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Spirit of entrepreneurship, employability and internationality
The School of Social Sciences is characterized by the commitment of the professors with their students. We work so that they become versatile professionals, who help society to develop and prosper.
We put all our efforts into equipping our students with the competencies and abilities that facilitate their arrival into the labor market, and in the creation of their own employability.
Wide range of degrees
We offer undergraduate degrees in the fields of economics and international business, business creation, international relations, law, psychology, security and tourism. Many of the subjects can be taken in Spanish or English.
Our School proposes different alternatives and modalities of study, and offers the opportunity to combine education through double degree programs, for those students who want a higher level of knowledge in their undergraduate degree.
The educational offer in Social Sciences is completed with a wide range of postgraduate studies in our Nebrija Business School, with 100% of official programs, which give access to the doctorate degree.
Research for generating and making available knowledge and science
In the field of research, our School has professorships, spaces for generating and making available knowledge and science, supported by companies that rely on the ability of our School to generate prosperity in society:
- Cátedra Global Nebrija-Santander en Internacionalización de Empresas Nebrija-Santander Global Chair on Business Internationalization
- Cátedra Global Nebrija-Santander en Gestión de Riesgos y Conflictos Nebrija-Santander Global Chair on Risk and Conflict Management
- Cátedra Global Nebrija-Santander en Recuperación de Energía en el Transporte de Superficie Nebrija-Santander Global Chair on Energy Recovery in Surface Transport
- Cátedra Global Nebrija-Santander del Español como Lengua de Migrantes y Refugiados Nebrija-Santander Global Chair on Spanish as a Language for Migrants and Refugees
Similar to these professorships, and in continuous work to generate knowledge and science, the School also has research groups:
Nebrija Group of Economic Analysis of the Tourist System Nebrija Group of Economy, Wellness, Business and Internationalization (ECEIN) Nebrija Group of research in Security, Risk and Conflict Management (SEGERICO)
Ester Mocholí
Dean of Social Sciences School
At the School of Social Sciences of Nebrija University, te ofrecemos una formación académica sólida e innovadora. Potenciamos el desarrollo de tus competencias y te acompañamos para que con tu esfuerzo y tenacidad, obtengas como resultado la máxima empleabilidad y crecimiento de tu espíritu emprendedor.
Organization
Ester Mª Mocholí Ferrándiz
Decana DeanDepartamento de Economía y Empresa Economy and Business Department
Txema López Pina
Director del departamento de Economía y EmpresaDirector del Grado en Economía y Negocios Internacionales (presencial) Director of the Economy and Business Department
Director of the Bachelor's Degree in Economics and International Business (classroom attendance)
Ivana Ambrosio Racic
Directora del Grado en CADE Creación, Administración y Dirección de empresas Director of the Bachelor's Degree in C-ADE Business Creation, Administration and Management
Andrea Carrera
Director del Grado en Economía y Negocios Internacionales (a distancia) Director of the Bachelor's Degree in Economics and International Business (online)
Andrés Arenas Falótico
Director del MBA Director of MBA
Jorge Hernando Cuñado
Director del Máster en Dirección Comercial y Marketing Digital Director of the Master in Commercial Management and Digital Marketing
Eva Mª Iglesias Guzmán
Directora del Máster en Liderazgo y Dirección de Recursos Humanos Director of the Master in Leadership and Human Resources Management
José Luis Cruz Beltrán
Director del Máster en Prevención Riesgos laborales y Cumplimiento Normativo Director of the Master in Occupational Risk Prevention and Regulatory Compliance
Mª Elena Álvarez García
Directora del Máster en Dirección y Organización de Proyectos Director of the Master in Project Management and Organization
Geoffrey Ditta
Director del Máster en Internacionalización de Empresas Director of Master in Business Internationalization
Esther Mocholi Ferrándiz
Directora del departamento de Derecho Acting Director of the department
Nicolás Marchal González
