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Deep Mehta

My name is Deep Mehta and I am a current student of the International MBA (November 2012 intake) at IE. As some of you must have guessed, I am an Indian and an engineer (that’s almost obvious) by qualification; but a polymer engineer (we are a rare species) and not an IT guy. Post that I have also done a short course from India’s premier institute Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad and a diploma in Marketing Management. After graduation I worked for a Dutch Multinational as Business Development Executive (for engineering plastics) for around 3 years. However, at the back of my head I always knew that I wanted to be an entrepreneur and be my own boss. After a lot of introspection and networking trying to find out what my true calling is, I quit my job in March 2012 to co-found Bombay Clothing Company. Bombay Clothing Company is a clothing company which has its own brand name TYGR (www.tygr.in) and also caters to corporate orders.

Choosing the right MBA program which caters to one’s specific career needs can be one of the most difficult tasks – I know it was for me. I remember spending hours researching, reading and talking to alumni from various schools to find out which school fits my needs.

When choosing a school my top three priorities were –

a)      Focus on Entrepreneurship – I fell in love with IE the moment I read “a school built by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs”. Coming from an entrepreneurial background and always wanting to build my own company, I wanted to go to a school that would help me do just that. The courses, the venture lab (an accelerator/incubator), and the venture network (every Thursday 7pm there are three or more start-up who pitch to Venture Capitalists on campus) are amongst the things that attracted me to the school.

b)      Diversity – IE’s focus on diversity is one of the best facets of the IMBA program. In the November 2012 intake we have 68 nationalities – it’s a little odd when you meet someone and don’t know where that country is or you don’t know anything beyond “oh ya I have heard of it”. IT ADDS MANIFOLDS TO THE LEARNING. Also, IE during its launch program and the study groups ensures that you don’t have more than one person from one nationality in one study group. This means that you learn from people from different educational backgrounds, work experiences and cultures.

c)      Course Flexibility – For me it’s amazing to see how IE has miraculously fitted in a whole bunch of options in its 13 months program. In term 4 and 5 I could either do a long exchange at one of the most revered universities in the world, I could put my project into the Venture Lab and get a dedicated mentor for 4 months while taking some elective subjects, or I could choose from a whole bunch of electives and tailor everything to my requirements, which is especially interesting for people looking for a career change, or I could do an internship among other options. The things to do are numerous but everything depends on what YOUR SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS ARE.

The above mentioned points were my top 3 reasons for selecting IE as my school. However, I forgot to mention that “it has been RANKED EUROPES #1 BUSINESS SCHOOL” and “RANKED #11 for its MBA PROGRAM in the world by the Financial Times in 2013”…

This post was first published on the International MBA Blog.

Are you considering accelerating your career in capital markets or investment banking, or switching from other professional fields to finance? Do you see yourself as the future CFO – Chief Financial Officer – of a company? Are you interested in working as an entrepreneur with a firm supported by private equity, perhaps leveraging opportunities provided by microfinance? However, you are still thinking if you should do an MBA or a specialized master in finance program…  So, watch Chris (New Zealand) when he talks about why he chose to study both the International MBA and the Master in Advanced Finance, and the benefits he believes students with Dual Degrees have when rejoining the workforce.

To learn more about exciting career opportunities for Dual Degree students, join the virtual session today with Ignacio de la Torre, Academic Director of the Master in Finance Programs, and Belén de Fontcuberta, Associate Director of Careers Management Center.

Virtual Session – Career Opportunities for Dual Degree students

Wednesday, January 16 at 5pm Madrid time (GMT +1)

Register online

Please take out your agendas, smartphones (apps) or calendars to update the key dates for the International MBA Program that starts in April 2013:

• Intensive Spanish course (optional): February 11^th  to March 8^th
• Pre-Program: March 15^th to March 22^nd
• Opening Ceremony: April 3^rd
• Orientation Days: April 4^th to April 8^th
• LAUNCH: April 9th to April 16^th
• Graduation: May 23^rd 2014

Please remember that IE has a rolling admissions procedure which means that there are no explicit application deadlines. Also, please take note of the following loan application periods and deadlines (applications sent outside these date ranges will not be accepted):

• International MBA (April’13 intake): January 1^st  to February 28^th 2013

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.

According to the latest Bloomberg Businessweek’s biennial ranking, IE Business School is third among international programs.

