ESIC Business & Marketing School
Master Degree in International MBA from ESIC University [IMBA]
Pozuelo de Alarcón, Spain
MBA
DURATION
18 months
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2026
TUITION FEES
EUR 17,200
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Fast-track counseling
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Key Summary
Our master’s in International Business offers you a deep understanding of the key drivers of globalization, the internationalization process, and the interconnectedness of the global economy. It equips you with essential knowledge and practical skills to evaluate, manage, and implement strategies in international markets, while enhancing your ability to tackle complex challenges in an increasingly globalized environment and giving you a distinct competitive edge for your professional development.
A Unique Program to Manage Business Administration in an International Business and Entrepreneurial Environment, Offering a Cross-Cultural Experience and a Deep Immersion.
The main objective of the IMBA is for participants to gain, upgrade, and strengthen their knowledge, abilities, and general management skills to evolve toward the current new stage of globalized markets, giving way to an exciting framework of opportunities where future leaders must demonstrate a cross-functional approach to management, contributing remarkably to the company's strategy and action plan. Their contribution must take the form of decisions, bringing together conscious leadership, digital innovation, influence, ethics, and social commitment, resulting in meaningful changes in the market competition to guarantee outstanding achievements with efficiency and efficacy and gain competitiveness in new complex scenarios with disruptive and innovative business models.
Once you complete the program, you will obtain a Master's degree in International MBA from ESIC University.
Why Study IMBA?
Because it is a unique program designed to enhance management and leadership skills while strengthening the ability to face and solve complex challenges in an increasingly globalized environment. The formative elements included in the program are intended to be a beacon for globally focused professionals to acquire the insight, expertise, networks, and multifaceted approaches to become successful executives and managers in tomorrow’s business environment.
Internationalization
The students could complement the Master’s in an internationally accredited university/BS, get a Dual Degree in SISU (Shanghai, China), get access to the prominent specialized faculty in the Asian Market, and instill the students with the most efficient and effective best practices. A second alternative offers the chance to continue the studies with an extension program in a university/BS in the UK (INSEEC, London), getting a specialization either in Corporate Finance or Brand Management & Marketing.
Double Accreditation
The program has a double accreditation (EFMD and AMBA) with around 75%+ international students, providing the students with a strategic and operational vision for international markets and business management, including a Final Project based on an entrepreneurial business idea of their own.
Reputation
The students will develop a wide range of managerial skills for future leaders, such as teamwork, personal knowledge, leadership, communication, and negotiation, together with a data/fact-driven decision-making approach in the current business arena, to acquire and reinforce the key responsibilities of leading managers and directors with actual scenarios, diving into the dynamics of different professional roles and departments. Students will go through an immersive experience where they will learn from a faculty team composed of highly qualified academic professionals, leading their company departments, business courses, divisions, and firms as executive directors currently in office.
Academic Plan
The master’s program combines updated courses with a Master’s Final Project (TFM), which you will develop throughout the entire program. Each subject addresses key topics with a practical approach: workshops, digital projects, and the application of tools and strategies in real-world environments.
Transformative Learning Methodology:
A student-centered model that enhances your personal and professional development through:
- Practical application of real business challenges
- Soft skills development
- Expert faculty guidance
- A diverse and international community
- Access to all ESIC resources
- It includes online materials, self-assessments, personalized tutoring, experiential activities, and a supervised final project — all designed to progressively put learning into practice.
Upon successful completion of the program, you will be awarded the Master’s Degree in Continuous Education in International Business, issued by ESIC University*. This Master's degree is a non-official qualification and does not grant access to doctoral programs.
*ESIC University is an institution officially recognized by the Spanish Ministry of Education. It offers both official university degrees (bachelor’s, master’s, and doctorate) and its own degrees (such as continuing education master’s degrees). Both types of qualifications are supported by the same standards of academic rigor and the prestige of ESIC University.
We do not want economic issues to be an obstacle for you to reach your objectives and ensure training with a future. Therefore, we present you with a wide range of possibilities that will help you in this sense, both the Scholarship Plan that we have developed at ESIC, as well as those that are available to you from different public and private organisations. The scholarships and grants available are as follows:
- Early enrolment grants
- Diversity grants
- Expiga grants
- Women and Leadership grant
The Master’s in International Business opens the door to leadership and specialist roles across global markets, equipping you to design strategies, manage operations, and drive growth in an international context.
- International Consultant
- International Marketing Director / Manager
- Export / Import Manager
- International Purchasing Manager
- Business Development Specialist
- International Trade Specialist
- Logistics Operations Specialist
- Export Credit Risk Manager
- Sales Manager / Director (Global Markets)
- Entrepreneur in Global Trade
Discover the Hands-On Side of This Master’s Programme
Workshops
Participate in workshops led by external experts to deepen your operational and managerial skills in real business contexts. Workshops complement course content, offering practical insights in areas like AI or reverse logistics.
Discover how AI is shaping international trade operations through an applied, forward-looking workshop.
Learn about reverse logistics and how companies manage returns, sustainability, and circular supply chains.
Attend a unique session on Christian Humanism, reflecting on business ethics and human values in global management.
Visit a real warehouse to understand supply chain operations and logistics from a practical, first-hand perspective.
Groupwork
You will face both individual and group assessments. Some subjects include joint evaluations using shared real-life cases, requiring integrated analysis and solutions across courses. You’ll complete 5 group assessments plus the Master´s Final Project.
Courses per Life case:
- Group case 1: Business strategy, Business Ethics and sustainability, Entrepreneurship, and SME & Globalization
- Group Case 2: Developed and emerging countries strategy, and Markets selection
- Group Case 3: Global Supply Chain and International Operations Management
- Group Case 4: Business Analytics and Storytelling with Data
- Group Case 5: International Purchasing & Procurement and Inventory Management
- Group Final Project: it will consist of a Group Business Plan to launch a new product or service from one country to another (both countries cannot belong to the EU)

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