Anna Ginès Fabrellas

For the third year running, Esade has consolidated its position amongst Europe’s three most effective business schools for the creation of start-ups, according to the latest edition of the Redstone University Startup Index 2026 produced by the venture capital firm Redstone in conjunction with AlpMomentum, the Technical University of Munich, and the University of Trier.

Spain reaches the midpoint of 2026 in a relatively robust state compared to the Eurozone, driven by dynamic employment and consumer spending, healthier private-sector balance sheets, and more diversified foreign trade. These are some of the findings published in the Esade Economic and Financial Report for the second half of 2026, produced with support from Banco Sabadell and led by Esade professor Omar Rachedi.

Esade ranks #64 among Spain's most reputable companies and #1 in the academic institution category. | min read The Corporate Reputation Business Monitor (Merco) has recognised Esade as Spain's most reputable academic insititution in the 26.ª edition of its ‘Merco Empresas’ ranking. Esade also ranks #64 among the top 100 companies with the best reputation in Spain in 2026.