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Centers & Think Tanks

Explore our research centers and think tanks, focused on addressing social and environmental challenges through rigorous and impactful knowledge generation.

IE Foundation's research initiatives are committed to advancing world-class knowledge to provide solutions to the most pressing social, economic, and technological issues of our time. We believe in the importance of multidisciplinary research as a pivotal force driving the advancement of our society and its active dissemination to reach large audiences.

Centers & Think Tanks

IE Foundation's research initiatives, address the complexity of our rapidly evolving landscape and to provide evidence-based solutions that can lead towards a more just, sustainable, and prosperous society.

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    Alinnea – Think & Action Tank

    Launched in 2024 and hosted by IE University—through IE Foundation—and supported by ECF, Alinnea is a dynamic Think & Action Tank dedicated to accelerating effective and equitable climate action.

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    LawAhead Center on the Legal Profession

    This center for Research and Dissemination is relevant to the legal sector and jurists. The purpose of this Center is to unite legal professionals in order to create a decisive impact on society in the long term and to vindicate the essential values of the legal profession.

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    Center for Transport Economics & Infrastructure Management

    This is a center for the generation and dissemination of knowledge about transport and infrastructure management. The center aims to become a point of reference for the analysis of these industries in an independent academic ecosystem.

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    Center for Families in Business

    This research and networking center has an innovative understanding of family businesses and works to provide value to family businesses on a global scale.

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    Impact Xcelerator

    The Impact Xcelerator converges top global academics and ventures, fostering breakthroughs in education, technology, and research. By leveraging a strong entrepreneurial culture, they solve real-world problems and advance global impact through our extensive network of industry collaborators and leading universities.

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    Center for Social Innovation & Sustainability

    This center carries out research initiatives that focus on three main areas: entrepreneurship, technology applied to social innovation and conscientious leadership.

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    Center for the Governance of Change

    This education and research institution works to help governments and businesses face the changes that come with new technologies and innovations.

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    Center for Diversity in Global Management

    This center engages in activities geared toward the power of diversity, helping organizations take advantage of the opportunities represented by diversity.

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    Center for Health & Well-Being​

    From the classroom to the workplace, modern life poses many difficult challenges. It is our belief that higher education must provide important life skills for individuals not only to survive, but to thrive amidst these challenges.

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    Center for Entrepreneurship

    At IE, we believe that entrepreneurs are the drivers of change in our society, and these ambitious individuals are responsible for encouraging development and growth on a global scale. This center helps release the entrepreneurial potential of each member of the IE community.

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    Center for Global Policy

    The Center for Global Policy (CGP) is an academic think tank of the IE School of Politics, Economics, and Global Affairs, under the leadership of Dr. Ilke Toygür.

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    Saudi-Spanish Center for Islamic Economics and Finance

    This center is recognized in Europe as a hub for the study and promotion of Islamic finance, which is based on an alternative and ethical financial system.

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    HR Center Business School

    The HR Center of IE Business School is an initiative aimed at supporting managers and professionals in the field of Human Resources in updating their professional skills.

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