Choosing where to study is a big decision for any prospective student. We all want to make sure we choose the best school and location to get our degree or major. A couple of months ago, a very good friend of ours asked us, knowing that we worked in the events industry and others, which were the best organizations to study this discipline. We thought that those who would know best were our closest audience, the professionals and teachers. So we made a post on LinkedIn and got a lot of responses that we want to share with you today.

So let’s take a look at some of the top-rated cities and schools in Spain to help make your decision easier.

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Study in Barcelona

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1. UPF School of Management

The UPF Barcelona School of Management is the management school of the Pompeu Fabra University, one of the best universities in the world according to the main international rankings. It offers a Master’s Degree in Event and Protocol Management aimed at university graduates, regardless of their specialization, who want to work in the strategic management of events and protocol in its different areas. It is also designed for communication professionals without specific training in strategic management of events and protocol.

  • Master’s Degree 
  • Barcelona 
  • Presential 
  • 9.000 € 
  • 8 months

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2. International School of Protocol

The exponential growth of the communication and experiential marketing industry has meant that the range of courses offered in event organization, protocol and corporate communication management has become increasingly larger and more diverse. These same disciplines are some of the many options offered at the International School of Protocol, one of the first centers in Spain to provide such training in the sector. The institution has more than 5 branches throughout the country, in addition to Argentina and Paraguay. Among its own training programs are the Degree in International Business Communication + Protocol, Design, Creation and Management of events.

“They have agreements with many companies and are always offering internships. ” – Paula Oviedo

  • Own degree 
  • Barcelona 
  • Semi-attendance 
  • Consult 
  • 4 years

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3. Blanquerna (Ramon Llull University)

Blanquerna has a wide and recognized training program in Communication and International Relations. It is one of the most prestigious private universities in the city, thanks to its international teaching projection and its expansion in continents such as America and Asia. In its program we find the Master in Protocol, Institutional Relations and Strategic Management of Events. The peculiarity of this master, as indicated in its program, is its approach closely linked to the social sciences with which it is intended to provide the student with knowledge close to the institutional, business, cultural and social reality of the environment.

  • Master’s Degree 
  • Barcelona 
  • Presential 
  • 7.650 € 
  • 1 year

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4. University of Barcelona (UB)

The Master’s Degree in Protocol Management, Institutional Relations and Event Organization combines in a single program all the academic, professional, structural and human elements that make it possible for participants to materialize their innovative ideas in the professional practice of protocol and organization of acts and events. Aimed at university graduates, managers and professionals linked to the sector, the masters of the University of Barcelona, has a clear purpose of specialization and deepening, because the skills and competencies acquired have an application in professional practice.

  • Master’s Degree 
  • Barcelona  
  • Distance learning 
  • 5.170€ 
  • 1 year

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Studying in Madrid

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5. Camilo José Cela University

At its central campus in Madrid-Vilafranca, the Universidad Camilo José Cela was one of the pioneering institutions to introduce the Degree in Protocol and Event Organization as an official degree in Spain. With a high percentage of employability among students once they finish the degree, the UCJC offers a teaching plan oriented to the needs of the sector, offering students a complete vision of the organization, production and creativity of events from day one. 

“I graduated a few months ago and I had no shortage of work” – Sara González

  • Degree 
  • Madrid 
  • Blended 
  • Consult 
  • 4 years

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6. International School of Event Management & Communication (ISEMCO)

The international training center ISEMCO offers more than 20 specialization courses related to the events and communication sector. Present in its current program, the Master in Event Management in the Cultural and Entertainment Industry aims to illustrate the design, production, organization and marketing of a leisure, festive or cultural event. Like this one, ISEMCO offers training in event organization in very specialized sectors, such as sports, fashion and even the funeral sector.

“I recommend it without a doubt” – Ana Carolina Racó

  • Master
  • Madrid
  • Face-to-face, blended and distance learning
  • Consult
  • 9 months

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7. Mediterranean Institute of Protocol Studies (IMEP)

IMEP is the first center attached to a Spanish public university to offer official degrees in event organization, protocol and institutional relations. Through the Miguel Hernández University (UMH), one of the best Spanish universities according to the ranking of the BBVA Foundation and the IVIE, students who choose the Degree or Master’s Degree in Event Organization, Protocol and Institutional Relations, obtain an official degree endorsed by the Ministry of Education, a certificate of English level with the Oxford Test of English and a guaranteed internship.

“IMEP trains future professionals not only with knowledge of protocol, but also in event organization, communication, institutional relations, marketing, new technologies, set design,… In short, a professional with a global vision of reality that can face new challenges”. Jorge Rodríguez, President IMEP.

“I chose IMEP for three reasons: it offers an official university degree, it gives you the opportunity to do internships from the first course, and it has a teaching team backed by a great professional experience! – Paloma Arroyo

  • Degree and Official Master’s Degree
  • Alicante
  • Classroom and Distance Learning
  • Consult
  • 4 years (Bachelor’s Degree) and 1 year (Master’s Degree)

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8. IED, Centro Superior de Diseño

The educational institution IED has been providing training in the disciplines of design, visual communication, fashion and management since 1966, thanks to the happy intuition of Francesco Morelli. It is interesting to consult the Intensive Master in Organization, Direction and Management of Events, which was born with the purpose of satisfying the needs and the growing demand of the events sector from the most artistic and contemporary point of view. IED defines itself as a “real laboratory” capable of making its students think and helping them to unfold their inner creativity.

  • Master’s Degree
  • Madrid
  • Semi-attendance
  • 10.900€
  • 9 months

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Other options

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9. Open University of Catalonia (UOC)

Thanks to distance learning educational institutions such as the UOC, it is becoming easier and easier to combine studies and work. The university master’s degree in Corporate Communication, Protocol and Events is based on innovative training, focused on the changing needs of the labor market, designed to prepare an expert professional profile in line with an increasingly digital environment, where social networks are changing the channels of communication and the format of the messages.

  • Master
  • Barcelona
  • Distance learning
  • Consult
  • 1 year

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10. International School of Protocol of Granada

With the title “Diploma in Event Organization, Institutional Relations and Protocol”, the International School of Protocol of Granada offers a wide selection of postgraduate and master’s degrees and professional training in the field of protocol and the organization of events for public and private entities. Very flexible in nature, the School allows students to choose the study mode that best suits them, face-to-face, distance and mixed.

  • Master
  • Granada
  • To choose
  • 4.900€
  • 4 years

They are great! – Daniel Expósito

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We hope this publication has been very useful for all of you who are thinking about studying event organization. We look forward to hearing your comments and recommendations about centers!

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