Reviews of ESADE Business School | Spain

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Jennifer D

Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Business Studies, Graduate, CEMS

Overall

I wish I had known...

wished it had lasted a little longer as classes only took place from April to June. Would have prefered to start in January

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important

Academic reasons

4

Culture

4

Costs

3

Activities

2

Campus life

2

Party / people

4

Weather / location

4

Personal recommendation

ESADE is considered as one of the best Management schools. Classes tought mix theory and real case exercises which was different from my university. Languages classes provided are of good quality. Access to library, computers etc is available and of good quality

During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

2

Improved language skills

3

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

3

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

I chose to live close to the university so as to avoid the morning city rush to go to class. I shared a flat with two native spanish which really helped to improve my spanish. The place was however sometimes empty so you should think of how many people you wish to be around. Access to any place in the city is easy and cheap so going out is not a problem (cabs are also available). Barcelona is a great city to live in but also to visit. I think I still haven't seen everything. I can only encourage people to go there as long as possible. Try to meet spanish native as much as possible as you will often be tempted to speak an other language with other students from abroad.

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“Good for students that want to go global”

Marcel E

Spain,
Business Studies, 2023

Overall

The campus itself is not the largest, but all students course business, law or politic-related studies. Thus, you are guaranteed to come out of the school with an amazing network of like-minded peers. I had to remove one star for how clunky and slow their internal system is, there is much to be improved in that area.

Pros

They have a mandatory study abroad program with really good partner universities to choose from in many countries of the world.

Cons

There is a severe lack of fluency in the communication between students and internal affairs.

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Tatyana B

University of Southern California, Los Angeles, United States
Banking, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

I wish I knew more about local accommodation and also I wish I had more information about the new campus in Sant Cugat.

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important

Academic reasons

4

Culture

4

Costs

2

Activities

3

Campus life

2

Party / people

3

Weather / location

4

Personal recommendation

I would definitely recommend this university to other students! Academically, culturally, and socially it was a fantastic experience. Aside from some organizational issues (i.e. the new campus), everything turned out better than I had expected.

During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

4

Met people from other countries

3

Became more independent

3

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

3

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

The most important thing is to come with an open mind and the readiness to learn and experience a new culture and a way of life. Don't travel too much and leave time to actually see Barcelona because it is an amazing city. Have fun, but don't get carried away with partying ;)

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“Una experiencia extraordinaria: ESADE.”

Gabriela G

Mexico, Graduate
Law, International, Negocios Internacionales (DIN), 2005

Overall

Cuando estudie el DIN en ESADE, creo fue la mejor etapa de mi vida, ya que los profesores te aportaban la praxis del derecho, y eso es muy valioso en estos días. Noté el plus de inmediato, por eso me siento muy orgullosa de haber estudiado en ESADE el diplomado en Negocios Internacionales, y después master part time. Gracias ESADE por tanto.

Pros

Todo, en especial el claustro académico.

Cons

Creo que debería haber más tratamiento personalizado a los estudiantes, sobre todo a los extranjeros o nacionales que no viven en España.

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johnmnil

NHH, Bergen, Norway
Business Studies, Graduate, CEMS

Overall

I wish I had known...

not really

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important

Academic reasons

3

Culture

4

Costs

2

Activities

3

Campus life

2

Party / people

3

Weather / location

4

Personal recommendation

It's the best MBA school in spain and the spanish speaking world. So if you want to sharpen your spanish and learn something at the same time, go there! And now I haven't told about all the new friends you'll get...

During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

3

Met people from other countries

3

Became more independent

3

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

3

Advanced my studies & career

2

Final comments

Don't take much with you. It's cheeper and cooler in Barcelona.

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Brian A

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Urbana-Champaign, United States
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Academic

Course recommendations

You have to choose 4-5 courses from a list of about 25 and half of them conflict so your options are very limited. Most teachers love to interact with international students, but a few can be hard to contact and unhelpful. Local students prefer to interact with other local students for the most part, therefore the international students interact with other international students. All of the international students are extremely friendly and very open to making as many friends as possible while studying there.

My academic experiences

Quality of courses

Variety of courses

Access to resources

Interaction with teachers

Interaction with international students

Interaction with local students

Personal comments

I thought the grading was unfair in two of my five classes. When I tried to contact the teachers for the grades that I received they were hard to get in touch with and didn't explain their grading procedures sufficiently. I was disappointed by the amount of subjective grading in those two classes, but the other three seemed reasonably fair.

My opinion of the university assessment

Exams at end of course

Exams throughout the course

Essays and/or projects at the end of course

Essays and/or projects throughout the course

Overall