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ESADE and Aalto University team up to educate entrepreneurs committed to innovation
ESADE Business School has signed an agreement with Aalto University, considered a global reference point in innovation. With this new international alliance, both institutions expand their educational offer and their support for entrepreneurs and managers committed to innovation through design to create new business opportunities.
Aalto University is one of the newest universities in Europe. It was created in 2010 as a result of three of the country's academic centres merging together: the Helsinki School of Economics, the Helsinki University of Technology and the University of Art and Design. Since its inception, the international academic community has followed this merger of management, technology and design with great interest, in what has been considered a clear example of the need to redefine the future role of universities in Europe.
very attractive training programmes, including the noteworthy Internship Innovation Programme (I2P), in which multidisciplinary teams of students from ESADE and Aalto propose innovative solutions to real problems posed by Spanish and Finnish companies. Another result of this new partnership are the Double Masters Degree in Innovation and Entrepreneurship which, after two years of study in Barcelona and Helsinki, will allow students to ob-
tain a double degree from ESADE and Aalto, the MSc Programmes in Management and the International Design Business Management degree. Lastly, the Design Thinking for Business Innovation joint programme is also worth noting.
Innovation for companies
The innovative vocation has allowed both universities to launch
More information: http://www.esade.edu/management/eng http://designthinking.eu.com
MSC IN MARKETING STUDENTS TAKE HANDS-ON APPROACH TO E-COMMERCE, FASHION AND SPORTS
munication, research and sales) students in ESADE’s MSc in Marketing Management can now also focus on a specific sectors. This year, ESADE MSc’s are being given the chance to connect with working professionals from three high-growth sectors of increasing interest to students: e-commerce, fashion and sports. Following the successful introduction of “functional” specializations (in brand com10 APRIL--JUNE 2015
“An increasing number of our students are seeking opportunities in ecommerce, fashion and sports,” said Prof. Isa Moll, Associate Dean, MSc Programmes. For students, the first “deep dive” took place in January and February in Sant Cugat, during the inaugural MSc Gateway Seminars,
intensive courses designed to introduce attendees to the dynamics of these three sectors. “Our next objective is to create lasting connections between students and our ESADE Alumni currently working in each of these areas, for example through the Functional and Sector-Specific Clubs,” added Prof. Moll.
More information: Prof. Isa Moll at isa.moll@esade.edu.