From August 2, 2023, all studies at this center will be taught by the TecnoCampus University Center, which is the result of the merger of the three TecnoCampus higher schools. 

 

Presentation   

The School of Social Sciences and Business of the TecnoCampus (ESCSET) has become a university reference point since it began its activity twenty-five years ago, as the University School of the Maresme (EUM), in the old Nautical Club of Mataró. It has been two decades of university career under the auspices of Pompeu Fabra University (UPF), of which it is part as an affiliated center. This differentiating fact has made it possible to teach official degrees issued by this university and to be governed by its academic regulations.

UPF is synonymous with quality, as one of the universitats més prestigioses de l’Estat Espanyol. In some areas, such as Economics and Business, it is considered one of the most internationally recognised.

Over the course of these two decades of academic activity, some 17.000 students have passed through our classrooms. This background has also allowed ESCSET to generate its own, unique and differentiating stamp. The Center has always been committed to a training offer that allows its differentiation within the system, degrees that are able to generate its own demand and do not depend on the surpluses of the great metropolis.

The idea is to offer business studies courses which complement those which are offered by UPF and have the added bonus of being installed in a Science and Innovation Park. Therefore, in line with TecnoCampus policy of quality, the ESCSET is committed to an academic model of high quality and strongly professionalised that, linked to the business network of the region, ensures the quality of education offered by the degrees taught there and act as a generator of human capital and progress on the social scale.

The ESCSE currently teaches the degree in Business Administration and Innovation Managementplatforms, degree in Tourism and Leisure Managementplatforms, degree in Marketing and Digital Communitiesplatforms, degree in Logistics and Maritime Business and the degree in Business Administration and Innovation Management (taught in English).

In recent years, the School has been committed to innovation in the teaching field, implementing added value in the degrees that already existed in the market, or generating new ones in unusual areas or in the process of development. This roadmap is also reflected in the double degrees currently taught at the ESCSE, those of Tourism / AdE and those ofAdE / Marketing. These educational programs have been a highly successful as they allow you to obtain two official Bachelor's degrees in just five years.

The School of Social and Business Sciences completes its offer with the Master's degree in Entrepreneurship and Innovation and the Master's degree in Logistics, Supply Chain and Maritime Business, as well as other unofficial graduate programs.

ESCSET's strategy when programming the educational courses it offers is to configure qualifications with unique and innovative elements that allow it to differentiate itself within the system. So that they are able to generate their own demand and not depend on the overspill from the great metropolis. The idea is to offer business studies courses which complement those which are offered by UPF and have the added bonus of being installed in a Science and Innovation Park. They should also be highly professionalised, add value and become an engine for economic growth in the region. It is with this strategy that both the Bachelor's and Master's degrees that are currently taught at the centre contain common elements that constitute the backbone and together allow them to singularise and offer a certain identity. These elements are as follows:

a) Cross-disciplinary training in Business: all titles contain a minimum of 60 ECTS with contents of administration and organization of companies. The aim is that, despite the curricular intensification in one or other subjects of the different degrees, the graduates of the centre have a competence profile that allows them to understand and manage the basic aspects of business management.

b) Entrepreneurship and Innovation: entrepreneurial skills, creativity and predisposition in attitudes and aptitudes to innovate have become objectives and strategic axes that have been present in all curricula, either through specific subjects in entrepreneurship and innovation, or through other subjects where these skills are assessed, such asEntrepreneurial Itinerary. It is worth mentioning in this sense that each year more than half of the Final Degree Projects (TFG) carried out in the different degrees are business creation projects or new lines of business in already created companies. Some of these projects are already business realities.

c) Professionalisation: all ESCSET Degrees contain Compulsory External Internships with loads of at least 12 ECTS. This means that all graduates will have spent around 350 hours in a company or institution to complete their theoretical training.

d) Teaching Innovation and Digitisation: this is one of the clearest bets of the centre. The experimentation of new teaching strategies (Case methodology, Design ThinkingVisual ThinkingPuppet Show, revitalisation of digital collaborative spaces, etc.) and new physical spaces that favour an innovative class format -space BusinessLab- are some of the tools used to improve student participation and practical training. Also noteworthy is the commitment to the digital profile of students, making it possible to acquire computer and information skills as a key element in their entry into the university world.

