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Annual Report ESADE Foundation ESADE Foundation 2007-2008ESADE Foundation 2007-2008 Annual Report Annual Annual Report ESADE Foundation 2007-2008 Joan Manuel Soler Carlos Losada Chairman of the Board of Trustees Director General “Jesuits and entrepreneurs set in motion an ambitious “The current reality and the impetus of a renewed project to instil strong social and ethical values identity give us fresh hopes in terms of what we should in responsible individuals, educating them to become aspire to become and what we should provide executives capable of managing and improving to all those who are in one way or another connected business and society.” with the ESADE project.” This Annual Report is a brief After 50 years of history, ESADE executives capable of managing The 2007-2008 academic year On the other hand, it was an In such a special year as this, summary of an academic year is still an extraordinary project. and improving business and was marked by the celebration academic year that was clearly I would like to express our marked by the celebration of Looking back, we have a chance society. I honestly believe that of our 50th Anniversary. geared towards the future. gratitude to all those who made ESADE’s 50th Anniversary. to rediscover and appreciate this foundational idea has This Annual Report shows that the ESADE project possible: It is difficult to accurately ESADE’s founders: A group presided over, and continues On the one hand, we explored ESADE is in a unique position Jesuits, entrepreneurs, our reflect the huge volume of of Barcelona businessmen and to preside over, the ESADE and updated the traits of our from which to build its future. foundation’s trustees, faculty and activity of such an intensely professionals who sought to project. own identity, which stretches The current reality and the administrative staff, students and active and vibrant institution create an educational institution back to 1957-1958 when ESADE impetus of a renewed identity alumni, the legal and business as our own. Nonetheless, dedicated to serving the For that reason, ESADE’s true came into being. The 2007-2008 give us fresh hopes in terms worlds, and to so many others drawing on examples of society of their time; and who assets lie in the 36,000 plus academic year was characterised of what we should aspire to who have lent their support. the best of this activity, we succeeded in doing so. alumni who have attended our by reflection on and advances become and what we should hope that the following ten institution over the years, in our commitment to quality provide to all those who are in Our thanks go to each and every chapters will provide an idea Convinced of the importance as well as the exceptional teams education based on values one way or another connected one of you for making possible of the achievements, work and of education, they called upon of staff who have formed part, that holistically encompass with the ESADE project. Our task these 50 years of excellence. initiatives of an extraordinary members of the Society of and who continue to form the various dimensions of the is to identify our strengths and And our commitment to the group of professionals working Jesus to organise and direct part, of its administrative staff individual, our commitment to the areas in which we have yet to future: to be an institution that on an even more extraordinary the new centre in view of their and faculty: to all of them, our academic rigour and knowledge make improvements if we are to contributes academic and project. considerable experience in appreciation and gratitude. creation, as well as our build that future. This Report is human value in an increasingly this field at other centres such commitment to dissemination a good basis for doing just that. globalised world. as Georgetown in the United ESADE is an extraordinary and dialogue on socially relevant States or Deusto in our own project. We recently celebrated issues. In short, our commitment country. Consequently, Jesuits our “50th Anniversary” as an educational institution to and entrepreneurs set in motion and our hope is to go on promoting the construction of an ambitious project to instil “Inspiring Futures”. a more dignified and more just strong social and ethical values world in which to live. in responsible individuals, educating them to become 00 Content 1 2 3 Relevant data Mission, raison Training Page 8 d’être and values and job placement Page 12 Page 16 4 5 6 7 8 Research Social solidarity International Alumni. People, structure and knowledge and cooperation vocation ESADE Alumni and resources Page 20 Page 26 Page 30 Page 36 Page 40 9 10 Relationship Communication with organisations and publications and companies Page 50 Page 46 Recognition and support TRH The Prince and Princess of Asturias presided the event in recognition of those who founded ESADE in Barcelona in 1958: A group of professionals and entrepreneurs and the Society of Jesus. Inspiring Futures January 