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Very international program (in my class 28 different nationalities out of 90 students), very team oriented, very prestigious, excellent career services. -- Consulting

I enjoyed the experience. The b-school has the right size and gives you the chance to be in direct contact with the teachers and departments. I met a fantastic group. -- Finance

Small and flexible program, very international and students receive a lot of attention from faculty and career service office. -- Finance

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SCHOOL COMMENTS
School Comments:
N/A

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Within North America, graduates who accepted full-time jobs in the following regions:
N/A

Top recruiting organizations for internships, most recent academic year:

PHILIPS   5
TECHNOPORT   3
OFFSET OPTIONS   3
HAIFUTECH   2
NOVARTIS   2
SANTANDER   2
WERFEN   2
WHO   2

Internships awarded that are paid:
79  %

Weekly internship compensation:

        Mean: $ 875
        Median: $ 700

Average internship length in weeks:
10

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Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following industries:

Government: 3  %
Consulting: 13  %
Consumer Products: 5  %
Financial Services: 20  %
Manufacturing: 26  %
Media/Entertainment: 0  %
Non-Profit: 2  %
Petroleum/Energy: 5  %
Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 7  %
Real Estate: 2  %
Technology: 2  %
Other: 15  %

Graduates who accepted full-time jobs in the following regions:

Africa: 0  %
Asia: 7  %
Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia: 2  %
Latin America and the Caribbean: 19  %
Middle East: 2  %
North America: 14  %
Oceana: 0  %
Western Europe: 56  %

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Top recruiting organizations most recent academic year:

J&J   8
UNIBAIL RODAMCO   3
PROCTER & GAMBLE   2
WERFEN   2
TECHDATA   2
ALFA CONSULTING   2

Base salary, signing bonuses and other compensation for most recent employed graduates:

Mean base salary: $  76,000
Median base salary: $  67,000
Mean signing bonus: $  27,000
Median signing bonus: $  22,000
Mean other guaranteed compensation: $  16,000
Median other guaranteed compensation: $  15,000

Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following functional areas:

Consulting: 21  %
Finance/Accounting: 26  %
General Management: 19  %
Human Resources: 0  %
Marketing/Sales: 19  %
Management Information Systems (MIS): 0  %
Operations/Logistics: 12  %
Other: 2  %

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CAREER SERVICES
Graduates seeking full-time professional MBA employment: 68  %
Graduates not seeking employment: 32  %
Graduates for whom you have no information regarding employment: 0  %

Annual job-searching trips that the school coordinates or participates in:

Destination: NSH MBA, USA
Month: October
Destination: London Banking Days
Month: November

Primary source of job offer:

School-facilitated activities: 39  %
Graduate-facilitated activities: 35  %
No information provided by graduate: 25  %

Job Offers for 2009 graduates:

Received first job offer by graduation: 63  %
Received first job offer in three months following graduation: 19  %
Received first job offer more than 3 months after graduation: 0  %
Did not report having received a job offer: 17  %

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B-SCHOOL ALUMNI
Living MBA alumni:
7,249

Active MBA alumni clubs:
63

Countries in which MBA clubs exist:
33

  Did school receive an individual gift in excess of $10 million in the past academic year?
No

  Does the main university offer career placement services for alumni?
Yes

  Does the main university have an alumni networking Web site?
Yes

University alumni networking site:
www.esadealumni.net

  Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site?
No

  Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database?
Yes

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TECHNOLOGY
Technology improvements in the last three academic years:
New campus with 44 new classrooms technologically fully equipped. Private social network (Nexus ESADE) New teaching support platform (Moodle). New University ID card that can be used to access facilities, add e-signatures and as a debit card. CRM. Teaching activity and research management platform. Upgrade in Intranet services in Career Services. Adjustment to LOPD (Ley Orgánica de Protección de Datos)

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TEACHING/ACADEMICS
Teaching methods used:

Case Study: 30  %
Distance Learning: 15  %
Experiential Learning: 0  %
Lectures: 30  %
Simulations: 5  %
Team Projects: 20  %

Requirements for graduation:

Students must write a complete business plan

Students must have attended a minimum number of classes

Students are required to be fluent in more than one language by graduation

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STUDENT LIFE
Professional clubs available to full-time MBA students:

Business Ethics

Consulting

Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact

Entrepreneurship

Finance

Investment Banking

Marketing

Nonprofit

Networking clubs available to full-time MBA students:

Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual

Partners/Family

Women in MBA