About OBS
Who we are
OBS Business School was born in 2006 as the first Spanish born online business school in the world, offering MBAs and Masters to the future leaders of change. With more than 42.000 students trained from 80 countries, and thanks to our experience and excellence in training, we are the 1st Business School 100% online in the world to receive the outstanding rating of QS Stars, obtaining the highest distinction, five QS Stars, in the category of Online Learning. In addition, we have obtained the EOCCS accreditation from EFMD and we’ve been recognized by important rankings such as Forbes or the MBAs List of the Financial Times, among many others.
Our pedagogical system seeks to bring the business world closer to the student through experience, which is why we have created an ecosystem that organizes the institution into two specialized schools: The School of Business Administration & Leadership and the School of Innovation & Technology Management.
Planeta Formación y Universidades
OBS is part of Planeta Formación y Universidades, one of the most important international networks of educational institutions in the world. Created in 2003 as a network of international educational institutions, Planeta Formación y Universidades represents the Grupo Planeta's commitment to university education and professional and continuous training. It’s a commitment to society that translates into creating real connections between the reality of the labour market and the professionals in charge of transforming it.
This is how more than 100,000 students of more than 114 nationalities connect with talent and knowledge through open, flexible and useful models. Planeta Formación y Universidades is present in Europe, America and North Africa. For more information visit the website.
Reasons why
Our philosophy is based on three fundamental pillars encompassed in a 100% online environment. One of them is our pedagogical model, the Student ON Methodology, which focusses on the student's experiences and is supported by practitioner teachers.
Mission
Our main objective is to train professionals in the field of management to become efficient, influential and ethical leaders thanks to a practical, flexible, collaborative and international training focused on bringing the business world closer to the student through experience.
Vision
We want to be the world's leading business school in online training, with an educational experience specialized in the needs of the student and providing a source of knowledge and motivation to achieve a committed, sustainable and ethical management.
Rankings
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EOCCS from EFMD
Our Master in Innovation and Entrepreneurship has earned EOCCS recertification from EFMD, achieved for the first time in 2017. -
QS Stars
We are the 1st 100% Online Business School in the world recognized by QS Stars, where we have obtained the highest distinction in Online Learning. -
Ranking Forbes
For the first time, OBS has been recognized in the TOP 3 Best Business Schools in the international Forbes Ranking. -
Online MBA QS
The school is ranked TOP 4 in Spain thanks to its Executive MBA, according to the prestigious QS International MBAs Online Ranking. -
El Mundo Ranking
OBS has been included among the 20 Best Training Centres to study an online MBA in Spain according to the newspaper El Mundo. -
TOP 100
The Global MBA and the Executive MBA are considered among the Best Online MBAs in the world, according to Financial Times Ranking. -
Global Online MBA Ranking
The Executive MBA and the Global MBA are in the TOP 5 worldwide and TOP 2 in Spain, according to the CEO Magazine Ranking. -
Innovatec Ranking
OBS is in the TOP 2 of the Innovatec Educational Ranking, which evaluates Spanish-speaking online business schools. -
Selected School
In 2020, OBS Business School was awarded as one of the main institutions in the new Selected Schools category from Eduniversal. -
Ranking FSO
Our Executive MBA and Global MBA have been recognized with the TOP 3 in the Spanish-speaking Online Higher Education Ranking (FSO).
Academic Partners
At OBS Business School we have two academic partners of outstanding international prestige that guarantee the quality of our programs, clearly committed to innovation, continuous improvement and specialization in order to respond to the needs of today's businesses.
Memberships
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AMBA’s BGA
We have obtained the membership of BGA (Business Graduates Association) by the AMBA (Association of MBAs), an institution committed to raising the quality standards of business education globally, for the benefit of business schools students and alumni, employers, communities and society. -
EFMD
We are a member of the European Foundation for Management Development, a globally recognized accreditation body for the evaluation of academic quality and management impact with established services for business schools and their programs, corporate universities and online courses. -
PMI
We have been recognized as a Registered Education Provider by the Project Management Institute, the world's leading non-profit association in Project Management with more than 500,000 members. The objective of this organization is the research and promotion of Project Management and the development of professionals in this field. -
EQUAA
We have received the membership by the Education Quality Accreditation Agency, an association that aims to improve the quality in education through the accreditation of educational units or modules that meet the quality and content requirements. -
EDEN
We are a member of EDEN (European Distance and e- Learning Network), the leading network of e-learning professionals and institutions with more than 430 organizations. Their fundamental pillar is to share knowledge and support collaboration between e-learning professionals in the field of digital education. -
PRME
We are the only online business school in Spain part of the PRME program (Principles for Responsible Management Education), a partnership driven by the United Nations and educational institutions that aim to highlight the importance of sustainability in organizations. -
AEEN
We are members of the Spanish Association of Business Schools, an institution that ensures the excellence, prestige and academic quality of higher education institutions and acts as a link between different Spanish Business Schools, fostering collaboration and cooperation among them. -
EUPHE
We have obtained EUPHE’s membership, an organization that works to promote the connection and mediation of private higher education institutions through the creation of synergies, cooperation between educational institutions, research and entrepreneurship. -
CLADEA
We are members of CLADEA (Consejo Latinoamericano de Escuelas de Administración), a network that brings together the most important teaching and research institutions in the world, supporting their academic and administrative management, promoting agreements and generating spaces for the exchange of information and knowledge. -
eCOMMERCE INSTITUTE
We have obtained the membership of the eCommerce Institute of Latin America, a non-profit institution that supports and encourages the Digital Economy in different Latin American countries with the main objective of promoting initiatives that consolidate and boost the world of Internet business. -
AEFI
The school has closed a collaboration agreement with the Spanish FinTech and InsurTech Association (AEFI) to raise awareness of the FinTech ecosystem in Spain. As members of AEFI, we seek to respond to the existing needs in today’s business environment as we venture into the FinTech sector. -
TERADATA
We have obtained the membership of the Teradata University Network, a portal that connects students and professionals in the specific areas of Big Data, Data Management and Business Intelligence. This network of universities and academic institutions has more than 5,000 members located in 118 countries. -
CLUB DE MARKETING BARCELONA
We are members of the Academic Council of the Club de Marketing Barcelona, an organization designed to create, develop and promote the right environment to turn Barcelona into one of the best capitals in terms of international marketing. -
Digital Marketing Institute
The school is an Approved Partner of the Digital Marketing Institute. Therefore, we have incorporated in our Master in Digital Marketing, Growth Hacking and E-commerce, a preparatory bootcamp for students to obtain the certification of Certified Digital Marketing Professional.
Testimonials
At OBS Business School we want our students to live a unique training experience. We share some of the stories of professionals who have invested on their future with OBS
