La Comercial Business School (University of Deusto)
 Founded in 1916, La Comercial Business School (University of Deusto) was the first school in Spain to offer a specific business education. Ever since, more than 6,000 men and women have received a business education based upon principles of quality and ethics.
La Comercial is located in the heart of Bilbao, the main financial and economic centre of the Atlantic Axis in Spain. The campus forms part of an emerging area of cultural activity along with the Guggenheim Museum and other avant-garde buildings. The school is involved in the development of an international perspective to management education. It participates in several international networks (EFMD, EFQM, European Network of Business Schools, ECTS, Erasmus) and has developed many joint-ventures with institutions in Latin America.
Recent years have seen many new features added to the courses given, including:
* emphasis on developing management skills
* optional subjects taught in co-operation with companies
* increasing numbers of students and staff involved in international exchange programmes
* training in IT applied to management
* more and more agreements with businesses for practical in-company training
Courses
* 5-year Undergraduate Degree in Management & Business Administration and Master in Management Development - MBA.
* European MBA
* Master / Expert in Account Auditing
* Master in Human Resources Management
* Executive Master in Business Management
* Master in Finance (DEUSTO - CECA)
* Master in Advanced Management (MEGA)
* Monographic Courses (Strategic Management, Financial Management, Marketing Management, Short-term planning and management control, Management Skills, Sales Management)
* Professional Seminars
* In-Company programmes
EUROPEAN MBA
 The European MBA provides general management and business education, focusing on European and International Management. The European MBA is a joint project involving three prestigious European institutions: La Comercial Business School (Bilbao, Spain), Audencia-Nantes Ecole de Management (France) and Bradford University School of Management (UK).
This Master is divided into 4 sessions and lasts between 13 to 16 months:
1. September to December: Business and Management Foundation in Deusto or in Nantes.
2. January to March: European Management in Nantes or Deusto.
3. April to June: International Management in Bradford.
4. July to December: the last session involves at least 3 months (and a maximum of 6) of work experience
European recognition
It has recently obtained recognition for the Bolonia scheme as the Spanish Ministry of Education has awarded its official grade of 'Master' to this programme.
Programme details
MBA programme
Entry requirements
University Degree. Fluent level of English and in Spanish or French.
Qualification gained
MBA by Deusto (official master's degree) and Audencia, plus a postgraduate diploma by Bradford.
Mode of delivery
90 euro-credits (lectures, teamwork and placement). Immersion in three European countries consecutively.
Length
13-16 months.
Number of places
60
Language of instruction
 Spanish, French and English.
Location
Deusto (Bilbao, Spain), Audencia (Nantes, France), Bradford Univ. (Bradford, UK)
Fees
12.800 Euro
Scholarships/funding available
Yes
Starting dates
First week of September
Application procedure
Submit application form (either online or by post) from: 1st October 2006 to 30th June 2007. Tests and personal interview.
Application on-line on the website
www.lacomercial.deusto.es
Contact
University of Deusto, La Comercial Business School
Admissions contact: Maria Ugarte
Secretaría European MBA
Hermanos Aguirre, 2
Bilbao
48014
Spain
T: +34 9 4413 9262/63
E: emp-mba@unicomer.deusto.es
W: www.lacomercial.deusto.es
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