Student Capstone Projects

Students at IE School of Politics, Economics & Global Affairs can opt to complete a Capstone Project, allowing them to put everything they’ve learned into practice before completing their degree.

CAPSTONE PROJECTS

As each student nears graduation, they’re required to take on a final project before finishing their degree. We offer them a choice between writing a Master’s Thesis and completing a Capstone Project.

The Capstone Project is a unique opportunity for students to apply what they’ve learned at IE in a real-world context. For this project, they work in groups of two or three under the supervision of a professional mentor, and collaborate with a private, public or nonprofit organization to devise creative and innovative solutions to specific challenges.

MASTER IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

Discover some of the capstone partners and the projects they are working on: 

NOTE: The partners listed here are from previous intakes. Partnering institutions may vary from year to year.

Real Instituto Elcano
Carnegie Europe
The Canadian Embassy
Booking
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OECD
Fundación Compaz
CAF
UN ESCWA
War Child
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MASTER IN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Discover some of the capstone partners and the projects they are working on:

NOTE: The partners listed here are from previous intakes. Partnering institutions may vary from year to year.

Ocean Born
FAO
Medecins Sans Frontieres
WFP
Fundación Khanimambo
UNCTAD
International Trade Centre
Kreab
IFC
Seastainable Ventures
Aecid

MASTER IN APPLIED ECONOMICS

Discover some of the capstone partners and the projects they are working on:

NOTE: The partners listed here are from previous intakes. Partnering institutions may vary from year to year.

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READ OUR STUDENT'S STORIES

Many of our former students have used the Capstone Project to make a real and lasting impact in communities and companies around the world. Want to know how? Read their stories below!

ALMA ACTIVA BUSINESS INCUBATOR

As we were assigned our Capstone Project with Alma Nativa, we began by brainstorming ideas that would be well aligned with the project requirements, the mission and vision of Alma Nativa and, most importantly, the needs of the local community in Nicaragua.

KREAB GOVUP

Our main goal was to provide assistance within Kreab’s GovUp platform. GovUp is a policy lab platform for public and regulatory innovation. It focuses on designing methodologies for more efficient governance to better stimulate innovation in the public sector, especially by building relationships between the public and private sectors.

4ITWILLBE PEOPLE PROTECTION APP

The greatest social challenges have yet to be resolved. Every day, many organizations and social enterprises around the world strive to tackle issues that affect the most vulnerable populations, and transform them into global opportunities.

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