The EU Group (EU) is a network of professionally-accredited, multicultural, high-ranking business schools established in 1973. We have campuses in Barcelona, Geneva, Montreux, Munich and online. In addition to small, dynamic classes offered in English, EU students also enjoy a global environment while getting the best of both North American and European academic curricula.
EU offers various programs at the foundation, bachelor's (BBA/BA/BSc), master's (MSc/MBA) and doctoral (DBA) levels, both onsite and online. Our majors include Business Administration; Communication & Public Relations; Leisure & Tourism Management; Business Finance; Sports Management; International Relations; Entrepreneurship; and E-Business among others.
EU Group programs are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) and the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE), recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). We also hold International Quality Accreditation (IQA) awarded by the Central and East European Management Development Association (CEEMAN). In addition, the EU Group is recognized by EduQua, the first Swiss quality label geared toward adult further education. Official qualifications are offered at the bachelor's, master's levels with our U.K. partners, public universities recognized by the NARIC and audited by the QAA.
EU has a global network of campuses, and we encourage students to participate in exchange opportunities within EU and with partner institutions in Spain, Switzerland, Germany, U.S.A., China, U.K., Thailand, Malaysia, Taiwan, Mexico, Brazil, Kazakhstan, Canada and Russia among others.
Our 100+ nationality average gives students a truly multicultural learning environment and excellent networking opportunities.
All courses are taught by highly-qualified faculty members with a wealth of practical experience in their fields. EU's high-caliber faculty is made up of full-time academics with doctoral degrees as well as part-time instructors who are also current members of the international professional community. They possess experience as entrepreneurs, consultants and business leaders. This combination of the academic and business worlds supports a unique and exceptional quality of learning.
EU faculty works with students on an individual basis to create a cooperative and caring learning environment in which human values flourish. We provide student-oriented, flexible and personal education programs for all students.
Our pragmatic approach to experiential business education, with emphasis on the case-study method, is proven to effectively prepare students for leadership positions in the modern business world.
The first 2 terms cover the essential skills for understanding master's level business concepts. The last term focuses on the candidate's specialization.
The MBA programs are taught in English and classes take place in the evening from Monday to Friday 7.00pm to 10.00pm.
Terms start in October, January and March.
MBA - International Business
The International Business program responds to the needs of business professionals who recognize that their skills and knowledge are going to be required in a diversity of organizational situations determined by the international nature of business transactions today.
MBA - Communication & Public Relations
The MBA in Communication & Public Relations is designed for those aspiring to positions in public relations, advertising, marketing and communication.
MBA - International Marketing
The International Marketing MBA covers fundamental approaches of understanding markets, competitors, product portfolios and consumer behavior from an international perspective. It emphasizes current developments in e-marketing strategies and changes in advertising and the use of media. This program equips graduates with the necessary tools, skills and mindset required to be effective international marketers.
MBA - Global Banking & Finance
The MBA in Global Banking & Finance offers courses relating to the financial organization, operations and problems of the economy at large while stressing issues of financial management in business firms and financial institutions.
MBA - Leisure & Tourism Management
The MBA in Leisure & Tourism Management addresses the increasing demand for graduates who have a specialized understanding of the requirements of this diverse and exciting sector. It prepares students for management positions in this key economic industry.
MBA - Entrepreneurship
The Entrepreneurship MBA develops key knowledge and skills in the fields of new product/service development, new venture creation and small/family business management.
MBA - Leadership
The setting and attainment of clear goals and objectives is the basis of success in business and effectively leading a group of people to achieve this is, therefore, the fundamental skill of the business professional.
MBA - E-Business
This program prepares students to thrive within an e-business context and responds to the increasing importance of incorporating technology into the core of every business.
MBA - Sports Management
The Sports Management MBA at EU Barcelona is an interdisciplinary program designed to teach management skills such as sports
marketing and management, sports advertising, media relations and sports sponsorship programs.
MBA - Human Resources Management
The Human Resources Management MBA focuses on effective talent management and the creation of successful teams as keys to organizational success. This specialization prepares graduates to deliver added value to core stakeholders in a business through the management of an organization's most important resource: its people.
MBA - Design Management
Participants of the Design Management MBA program will gain a general understanding of design history and esthetics, as well as learning how to best apply them to good business and management practices. Design management graduates enter the market with a diverse skill set that will enable them to discern a good design idea from one that will not work in the current market. They will also know how to incorporate design into the modern world of business.
MBA - Reputation Management
Today, corporations are expected to offer more than just products and services, they must also act as market leaders and demonstrate ethical business practices. People with an in-depth understanding of the importance of reputation as well as the skills to implement a coherent strategy that will illustrate these traits to the general public are in high demand across all sectors. Reputation management graduates leave EU with a diverse skill set that will prepare them to protect and defend the reputation of their organization.
On-Line MBA
EU's Online MBA is a complete program that covers both the traditional and most up-to-date areas in international business. It starts in October and takes one year to complete. It consists of three terms which begin in October, January and March respectively.
One of the great advantages of an Online MBA program is that students learn how to work in a team on an international level. These skills
will allow them to immediately incorporate into a large-scale, multi-national corporation or an internationalized small and medium enterprise.
Though most of the term is done online, students will have one "on campus" week per term at each of the EU main campuses. Students will get a chance to meet their faculty in person, participate in seminars, campus visits, industrial visits and additional academic activities on site.
The on campus week is mandatory, and will take place in Munich at the end of the first term in December, Barcelona at the end of the second in March and Geneva at the end of the third in May.
