Among the hundred most reputable Spanish businesses and considered the fourth most prestigious business school in Spain (Merco 2009), EAE finds that one of their principle challenges is methodological development.  The school is innovatively developing a more flexible methodology with in-person, online and blended learning training to allow the student to receive an education from any corner of the world with the methodology that best adapts to their professional and personal needs.

Throughout these 50 years, more than 57,000 students of 47 nationalities have studied at EAE. Some examples are Juan Antonio Samaranch, Honorary President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC); Jaime Gil Aluja, President of the Real Academia Española  (Royal Spanish Academy )  of Economics and Finance, and Luis Bassat, President of Bassat Ogilvy Iberia.

50 YEARS MAKING MANAGERS

EAE was founded in 1958, at a time when the industrialisation process had accelerated throughout Spain. This fact caused concern for business management training in certain Barcelona business groups under the management of Public Works and the Chamber of Commerce. In 2006, EAE became a part of the Grupo Planeta, the leading Spanish publishing and communication group with exclusively family-owned capital that produces cultural, educational, entertainment and news content for the Spanish and French-speaking markets. It is also a leader in the creation and publishing of management content.  The connection with Grupo Planeta and its support have given EAE a privileged position and renown among the Spanish and international business schools.

Among EAE’s important milestones is when it became the first school of business in Spain to give a Master in Marketing Management and a Master in Human Resources Management. It was also the first Spanish business school to obtain the International Quality Certification ISO 9001 that allowed it to accredit and guarantee the high academic level of its programs and professors. In 2006 it was a pioneer in Spain in awarding the most number of Official University Masters adapted to the Bologna Process and the first international MBA program was developed between Madrid and New York. It is one of the most active business schools in international associations with a presence in Cladea, AACSB, EFMD, AEEDE and ForQ, among others.