Coordinador del departamento de DerechoDirector del Grado en Seguridad (modalidad presencial)
Director del Máster en Análisis de Inteligencia y Ciberinteligencia Coordinator of the Law department
Director of the Degree in Security (classroom attendance modality)
Director of the Master in Intelligence Analysis and Cyberintelligence
Ana Quintana Jiménez
Directora del Grado en Derecho (modalidad presencial) Director of the Degree in Law (classroom attendance modality)
Geraldine Bethencourt
Directora del Grado en Derecho (modalidad a distancia) Director of the Degree in Law (online modality)
Monica Pucci Rey
Directora del Grado en Seguridad (modalidad a distancia) Director of the Degree in Security (online modality)
Andreea Marica
Directora del Máster en Seguridad y Defensa Director of the Master’s Degree in Security and Defense
Paola Rodas Paredes
Directora del Máster en Acceso a la Abogacía (modalidad presencial)Directora del Máster en Derecho de los Negocios Internacionales Director of the Master’s Degree in Legal Practice (classroom attendance modality)
Director of the Master's Degree in International Business Law
Jordi Regí Rodríguez
Director del Máster en Acceso a la Abogacía (modalidad a distancia)Coordinador del Máster en Ciberdelincuencia Director of the Master's Degree in Legal Practice (online modality)
Coordinator ot the Master's Degree in Cybercrime
Luis A. García Segura
Director del Máster en Protección de Datos y SeguridadDirector de la Clínica Jurídica Director of the Master in Data Protection and Security
Director of the Legal Clinic
Giuseppe Kodjack VII Gangi Guillén
Coordinador del Máster en Derecho Internacional Humanitario, Derechos Humanos y Derecho Operacional Coordinator of the Master in International Humanitarian Law, Human Rights and Operational Law
Adela María Alija Garabito
Directora del Departamento de Relaciones InternacionalesDirectora del Grado en Relaciones Internacionales Director of the Department of International Relations
Director of the Degree in International Relations
Susana De Sousa Ferreira
Directora del Máster en Relaciones Internacionales (modalidad presencial)Directora del Máster en Gestión de Riesgos en Conflictos Director of the Master’s Degree in International Relations (classroom attendance modality)
Director of the Master in Conflict Risk Management
Mª Victoria Rodríguez Prieto
Directora del Máster en Relaciones Internacionales (modalidad a distancia) Director of the Master’s Degree in International Relations (online modality)
Diana Gómez Bruna
Directora del departamento de TurismoDirector of the Department of Tourism
Francisco Javier Navarro Meneses
Director del Título de Experto en Dirección Estratégica Prospectiva del Turismo Director of the Expert Degree in Prospective Strategic Management of Tourism
Leslie Bravo Chew
Coordinadora del Máster en Empresas y Destinos Turísticos Coordinator of the Master in Companies and Tourist Destinations
Ivana Ambrosio Racic
Coordinadora de Calidad Quality Coordinator
Andrea Carrera
Coordinador de Movilidad Internacional International Mobility Coordinator
Gracia Abad Quintanal
Coordinadora de Investigación Research Coordinator
Geraldine Bethencourt
Coordinadora de Reconocimientos Recognition Coordinator
Miren Aurkene Alzúa
Responsable IP Grupo de Investigación Nebrija en Inteligencia Turística e Innovación (Smarttour-INN) Head of IP Nebrija Research Group of Economic Analysis of the Tourism System (Smarttour-INN)
Santiago Budría
Responsable IP Grupo de Investigación Nebrija de Economía, Bienestar, Empresa e Internacionalización (ECEMIN) Head of IP Nebrija Research Group of Economy, Business and Internationalization (ECEMIN)
Carlos Espaliú Berdud
Responsable IP Grupo de Investigación Nebrija de Seguridad, Gestión de Riesgos y Conflictos (SEGERICO) Head of IP Nebrija Security Research Group, Risk and Conflict Management (SEGERICO)Business Administration and Management Activities
The Department of Economics and Business Administration of Nebrija University and Thomson Reuters have a collaboration agreement, which is summarized and specified in the following activities:
- The teaching of the Undergraduate Degree in CADE in the areas of economics, finance and econometric analysis is based on the use of the product information Thomson Reuters Eikon, which is a reference point in the financial markets and provides access to news, economic data financial and analysis tools, which help to implement the Nebrija methodology of learning by doing.
