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ISM
Barcelona, Spain, Europe Private Est. 2002
Iberian School of Management
Barcelona business school offering English-taught management, marketing and entrepreneurship degrees with a consultancy project in the final year.
- Founded
- 2002
- Students
- 4,700
- International
- 55%
- Final year
- Client project
- Tuition / yr
- €8,800 – €15,500
- Intakes
- September, January
- Programmes
- 5
Overview
About ISM
Iberian School of Management is a business-focused institution in central Barcelona, teaching management, marketing, entrepreneurship and finance in English. Programmes close with a consultancy project delivered for a real client company, assessed jointly by faculty and the client.
The school has a strong entrepreneurship strand, including an incubator that supports student ventures through the final year and for a period after graduation.
- Spanish accreditation
- ECTS credit system
- Bologna Process aligned
- Erasmus+ partner
Strengths
Why choose ISM
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Client consultancy project
Final-year work is delivered for a real client and assessed jointly with them.
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Entrepreneurship incubator
Support for student ventures during the final year and beyond graduation.
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Barcelona business network
Access to one of southern Europe's largest startup and technology ecosystems.
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Taught in English
All programmes are delivered in English, with optional Spanish language modules.
Available programmes
Programmes at ISM
Fees are indicative annual figures and are confirmed in your offer letter.
Bachelor's 2 programmes
Master's 2 programmes
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MBA / Professional 1 programme
Admissions
Entry requirements
Secondary education giving higher education eligibility for undergraduate entry. A recognised bachelor's degree for postgraduate entry. MBA applicants need a bachelor's degree plus at least two years of professional experience.
English language requirements
IELTS 6.5 or TOEFL iBT 88 for postgraduate programmes; IELTS 6.0 for undergraduate programmes.
Costs
Tuition fees and scholarships
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€8,800 – €15,500
Tuition per year
Indicative, confirmed in the offer letter
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September · January
Intakes
Deadlines differ by programme
Scholarships
Merit and entrepreneurship scholarships covering 10–40% of tuition. The entrepreneurship award requires a short venture proposal submitted with the application.
Scholarship awards are decided by the university on the basis of your application. No agency can promise one in advance.
On campus
Campus and student life
A central Barcelona campus with case study rooms, a trading and analytics laboratory, incubator space, library and rooftop terrace. Student accommodation partners operate across the city.
Student life
Entrepreneurship and finance societies, a startup weekend, sports teams and one of the largest international student communities of any city in the region.
Applying
What your application needs
We prepare and check every item against the university's current published requirements before submission.
- Online application
- Certified transcripts and certificates with translations
- Passport copy
- English evidence
- Motivation letter
- Curriculum vitae
- Venture proposal (entrepreneurship scholarship applicants)
Student outcomes
Students we placed here
The scholarship needed a venture proposal and closed six weeks before the normal deadline. I would have missed it entirely.
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- Tuition / year
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- Intakes
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Next step
Ready to apply to ISM?
We will assess your eligibility, prepare your documents and submit your application, then track it through to a decision.