e) Internationalization: Strategies are established in order to improve the internationalisation of the centre and achieve the goal of being at least 5% of the students enrolled to study part of their studies each year. The strategies are as follows: i) inclusion of language subjects in all the Curricula organised by levels; ii) teaching of the Degree in AdE and GI in English; iii) creation of the International Relations and Professional Careers service at TecnoCampus, which facilitates, together with the centre's international managers, the management of mobility, the establishment of international contacts and the signing, monitoring and updating of agreements.

 

  Languages ​​in the Business Department

 

The vehicular languages ​​in our degrees are Catalan and Spanish, official languages ​​in Catalonia. The language of instruction will be indicated in the subject program for each group of students. However, in order to equip students with the skills and abilities to work in the business world, knowledge of other foreign languages ​​is required, at least English.

According to Decree Law 22/2021, of 5 October, it is no longer mandatory for students who started degree studies in the 2018-19 academic year and later, the accreditation of a B2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference of English, German, French or Italian as a requirement for graduation. 

Although the accreditation is no longer mandatory, we consider that the training in foreign languages ​​of the nour undergraduate students is fundamental and for this reason compulsory subjects are included and foreign language electives in all study plans that allow the student to achieve at least a level equivalent to B2.2 of the Council's Common European Framework of Reference for Languages ​​(CEFR). of Europe At the end of their studies, students will be able to obtain, if they wish, an official certificate attesting to their level (with the payment of the certificate issuance fees: indicative price €30). This certificate will be issued by UPF languages.

So, students receive 90 hours of language classes per year, even though they enroll in only 6 ECTS each year, since according to the MECR this is the optimal number of hours per level. In addition, the student enrolls in the level that corresponds to him, regardless of the course in which he is enrolled for, of this way, to achieve better utilization. To make this possible, the center reserves time slots weekly in which only Languages ​​are offered. Regarding languages, from the department d'Empresa offers different levels of English (from B1 to C21) and others such as German, French or Italian.

In order to diagnose the level of the English language at the beginning of the degrees, all new access students they will have to take a Linguistic Diagnostic Test (PDL) specific to the UPF Language Program which it is organized between the months of September and October. According to the results obtained, the students are will distribute in the different levels A2, B1, B2.1 and B2.2.

The student who can prove the B2.2 or higher level of English must present a certifying certificate together with a photocopy of the same on the day of enrollment and is exempt from taking the test, being able to choose during their studies to take a higher level of English or another language foreign

If the student has a B2.2 level or higher certificate of German, French or Italian, it is necessary that you present the original and a copy on the day of registration, but you will need to do the PDL in English to be able to establish the level to be taken of this language in the Foreign Language subjects of the respective Study Plan.

On the other hand, we want to help all students achieve a good level of competence in a third language, which is why the Business department opens its language classrooms to any adult of age, with preference to students and Alumni of the TecnoCampus. consult theOpen language classroom, for the selection of courses.

 

Links of interest:

How to accredit level B2

Download Language Outline.

Undergraduate studies at the TecnoCampus School of Social Sciences and Business:

 

 

Degree in Business Administration and Innovation Management

He has extensive knowledge in business management and business development and innovation.

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Degree in Business Administration and Innovation Management (teaching in English)

He has extensive knowledge in business management and business development and innovation in an international environment.

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Degree in Tourism and Leisure Management

Become a professional in strategic and operational tourism

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Degree in Marketing and Digital Communities

Learn new digital marketing techniques and strategies.

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Degree in Logistics and Maritime Business

Specialize in a growing industry: logistics, transportation and maritime business.

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Double degree in Tourism and Leisure Management and AdE and Innovation Management

Acquires extensive business knowledge in the tourism sector.

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Double degree in Business Administration and Marketing and Digital Communities

Train yourself as an expert in business management and with a complete mastery of marketing techniques.

