The IBSA network has agreed to launch the “Ana Aroca Outstanding Thesis Research Award” that serves to honour Ana Aroca and provides recognition of exceptional performance and deserving addition to an IBSA graduate's CV/resume.

Ana Aroca has been highly involved in the IBSA network over the last 15 years. Her contribution has been acknowledged by the six partner institutions of the International Business School Alliance. with this award, IBSA aims to recognize her commitment.

It is a prize for the best Master's Thesis presented by IBSA students of the previous academic year in any of the six partner institutions.

The IBSA network offers an international MBA and two degrees based on mutual students exchanges. IBSA is formed by:

• Universitat de València (Spain): International Marketing.
• International Graduate Center, Hochschule Bremen, IGC (Germany): International Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
• Institute of Business Studies (Russia): Transitional Economies & Emerging Markets.
• University of North Carolina (USA): International Finance and Investments.
• University of Hertfordshire (UK): Human Resource Management.
• ESSCA – School of Management (France): International Sustainable Management Development.

A committee of three program directors will review the theses submitted and choose the best one. The committee will rotate and will be chaired by the university where the summer meeting takes place.