IE Business School advances to regional finals of Hult Prize in quest of USD 1 million to solve development challenge

Madrid, Spain — The Hult Prize Foundation recently announced that IE BUSINESS SCHOOL has advanced to the regional finals of the sixth annual Hult Prize. The annual Hult Prize Challenge is the world’s largest student competition and start-up platform for social good. In partnership with President Bill Clinton and the Clinton Global Initiative, the innovative…

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Energy Efficiency Conference

By Tomas Sallies (IMBA November 2014 intake) Last Thursday at IE Business School, we had the pleasure to receive the visit of Mr. Xavier Rouland, Country Manager for Peninsula Iberica at EDF and CEO of EDF Fenice Iberica. Electricité de France (EDF) is one of the key players in the Electricity Utilities Sector around the world so…

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IE Social Responsibility Forum 2014

On 21st and 22nd November the IE Net Impact Chapter welcomed more than 250 attendees, including more than 40 speakers, to its 9th Social Responsibility Forum, “Action, Impact, Change!”. The forum, which took place at Mutua Madrileña and IE Business School, included keynotes from Denielle Sachs, Director of Social Impact, McKinsey & Company and Ana…

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IE Winter Games

When the temperature drops and the snow begins to fall, all around the world people prepare to celebrate this time of the year, with the longest nights and the coldest days. Whether it is Dongzhi in China, Inti Raymi in Peru, or any of the various different Christmas traditions, people come together to jubilate and fight off the…

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IE Consulting Project with Unilever

During the International MBA program students have the opportunity to participate in several real consulting projects. The IE Consulting Project (IECP) is offered during the elective period and this April marked the conclusion of the April 2010 class’s IECP where 16 International MBA students presented their final projects to senior management at Unilever. This year…

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Short Exchange in South Africa

Sergey Gorbatov, International MBA Candidate 2011, writes about his experience during the Short Exchange in South Africa.  Africa has always attracted the world by its untamed natural beauty, majestic wild animals and abundance of local indigenous cultures. We, however, went to that continent with quite a distinct mission: learn how to do business in Africa. A…

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