- Thomson Reuters carries out an Eikon certification program, where it teaches different sessions that will cover the main characteristics of the product and of its company, and during the duration of the program (4 weeks) all students will enjoy individualized access to the product. and therefore, they will have the possibility of practicing everything developed in the sessions.
- Thomson Reuters tests the Nebrija-CADE students so they can obtain the Eikon Certification, which they can later include in their CV.
- Thomson Reuters conducts Eikon training courses to train the Nebrija-CADE professors.
- Nebrija University and Thomson Reuters organize seminars and conferences on current economic and financial topics, open to the general public.
- The University and Thomson Reuters are designing a workspace for students and professors for the preparation of projects, jobs and different academic activities.
Bloomberg Assessment Test:
The Bloomberg Assessment Test (BAT) is a proficiency test aimed at students and graduates interested in a career in the financial sector and in search of a job or internship, creating a profile. The duration of the test, in English, is about three hours. The questions are designed to put students in contact with real work situations. The BAT examines the student's ability to apply the knowledge acquired during their training to solve practical problems.
Visit to the Madrid Stock Exchange:
Get to know firsthand the functioning of the Madrid Stock Exchange and the role it plays in the current economic and financial system. There is a guided cultural visit to the building located in the Plaza de la Lealtad. The visit lasts approximately 2 hours and students can ask all kinds of questions related to the stock market.
Visit to MERCAMADRID:
Reason for the visit: To become familiar with the world of distribution and logistics through an institution that supplies fresh food products (fish, meat, fruit and vegetables) to a population of over ten million people.
Visit Santander Financial Center:
Reason for the visit: Guided and commented tour of the facilities of this new enclave and professional environment of the first Spanish financial institution and one of the most important internationally. The visit ends with a presentation on the current financial system, the crisis which began in 2007 and the financial instruments available today.
Visit to the Mahou factory:
Reason for the visit: The first European brewery, by production volume, is the object of this visit that becomes a brand experience and belongs to a family business in the fourth generation.
Young Entrepreneurs Award and Women Entrepreneur Award Northwest Area of Madrid
Objective or explanation of the activity: Nebrija Entrepreneurship Fair in which the 20 finalist projects developed by pre-university students from schools and institutes throughout Spain, present their business ideas and compete for the favor of the public and the jury. In addition to this there is the Women Entrepreneur Award of the Northwest Area of Madrid.
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Young Entrepreneurs Award
Start Up Programme - Interuniversity Entrepreneurship Competition
Nebrija University has been participating in this important interuniversity international contest in which participating students must develop a Business Plan about a new project or idea of a product or service. In the development, they count on the assistance of professors of the university and professionals of different companies as external consultants. A project from each participating university is selected to participate in the national final. Nebrija University has always been recognized with some of the prizes awarded.
Law activities
I. Academic extension activities
Debate tournaments
The objective is that the students can develop skills in a solid way, logical argumentation and correct oratory, as well as team work and search of information, legislation and jurisprudence.
The activity was carried out in two phases and most pairs participated in approximately 6 debates.
