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GBSB Global Business School has been awarded 2 Palmes of Excellence in the 2025 Eduniversal rankings. This article explores its achievements, global impact, cutting-edge programs, and why it's a top choice for future business leaders.

Recognized for Regional Excellence: GBSB’s 2 Palmes in the 2025 Eduniversal Ranking

GBSB Global Business School has earned 2 Palmes of Excellence in the 2025 Eduniversal Ranking (18th edition), recognizing it as a business school with strong regional influence. This places it among the top 1,000 business schools in the world and within the top 10 in Spain. This strategic positioning reflects its growing reputation not just nationally but across neighboring markets as well.

Business schools in regions such as North Africa and beyond are also evaluated, indicating that GBSB's performance stands out at a continental level too.

A Digital and Globalized Approach to Education

Fundamental to GBSB’s sustained success is its forward-thinking, digital-first curriculum. Thanks to RUCT registration—an exclusive designation shared by only two peers in Spain—the school enjoys full curriculum autonomy. Courses span from foundation to PhD levels and are taught entirely in English.

Programs include concentrations in artificial intelligence, digital transformation, fintech, cybersecurity, and e-gaming. As a Microsoft Showcase School, GBSB integrates productivity and machine learning tools into everyday pedagogy. This approach helped position it on Poets & Quants’ 2025 list of top AI-focused MBAs and in Forbes’ top Spanish business schools.

This digital emphasis aligns with shifts seen globally, especially in rapidly modernizing education systems like those in Malaysia and India.

Global Student Body and Multi-Campus Advantage

GBSB hosts a truly international student population, with learners from over 100 nationalities. Its campuses in Barcelona, Madrid, and Malta offer multicultural immersion and mobility. The Malta campus, for example, strengthens GBSB's role within the Southern European academic landscape.

Its flexible online and hybrid MBA formats (15 months, multiple intakes per year) accommodate diverse learners—from full-time professionals to international learners aiming to fast-track their leadership journey.

Entrepreneurial Ecosystem and Career Outcomes

GBSB’s entrepreneur-focused infrastructure includes the successful G-Accelerator. This startup support system, created in collaboration with the University of Vic, Generalitat de Catalunya, and the European Social Fund, enables students to turn ideas into operational ventures. Participants receive mentorship, project funding opportunities, and direct access to industry networks.

The school's career services offer personalized coaching, CV optimization, and internship opportunities, fostering employability outcomes that exceed the market norm. Its MBAs emphasize practical experience, aligning with initiatives embraced in ecosystems like those found in Germany and Ireland.

An Ethos of Ethical Leadership and Innovation

At the helm, Wiktor Patena, Dean & Executive President, underscores a values-based approach: “Being consistently recognized among the top schools in Spain by QS is not just a matter of prestige. It is an affirmation of our mission to educate ethical leaders....”

Joining him are Elizaveta Vakhoshina and Pranjali Kirloskar Deshmukh, integral to implementing the school’s strategic vision. The faculty includes seasoned professionals and industry leaders who rapidly respond to global trends like AI ethics and sustainable business practices—adopting responsive academic updates rather than static pedagogical models.

Recognitions from ACBSP, ASIC (Premier status), MFHEA, and active memberships in AACSB and BGA signal quality assurance and international credibility.

Why 2 Palmes of Excellence Signal GBSB’s Future Ambitions

The Eduniversal 2 Palmes of Excellence reflect a school with “good regional influence” and “strong growth potential.” Among Spain’s 2-Palmes category, GBSB sits third overall—outpacing even deeply established institutions. This directly reinforces Eduniversal’s emphasis on innovation and international outlook over legacy prestige.

These attributes place GBSB on similar footing with schools from regions showing strong academic dynamism like Thailand and Colombia, which are also climbing rapidly in global competitiveness.