Practical methodology and hands-on learning
The innovative Learning by Doing methodology based on applying knowledge is one of the pillars of Esade's Bachelor in Global Governance, Economics & Legal Order. Throughout the programme you will be immersed in practical learning experiences with the aim of developing key skills for your career such as public speaking, teamwork, searching for information, project presentations, debate and diplomacy.
- Inside the classroom. In dynamic, participatory classes, you’ll will solve practical cases, working and researching in teams as you apply the knowledge of governance, geopolitics and international economics that you have acquired.
- Outside the classroom. Debating leagues, Moot Courts, and simulation of United Nations sessions.
Learning by doing in class
Resolution of real and practical cases
Working together with your colleagues, you will solve real cases provided by multinational law firms, organisations, and departments: analysing the situation, discussing possible solutions, and applying the knowledge acquired.
Research
Research will prepare you to be efficient in the search for information and management of sources as well as the criteria for selecting the key information needed for your strategy and legal argument.
Teamwork
You will practice teamwork, working with others toward a shared goal – the most common working style in the sector.
Skills development
Throughout the entire degree you will work on skills and abilities that are fundamental for a modern professional in international relations, including communication, public speaking, leadership and negotiation.
Final fourth-year bachelor's project
In the fourth year you will finish your degree by completing a conflict-resolution project related to your specialisation, in which you must apply everything you’ve learned during the programme.
Learning by doing outside the classroom
As a student of the Bachelor in Global Governance you will participate in practical experiences both inside and outside Spain that Will help you develop skills that can only be acquired by doing: preparing real cases, competing in challenges against other students, arguing, replying, preparing documentation and more.
Microeconomics Challenge
For the first time, Esade has posed a transversal challenge among students of practically all its Degrees, in teams.
They have had to analyze the future of the automobile industry in Europe using economic tools, they have presented their projects before a jury of experts, made up of real companies and institutions, who have announced the winning group.
Engaging with changemakers
Esade Double Degree in Law + Global Governance, Economics & Legal Order students play an active role in important events and conferences.
In 2022, they joined leading European politicians, thought leaders and business executives, as well as international organizations such as the UN, IEA and IRENA, at the GH2 Green Hydrogen Global Assembly and Exhibition. This unprecedented gathering of stakeholders from government, the private sector and civil society was aimed at galvanizing global action to accelerate the uptake of green hydrogen. Take a look at the video to see what happened!
Capstone Module at the European Investment Bank
Work on a sustainability and renewable energy consulting project
Third- and fourth-year students have the opportunity to do a capstone module at the European Investment Bank. The EIB is the European Union’s lending arm, the world’s biggest multilateral financial institution, and one of the largest providers of climate finance.
Taking the capstone module will allow you to participate, for five months, in a sustainability and renewable energy consulting project for a company. You will work on the project throughout the subject and present it in June to a panel of EIB economists in Luxemburg.
According to one student:
“Our project consisted of using data mining and machine learning to take the pulse of the financial market. To this end, we had to code a program that would allow us to predict the movements of the S&P 500. Despite our lack of prior programming knowledge, I am proud to say that we managed to write a program that predicted the movements of the S&P 500 with an 80% accuracy rate.”
Emma Elise Martínez, Bachelor of Global Governance, Economics & Legal Order student
Debate Leagues
Compete in the main debate leagues
To participate, you must first complete specific training offered through the Bachelor in Global Governance, Economics and Legal Order focused on constructing and presenting arguments, critical reasoning, research and public speaking. Following this, students are selected for the teams and begin to prepare for the leagues in which they decide to compete.
Some of the leagues our students have competed in:
Xarxa Vives league, Unijés league, UFV league, Judiciary leagues
International Moot Courts
Defend real international cases
International Moot Courts are mock trials in which you can participate, competing with teams from other universities in front of an international jury. Join Esade’s Mooters and you could participate in them and experience the emotion of preparing a case and testing your knowledge and skills.
Moot courts in which our students have participated include:
Arbitration Moot of Madrid; the Frankfurt Investment Arbitration Moot Court; and the most internationally recognised: the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition.
Model United Nations
Become a diplomat and help solve a global challenge
Can you imagine participating in a United Nations session? The Model United Nations is a prestigious university competition that brings together more than 2,500 students from 120 countries to simulate a completely real session.
In the challenge, students help solve a social and political issue, working in teams representing the different countries.
Diplomatic Awards, a Success Story
Mohamed Bouzagou, an Esade Law School student, won the prestigious Diplomatic Award in the 25th edition of the Harvard World MUN for his success at the helm of the Nature Conservancy Committee, whose members are free to join and attempt to influence other committees.
10 keypoints of international competitions
- Put classroom knowledge into practice
- Publicly debate ideas with students from other universities
- Develop your research skills and learn more effective ways to search for information
- Become a more fluent public speaker and learn to formulate quick and agile responses
- Teamwork, as is normal in the real professional world
- An experience that closely resembles actual legal practice
- Practising languages, if the competition is international
- Unique personal experience: a contact with the wider world requiring effort and tenacity
- Networking with participants from other universities and countries
- A stand-out value in your curriculum since there is no international competition culture in most Spanish universities