A Fully Digitalized Learning Experience
GBSB Global Business School is a fully accredited private educational institution in Spain and Malta that teaches business in English at undergraduate (Bachelor) and graduate (Master) levels and is dedicated to preparing students for the careers of the global economy. GBSB Global has a strong focus on innovation and technology, both in our online and on-campus programs. We are within a few business schools in Europe to offer a fully digitalized experience to our students throughout the learning process; this includes digital touch boards in all classrooms, collaborative apps, inclusive learning environment, and various educational digital tools.
World-class Reputation as a Pioneer in Innovative Business Education
Our world-class digital reputation is reflected in our partnership with Microsoft. We are proud to be one of the first business schools in Europe to achieve a recognition as a Microsoft Showcase School, meaning we belong to a global community of schools engaged in digital transformation to improve teaching and learning. We create inclusive and immersive digital experiences that inspire lifelong learning, stimulate development of essential business skills so students are empowered to achieve more. This approach to business education makes us one of the most innovative universities that teach business in English.
Renowned International Accreditations and Partnerships
GBSB Global Business School is accredited by ASIC in the UK, European Council of Business Education (ECBE) and is the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs in the USA (ACBSP) and a member of the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). GBSB Global has strategic partnership with the University of VIC - Central University of Catalonia. This partnership allow our students earn double degrees and participate in study abroad and exchange programs.
Double Degree Options
GBSB Global has strategic partnerships with several universities that teach business in English nationally and internationally. The most important partnerships include agreements with the University of VIC - Central University of Catalonia, and Swiss UMEF University. These partnerships allow our students earn double degrees and participate in study abroad and exchange programs.
WHY GBSB GLOBAL BUSINESS SCHOOL?
RANKED AMONG THE BEST:
Recognized as a Leader in Global Education by Newsweek Magazine. Mentioned as TOP-150 in the World and TOP-10 in Spain by QS Masters Ranking. Awarded top scores for internationalization and diversity by Multirank and QS Stars Ranking System.
INTERNATIONALLY ACCREDITED:
Proven quality of the business programs we offer.
STATE-OF-THE-ART EDUCATION:
The only Microsoft Showcase business school in Spain.
EMPLOYABILITY AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT:
GBSB Global’s students find employment within 1-3 months after graduation.
DIVERSITY AND MULTICULTURALISM:
Student body representing more than 85 different nationalities.
INTERNATIONAL FACULTY WITH PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE:
most of our faculty members are managers and entrepreneurs themselves, meaning they bring relevant and practical knowledge to the classroom.
CUSTOMIZED EDUCATION IN SMALL GROUPS:
Most classes have a maximum of 30 students.
DOUBLE DEGREES AND ADDITIONAL CERTIFICATIONS:
Students can enroll in double degree programs and also earn professional certifications recognized worldwide such as Microsoft Office Specialist.
CENTRALLY LOCATED CAMPUSES AND A BESPOKE ONLINE CAMPUS:
Find GBSB Global’s modern campuses in the city center in Barcelona and Madrid; experience an online campus powered by Microsoft.
OUR MISSION
The mission of GBSB Global Business School is to foster business innovation and contribute to the world economic development by enhancing the innovative competencies of our future business leaders through an education that is entrepreneurial in spirit, ethical in focus, and global in orientation.
OUR CORE VALUES
Embodying Diversity
GBSB Global Business School is an educational institution that celebrates diversity at each level of the learning process through inclusiveness, empathy, and internationalism. Our students and alumni include representatives from over 100 countries. GBSB Global’s faculty members are business leaders from over 37 different countries with a variety of international backgrounds and professional experiences.
Our programs prepare students to work and live across the globe and successfully overcome the challenges our gloabalized world faces today. Students develop a cultural intelligence and awareness that empowers them to work effectively with people who have vastly different values and behaviors. The diversity among our students, alumni, and faculty is a valuable educational tool which promotes greater creativity, problem-solving, and peer to peer learning.
Embracing Innovation
GBSB Global Business School offers business programs that encourage, nurture, and develop the innovative potential our students possess. We strive to have an impact on our graduates’ and their ability to effectively manage, articulate, and implement innovative processes within their places of employment.
Managers with the right vision, drive the demand for innovation through well-developed businesses and successfully executed strategies which affect the ongoing supply of high quality innovation. We aspire to become one of the universities that teaches business in English and that creates a better world by promoting the importance of innovation within our curriculum, preparing students to seek opportunities to find creative solutions that will impact the economy.
Encouraging Opportunities
GBSB Global Business School represents universities that teach business in English and where students can grow both professionally and personally, acquire new knowledge and skills, develop their network, and advance their cultural and emotional intelligence.
Studying at GBSB Global is a life changing experience. Our students gain a global perspective on the world, full of new career and business opportunities. GBSB Global motivates, stimulating students to reach for new horizons, inspires imagination without limits, and assures that each and every student achieves their full potential as a successful, future business leader.
GBSB GLOBAL ADVISORY BOARD
GBSB Global’s esteemed Advisory Board is comprised of industry and education experts from Malta, Spain and further abroad representing an array of professional disciplines. The Advisory Board offers GBSB Global’s faculty, staff, administration and the institution guidance and direction on complex issues addressing trends and research in the fields we focus.
As an organization, GBSB Global is a pioneer in business education and continues to revolutionize its teaching methodologies. The Advisory Board exemplifies the diversity seen globally and promotes collaboration and interconnectedness across the leadership of the organization. This multiplicity enables the board members to oversee a range of subjects and deliver academic programming that prepares students for highly competitive international careers.
Advocating to the communities in which they serve in Malta and Europe, board members act as liaisons communicating vital information and providing independent and unbiased consultation from relevant stakeholders to the Executive Committee, supporting the determination of important activities, events, and investments. Meeting every six months, led by the Advisory Board Chair, it is obligatory the Global Managing Director and other key members attend.
GBSB GLOBAL’S ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS:
Richard Hazenberg
Dr. Richard Hazenberg is the head of research at the Institute for Social Innovation and Impact at the University of Northampton, UK. A published researcher, his work has appeared in numerous international, peer-reviewed academic journals. Invited to present at conferences in Europe, Asia, and in the United States, Dr. Richard Hazenberg is also a trustee of a leading UK social enterprise and a social entrepreneur himself- directing his own research consultancy firm.
Elisenda Tarrats
Professor Elisenda Tarrats leads the Entrepreneur's Department at Universitat de Vic (UVic) and is a Research Group Board Member at Emprén. Throughout her career, Professor Tarrats has served as the Dean of the Business and Communication Faculty at UVic-UCC.
Jan Lachenmayer
Jan Lachenmayer, Managing Director of the non-profit organization Enpact, promotes entrepreneurship in emerging and developing markets, and is the co-founder of FORMATION, a tech startup productizing location data empowering companies to outperform their competitors. As a consultant, Jan has worked with Dax-listed companies throughout his career, led EU- and Government-funded research projects, advised high-level political decision-makers, executed major cultural events, lectured at renown universities, and founded both non-profit and for-profit organizations including two tech startups.
Xavier Arola
Managing Director of KinEtix Impact, Director of El Cep i la Nansa Edicions, and Head of Careers & Entrepreneurship Services at GBSB Global, Xavier Arola is also G-Accelerator’s Program Director. An expert in strategic business and financial consulting, project management, venture building, venture debt and equity, Professor Arola is an advisor in strategy and resources for the Generalitat de Catalunya and serves as a business mentor for EIT Food and InnoEnergy.
