For a few years now, November is not just another month in the calendar. In fact, it’s not even called November anymore. If you asked anybody at IESE, last month was Movember. This well-known initiative is the annual campaign where men across the world agree to grow a moustache for the month of November to…
Every human being seeks throughout its life to have experiences that make him see and understand why of its existence in this world. This need to experiment is part of human nature because through it we are conscious of who we are, the role we play in the Universe and towards where we are going….
It was 180 days after leaving Barcelona when I finally had the courage to recollect the memories of my two years there since I was afraid of the effect they would have on me. In late August 2012, I was scarcely 25 years old. I grew up in Beijing and earned my master’s degree in…
In mid-April, just after the last MBA classes finished, a big group of over 100 second-year IESE students and partners made their way to Far East Asia for the Japan Trek. This trek is organized by the Japan Business Club (i.e. Japanese IESE students) every year to bring their country closer to the rest of…
A couple of weekends ago, over 1,500 students from Europe’s top MBA programs congregated in Jouy-en-Josas, a small town outside of Paris home to the HEC Paris campus. All had just two things in mind: bring glory to their schools, and pack as much fun as possible into 72 hours. Mission accomplished. This hallowed weekend,…