2008 nd GRAN DEL LICEO TEATRO Barcelona, 22 1 01 Relevant data International Rankings 12,113 people have taken part MBA 1st International MBA in the various academic programmes The Wall Street Journal, September 2007 Income 2007-2008 8th in the 2007-2008 academic year Best international Total income non-US MBA Number of from various units Forbes, September 2007 international students €70 million 14th Total number of international Law School Best international MBA students registered €7 million € for its social and environmental focus 1,008 Business School Beyond Grey Pinstripes, University Programmes October 2007 87 Countries of origin €14 million st MBA Programmes 21 €14 million € Best international MBA Administrative Financial Times, January 2008 Executive Education & services staff €26 million € EXECUTIVE EDUCATION and faculty th Executive Language Center 10 €4 million Best international 301 administrative business school Corporate Support Units & services staff Business School Executive Law School in custom programmes €2 million € Language Center Business Week, October 2007 22 Countries of origin Vice-Deanship for Research 7,617 participants 888 students st Faculty and Knowledge 3,608 students 21 €3 million University Programmes Unit Executive Masters 534 Combined Best international 124 Full-Time faculty 1,916 students 523 participants 2,415 external English students Undergra-duate and Executive MBA members Master in Law Business Week, October 2007 1,498 Combined 65 Master in Marketing 272 external Spanish students 69% with PhDs Campus Undergraduate and Master Management and Sales 336 Masters and th 794 English, French, German 4 1,155 faculty members in Management postgraduate degrees in Law Barcelona Campus 64 Master in Economic- and Italian in-company Best international 32 Countries of origin 123 Official Masters Financial Management students business school Building 1 28% in Management (MSc) for Latin American firms 2 34 Master in Operations 127 exchange students who 9,300 m € América Economía, 61 PhD in Management Sciences Management and Services have taken Spanish classes Building 2 22% (Spain + ESAN Peru) November 2007 Numer of published 22 Executive Master research papers m2 € 15 Master of Research in Marketing and UNIVERSITY PROGRAMMES 7,475 and articles in Management Science Commercialisation 11th Building 3 38% (Bocconi-ESADE) m2 € 219 exchange students Best European MBA New research projects 12,700 157 Master Financial Times, MBA financed externally Madrid Campus 8% in Public Administration September 2007 participants 60 € 2,500 m2 712 51 Corporate MBA nd 207 18-Month MBA 2 Research units Buenos Aires Campus 4 % 37 Global Executive MBA CEMS Master for the 64 One-Year MBA 17 m2 93 PricewaterhouseCoopers internationality of the 1,487 254 Part-Time MBA Corporate MBA programme and its participants URL Sant Ignasi Financial Times, 187 Executive MBA School of Tourism September 2007 Press summary Number of events Executive Education and participants Centre supported LAW SCHOOL Mentions in the written press 4,466 participants st by Foundació ESADE 1 3,958 € Public events organised 1,348 Open Programmes Best Masters in their speciality: (Spain & Argentina) 221 students 636 € Tax Consultancy and Interna- Op-ed articles 3,118 Custom Programmes Its own activities report is tional Business Law in the written press Number of participants (Spain & Argentina) published at www.tsi.url.edu El Mundo, June 2008 336 38,307 8 / 9 ANNUAL REPORT 2007-2008 Fifty years of history ESADE has been committed to instilling values since its founding as an educational institution. Inspiring Futures 2 02 Mission, Raison d’être and Values ESADE is a non-profit independent academic university institution, The ESADE community declaration of values* Our community founded in 1958 in Barcelona as an ESADE aims to educate individuals with a high level of professional expressed in the values governing our daily coexistence and competence, aware of their responsibilities as national and global academic activity. Those who share these values make up our citizens, sensitive to issues of solidarity and social justice and able Community. initiative of a group of businessmen and to engage in collective projects. To that end ESADE is involved Members of ESADE freely form part of their Community and, in in promoting ‘human qualities’: a combination of knowledge, accepting these basic values, each member should decide on their judgement, balance and depth that generates confident, consistent, own way of putting them into practice. In this climate of freedom and the Society of Jesus. It has formed part reliable citizens capable of living fundamental values. mutual respect, ESADE invites its members to promote actions and behaviours that are consistent with its values. Being part of a university institution such as ESADE should involve This Declaration is open to the changes which may affect our of Ramon Llull University since 1995 an attitude of commitment to its Mission: a commitment that is Community in the future.