IE Business School’s full-time International MBA is a 13 month program taught in both English and Spanish (with bilingual opportunities) and is designed for professionals who average five years work experience and are seeking an intense learning opportunity in a major European capital.  The student body hails from around the world.  This year, the International MBA program includes 87 percent foreign students from 76 countries.  The diverse campus, combined with IE’s innovative and entrepreneurially focused curriculum, results in a truly unique MBA experience that prepares students to become the globally-minded leaders of tomorrow.

The Bloomberg Businessweek ranking further consolidates IE Business School’s position in the field (see the School’s position in other business school rankings here.)

Some quick bites from IE International MBA students and recent graduates:

• IE start-up “Shared Secrets” is getting close to launching its Private Beta version. If you haven’t done so yet, you can still book your spot!
• The iPhone version of “holoholo” is out! Download the app and Live the City!
• 22 teams, students from MIT, Princeton, Duke, INSEAD, LBS, ESADE and many more… but IE wins Infosys Instep Business Plan competition!!!
• Alice Neves, Tripku Co-Founder, just helped to announce the winners of the next round of Start Up Chile on Twitcam!!!!
• For those interested in adventure sports such as hiking, climbing, skiing or any other, IE students are trying to create an IE Adventure Club: “Diverse experiences sparking unique ideas” -quoting Tom Malloy.

Do you want to be part of it? Check out more “experiences” and news at the IE International MBA blog where this news was first published.

Some incoming students of IE Business School are among the lucky people who can enjoy IE’s new facilities which will be launched in September this year.

Flexible spaces, new innovative lounge areas for team work and host of the IE’s own start-up incubator provide an inspiring and entrepreneurial learning space – with your own Starbucks in-house .

Students of the IE International MBA

IE Business School just announce that from September 2012 IE Business School´s entrepreneurs will have a physical co-working space from where to launch their global startups.

IE Business School via it Centre for International Entrepreneurial Management has kept its finger on the pulse of the startup scene in Spain producing multiple high growth potential spin outs and driving the development of Spains Startup Ecosystem via initiatives such as The Venture Lab, PasiónIE, Venture Network, Venture Days, Spain Startup & Investor Summit, andSpain Startup Co-Investment Fund.

IE Business School will now have a physical location to embody all of these initiatives and to reflect our own entrepreneurial spirit.  Working with architect Fernando Serrano and his team, with advice from Max Olivia of The Hub Madrid we are confident this incubator will be a truly creative place acting as a hub for IE´s entrepreneurs and the wider startup ecosystem in Spain.  500M2 of innovative co-working space in the basement of Maria de Molina 31 will be our new home with 100Mb bandwidth, wi-fi, chill out zone, amphitheatre, kitchen, lockers, and a whole lot of fun and creativity.

The new incubation space will be the new home of the Venture Lab which incubates up to 100 startup teams per annum; our mentors and investors in residence;  and the Venture Network which celebrates startups from all over Spain and beyond in its weekly pitch slam event.  The centre will also welcome new initiatives like Think, Team, Go! and the occasional Hackathon working with our techie friends and collaborators. J

So we are super excited to be realising one of our dreams and launching our very own incubator in the heart of the Salamanca district within a stone’s throw of Madrid´s Golden Mile.  However, we have one small problem – our wonderful incubation space and innovation centre needs a name…

As our beloved startup community we need YOUR help in picking a name for the centre.  We want this space to be an open and accessible resource to the whole startup ecosystem therefore we invite all of you to help us select the name that best reflects the soul of our startup activities.

Please visit online poll to submit your vote!

VOTE HERE - http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2G39PGC

Voting ends 25^th July!

All participants will be invited to our launch event to open the centre at the end of September J

Happy voting!!!

Influenced by its core values – innovation, diversity, entrepreneurship and social responsibility – IE Business School has created an online competition to determine the most brilliant minds of the world. Test yourself, challenge others and compete to become the “one and only of the “IE Beautiful Minds Challenge” on Facebook.

Sometimes the best thing about life is that you can decide to change it from one day to another. Although the step of taking this turn into an unknown future might be as scary as it appears seductive and adventurous, people rather procrastinate and let their indecisive nature take over; time passes and all the sudden they find themselves in a movie script that they did not write – stuck. However, in a world that is filled with good advice, information and probabilities, sometimes one needs to take a step back to take a step in the right direction in the years to come. Life often is what you make out of it. So, do you dare to change your life?

Let us be part of it!

This post was first published on the IE International MBA Blog