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Master's Degrees, Own Masters and Postgraduate Degrees from the School of Social and Business Sciences:

Master in Entrepreneurship and Innovation

This master's degree combines in a single program all the academic, professional, structural and human elements that make it possible for students to transform their innovative ideas into real business. Official degree from Pompeu Fabra University.

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Master in Logistics, Supply Chain and Maritime Business

This Master's degree responds to the need for highly trained specialists in the management of the logistics chain at an executive level. Official degree from Pompeu Fabra University.

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Postgraduate in Social Media and Digital Marketing

Develops and efficiently manages a Social Media and Digital Marketing Plan in a professional context.

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Postgraduate degree in Management of Cooperatives and Social Economy Companies

The main objective of this postgraduate course is to train professionals and / or recent graduates to carry out administration and management activities in the field of the social and cooperative economy. 100% subsidized course.

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Postgraduate in Strategy and Public Management for Circular Tourism

Provide technicians in the public sphere, or collaborators who work or want to do so in tourism policies and management, with the knowledge and tools to be able to plan and manage under the principles of the circular and sustainable economy in the new post-pandemic scenarios.

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Postgraduate course in Circular and Sustainable Hotels

Provide current and future hotel and restaurant professionals with the knowledge, tools and experiences already proven to be able to plan and manage hotel and restaurant establishments under the principles of the circular and sustainable economy in the new post-pandemic scenarios.

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History

The School of Social and Business Sciences-TecnoCampus (ESCSET) began its activities in the 1994-95 academic year, attached to Pompeu Fabra University (UPF). The fact that ESCSET is affiliated to UPF means that the official degrees are issued by this University and that the academic regulations governing ESCSE's studies are also the same as those of this University. This unit is a source of pride for the School of Social and Business Sciences, because UPF is one of the most prestigious universities in Spain and, in some areas, such as Economics and Business Studies. Company, one of the most prestigious internationally.

In 2009, the ESCSET was integrated into the Tecnocampus Science and Innovation Park together with the other university center in the city of Mataró, thePolytechnic University School (EUPMt), affiliated to the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. In the 2010-11 academic year theSchool of Health Sciences was created, also as part of the TecnoCampus and affiliated to the UPF. Today, the three centres, together with the Business Area, constitute one of the most modern and most projected university models in Catalonia. Its strong territorial role of commitment to the social and economic environment is offset by a clear international vocation, as it corresponds to the “universality” of the university institution.
 
The building where the TecnoCampus is located was conceived and designed for university studies and contains all the necessary infrastructures to carry out quality university activity in its many facets. At TecnoCampus you can share university life with a diverse, multidisciplinary community, and this undoubtedly enriches the stage of university higher education for our students. The campus has multiple services, transversal to all the centres and degrees, such as the Library-CRAI, the Unit of Attention to the University Community (UACU), the service of Internationalisation, the Internships and Labour Insertion, the Tecnodidactic Unit or InnoLab (laboratory for innovation and pre-incubation of business projects).

At ESCSET the degree in Business Administration and Innovation Management, the degree in Business Administration and Innovation Management (taught in English), the degree in Tourism and Leisure Managementplatforms, degree in Marketing and Digital Communitiesplatforms, Master's degree in Entrepreneurship and Innovationplatforms, Master's degree in Logistics, Supply Chain and Maritime Business and other unofficial graduate programs. In addition, the ESCSET also offers double degrees, the of Tourism / AdE and that ofAdE / Marketing. These educational programs have been a highly successful as they allow you to obtain two official Bachelor's degrees in just five years.
 
At ESCSET we have made sure that our offer has its own, unique and differentiating stamp, and we have done so with an emphasis on involvement with companies, international relations and entrepreneurship and innovation, which although For some time now, they have been distinctive features of the ESCSE, and with their integration into the TecnoCampus Park, they have been consolidated and strengthened, acquiring more prominence and visibility in the curricular development of students. Another aspect to highlight is the highly professional nature that we want to give to our graduates. That is why we have adopted the “case methodology” as a teaching method, as well as the compulsory practices and the presence of professionals in the classrooms as determining elements for the student to get to know the business realities and the tourism sector, always dynamic. and changing.

