With four days of classes, touring, and company visits in Shenzhen followed by one day of class in Hong Kong, the China international module on Doing Business in the Greater Bay Area (GBA) was truly an insight into international business. As far as combining solid course material, cultural immersion, class bonding and business understanding are…
Name: Jieqiong (Faith) Xu Year of Graduation: 2018 Nationality: China Post-MBA Country of Residence: United Kingdom Post-MBA Employer: Amazon Hi Faith, can you please tell us about your background? What motivated your pursuit of an MBA, and what led you to choose IESE? Before embarking on my MBA journey, I served as a marketing manager for a Munich-based start-up specializing…
I knew about IESE years before finishing my undergraduate degree, when I was researching the best MBAs worldwide and I realized that IESE was one of them. From there, I started looking into the different ways in which I could join the MBA of my dreams and discovered that the Young Talent Path (YTP) was…
In the fall, IESE students typically participate in various career treks where they travel to international locations to gain more in-depth knowledge about different sectors and network with executives from leading organizations. This year was no exception, with multiple treks taking place all across Europe and the Middle East. In this post, we feature some…
In this post, Ermias Mengistu, Director of IESE’s Africa Initiative shares his takeaways from an engaging panel discussion co-hosted by the Africa Initiative and IESE’s recently launched Institute for Sustainability Leadership. This week, IESE’s Africa Initiative and the Institute for Sustainability Leadership hosted a very engaging and insightful Africa-focused impact investing panel brilliantly moderated by…