ESE Business School is a graduate business school of the University of the Andes (UA), a private university founded in 1989 and located in Santiago, Chile. Its academic activity is focused on postgraduate education and executive education in the fields of management and organizational leadership.
The school is academically and administratively integrated into the general structure of its parent institution, in accordance with the universityâÂÂs statutes and internal regulations. Its leadership has been exercised by various academic authorities; in 2024, economist and academic Karin Jürgensen assumed the position of director.
ESE Business School carries out activities in applied research and dissemination in areas related to economics, management, and administration. Academics associated with the school have participated in analysis and opinion forums in nationally circulated specialized media, particularly in the economic press.
The schoolâÂÂs academic activities take place at the San Carlos de Apoquindo campus of the University of the Andes, located in the commune of Las Condes, Santiago.
ESE Business School was established in 1999 as an academic unit of the University of the Andes. Its creation took place within a broader process of expansion of postgraduate programs in management and administration developed by Chilean universities since the 1990s, in a context of modernization of the higher education system.
Since that decade, the school has focused its activity on executive education programs and management-oriented masterâÂÂs degrees, maintaining an academic structure exclusively oriented toward postgraduate education. Some studies produced by the school have been cited by national media outlets.
Since the early 21st century, the institution has organized the ESE Award for Business Families, a distinction that has been covered by the national press and granted to various Chilean business families in recognition of their trajectories. Coverage of this award has appeared in major national newspapers such as La Tercera.
The school also participates in community engagement initiatives through the Center for the Development of Social Initiatives (CEDIS), which focuses on social development projects. In this context, it has established instances of collaboration with Teletón, including joint activities and institutional cooperation agreements, as reported by the organization itself.