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IESE Business School of the University of Navarra: A top business school, according to Financial Times and the Economist Intelligence Unit.
IESE Business School of the University of Navarra: A top business school, according to Financial Times and the Economist Intelligence Unit.

IESE Business School, the graduate business school of the University of Navarra, is ranked as a top 5 business school in Europe and is renowned for its MBA and Executive MBA programs. IESE has campuses in Barcelona and Madrid. IESE is an initiative of Opus Dei, a personal prelature of the Catholic Church.

IESE stands for "Instituto de Estudios Superiores de la Empresa" in Spanish and in English: "Institute of Higher Business Studies" or "International Graduate School of Management".

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[edit] Features

Its main features are:

  • An international character that combines a global mindset with an understanding of the different cultural, institutional and social dimensions that play a role in business in different regions.
  • A general management view of companies and business problems and challenges.
  • A culture of learning that helps participants ask not only what, but why and how.
  • The human and ethical values indispensable for personal growth and corporate sustainability.
  • The belief that business leaders can have a profound impact on people and society through professionalism, integrity and spirit of service, fostering in this way true corporate social responsibility.
  • A personalized approach to management education.
  • Rigorous research on real problems which are relevant to the business world. [1]
  • Comprehensive international exchange programs with top schools (e.g.Wharton School)

[edit] Some of the Programs Offered

IESE Madrid Campus
IESE Madrid Campus
  • MBA
  • Executive MBA
  • Global Executive MBA
  • General Management Programs
  • Short Focused Programs
  • Ph.D in Management
  • Custom Programs
  • Alumni Continuous Education Programs
  • International Faculty Development Program

[edit] Brief History

  • 1958: IESE Business School Established in Barcelona
  • 1963: Harvard-IESE Committee meets to guide the IESE MBA program
  • 1964: IESE establishes Europe’s first two-year MBA program
  • 1973: Europe’s first entrepreneurship course offered at IESE
  • 1980: Bilingual program, Europe's first, created
  • 1989: International Advisory Board established
  • 1991: International Faculty Development Program for faculty members in Europe formed
  • 1994: IESE begins offering executive education programs in partnership with other leading business schools including Harvard Business School, MIT Sloan and University of Michigan
  • 2000: Europe's first Global Executive MBA established
  • 2002: Advanced Management Program in Brazil established
  • 2003: Executive Development Program in Egypt established
  • 2004: Advanced Management Program in Munich established
  • 2005: Inside India Program established

[edit] Ranking

It ranked as number one business school in the world based on the study of the Economist Intelligence Unit of 2005 and 2006.

In its Executive Education 2000 survey published on May 23, The Financial Times ranked IESE one of the world's leading providers of open enrollment and in-company programs for global senior managers. In the global Top 20 ranking, IESE ranked 9th in the world and 2nd in Europe. The Financial Times also named IESE No. 1 in the world in two categories: internet usage and relevance of teaching in the workplace.

IESE is one of the world's pioneers in joint-venture executive education, offering open-enrollment programs in partnership with leading U.S. business schools and companies since 1994. The school's in-company programs have attracted such leading clients as Bertelsmann, British Telecom, Boeing, Fortis, Henkel, Sun Microsystems and Volkswagen in recent months. [2]

[edit] Notable alumni

[edit] Supported Business Schools

As IESE was aided by Harvard Business School in its establishment, IESE has continued this charitable activity by aiding the establishment and continued operation of high-quality business schools in various countries, mainly developing. These schools include:

  • IPADE (Instituto Panamericano de Alta Dirección de Empresa)

Universidad Panamericana, Mexico City, Mexico, Founded in 1967

  • IAE (Escuela de Dirección y Negocios)

Universidad Austral, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Founded in 1978

  • PAD (Escuela de Dirección de la Universidad de Piura)

Universidad de Piura, Peru, Founded in 1979

  • AESE (Associaçao de Estudos Superiores de Empresa)

Lisbon, Portugal, Founded in 1980

  • INALDE (Instituto de Alta Dirección Empresarial)

Universidad de la Sabana, Bogotá, Colombia, Founded in 1986

  • LBS (Lagos Business School)

Pan-African University, Lagos, Nigeria, Founded in 1992

  • IDE (Instituto de Desarrollo Empresarial)

Guayaquil, Ecuador, Founded in 1993

  • CEIBS (China Europe International Business School)

Shanghai, China, Founded in 1994

  • IEEM (Instituto de Estudios Empresariales de Montevideo)

Universidad de Montevideo Montevideo, Uruguay, Founded in 1994

  • School of Business Administration

University of Asia and the Pacific, Manila, Philippines, Founded in 1995

  • ISE (Instituto Superior da Empresa)

São Paulo, Brazil, Founded in 1997

Universidad de los Andes (Chile), Santiago, Chile, Founded in 1999

  • SBS (Strathmore Business School)

Strathmore University, Nairobi, Kenya

[edit] IESE International Case Competition

The IESE International Case Competition is an annual business case competition run by IESE for MBA students from across the world. The competition has been held since 1995, and is sponsored by Roland Berger Strategy Consultants.

[edit] Winning Teams

[edit] References

[edit] External links

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