Nebrija Moot Court
The objective is that the students can develop skills in a solid way, logical argumentation and correct oratory, as well as team work and search of information, legislation and jurisprudence. The activity was carried out in two phases and most pairs participated in approximately 6 debates:
Development of oratory and legal rhetoric. Ability to write legal texts. Legal argumentation capacity. Ability to analyze, interpret and understand legal texts. Ability to identify and solve legal problems. Ability to correctly handle the legal databases of legislation, jurisprudence and doctrine. Acquisition of a critical conscience in the analysis of the legal order and development of legal dialectics. Ability to use constitutional principles and values as a working tool in the interpretation of the legal system. Become aware of the importance of Law as a regulatory system of social relations.
Trip to Brussels
In this activity; Nebrija students, have the opportunity to get to know first-hand the different institutions of the European Union located in Brussels, invited by the European Parliament. For the election of the students, there in an annual seminar given by the professors of the Area and after a simulation and a test, the students who will travel are selected.
In Brussels, the Charlemagne Building of the European Commission, the Council of Ministers, the European Parliament and the Office of the Community of Madrid in Brussels are visited. In all the venues we attend conferences that bring us closer to the reality of the Union and its Law.
Through this teaching activity outside the classroom, the following competencies are acquired: fostering their personal ability to search for information and legislative sources, the ability for oratory, argumentation, overcoming challenges, negotiation skills, development of specialized technical language, improve a second foreign language, and acquisition of social skills in terms of treatment and behavior in different situations.
Seminar. Legal Sources
Seminar for students of 1st and 2nd Law Degree to learn the management of the main databases and sources of legal information. They develop the competencies of applying ICT to the field of Legal Sciences, familiarize themselves with the use of legislative and jurisprudential data bases as well as specific software, organize and manage their own time, analyze and synthesize information that allows them to formulate judgments.
II. Department-organized visits to companies, institutions or places of cultural interest
Visit to the Patent and Trademark Office
Visit to the Office of Patents and Trademarks. The students of Commercial Law visited the OEPM, to get to know the institution on the inside, visit the different sections where they were told of the different research projects, allowed them to know closely how and why a brand is accepted or rejected.
Visit to the ICEX
Students of Law and Business Administration visited the ICEX. The visit involved giving them the opportunity to get to know the following areas: The experiences of Spanish companies abroad, obtaining financing, support within and outside of our borders by ICEX, the result obtained by Spanish companies, how to interrelate the internet with the business, in short, how to create and expand the company inside and outside our borders.
Visit the Commission of Markets and of Competition
Law students visited the CNMC, one of the most important bodies of the legal framework, whose study fits within Commercial Law. It is the body that guarantees free competition and regulates all markets and productive sectors of the Spanish economy to protect consumers.
From Nebrija and the area of mercantile law, it seemed crucial that the students could get to know how the institution works inside, that they could see first-hand cases that had been submitted to the institution itself and that could personally see, at the end of the visit, a case study in which they are the protagonists.
Visit to the Criminal Courts
2nd year students of the Undergraduate Degree in Law, who study the subject of Crimes and misdemeanors in the Spanish legal system and students of 4th year students of the Undergraduate Degree in Law who study the subject of Criminal Procedural Law, visited the criminal courts.
In the visit to the Provincial Court of Madrid, they witnessed an abbreviated criminal trial, which helped them realize that criminal law and criminal procedure law are interrelated.
Visit to the Social Courts
The students visited the headquarters of the Social Courts of Madrid and attended various hearings. The visit began with a presentation of how social jurisdiction is organized.
Among the visits they attended were issues of objective dismissal, claim of quantity or substantial modification of working conditions.
Visit to the SMAC
The students visited the Arbitration and Conciliation Mediation Service of the Community of Madrid, and they were able to see firsthand how mediation works prior to the common jurisdictional path in the social field. The students were able to see the different situations that occur in this process.
Visit to the prison
The students of the subject Development of the Participatory and Solidarity Spirit: Human Rights, as well as students from 1st year of the Undergraduate Degree in Law, visited the Madrid II Prison Center (Alcalá - Meco). They were accompanied by Mr. Ángel Plaza, Deputy Director of the center, and professors Luis García and Jordi Regi.
