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Get a life vision on architecture from three acknowledged architects within a short period of time, is a rare happening. The students of the IE Master in Architectural Management & Design can enjoy those insights on a regular basis. The Architect’s Backstage lecture series will enrich the students experience through direct exposure to leaders of top architecture practices who will explain their work underlining the necessary back office to achieve excellence in design.

Get a glimpse on what 3 renowned architects have to tell:

If you would like to learn more about this part-time Master Degree, join the upcoming virtual conference on April 9 at 5pm (Madrid time, GMT+2).

The IE School of Architecture & Design offers two other Architecture Master Degrees: Master in Work Space Design and Master in Architectural Design.

IE University holds the No. 6 position in Europe and No. 29 worldwide in the ranking of universities drawn up by Youth Incorporated and the education supplement of Times of India, “Education Times”, which has one of largest circulations on the planet.

IE University has climbed 8 positions since the previous ranking, to become a leading university both in Europe and worldwide. Youth Incorporated sees IE University as 8th in the world in terms of university business programs, and tenth in terms of campus facilities. It also places IE University in seventh position worldwide for innovation in teaching, three places higher than last year’s ranking.

IE University and Pompeu Fabra University, which holds the No. 94 position, are the only two Spanish universities that made the ranking. The ranking is based on a survey carried out in over one thousand centers of education in fifty countries. Participants comprise students, recruiters and professors, who evaluate the key factors in university education like program content, employability and job opportunities after graduation, levels of diversity among student body and faculty, innovation, international exchanges, student satisfaction, campus facilities and financial aid. One of the main features of the ranking is that it contrasts the opinion of universities and their students with that of leading international recruiters who intend to recruit from them in the future.

“It gives us great satisfaction to know that recruiters worldwide recognize our international profile, and that they also value our commitment to education in the field of management and the employability of our students,” says Isabel Sánchez, Adjunct Vice Rector and Director of Undergraduate Studies in Business Administration at IE University.

The first three places in the ranking are held by US universities Harvard, Stanford and Pennsylvania. IE University holds the No. 29 position worldwide with a score of 94.9 out of 100, making it the top-ranked university in Spain and sixth in Europe.

IE University’s position in the Youth Incorporated ranking is the latest in a series of achievements in terms of recognition by international media, including the latest higher education ranking carried out by International Herald Tribune, which places the IE University in No. 43 worldwide in terms of employability of its students.

More information: http://www.youthincmag.com/rankings/

As student of the Bachelor in Communication, there is no better way to learn than “making your hands dirty!” The IE Media Lab facilities on the Segovia campus are brand new and allow you to be creative. Watch the video´s about the media lab and do not forget to watch the The Crystal Clear Show – a result of the IE learning experience of the Bachelor in Communication.

IE University hosted at the end of January the kick off  of the third interuniversity LawWithoutWalls course  organized by University of Miami School of Law, with students and professors from eighteen international centers. Two students from IE University’s Bachelor of Laws, accompanied by Professor Pedro Letai, represented IE University during the course.

IE University’s Segovia campus is set to receive over a hundred professors and students from eighteen of the world’s top international law schools to explore the state of law education in universities and provide an innovative response to the changes in education and lawyering practice worldwide.

Organized by Miami University, the LawWithoutWalls course will take place in Segovia on January 19 and 20. It will bring together legal professionals, entrepreneurs, professors and students from leading international law schools that include Harvard, Stanford, University College London and IE University.

The meeting is the first of the activities that will comprise the interactive LawWithoutWalls course, led by University of Miami School of Law professors Michele DeStefano and Michael Bossone. This third edition offers a virtual course in which law students will be divided into teams and supervised by mentors from academic and professional fields to tackle a series of online case studies focused on innovative legal issues. IE University will be represented by Pedro Letai and law degree students Marta Ottogalli and IkerRomero.

Segovia will host the face-to-face part of the course, known as KickOff, inwhich participants spend the weekend at IE University exchanging knowledge and experiences to improve lawyering practice and education. The event will afford teams the opportunity to get to know each other and their mentors in person, as well as participate in a range of practical teamwork exercises to generate ideas. Previous courses were held at University College London (UCL) in 2011 and last year in the University of St. Gallenin Switzerland.

Participating schools include Fordham Law, Harvard Law, IE Business School, Indiana University School of Law, Miami Law, New York Law School, Peking University School of Transnational Law, Stanford Law School, Sydney Law School, University of the Andes Law School, University College London Laws, University of St. Gallen Law School, National Law School of India University, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, Tel Aviv University, Buchmann Faculty of Law, University of Montreal Faculty of Law, University ofSão Paulo Faculty of Law, the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and IE University.

After making contact in Segovia, the teams have to solve an extensive case study over the following four months and will attend weekly online workshops led by experts. They will also take part in additional case resolutions and will round off the course in April in a closing session called ConPosium, held at Miami University (US) where they will present their projects to a judges panel made up of professors and investors.

