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The Plenary of the Governing Board of the University of Navarra has established ISEM Fashion Business School as a new center of the academic institution.

The University has had a close relationship with ISEM, based in Madrid, for many years. Professors from different faculties, especially from IESE and other centers of the University of Navarra, teach in the Executive MBA in Fashion Companies program, a master's degree officially verified by ANECA.

ISEM Fashion Business School, founded and chaired by Covadonga O'Shea, aims to unite creative talent with business management. The master's degree, the only one of its kind in Spain, is aimed at professionals from different areas; and includes the teachings of an MBA: Finance, Operations, or General Management, which are combined with specific subjects of the fashion industry, such as Collection Planning or Retail. 

Among the faculty, in addition to professors from the University of Navarra, there are specialists from the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) in New York; SDA Bocconi in Milan; and the Institut Français de la Mode (IFM) in Paris, schools with which ISEM maintains academic alliances, as well as with managers and entrepreneurs in the sector.

ISEM alumni, who now number more than four hundred, have been able to join positions of responsibility within the fashion industry, with diverse profiles, such as product manager or purchasing manager, among others.

The integration of ISEM into the University of Navarra aims to promote training and research in the world of fashion, among other means, through the interdisciplinary relationship with other centers of the University.