The students were able to see for themselves the conditions in which the inmates are treated in the Spanish Penitentiary System, visiting the cells and interacting with some inmates.
Visit to the Garrigues Studies Center and colloquium
The students were able to learn about the professional experience of a lawyer of the law firm, issues about professional deontology, relations with clients and, in general, about the range of professional outlets of practicing the legal profession.
International Relations
Institutional visitsVisits to various institutions, both national and international, allow students to deepen their knowledge of some of the decision-making mechanisms and forums, in the national scale, such as in foreign policy matters, as well as on an international level. This activity has given our students the possibility of getting to know first-hand the Congress of Deputies, the Ibero-American General Secretariat, the Office of the European Commission, Embassies of third states in Spain and the World Tourism Organization, among other institutions.
Nebrija MUNThe International Relations area of Nebrija University has promoted the creation of a Nebrija MUN Association, which allows our students to participate in the different MUN (Models of United Nations), organized each year by the most prestigious university centers in the world. This activity gives our students the opportunity not only to become familiar with the practice of international discussion and negotiation, but also to improve their oratory and also to deepen their knowledge of different international issues and the foreign policy of the different states.
Specialized conferences During each academic year, there are specialized conferences, such as: Seminars, Conferences with experts or round tables, so that students of the Undergraduate Degree in International Relations have the opportunity to get closer to the most relevant issues of the structure and dynamics of current international society.
Professional meetings The International Relations students come in contact with professionals of the different fields for which the Degree prepares them: Diplomatic Corps, International Consultancy, Cooperation and Development, Defense Missions, International Organizations, both governmental and non-governmental. In a relaxed atmosphere the guests (ambassadors, senior officials, international observers, OIG staff, Think Tanks, etc.) explain how their activity is carried out in the international context and the functions they perform, bringing different professional profiles closer to the students of the Degree.
Study trip to Brussels
In this activity, Nebrija students have the opportunity to get to know first-hand the different institutions of the European Union located in Brussels, invited by the European Parliament. For the election of the students, an annual seminar is given by the professors of the Area and after a simulation and a test, the students who will travel are selected.
In Brussels, the Charlemagne Building of the European Commission, the Council of Ministers, the European Parliament and the Office of the Community of Madrid in Brussels are visited. In all the venues, we attend conferences that bring us closer to the reality of the Union and its Law.
Through this teaching activity outside the classroom, the following competences are acquired: fostering their personal capacity to search for information and legislative sources, the capacity for oratory, argumentation, overcoming challenges, negotiation skills, development of specialized technical language, improve a second foreign language, and acquisition of social skills in terms of treatment and behavior in different situations.
Nebrija Unicef Campus The students of Nebrija University have started the Nebrija Unicef Campus. This initiative is developed within the Unicef Campus (Campus 89) that are part of a Unicef Spain project, promoted and managed by university students. It is an initiative of the UNICEF Spanish Committee aimed at university students. This initiative is included in Campus 89, a movement of committed and active students in the promotion of the survival, development and rights of children; collaborate with the work that UNICEF carries out in over 150 countries and territories.
Tourism Activities
The Department of Tourism of the Antonio de Nebrija University annually prepares the Complementary Activities Program, whose purpose is to complement the education of students by offering them cultural activities, conference cycles or visits that allow the improvement and increase of certain skills as well as the approach of students to the reality of the tourism sector.
Nebrija Tourism Experience
Nebrija Tourism ExperienceOne of the best examples of the student's approach to the business reality is the organization of the Nebrija Tourism Experience Awards. An initiative that emerged in 2009 from a group of students of the Undergraduate Degree in Tourism with the aim of rewarding and assessing those institutions, companies and professionals in the tourism sector that strive to build a renewed image of tourism in Spain. From that date, every year the students select the candidates, both from the public and private sectors, who are contributing to the development of a more innovative, more professionalized and more sustainable tourism in our country; and design and organize the event in which the awards are presented.» Más información en la web de Nebrija Tourism Experience
Specialize Program
Training program for specialization and approach to the reality of the tourism sector.
