In this section, current and prospective MBA students share their experiences. Classes, career forums, internships, career treks, off-campus activities and family life all fit in the Student’s Corner.
At IESE, the summer internship is a great opportunity to test drive a new career, try something completely different or re-affirm your passion for a particular sector or role. Masafumi Irie (MBA Class of 2018) wanted to explore the social sector and spent his summer with the UN World Food Programme (WFP) in Rome. In…
2017 has definitely been a memorable year for Mariana Kaplan da Veiga Pereira and Ricardo Goncalves (MBA Class of 2019) so far. Not only did they get married, but they will both be starting their MBA together at IESE in September. In the second of two posts, this Brazilian couple tell us what made them…
For the incoming MBA class of 2019, their IESE journey began long before they arrive on campus in September. We talk to some students to find out how and why they chose IESE’s MBA program. In the first of two posts, Dibah Jiva (MBA Class of 2019) shares her story and offers some advice for those…
Interview with Miguel Cuberos, Strategic Insights Manager, Established Products (Initiator and leader of the Roche case competition) How did the idea of a case competition occur and why did you want to collaborate with MBA students? As an Insights Manager, I am always open to listen to what is happening outside of Roche. In fact,…
When I was asked to write to you about my experience over the past 20 months, it took me a while to figure out what to say. It’s unbelievably hard to sum up this experience and what it has meant to me in brief, but here goes nothing. You are about to embark on the…