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The UPF Barcelona School of Management recovers the exhibition "La Gauche qui rit", which includes Colita's photographs of the characters of the intellectual life of Barcelona in the 70s that were censored. Mathilde Brodu, commissioner of the exhibition and head of the Culture Program, and Manel Jiménez, vice-rector of Educational Transformation, Communication and Culture, explain the keys to the exhibition in this article.

The exhibition "La gauche qui rit" sees the light again thanks to the UPF Barcelona School of Management, which recovers part of Colita's photographs censored during Franco's regime with a new exhibition, available at Balmes 132 until September.

MSC in Management students receive an award for best practice for their work on the BMW Group

Are the agendas of the digital economy and the green economy compatible? "Today these two agendas are not compatible, but we must make them so" is the summary of the conference with María Salamero from Agbar and Jordi Arrufí from the Mobile World Capital

What color is the traffic light of the oceans? What can we do as individuals to preserve them?  As part of the Environment Week, the UPF-BSM has hosted the OceanLab session: the adventure in the seas to save the planet, with the participation of the sailor Dídac Costa, the journalist Laura Secorun, the filmmaker Mònica Cambra and the scientist Miguel Ángel Mateo, who moderated by the director of the Sustainability Observatory, Oriol Montanyà, have talked about seas and their protection.

In the framework of World Environment Day, UPF-BSM organizes a Micro TED Talks Marathon with students and alumni of the school aware of the fight for climate emergency and proactive in the environmental cause.

The director and researcher of the Sustainability Observatory, Oriol Montanyà and Erola Palau, respectively, analyze the current e-commerce model and its impact on the environment through concepts such as the last mile, the last yard or greenhouse gas emissions. 

Sensitivity to the planet has led to the emergence of a profile of an investor who is aware of the cause, more stable and non-speculative. Fàtima Vidal, lecturer in the Strategy and Entrepreneurship Academic Area, describes the profile of this investor and explains what kind of entrepreneurship he or she supports. 

In the framework of the World Environment Day, Andrei Boar, lecturer of the Dept. of Finance, Accounting and Control, analyzes the existing transport methods in Barcelona and offers sustainable alternatives to mobility.

David Farrier, author of Footprints, is interviewed by journalist and Master in Scientific, Medical and Environmental Communication alumni at UPF-BSM, Luis Quevedo in context of the Environment World Day.

Professor of Financial Economics and Accounting, Oriol Amat, has been sworn in as rector of the UPF in the presence of the Hon. Ms. Gemma Geis, Councilor for Research and Universities, and Hon. Ms. Victòria Alsina, Councilor for Foreign Action and Transparency, as well as different members of the university community of Catalonia. 

The UPF-BSM conducts a survey to find out the perception of the working environment among workers in Catalonia. 

The internationally prestigious award will allow UPF Barcelona School of Management and the financial institution to present their case during the EFMD Executive Development Conferences.

Europe is losing its place in the world by leaps and bounds. And the curious thing is that both European politicians and we, the citizens, remain oblivious to what is happening. Until it is too late.

Telework is here to stay, also in the international sector. Mariano de las Heras, director of the Postgraduate Degree in Internationalization of HR and Global Mobility, moderates a panel discussion with experts in the sector to talk about the challenges of international mobility.