The Department of Tourism of the university, together with the Business Advisory Commission of Tourism (CAET), considers it essential to complement the education of its students through conferences, seminars and conferences/debates. In these activities, the students of the Undergraduate Degree in Tourism have the opportunity to share knowledge and experiences with companies and organizations of recognized prestige in fields as varied as the internationalization of tourism companies, the application of new technologies in the sector, the analysis of processes of integration of large tourist groups, the use of cultural heritage as a tourist resource or sustainable tourism development.Some examples of these activities are:
- Conference on Hotel InnovationExperts in tourism meet to reflect on the main changes that have taken place in the world of hotels in recent years.
- Debate on tourism distribution: the real challenge of tourismRound table with industry experts to discuss the distribution of tourism in Spain
- Debate low-cost vs. traditional airlines. Directives from Iberia, Air-France and Easy-Jet discuss the airlines' business model.
- Debate on Gastronomic Tourism, hidden treasure of Spanish tourism. Industry professionals discuss the importance and future of tourism on the rise.
- Seminar on air transportThe keys of air transport and tourism.
- Conference: CSR in the hotel sector
- Entrepreneurship in tourism: an opportunity for the future of tourism in SpainEntrepreneurs from the world of tourism make their experience known to Nebrija students.
Discover Program
Program of field visits to companies and tourism institutions
This program aims to show students the functioning of different companies and institutions in the tourism sector through their main managers, managers or managers. Students will have the opportunity to enter organizations such as the World Tourism Organization, the most advanced hotels as well as natural parks and other destinations of special interest in their tourism management.- Visit to the World Tourism Organization (WTO). Our students visit the WTO headquarters in Madrid
- Visit to the Ritz.
Our students were able to see different departments and learn of the responsibilities held by the people working there.
- Visit to the Reina Sofía National Museum (MNCARS). The students visited the museum’s installations as a touristic and cultural institution.
- Visit Hotel Only you.
- Visit FITUR.
- Visit B the Travel Brand.
- Visit Turespaña.
- Visit the Ayre Gran Hotel Colón.
- Visit the Spanish Institute for Tourism Quality (ICTE).
- Visit the IFEMA Convention Center.
Approach Program
Employment Forums and Seminars of Professional Careers. Nebrija University organizes an activity to bring students closer to the professional reality of the tourism sector and promote their employability. The Employment Forum aims to facilitate contact between companies that wish to incorporate the best professionals and our students and recent graduates.- Employment Forum It aims to facilitate contact between companies that want to incorporate the best professionals and our students and recent graduates.
17th Nebrija Employment Forum, an appointment with the professional world - Seminars of Professional . Where the student has the opportunity to learn about the future possibilities in this sector through the experiences of professionals of recognized prestige in tourism.
Security Activities
University Day: Economic Crime and Corruption
Conference of Economic Crime and Corruption
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Professors
The faculty of the School of Social Sciences is made up of full-time professors and part-time professors.
The profile of the full-time professors corresponds essentially to Doctors (a high percentage of which are accredited), with dedication to research and university teaching of undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in their area of specialization.
The associated professors, closely linked to the exercise of the professional activity, offer the student the most intense contact with professional reality that they will find once they finish their studies.
Finally, specialist teachers in the field of communication and managerial skills teach seminars and professional competency subjects. The University makes a firm commitment to offer its students all the professional and personal development tools that will be required of future professionals.
Research
Research Groups
The School devotes part of its effort to research tasks, as a fundamental complement to teaching. These tasks are structured around the existing Research Groups, which are part of the official register of the University, and which materialize in research projects with companies and public institutions of the sector.
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The School’s professors usually publish publications related to their research as an essential part of their activity at the University.
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