❄May your holidays be filled with happiness, peace, and positivity for a bright future! Happy new year!

📢 Save the Date! 📢  Join us at the UB Business School for our Business Summer School. Application will open in January 2026!

¿Estás listo para impulsar tu futuro profesional en una de las universidades líderes de España? El período de solicitudes para el Executive MBA en la @ub.edu abrirá muy pronto.

As we close out 2025, we are delighted to welcome 8 new researchers to the UB Business School.

🎄 A festive morning at the UB Business School! We enjoyed an inspiring lecture by Josep García Blandón on the methods, ideas, and realities of studying corporate governance, followed by a warm coffee break and a special Christmas cava cocktail 🎅🥂.

📢 UB Business School will host the 2026 International Conference on Digital Frontiers in Buildings and Infrastructure (DFBI), a leading international forum on the digital transformation of the built environment.   🗓 31 March – 1 April 2026 📍 @economiaempresaub.bsky.social (@ub.edu)

Today's #Seminar: Digital Transformation, Certification, and Sustainable Development: Exploring the Pathways to Responsible Business in the 21st Century 🎙️Luis Miguel Ciravegna Martins da Fonseca (School of Engineering of Porto) ⏰12:00 📍Sala de Recepcions 🔗https://shorturl.at/YNMiE 🗃️Research seminar

🎉 Congratulations to our PhD student in Business, Álvaro Arrieta, on his acceptance as a Fellow Researcher in the Regional Academy on the United Nations (RAUN). 🔝 Álvaro was selected from more than 200 applicants, becoming one of only 35 chosen for this prestigious programme 🧵👇🏼

🎓On Wednesday, Ahmad Maraqa defended his #PhD #thesis “Work-Life Balance and Firm Financial Performance”. (Advisors: Josep Maria Argilés Bosch and Yuliya Kasperskaya). Congratulations! 🎉

Today's #Seminar: 'Not All Maps Are Equal: Heterogeneity in Science and Corporate R&D' 🎙️Paul-Emmanuel Anckaert (SKEMA Business School) ⏰13:00 CET 📍Room 1037, 690 Building. 🔗https://shorturl.at/7gwc9 🗃️Research seminar

Today's #Seminar: 'Work-Life Balance and Firm Financial Performance' 🎙️Ahmad Maraqa @ub.edu#Seminar:⏰11:00 CET 📍Sala de Graus, 690 Building. 🔗https://www.ub.edu/business-school/events/in-person-work-life-balance-and-firm-financial-performance/ 🗃️PhD Thesis Defence

‼️ The application period for our MSc in Business Research is OPEN. 📊 Join a rigorous and internationally oriented program of Business research, Innovation, and Management at one of Europe’s leading Universities. 🎓 Your journey towards academic and professional excellence starts here

🌍 MSc in International Business – Port of Barcelona Session This trimester, our MSc in International Business students visited the Port of Barcelona, one of the key logistics hubs in Southern Europe.

⏳Call for expressions of interest for an Assistant Professor position! 📁 Accounting 🔴 Deadline: March 2, 2026 🏠 @economiaempresaub.bsky.social 🔗https://www.ub.edu/business-school/call-for-expressions-of-interest-assistant-professor-position-in-accounting/ #Business #Accounting

🚀 Applications Are About to Open! The application period for our MSc in Business Research is about to open! Prepare to make an impact on the evolving world of business and innovation! 🏙️ Live in Barcelona 💬 Study in English and Spanish 🧵👇🏼

Today's #Seminar: 'Mapping the Influence of Profiting from Innovation Framework' 🎙️Ivan Zupic (Goldsmiths, University of London) ⏰16:00 CET 📍In person. Room 1038, 690 Building 🔗https://shorturl.at/zcnIb 🗃️Research seminar

Today's #Seminar: 'Digital technologies as catalysts for sustainable business transformation' 🎙️Minna Saunila (LUT University) ⏰10:00 CET 📍Online. 🔗https://www.ub.edu/business-school/events/online-digital-technologies-as-catalysts-for-sustainable-business-transformation/ 🗃️Research seminar

📢 Considering studying Business Research? Join us for an online Q&A session with Yuliya Kasperskaya, Programme Director of the MSc in Business Research at @ub.edu! Get all your questions answered and learn how this programme can prepare you for a career in business research or a future PhD. 💼🔍