ESCSET has a long list of companies that, whether through internships, employment, scholarships or advice, have provided their unconditional collaboration to the School since its inception; and it also has an extensive list of foreign universities and colleges with which it maintains relationships to facilitate and ensure that students who wish to do so can stay there with academic recognition. Finally, the fact that the School is part of a Science and Innovation Park facilitates the training of enterprising people, able to respond to the new challenges that our society as ours, immersed in a major crisis of production model, you need to deal with it in the short term.

On the other hand, it should be noted that ESCSET remains firm in its commitments and responsibilities towards the social environment, attentive to the requirements that society expects from a university center strongly involved in the territory. One of the objectives of the ESCSE, shared with the titular entity, is that the School is not socially discriminatory, which is why from its beginnings it has sought the involvement of companies and institutions to create a bag of scholarships to help students finance their studies, and also committed to be actively involved in all matters that affect and concern a society like ours in order to make it fairer, more sustainable and more egalitarian. .

 

A commitment to values

Finally, it should be noted that the School of Social and Business Sciences remains firm in its commitment to and responsibilities towards the social environment, attentive to the requirements that society expects from a university centre heavily involved in the region. One of the objectives of the ESCSE, shared with the titular entity, is that the School is not socially discriminatory, which is why from its beginnings it has sought the involvement of companies and institutions to create a bag of scholarships to help students fund their studies.

Furthermore, it has also committed itself to actively participating in all issues that affect and concern a society like ours in order to make it more just, sustainable and egalitarian.

Josep M. Raya

CEO

Governing Bodies / Organisation

 

UNIPERSONAL ORGANS

 

ManagementDr. Josep M. Raya Vilchez
Deputy managementDra. M. Dolors Celma Benaiges
Director of Studies: Dra. Patricia Crespo Sogas
Company CoordinatorDr. Núria Masferrer Llabinés
Tourism Coordinator: Dr. Judith Turrión Prats 
Coordinator of Marketing and Digital CommunitiesDr. Monica Oviedo León
Logistics and Maritime Business Coordinator: Dr. Jesus E. Martínez Marín

Director of the master's degree in Entrepreneurship and Innovation: Dr. Giovanni Giusti

Director of the master's degree in Logistics, Supply Chain and Maritime Business: Dr. Jesus E. Martínez Marín

Research and Transfer ManagerDr. Josep M. Raya Vilchez
International Relations ManagerDr. Roberto Dopeso Fernandez

Internship Manager: Dr. Enric Camón Luis

Entrepreneurship Manager: Dra. Màrian Buil Fabregà

Language Manager: Dr. Noemí Ruiz Munzón

Academic tutor: Dr. José Ignacio Monreal Galán

ASSOCIATED BODIES

Presidency
President of the TCM Foundation, Dr. David Bote Paz

vocals
Sr. Josep Lluís Checa López, General Director of the TCM Foundation
Dr. Josep M. Raya Vilchez, Director of ESCSET
Dra. Patrícia Crespo Sogas, Head of Studies at ESCSET
Dr. David Sancho Royo, Deputy Rector to the Rector of UPF
Dr. Vicente Ortún Rubio, UPF Delegate at ESCSET
Dra. M. Dolors Celma Benaiges, representative of the ESCSET teaching staff
Dr. Jesús E. Martínez Marín, representative of the ESCSET teaching staff
Mrs. Blanca Batlle Espinalt, representative of ESCSET students
Mrs. Irati Oliva Martínez, ESCSET student representative

Secretary
Dra. Patricia Crespo Sogas

It is the main management body of the centre in which the decisions of the School are taken in a collegiate manner. The Board of Directors is made up of the following people:

- Direction

- Deputy management

- Director of Studies

- Coordinators of the degrees

 

The School Board is made up of academic staff who are teaching in one of the official degrees, academic staff who are in a position which prevents them from teaching temporarily, the service staff attached to the centre and a maximum of three students from each of the centre's degrees.

Council of delegates
The students delegated to the courses constitute the Plenary of Delegates of the School.

ESCSET internal regulations