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Mbarch Entrepreneurship Challenge Iv Edition

IE School of Architecture and Design announces its fourth edition of the “MBArch Entrepreneurship Challenge” for young architects and designers.

We are seeking to attract top talent from around the world to take part in our Master for Business in Architecture and Design for the upcoming academic year.

All those who hold a Bachelor or a Master Degree in Architecture, Design or related fields, who have between 2 and 15 years of work experience, and who have a passion for both entrepreneurship and the built environment are eligible to compete for the IE MBArch Entrepreneurship Challenge.

The winning entries will be awarded a scholarship toward tuition for the IE Master in Business for Architecture and Design (commencing in April 2024).

CHALLENGE TIMELINE

16th October - Challenge launch

12th January - Material submission

26th January - Winners announced

PRIZES

The IE MBArch Entrepreneurship Challenge will award the following prizes to the winners:

1st prize

One (1) 1ST PLACE WINNER will be awarded, consisting of: Admission to IE Master in Business for Architecture and Design program for the 2023- 2024 academic year. Scholarship worth € 10,000 towards the program tuition fees.

2nd prize

Two (2) 2ND PLACE WINNERs will be awarded, consisting of: Admission to IE Master in Business for Architecture and Design program for the 2023- 2024 academic year. Scholarship worth € 5,000 towards the program tuition fees.

Please note:

The finalists will have an interview with the IE Admissions Department.
All prizes are subject to rejection from the Admissions Department if candidate does not fit requirements of the program.
If any winner participant rejects his/her prize, it will passed to the author of the next best project best designated by the jury.

DOCUMENT TO BE SUBMITTED

Each candidate must deliver:

Answers to the 8 questions available on the challenge website in a .pdf format (maximum size 1 MB), vertical layout, maximum 5 pages long.
In a maximum of 5 slides, using a landscape format of 16:9 or 3:4, summarize your submission including one potential path for exploration —whether technological or another type of solution— that could help address this problem. Mixing graphics and text, tell us why this path could lead to more interesting solutions than others.
All texts must be in English.
Font, sizing, and layout must be kept consistent with the given template, which can be downloaded on the competition website.
The files must be named as follows: surname_name_improvementarealetter. pdf (eg. in the case of candidate John Smith, candidate for “Sustainability”, the file will be named: Smith_John_S.pdf ).

Download the questionnaire to complete

Each document must contain:

The title showing the area for which the document is applying: (DESIGN & MANAGEMENT (DM); SUSTAINABILITY (S); URBAN LIFE AND URBAN SPACE (ULUS); CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS AND INNOVATION (CMI); MARKETING & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT IN DESIGN (MBD)).

Answer to the given question (Q1-Q8).

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Registration

1. ↓ Fill in the questionare consistently with the requirements of chapter V.

2. Email the required documents consistently with what is described in chapter V.

3. Submissions must be directly sent to Victor Aleñar, Senior Manager, Global Recruitment Team, IE University Email: (victor.alenar@ie.edu)

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MASTER IN BUSINESS FOR ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN

The Master in Business for Architecture and Design trains professionals for a future that does not differentiate between business and design, not between physical and digital, and in which action, collaboration and multidisciplinarity are the rule.

location

Madrid & Amsterdam + Online

format

Blended

duration

15 Months

intake

April

language

English

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