🎓 The @ub.edu Business School at @economiaempresaub.bsky.social has welcomed new students on the MSc in International Business this academic year! 🌍 Meet the Class of 2026 — a diverse, talented, and motivated group ready to make an impact in the field of #Business: https://shorturl.at/eFEZP

🎓Este año nuestro #Máster #Executive #MBA tiene 24 nuevos alumnos de 7 nacionalidades distintas. Descubre el perfil de los recién llegados al #EMBA de la @UBFacEcoiEmpres @UniBarcelona: https://shorturl.at/5Lh4o #EMBA #Empresa

🎓On Friday, David Anaya Luque defended his #PhD #thesis “Aplicaciones de modelos predictivos para valoraciones de seguros de vida”.  (Advisors: Lluís Bermúdez and Jaume Belles). Congratulations! 🎉

🎓 The @ub.edu Business School at @economiaempresaub.bsky.social has welcomed new students on the MSc in Business Research this academic year! 🌍 Meet the Class of 2026 — a diverse, talented, and motivated group ready to make an impact in the field of #Business: https://shorturl.at/bRXS6

📊 Biennal Ciutat i Ciència: Barcelona will become the centre of science for a week, hosting a programme full of activities across diverse fields. 📅 from the 18th to the 23rd of November. 🔗 More information: https://www.biennalciutaticiencia.barcelona/ca

Today's #Seminar: 'Aplicaciones de modelos predictivos para valoraciones de seguros de vida' 🎙️David Anaya Luque (@ub.edu#Seminar: ⏰10:00 CEST 📍Hybrid. Sala de Graus, 690 Building. 🔗https://shorturl.at/4u8xQ 🗃️PhD Thesis Defence

👋🏽 Last week, a new cohort of PhD students in #Business at @economiaempresaub.bsky.social @ub.edu#Businessattended a welcome session. It was a joy to meet many of you in person! For those who couldn’t join us physically, we’re looking forward to seeing you soon!

🧳 How do destinations inspire travellers before they even pack their bags?

Today's #activity: 'Welcome Session PhD in Business' ⏰16:00 CEST 📍Sala de Recepcions, 690 Building 🔗https://www.ub.edu/business-school/events/welcome-session-phd-in-business/ #PhD #Buiness #Research

✨¡Damos la bienvenida a la nueva promoción del Executive MBA de la @ub.edu! 🗣️El inicio del programa estuvo marcado por una cálida sesión de bienvenida, conducida por Xavier Garcia, director del máster, y Laura Guitart, directora del máster y decana de @economiaempresaub.bsky.social

👋🏽 Yesterday we welcomed the new students of the MSc in Business Research at @economiaempresaub.bsky.social !   ✨ We continued today with a guided visit to the iconic Historical Building. #BenvingudaUB

Today's #activity: 'Welcome Session Executive MBA' ⏰18:30 CEST 📍Sala de Recepcions, 690 Building 🔗https://www.ub.edu/business-school/events/in-person-welcome-session-executive-mba-2/ #EMBA #MBA #Buiness

📢 Open call for the Enrique Fuentes Quintana 2024-2025 awards to recognise outstanding doctoral theses! 🗓️ Deadline: November 17, 2025 🔗 www.funcas.es/premios-enri...

Today's #activity: 'Welcome Session MSc in Business Research' ⏰15:00 CEST 📍Sala de Recepcions, 690 Building 🔗https://www.ub.edu/business-school/events/in-person-welcome-session-msc-in-business-research-3/ #MSc #Buiness #Research

👋🏽 Today, new MSc in #International #Business students at @economiaempresaub.bsky.social  @ub.edu attended a welcome session. 🎓 We are very happy to have a new cohort of brilliant and inspiring students in our community! #BenvingudaUB #SocUB #UniBarcelona #UniLife #StudentLife

💻🌱 Does digitalisation automatically bring economic gains for small businesses?

