Last month, almost a hundred IESE MBA students started their second year with the New York Overseas Module, where they chose to spend either 1 or 2 weeks taking intensive courses at IESE’s New York campus. Matthew Gardiner (MBA Class of 2018) spent two weeks in the Big Apple soaking in the vibrant business environment and…
How to Prepare for your GMAT Exam
The first round deadline for the application for IESE MBA Class of 2020 is fast approaching on October 17. 2017. I’m sure there are many of you out there who are currently working very hard on your GMAT test preparation. Having gone through this process myself just three years back, I still remember vividly the…
What a Colombian Micro Entrepreneur Can Teach You
At IESE, the spirit of service remains strong even as an alumni. Over the summer, Fabio Rodriguez (MBA Class of 2017) took on a short term project combining three of his main interests – consulting, supporting a social cause and being in an international setting. After graduating from my MBA at IESE Business School and…
Social Internship at the UN World Food Programme
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…
Mariana and Ricardo’s Journey to IESE Together
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…