SUPPORT PATHBREAKING RESEARCH

766
RESEARCHERS
from 216 institutions participated in the 7th Barcelona GSE Summer Forum to debate their latest research
90
PUBLICATIONS
in international economic journals of high impact within the last three years (Recognition Program 2018)
12
BARCELONA GSE SEED GRANTS
awarded in 2018 to support the scientific development of Affiliated Professors
TOP
5
RANKING
Ranked in the top 5 Economics departments in Europe by RePEc

CONNECT RESEARCH WITH EDUCATION

100%
RESEARCH-LED PROGRAMS
All masters and short programs designed and taught by Barcelona GSE Affiliated Professors
205
PROFESSIONALS
Participated in intensive courses on specialized topics
77%
OF STUDENTS
strongly recommend master and specialized programs for the faculty and their research reputation
36
DATA SCIENTISTS
at the Barcelona GSE Data Science Center reinforce this emerging field in our education programs

IMPORT TALENT TO BARCELONA

225
MASTER'S STUDENTS
from 54 countries (85% of students from outside Spain)
150
AFFILIATED PROFESSORS
from 29 countries - 100% hold a PhD (79% obtained PhD outside Spain)
800K€
MERIT-BASED FUNDING
granted to Master’s students in the form of full or partial tuition waivers
MERIT AWARD
The new Alumni & Friends Merit Award scholarship aims to increase retention of top candidates admitted to the Master's programs

EXPORT KNOWLEDGE TO THE WORLD

94%
OF THE CLASS
reported placement within 6 months of graduating from the Master’s program
83
TARGET EMPLOYERS
visited by Barcelona GSE Career Services in 11 world cities to promote recruitment of our graduates
2,367
ALUMNI
working in 102 countries
723
PARTICIPANTS
from more than 80 countries attended professional courses and summer schools

BUILD A COMMUNITY IN BARCELONA AND BEYOND

65
EVENTS
organized by Master’s alumni living in 20 cities around the world
10
ALUMNI CHAPTERS
created and led by 19 alumni regional ambassadors
1,333
ACTIVE USERS
of the online platform for students and alumni (51% of the global community)
15K
VISITS
to our student and alumni blog, the Barcelona GSE Voice

Alumni and Student Speakers 2018

DATA SCIENCE AND SPECIALIZED ECONOMIC ANALYSIS

Alumni and Student Speakers 2018

ECONOMICS AND FINANCE

Economist Paulina Beato named Chair of the Barcelona GSE

Paulina Beato (PhD, University of Minnesota) is a professor of economic analysis, a commercial technician, and a state economist. She takes over the role of Chair from Ramon Marimon, who completed his second term after eight years as the head of the school. Joaquín Almunia remains in his position of Honorary President.

Paulina Beato with former chairs Andreu Mas-Colell and Ramon Marimon, and honorary president Joaquín Almunia at the November 2018 meeting of the Barcelona GSE Board of Trustees