than 39,000 professionals worldwide, fosters connections among former students through a global network. Alumni benefit from exclusive services in continuing training, professional development, and networking. They host eight alumni clubs, especially for international students, organising events and activities, connecting alumni with the business community and reinforcing professional and personal growth.
Student life
The virtual campus is incorporated with the Blackboard collaborate Ultra, which is a new video conferences version of the LMS platform, which is more intuitive, easier to use platform. Virtual classrooms are the meeting point for students and lecturers. In these classrooms several tools are offered in order to enhance the learning process: a debate and discussion area, an announcements area, web conferences, exams and tests, spaces to upload the required resources, programme guides and calendars to keep track of key dates (e.g. exams and activities deadlines), an activity area where students can upload their completed assignments and an evaluation area where students’ grades are posted.
To enrich the educational experience, OBS Business School even provides access to various online resources, including renowned platforms such as Harvard Deusto Journals, Emerald, and Ebscohost. These resources facilitate the generation of scientific and informative articles.
OBS follows an innovative pedagogical model where the core is the student, called the "Student ON" methodology. The school carries out personalised monitoring throughout the academic year during which, the student, can count on the support and tutoring from their respective programme manager. The programmes typically incorporate case studies, workshops, business plans, debates and various simulators and software to aid the learning process.
OBS seeks to add value to the knowledge that students acquire during their academic training, by providing them with the necessary tools to be more competitive in their careers via their concept of “knowledge cycles”. The primary objectives of these resources are to expedite students' professional development, enhance their job competitiveness, guide them in building and cultivating a personal brand, impart skills on accessing hidden employment opportunities, and assist them in designing and crafting their individualised career plans.
There are three cycles included in the knowledge cycle assisting the ultimate goal. They are, the entrepreneurship cycle, employability cycle and the professional development cycle.
Additionally, the alumni community of OBS Business School which is a joint initiative of students, alumni, academic faculty and the business community also provides career support services to more than 36,000 trained professionals. The services made available to students and alumni are detailed below:
Professional development is one of the three fundamental pillars on which the school’s philosophy as a business school is based on. For this reason, a study on the employability of students and the impact of the school's training on the professional development and employability of the students was carried out in 2022.
As per their Employment Report, the employability rate of OBS graduates stands at 97.8% after completing their studies. Likewise, 65.3% of students tend to obtain a promotion, 53.8% receive new job offers and 68.3% receive a higher salary 12 months after graduating from OBS Business School. Additionally, more than 50% of students are working in multinationals recognised around the world such as BBVA, Deloitte, Nestle, Telefónica or PWC.
Tuition fee and scholarships
One of the important factors when considering a master's degree is the cost of study. Luckily, there are many options available to help students fund their master's programme. Download your copy of the Scholarship Guide to find out which scholarships from around the world could be available to you, and how to apply for them.
In this guide you will find:
Where to look for scholarship opportunities
How to apply to scholarships relevant to you
A list of available scholarships around the world
A scholarship application checklist
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