Youth Incorporated  magazine placed IE University No. 37 worldwide and No. 9 in Europe. IE University also holds the No. 10 position for innovation in teaching methodologies. IE University and Pompeu Fabra University (No. 98), are the only two Spanish universities that made it in the ranking.

IE University has achieved the No. 9 position in Europe and No. 37 worldwide in a ranking of universities “Education Times & Youth Inc Global University Rankings 2011”drawn up by Youth Incorporated Magazine and Times of India Education Times supplement, which has one of the world’s largest circulations. The survey also places IE University among the top ten universities worldwide in terms of innovation in teaching methodologies. .

The ranking is based on a survey conducted in 500 centers of education in 30 countries. Participants include students, recruiters, and professors, who evaluated the key factors in university education, including levels of diversity among the student body and faculty, work opportunities after graduation, campus facilities, financial aid, innovation, international exchanges, and the level of satisfaction among students. One of the 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.

The first three places in this global ranking are held by US universities Harvard, Stanford and MIT. IE University holds the No. 37 position worldwide with a score of 93.6 out of 100, and the No. 1 position in Spain. The other Spanish university that made it into the top 100 is Pompeu Fabra University, at No.98.  Read more…

IE University holds the No. 45 position worldwide and No. 21 in Europe in a survey conducted by International Herald Tribune.

It is the first time that 2 Spanish universities feature among the top 50 worldwide – Universidad de Navarra (41) and IE University (45).  The ranking analyzed the opinions of 3,000 CEOs and senior managers from 1,000 companies in Germany, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, US, Spain, France, Italy, Holland and UK, about the best 150 universities in terms of graduate employability. US universities Harvard, Stanford and Yale achieved the top positions in the ranking, which includes 23 universities in North America, 21 in Europe, and 2 in Asia. European institutions include 2 Spanish universities, Universidad de Navarra (41st) and IE University (45th).

International Herald Tribune drew up the ranking in collaboration with consulting companies Emerging (France) and Trendence (Germany), with the aim of evaluating opinions held by senior managers, who were asked to allocate scores to universities in their country, continent, and other world regions. The main findings of the survey include the fact that recruiters prefer to contract graduates from universities that have close ties with the corporate world, where students accumulate professional experience during their university career. Hence this international ranking serves to identify the best centers of learning in terms of subsequent employment opportunities.

“The fact that our university model is recognized by recruiters worldwide is a source of great satisfaction,” says Salvador Carmona, Rector of IE University. “IE University enjoys close links with the corporate world, and this report clearly states that the connection between universities and businesses is playing an increasingly important role”.

On October 17 and 18 IE University hosted the International Conference on Reinventing Higher Education, organized jointly with The Chronicle of Higher Education. The conference brought together the presidents and rectors of US, European, Asian and Arab universities to examine key issues that included the challenge of ensuring employability among university graduates, currently a hot topic among international media, as evidenced by articles like this in the International Herald Tribune.

IE University and The Chronicle of Higher Education organized the 2nd International conference on Reinventing Higher Education: The Role of the University in a Global Society. The event was structured around a series of panels comprised of some 25 thought leaders, university administrators, policy makers, entrepreneurs, academics.

Joséphine and Eric, BBA students, tour you around the IE University campus in Segovia.

Meet Eric, IE University student of the Dual Degree BBA + Bachelor of Laws and listen to what he’s got to say about his experience so far.

On September 17, 2011 IE University will inaugurate its 4th academic year. This academic year 2011-12 its also marked by the launch by the LLB in English as well as in Spanish and the BBA-LLB Dual Degree in both languages.

This coming Friday students from 50 different nationalities will start to study at IE building a student body which is 65% international and therefore one of the most diverse student bodies in the university environment. Students are coming predominantly from Spain, UK, Germany and Switzerland but also from Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Vietnam to name a few.

The official inauguration marks the end of the orientation week WEEK O in which all activities are angled around team-building and cross cultural understanding. These initiatives as well serve to settle into the new environment – very few people are privileged to study in a 13th century monastery.

In case you wish to follow the inauguration ceremony online, please go to 

http://www.ie.edu/university/inauguration

Good luck to all incoming students – Welcome to IE University!

An interview spanning two generations: distinguished sociologist Elihu Katz in conversation with IE University Communication student Mª Gabriela Cardoza, on a lifetime of communication research and the challenges for the next generation — the interaction between old and new media and the critical situation of the sector.

Watch Michael Wadleigh, Oscar winning film-maker and co-founder of the Homo Sapiens Foundation, when he was talking on sustainability and the cultural legacy of the 1960s at his recent visit on the IE University campus in Segovia. Also, have a look a the university campus from a singular perspective.

As the previous post on the exciting launch of the Master in Architectural Management & Design caught your attention, here comes the good news of the Architectural Challenge Scholarship Competition. Details you will find using the link of the image and HURRY UP – the deadline is on January 1, 2011!

Good luck!

IE School of Architecture recently presented its new Master in Architectural Management & Design in London. Influential architects, academics and journalists discussed the need for improved management skills in architecture practices.
Featured participants:

Christine Murray, Editor, The Architects’ Journal 
Ken Shuttleworth, Make Architects
Ron Sidell, Sidell Gibson Architects
Peter Murray, Chairman, NLA & Professor, MAMD, IE School of Architecture
Manon Janssens, Zaha Hadid Architects
Javier Quintana, Dean, IE School of Architecture, IE University
Paul Davis, Paul Davis + Partners

If you wish to explore more about the IE Master in Architectural Management & Design, log on to mamd.ie.edu.