IE and Airbus sign a collaboration agreement to develop education initiatives

IE and Airbus sign a collaboration agreement to develop education initiatives | IE Business School

Santiago Íñiguez de Onzoño, President of IE University, and Fernando Alonso, President of Airbus in Spain, have signed an agreement to develop education projects in shared areas of interest.

Initiatives will include the creation of a technology think tank, seminars designed to drive the exchange of knowledge, and projects in the field of leadership and diversity.

“It is essential that the sector join forces with the world of education in order to prepare for the future,” says Fernando Alonso, President of Airbus in Spain. “This collaboration agreement with a prestigious international institution like IE will permit us to jointly develop innovative ideas that respond to future needs, and to work on ways to implement them both in terms of education and in the industry.”

Santiago Íñiguez de Onzoño, President of IE University, said that IE was delighted about the prospect of working on education initiatives with Airbus. “Airbus is a leading business organization in Europe with whom IE shares a range of interests in the field of technology and diversity management.”

About Airbus

Airbus is a global leader in aeronautics, space and related services. In 2016, it generated revenues of € 67 billion and employed a workforce of around 134,000. Airbus offers the most comprehensive range of passenger airliners from 100 to more than 600 seats. Airbus is also a European leader providing tanker, combat, transport and mission aircraft, as well as Europe’s number one space enterprise and the world’s second largest space business. In helicopters, Airbus provides the most efficient civil and military rotorcraft solutions worldwide.

About IE

IE offers a technology-based learning ecosystem for leaders who make a difference in the world through innovation, global vision, an entrepreneurial mindset and a unique focus on the humanities.

IE impacts global society through an innovative approach to education, creating relevant knowledge applied to the world of today and tomorrow, and providing an extensive and committed international network. IE has a faculty with 500 professors who currently give classes to students from 131 countries. The institution has a network of over 50,000 alumni who work in 165 countries.