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.
Earlier in March, the IESE Family Business Club, together with Professor Heinrich Liechtenstein and two practitioners, Sebastian Ehrensberger and Ginka Christenson, organised the annual Family Business Day at IESE in conjunction with the LAND* elective course offered to 2nd years in the Winter Term. The event was organised specifically to bring together a diverse group…
An Eclectic Bunch The first time most of us met was at the start of our second year. Giancarlo organised a meetup by the turtle pond and as we introduced ourselves, it became quickly apparent how diverse the assembled group was in terms of musical backgrounds and tastes. Some with formal training and others self-taught…
IESE Business School was mentioned in the news in Lebanon! Being the largest group to have traveled to Lebanon in the last few years (83 IESE students and partners!), we appeared on two of the most reputable news channels in Lebanon – MTV and L’Orient Le Jour! Why is it an achievement? While tourism was…
How do you pick a topic that is broad and generic, yet personally meaningful to yourself and others? This question floated through my mind often around this time last year, soon after taking on the role as organizer of TEDxIESEBarcelona. I had taken the reigns from a fantastic team that had put together a virtual…
Emerging Markets (“EM” / “EMs”) have a very important representation within MBA class as a significant proportion of students are from these regions. Hence, it was about time to bring back a space to share, reflect, and learn about the challenges and unique opportunities that are prevailing in the respective EM regions as of late….