Today's #activity: 'Welcome Session MSc in International Business' ⏰11:00 CEST 📍Room 1012, 690 Building 🔗https://www.ub.edu/business-school/events/in-person-welcome-session-msc-in-international-business/ #MSc #International #Buiness

Today's #Seminar: 'IV International Conference on Sustainable Finance' 🗓️September 18-19, 2025 ⏰9:00 CEST 📍Facultat d'Economia i Empresa 🔗https://www.ub.edu/business-school/events/in-person-iv-international-conference-on-sustainable-finance/ 🗃️Conference

🌍Our PhD researcher Karan Patel represented the @ub.edu at the LERU Doctoral Summer School, funded by UB Vice rectorate's research funds. The Summer School was hosted by the University of Copenhagen under the theme “AI Across University Disciplines – Perspectives and Hands-on Experience.” 🧵👇🏼

🏆 Applications are open for the best Master’s Thesis (TFM) defended at the @ub.edu during the 2024/2025 academic year!   ➡️ Topics: 🔹 Social Economy 🔹 Cooperativism 🔹 Service-Learning 🔹 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 🔗 More information: https://shorturl.at/ByrAA #Business #Award #MasterThesis

🌍 Meet Denise Feldmann, a first-year PhD student who took part in the Climate Corps Summer School 2025 in Seoul 🇰🇷.   ✨ She was one of just three students selected to represent @ub.edu, with the delegation covering the full stay. ✨

📚 #PhD Thesis "Who are the Active Investors: Evidence from Shareholder Activism and Business Angels" defended by our #alumni Yanqiu Ren on Feb 10, 2025, is available: http://hdl.handle.net/10803/693698 (Advisor: Martí Sagarra | Min Zhang). #Business #Research

📚 #PhD Thesis "Nuevas lógicas en las Industrias Creativas: una perspectiva sostenible" defended by our #alumni Natalia Muñoz on Jan 13, 2025, is available: http://hdl.handle.net/10803/693462 (Advisor: Montserrat Pareja-Eastaway). #Business #Research

💚 Soon, the UB facilities will once again be filled with all of you. We’ll be ready to welcome you and kick off the new 2025-2026 academic year. Follow us on the UB Business School social media so you don’t miss any updates!

☀️ Have a great summer break! To all our UBBS community and prospective students, we wish you a relaxing and refreshing summer. Enjoy the well-deserved break! 🌴 📌 Please note that our office will be closed from 4 to 29 August.  We'll be back on 1 September to assist you with anything you need.

📚 #PhD Thesis "The Role of Urban Mobility Services in Sustainable Urban Development: Economic and Social Perspectives" defended by our #alumni Miguel Guillén on Nov 8, 2024, is available: http://hdl.handle.net/10803/692567 (Advisors: David Alaminos | Emilio Vizuete Luciano). #Business #Research

🎓🌟 Graduados, ¡misión cumplida! Los alumnos del Executive MBA de la @ub.edu han culminado con éxito una etapa transformadora, llena de retos, aprendizajes y crecimiento profesional. Hoy celebramos no solo su graduación, sino también su compromiso, esfuerzo y visión de futuro. 💼🚀

📚 #PhD Thesis "Human Dimension as the Key Success Factor in Experience Management. The Emotional Connection as the Best Loyalty Strategy" defended by our #alumni Nuria Louzao on July 23, 2024, is available: http://hdl.handle.net/10803/692073 (Advisor:  Montserrat Crespi). #Business #Research

🎓✨ ¡Final de etapa para nuestros alumnos del Executive MBA de la @ub.edu! Tras meses de esfuerzo, aprendizaje y trabajo en equipo, han presentado sus proyectos finales de Plan de Empresa, demostrando todo su talento y visión emprendedora: 🔹SolNova 🔹RaízEterna 🔹TroIA 🔹FinMatch

Wrapping up the XVII Summer School on Management of Creativity in an Innovation Society! ☀️🎓 From June 25 to July 11, 2025, participants from around the world gathered in Montréal, Nantes, and Barcelona for a truly unforgettable learning experience.

🎉Congratulations to our graduates of the MSc in International Business and the MSc in Business Research! 🎓Your hard work and dedication have paid off, and we can't wait to see the amazing things you'll achieve. Here's to a future full of success and innovation! #GraduacionsFEE

📚 #PhD Thesis "Defining the customer experience: Tourism & Health" defended by our #alumni Gloria Sanmartin on July 19, 2024, is available: http://hdl.handle.net/10803/692084 (Advisor: Laura Guitart). #Business #Research