For some time now ESADE, in order to respond to its humanistic inspiration, has carried out university co-operation for development actions. Over recent years it has been collaborating on:

- university faculty training programmes (Universidad Centroamericana de Managua; URL de Guatemala)
- training of professionals in values of social responsibility (UCA de San Salvador; URL de Guatemala), and
- co-operation with the execution of business development projects in Bolivia, Guatemala, Nicaragua and El Salvador.

The University Development Service (SUD) coordinates and encourages these actions.

ESADE has an innovative programme of "solidarity professional internships", which is offered to fourth-year Management and Law students, and which is recognized as a credit on the syllabus. The internships last between 7 and 10 weeks and count as work experience, as it is necessary to develop the knowledge acquired and to take on a high degree of responsibility.