EAE Barcelona partners with Tech Barcelona to launch the Innovation Tech Program to boost leaders in innovation and digital business
- The Innovation Tech Program is designed to respond to the demand for qualified profiles who apply emerging technologies.
- The program is exclusively for students starting a Master at EAE Barcelona in the May intake.
EAE Business School Barcelona, which belongs to Planeta Formación y Universidades, is partnering with Tech Barcelona to launch the Innovation Tech Program, designed to enhance the skills of leaders of innovation and digital business projects. The program is exclusively available for all students who are starting a Master at EAE Barcelona in the May intake.
The objective of the Innovation Tech Program is to develop key competencies for integrating innovation and technology in different sectors. Moreover, it aims to enable students to incorporate emerging technologies in the creation of innovative, viable and sustainable business models, in response to the current demands of the global market.
“On this program, we prepare our students to lead technological change, optimize processes, boost creativity and successfully adapt to the demands of a constantly evolving market”, explained the Dean of EAE Business School Barcelona, Enric Ordeix.
“All professionals have to understand the role that technology plays in their organization. With this in mind, initiatives like EAE Business School Barcelona’s Innovation Tech Program are designed to give knowledge on technology, innovation and collaboration with startups. Within this context, Tech Barcelona’s contribution to the program is its greatest assets: the startups and success stories of the entrepreneurs that form part of its ecosystem, and connections to corporations and their innovation departments”, added Juan Baselga, the Director of Institutional Relations and Partnerships at Tech Barcelona.
A LEAP FORWARD TOWARDS EMPLOYABILITY
Tech Barcelona, one of Spain’s leading tech and digital association, gives students access to professional internships in companies in its ecosystem, ranging from startups right through to consolidated multinationals such as Accexible, Napptilus, Eurecat, i2cat, Freenow, Estabanell, GFT, GCO Ventures and Incotec, to name just a few.
The employability of students enrolled on the program will be boosted by the Career Accelerator. Using AI, students will be given information about their professional profile, strengths and areas for improvement to keep up-to-date with the positions in the highest demand in the technological ecosystem.
The Innovation Tech Program includes training on innovation methodologies including design thinking, lean startup and business model canvas, as well as key emerging technologies such as prompt engineering, blockchain and cryptocurrencies, AI law, cybersecurity and the Internet of Things (IoT). Participants will also gain a practical overview of how these innovations are implemented in startups by experts who lead these processes in the real market,
PERSONALIZED CAREER ACCELERATOR FOR MBAs
MBA students in the May intake enrolled on the program will benefit from an exclusive version of the Career Accelerator, which, as well as the tools for professional profiling and diagnostics for strengths and areas for improvement, will give them access to international opportunities. They will also connect to an extensive professional network that puts them in contact with companies, recruiters and Alumni, as well as getting personalized guidance and training to maximize their long-term professional impact.
This combination of advanced training, support from leading figures in the field of digital, innovation, and internship opportunities consolidates EAE Barcelona’s status as a leader in training professionals equipped to head digital business projects in highly competitive markets.