More information at http://www.lawwithoutwalls.org/

This is an audiovisual class project for the course Creative Industries and New Audiovisual Formats with the professor María Rodríguez-Rabadánin the year 4 of the IE University Bachelor of Communication. It is an A Cappella version of Robbie William’s “Candy”, performed by very talented IE students. Enjoy and have a nice day!

Internships are one of those parts of your university experience which definitely shapes you. You gain your first impression on your future profession – and hopefully you´ll like it!

At IE University internships are encouraged during your studies and are embedded in the study plan of all degrees offered. Listen to Jaime, IE University Bachelor in Architecture student when he talks on how his internships at Zaha Hadid London and AEDES Berlin changed his views on architecture.

IE University, being already 5 years old, is getting increasingly popular for international students. With 80 nationalities on campus it features a unique environment for students who want to get most out of their university experience – and for older generations, this experience has been the most important of their lives.

Get a first impression on what IE University can offer you.

All IE University students can begin to participate in IE Labs and the Start-Up Lab at the beginning of the academic year. Visiting and Exchange Students can join during the full-time period from April to June.

A professor will lead each Lab to guide students through their work. Each Lab operates much like a small company, with working hours, timetables and deadlines. Students have a commitment to work for companies on projects and deliver them within the specified deadlines.

In the first two terms students dedicate only part of their time to IE Labs. During the Internship Period, from April to June, students work on IE Labs full time. The daily workload during the full time period will vary, depending on the projects, but will consist of a class or seminar, working on projects, a meeting or a company visit. There are also weekly presentations, when students present their progress on work they are doing.

The IE Labs are long-term projects, which continue the following year with new students. In many cases, students can continue with their research and consultancy projects, using their work for their Final Thesis Project as well.

September 21 will mark the official launch of IE University’s new Bachelor in International Relations program with a 35-member inaugural class representing 17 different nationalities.

The first Bachelor in International Relations class is a thriving and truly international group of 35 students representing over 16 countries around the world: Argentina, Austria, China, Colombia, France, Germany, Kenya, Mexico, Morocco, Peru, Philippines, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, UK, and the USA. Students admitted to the program have excellent academic records and valuable international experience. The program faculty is as international as the overall student body, with 19 professors coming from 8 different countries, such as the United States, Germany, Spain, Argentina, Canada, etc.

The Bachelor in International Relations – Class of 2016 – By the Numbers:

35 Students - 17 Nationalities - 54% International Students - 60% Women - 3 languages spoken on average

The Bachelor in International Relations is a rigorous and innovative degree taught fully in English, and aimed at satisfying the rising worldwide demand for highly-skilled, well-informed graduates, who are capable of meeting the professional challenges of a rapidly changing global environment. Like the IE Master in International Relations, the bachelor program focuses on the intersections between the public and private sectors on a range of international politics and business issues. In addition to mandatory language training and hands-on practical learning, the program will also require students to gain significant international exposure through study abroad programs and internship opportunities.

The new four-year degree is designed to provide undergraduate students with a thorough knowledge of international affairs, combined with solid foundations of business and management, in order to help them bring breadth and depth of understanding to the workplace. This broad multidisciplinary background is intended to produce graduates with an integrated global vision of fields like political science, foreign policy, economics, business, management, international law, international security, history, philosophy, and language. The program aims to produce global leaders with a profound understanding of the complexity of world affairs, who are capable of applying critical thinking and effective leadership skills to a wide range of issues in both the public and private sectors alike. It employs a unique practice-based approach and seminar-type discussions in the IR Lab. Students will learn to analyze interconnections between peoples, societies, governments, corporations, and multilateral organizations beyond the classroom, while being trained in conflict resolution, crisis simulation, strategic thinking, policy-making, public speaking, and news writing.

This post was first published on the International Relations Blog.

An online class at IE University

2012 is an era full of different open initiatives around the globe, but there is still one very important question for institutional learning: How is it possible to integrate online learning and face to face classes effectivly in a formal higher education setting?

As some of you may know, at IE University students from the bachelor degrees have large internship phases incorporated into their studyplans. All students are required to gain practical work experience with internships all around the globe (UK, USA, India, Germany, among many other countries) and at the same time theoretical and practical online classes. The study programs include both on-site and online sessions in a dynamic combination, unparalleled in any other school.

Students have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in their professional fields right from the start of the program. This exercise in experiential learning allows partipcants the chance to engage directly with real-world professionals from the first year of the program.

As one of the professors mentioned: “This is a great opportunity for students to study and gain work experience at the same time. Personally I enjoy teaching online.”

Students enjoy their first online experience, “because it is an innovative way of colaborating instantly. This fosters a participatory culture and a lot of our future capacities.” – Welcome to the IE online experience.

First Published on “IE Learning Experiences“.