Academics
IE University offers students a 鈥渨orld-class business school鈥 that 鈥渉as a global outlook,鈥 both of which are rather fitting for an MBA program located in the heart of Madrid. Many candidates are drawn here in large part because they can complete their degree in one year, 鈥渨hich is more attractive 鈥 due to monetary and work experience opportunity costs鈥 often associated with longer programs. Of course, the condensed schedule means that the academics are 鈥渇ast-paced鈥 and 鈥渃hallenging.鈥 Still, in addition to being 鈥渁cademically rigorous, [they are] socially rewarding.鈥 And when it comes to coursework, IE鈥檚 curriculum offers tremendous flexibility, giving students the opportunity to 鈥渃hoose from over 100 different courses 鈥 as electives.鈥 This ensures everyone is able 鈥渢o focus on their main subjects of interest.鈥 But regardless of chosen path, there is a huge 鈥渇ocus on entrepreneurship and social responsibility.鈥 One student explains, 鈥淭he start-up lab is an entrepreneurial gold mine of learning [as] it successfully simulates the process of starting a business from scratch.鈥 A classmate agrees, adding that these labs 鈥渕ake learning more practical.鈥 There鈥檚 even an 鈥渙pportunity to spend a semester abroad [on] a social consulting project,鈥 a hands-on approach often found in core classes as well. Another IE MBA elaborates, 鈥淢y marketing, quantitative methods, and accounting courses provided me with new ways to manipulate data to deliver a product consumers want within budget,鈥 and these classes 鈥渃hallenge [students鈥橾 grasp of a particular subject.鈥
Moreover, students here love that their professors tend to be 鈥渞eal life practitioners and experts, not tenured researchers鈥 focused on publishing. What鈥檚 more, the classrooms themselves are replete with 鈥渕odern equipment 鈥 on each floor鈥 that can be booked for study sessions. In sum, there鈥檚 a lot on offer here. As this student sums it up, 鈥淢adrid is amazing, the school is fantastic, and the students and faculty are top notch. 鈥 I honestly believe you can鈥檛 find a better way to spend a year of your life.鈥
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