IE Labs are IE University’s alternative to traditional internship placements. There are two types of IE Labs, depending on the experience the student wants to gain.

For students seeking internship placements, the IE Labs provide hands-on, internship-like experience on campus, working in consultancy and research projects for leading companies and institutions in a variety of different sectors.

For students who want to start their own business, the Start-Up Lab offers a platform which helps students to strengthen their business plan, present it to investors, and turn it into reality.

All Labs start at the beginning of the academic year and continue year-round. During the Internship Period from May to June students work full time in the IE Labs and participate in common modules and activities which include seminars for professional skills, weekly presentations of their work, business simulations, and extracurricular activities.

Students work in the IE Labs under the tutorship of professors, while experts provide training in areas like marketing, funding, strategy and legal aspects. IE Labs will also include practical workshops throughout the year led by executives from participating organizations.

IE Labs

The IE Labs are an excellent opportunity for students who want hands-on experience, interdisciplinary knowledge and challenging projects which they can carry out in order to gain professional skills. Students work as consultants for companies, firms and institutions. These companies collaborate with IE University and call on students to carry out specific research projects and strategic analysis and deliver their findings, guided by professors and experts. The aim is to give students valuable work experience, unique knowledge of specific sectors, and the technical and soft skills needed they will need in their future careers.

Corporate Partners Labs, Institutional Partners Labs, and Independent Labswork with companies and institutions in a variety sectors, such as finance, marketing, sports, political campaigns, media and urban development, to list a few.

Start-Up Lab

Many of our students come with a business idea which they are eager launch. The Start-Up Lab serves as an incubator for students’ business initiatives and guides them through the process of creating and starting a business.

IE University is rooted in entrepreneurship and the Start-Up Lab reflects its commitment to empower students who want to turn their ideas into reality. Student must bring a solid business plan to the Start-Up Lab, where they will receive training and experts’ advice to improve their business plan in order to present it to investors.

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