For many IESE students, the internship and job search extends far beyond the Barcelona campus. In November over 120 first and second year students travelled to London to participate in various career treks across different sectors. In particular, for the IESE Marketing Club, the London Marketing Trek is one of their hallmark events. What exactly happens during this three-day…
Kanpai! When Sake Meets Spain
When one thinks of Spanish food, one may not automatically think to pair it with Japanese sake but some IESE students are trying to change this perception. What started as an idea for the Summer Entrepreneurship Experience evolved into an Independent Study Project, culminating in “Sake Tomo”. This is a sake discovery event held recently…
“There is nowhere like IESE”, Professor Ines Alegre
Professor Inés Alegre is an Assistant Professor of Managerial Decision Sciences and holds a Ph.D. in Management from IESE and a master’s degree in Industrial Engineering from the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC). Her research focuses on new organizational forms in the sharing economy such as collaborative consumption platforms, crowdsourcing, crowdfunding and social enterprises. In this blog…
You Submitted Your Application, NOW WHAT?
Many of you had a huge feeling of relief after hitting the SUBMIT button on your Round 1 application. DEEP BREATH…….Finally, it’s DONE! Then, literally within minutes, entered a feeling of anxiety. “I hit submit, NOW WHAT?!!” The purpose of this blog post is to demystify the process for you so you can get that…
IS IT POSSIBLE TO BECOME FLUENT IN A LANGUAGE WHILE STUDYING YOUR MBA?
Is it possible to become fluent in a language while studying your MBA? That is the question we have been asking students all over campus who are taking part in the Business Spanish Program (BSP) at IESE Business School. There are about 400 million native Spanish speakers around the world. That is why about 40%…
