By Mandy Oaklander

IESE Business School

Instituto de Estudios Superiores de la Empresa (Institute of Higher Business Studies), better known as IESE, is one of the top international business schools in the world, with a heavy emphasis on international.

IESE's Barcelona campus was the first to offer a bilingual MBA degree in English and Spanish. It has partnerships with academic institutions worldwide, including Harvard Business School, Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Sloan School of Management, Stanford University, the University of Michigan, and other business schools in 14 countries. Its centers in Germany, Brazil, Egypt, and India all offer country-specific programs. The school even has exchange programs with top U.S. business schools: Chicago's Booth, Virgnia's Darden, Northwestern's Kellogg, and Pennsylvania's Wharton, to name a few.

With a total graduate business school enrollment just under 1,000, IESE focuses on fostering an intimate academic community centered around people. Acclaimed academics—and a dash of Spanish hospitality—make Barcelona a popular MBA destination among students from all corners of the world.

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