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Meet Peggy, student of the IE Brown Executive MBA, and listen to what she has to say about the program, the professors and her classmates. Peggy is currently Deputy General Manager of Zenith Bank PLC in Nigeria.

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.

An Instagram insight into IE

Have you wondered what is happening at IE on a daily basis – outside of the classroom? Almost everyday you have a corporate speaker, a conference, a book presentation or a networking cocktail happening on our Madrid campus. Unfortunately, you don’t see so much on the the corporate web www.ie.edu.

Kerry Parke, associate director of the Communication Department, is connecting those dots invisible to those who are not on campus (yet) with Instagram. She tells the small stories behind the scenes or features another focus of larger events at IE, so that you can explore why IE is considered one of the leading business schools in the world.

Currently Kerry is talking about the LAUNCH period of the International MBA with initiatives like “Revolutionize your space” where students have to step into the shoes of architects or explore what it takes to climb all 14 eight-thousander mountains in the world as the first women ever.

For the 34^th time, IE Business School welcomed a new blend of young entrepreneurs, innovators and future leaders to become part of its family. Students from 68 different nationalities, and thus 92% of international students from a wide range of academic backgrounds, came together and had the opportunity to network during the ceremony before returning to Madrid. But what would IE be without its surprises?

Joel Martinez, Veronica Neo, Atsuo Habe, Gilbert Lee, Alexis Berger, Alexandre Goossens and Braden Weinstock created something special, which you can check out below. Class of 2014 – welcome and good luck!

This post was first published on the International MBA blog.

Exciting moments happened earlier last week when the first batch of the revamped Global MBA+ started in Madrid. With 97% of international students and 31 nationalities represented in a class of about 60 students,  participants can expect truly global experiences while living and working in their respective countries of residence.

Take some time to explore the profile in detail – will you be part of the next years intake?

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.

Doing an MBA or any other postgraduate degree is about enhancing your academic skills to prepare you better for future professional challenges. No doubt about it. But is that everything?

Some students might feel there is nothing to add but certainly – I hope – they are the minority. Such a degree is much more than that: it’s a journey, a bath in diversity, a mosaic of professional, personal, cultural, entrepreneurial experiences. Getting challenged with different perspectives in every moment of the program and LEARN from it. It opens your horizons, brings you out of your comfort zones and you enjoy it, can’t get enough…

Another important part of this “bath” is FUN! That is what the participants of this year Global Village had… watch, enjoy and if you wish to be part of it soon, let us know!

Some more details about the 2012 Global Village:  Read more…

The Master in Advanced Finance class 2012 has already started! This year the class welcomes students from 13 countries of 5 continents, with an average age of 29, ranging from 24 to 36 years old, 23% women, and an average full time working experience of 5 years. The countries represented are: Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Germany, India,  Kazakhstan, New Zealand, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Switzerland, USA.

19% of these students are CFA level II or level III holders, 42% of them have worked overseas and 31% studied their undergraduate degrees overseas before IE. 15% of the class are Dual Degree students (International MBA and Master in Advanced Finance).

The students started the course with two days of orientation where they attended several World Awareness Seminars, followed by official classes of the first semester.

If you wish to get more information on the Master in Advanced Finance, please join our events or visit the program website.

Aleksandra, current student of the Master in International Management, talks about her experiences during the Master.

Hi Aleksandra! Start off by telling us about yourself…
Hello! My name is Aleksandra! I’m a girl from Cleveland, USA, with Serbian blood, heart, and soul. I did my Bachelor degree in International Business at the University of Akron, USA, and now I am in beautiful Madrid pursuing my passion in international business and management. I first fell in love with Spain when I lived for a summer in Sevilla (southern Spain, in Andalusia). Having that daily magical influence of exquisite Arab architecture, centuries upon centuries of Roman, Jewish, and Moorish history at every step, and the daily siesta coma that apparently comes with the arrival stamp in your passport, the Spanish summer heat just ignited my passion for this land. Did I mention that I also love the culture, language, and zeal for life here in Spain?!

Great stuff, do you have an interesting fact or story to share with us?
I started learning Arabic during my last semester of university! I loved it… but haven’t done it since. It’s such a beautiful language to write!

What are the kinds of things you admire in a person?
I admire people who “dare to be themselves in the face of adversity. Choosing right over wrong, ethics over convenience, and truth over popularity….. Since these are the choices that measure your life” (author unknown). Read more…

Global Engagement through Social Entrepreneurship is the topic of the 2012 IB World Student Conference hosted by IE University, Spain.

This conference provides to IB Diploma Program students the opportunity to meet students and social entrepreneurs who share a concern about our society’s most pressing problems and want to design an innovative action plan to solve them.

IE University hosts this event in their beautiful historic campus, housed in a 15th century convent, the perfect setting to get inspired and come up with new ideas to achieve social change. Participants will also be able to explore the surrounding areas, and enjoy and absorb all the history and culture that Spain has to offer.

The program includes interactive lectures by renowned social entrepreneurs, as well as team meetings in which, through the process of design thinking, the teams will create an action plan to implement their ideas. In addition, IB Diploma students have the opportunity to take part in cultural, social, and outdoor activities that will allow them to get to know their fellow participants better and learn from their experiences.

Registration is now open on the IB website.