About us
Our Story
Esade SUD’s origins can be traced back to our university’s early efforts in the development cooperation area. These began in the 1980s with faculty travelling to Central America to participate in local faculty training seminars and to teach in university master’s programmes.
Based on this tradition, we created Esade SUD in 2003 to make our community’s talent available to social enterprises, not-for-profits and institutions working for global justice in Latin America, Africa, Europe and Asia and to further their work.
Fomenting education
amongst citizens from economically prosperous countries who are also highly sensitive to social justice and its promotion.
Strengthening institutions
in economically impoverished countries to ensure their work has greater impact and can be sustained over time.
Modelo pedagógico de Esade
Competent (utilitas) Committed (iustitia) |
Conscious (fides) Sympathetic (humanitas) |
2023 SUD Internship & Consulting Annual Report
Business projects carried out by BBA students
Legal internships carried out by GED and BGG & GBD students
Business projects carried out by MSc and MBA participants
Noteworthy projects
Business projects carried out by BBA students
Andahuaylillas - CCAIJO - Perú
Elaboration of a guide of accounting, marketing and digitization tools and delivery of workshops to the target population. Study on the evolution of sales of products marketed by the cooperative.
Asociación de Cacaocultores Juan Cruz de Guaranal - República Dominicana
Implementation of the strategic plan of the association in the lines of strengthening (i) governance through compliance with statutes and the establishment of procedures, (ii) commercial positioning through good agricultural practices and product processing, and (iii) financial structure of the association.
Legal internships carried out by GED and BGG & GBD students
Quetzaltenango - Defensoría de la Mujer Indígena - Guatemala
Support for the legal unit of the Office of the Ombudsman for Indigenous Women, whose function is to address situations of vulnerability, defencelessness and discrimination against indigenous women, promoting actions for the defence and full exercise of their rights.
Mitilene - Legal Center for Lesvos - Grecia
Assistance to clients in the follow-up of their cases before the Greek jurisdiction and legal investigation in the field of human rights and international protection in Europe.
Business projects carried out by MSc and MBA participants
Kisantu – UCOOPAL – Democratic Republic of the Congo
Consulting for social entrepreneurial projects to guarantee food safety for the local population by creating new products (sesame crackers) to provide aggregate value to local farmers (through the ensuing profits). The aim is to improve the lives of all those working in the agricultural industry.
Bogota – Peace StartUp – Colombia
Research on possible means of financing and available sources and the definition of a holistic plan for Peace StartUp, clearly defining its activities and the resources and skills needed to ensure the organisation’s success.