There are many reasons to choose CMI. We have picked 30 that make our programmes stand out internationally.
Teaching, faculty and approach
1. An outstanding faculty
Teaching staff with a distinguished professional and academic record. Seventy-five per cent of the faculty hold or are completing a doctorate, and they are working professionals in senior roles at leading organisations in their fields: Telefónica, BBVA, Acciona, IBM, consultancies and senior management. Our faculty won the Academic Excellence Award for the Best Teaching Staff in Spain (Gala Foundation). Learn from the best.
2. A STEAM approach grounded in values
CMI Higher Education teaches science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics through sustainability and innovation. This is not a subject bolted on at the end of the syllabus: responsibility and positive impact run through every programme, from the first term to the final project. It is what our motto sums up — Quality education for a better world.
3. More than 50 programmes at every level
Higher vocational training, bachelor’s degrees, professional and university master’s programmes, specialist and expert diplomas and a doctorate. You can start with a vocational certificate and go all the way to a DBA without leaving the same institution, with recognised academic continuity at every step.
4. A practical method
Learn the knowledge, skills and tools you can apply directly to leading your organisation: the case method, training in decision-making, one-to-one tutoring and continuous performance reviews.
5. An international outlook
Programmes designed for business growth of global reach, with cases drawn from companies around the world and attention to students’ own cultural settings. Thanks to our inter-university agreements, the programmes include master classes from professors at other respected institutions.
6. Positive impact
Learn to lead organisations towards sustainable growth of triple benefit: economic, social and environmental. It is in the DNA of our mission, vision and values.
Qualifications, quality and recognition
7. A dual professional and university qualification
On completing any of our master’s programmes you receive a dual qualification: the CMI Professional Master’s, Cualificam-registered with the Community of Madrid, and the university’s own award from the Universidad Católica de Ávila (RUCT code 059).
8. Accredited quality
CMI was the first business school in Spain to be certified as a B Corp. It also holds ISO 9001 for quality management, ISO 21001 for the management of educational organisations, efr certification as a family-responsible employer, and Cualificam registration for all its master’s programmes (Madri+d Foundation, Community of Madrid).
9. Rankings and awards in the top 10
Since its founding, CMI has collected awards for the quality of its teaching, and its programmes appear consistently in the top 10 in Spain, as well as in recognitions from the United Kingdom and India. It holds first place in education in corporate social responsibility and sustainable business development. In 2025 the United States magazine Education Insider named CMI a Top Business School Europe 2025. See our rankings and certifications.
10. A member of respected associations
The Spanish Association of Business Schools (AEEN), the European Union of Private Higher Education (EUPHE), a supporting member of the United Nations Global Compact and of the PRME academic network for management education grounded in values.
11. Subsidised training and first-rate clients
The satisfaction of our students and of the organisations that trust us speaks for the CMI experience. Our training is eligible for FUNDAE subsidy for companies in Spain.
Your career
12. A work placement in a company
Every master’s, on campus or online, includes a minimum of 300 hours of placement (12 ECTS) to advance your career. It can be waived with three years of professional experience.
13. A job and placement board
We run our own portal for finding new professional opportunities, with a network of more than 400 partner companies.
14. An employment rate of 97%
Our master’s programmes record a notable employment rate and advance both entry into work and the careers of those already in management.
15. Careers guidance and coaching
Every master’s includes one-to-one tutoring and sessions of coaching and careers guidance, so that you can set your course with confidence in a complex and changing environment.
16. Networking
The programmes build in integration activities and a calendar of talks and workshops that enliven the groups and encourage contact between students of different nationalities and the teaching staff.
17. A business incubator and accelerator
If your aim is to start something of your own, the Startups Area supports you with advice and coworking places to get your ideas, projects and business plans off the ground.
What studying at CMI is like
18. Small groups
For reasons of quality and teaching, each group is limited to a maximum of 40 students: your lecturers are close at hand and your classes and work are genuinely followed.
19. Flexibility
On the online programmes you can follow classes live or watch them recorded, with complete flexibility. The on-campus programmes run in the late afternoon and evening so that you can fit them around your job.
20. A leading-edge virtual campus
An intuitive, straightforward environment giving you access to all the material, on the on-campus programmes as much as the online ones.
21. Academic coordination and tutoring
Beyond your lecturers, you will have a tutor from the academic coordination team, who looks after your well-being and makes sure the programme runs smoothly and on time.
22. A dedicated academic adviser
An admissions specialist guides you through the whole application and scholarship process, at no additional cost.
23. Intakes throughout the year
There is no need to wait for September. CMI opens intakes continuously through the year, so you can begin when it suits you rather than when the calendar says so.
Cost, scholarships and community
24. An award-winning scholarship scheme
Our scholarship scheme won the Academic Excellence Award for the Best Scholarship Plan in Spain (Gala Foundation). As a company committed to positive impact, we work to keep our programmes within reach of a wide range of people. See the scholarships and funding available.
25. Interest-free financing
You can pay in manageable instalments across the master’s without interest. If you live in Spain, there is also the option of studying with no initial payment and beginning to pay once you are working and earning more than €14,000 a year.
26. A free Alumni Club
On finishing your programme you join the Alumni Club: benefits, discounts, newsletters with material useful to your career, and invitations to our alumni events and gatherings.
If you are coming from outside Spain
27. Packages with everything arranged
Four packages that add to your programme what you need in order to arrive: Campus Health (health insurance valid for the student visa), Campus Legal (adds immigration advice), Campus Traveller (adds the flight with two checked bags) and Campus Resident (adds accommodation, a Spanish SIM and an airport transfer). All of it in the International Students section.
28. Immigration advice at an exclusive rate
Student visa, NIE, town-hall registration and renewals with a specialist firm, at a fixed rate of €350 including VAT, negotiated for the CMI community. The health insurance we arrange meets the requirements of the Spanish student visa — one of the points where applications most often get stuck.
29. Accommodation and arrival sorted
CMI Coliving, and hall-of-residence or shared-flat options arranged before you arrive: you land with the keys already settled. On contracts of more than six months, utilities are included.
30. Campuses in the historic centres of Madrid and Valencia
In Madrid, our fully accessible campus at Gran Vía de San Francisco 15, beside the Royal Basilica of San Francisco el Grande, 700 metres from the Royal Palace and the Almudena Cathedral and 370 from Puerta de Toledo metro station. In Valencia, Plaza Virgen de la Paz 3, in the heart of the old town. Study in both cities and live them from the centre.
Would you like to know which of our programmes fits you? Write to admisiones@cmi.es or browse the programme finder. An academic adviser will guide you, with no obligation.
