Last week, by the courtesy of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Prime Minister of the UAE, MBA students from IESE and other three leading business schools—LBS, Harvard and Wharton—attended the 4th edition of the World Government Summit. Held in Dubai, the event welcomed 53 students from five continents and more than…
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MBA Students Supporting Youth Integration
Fourteen MBA students of first and second year are at present voluntarily dedicating part of their time to Social Entrepreneurship Consulting in the Raval district of Barcelona and also in Badalona (Estel Tapia, Dona Kolors, Mansol Projectes), as well as supporting youth integration NGOs in Raval (Braval and Terral). Rocío Franco is a Peruvian first…
Running & Recruiting – Canada and Barcelona’s Half Marathon
A lot has happened since the last time I wrote. Let’s concentrate on the most relevant stuff: I was in London three weeks ago, as mentioned in my last post. Luckily, I was able to arrange my schedule so the entire day coincided with a rest day (in case I haven’t mentioned it before, my…
How can you get to know IESE?
Choosing the right MBA for you is probably the first and one of the most important steps when applying. Because it’s not only a matter of liking the program, you also have to feel it. And how can you get the IESE feeling? There are many different ways to get to know us better. On…
Equality Isn’t a Women’s Issue: It’s a Leadership Issue!
On January 27, IESE’s Barcelona hosted the Women in Leadership Conference. The event was organized by the MBA’s Women in Business Club, an exceptional team of female students led by Isabel Villamor and Rocío Orden. Under the motto Strides to Success, the conference brought together speakers from several countries, representatives from a wide array of companies,…