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Our Traditions
Join in, have fun, and become a part of IE’s lively events and longstanding traditions. Remembering where we came from unites us as a community and an institution, and helps us understand how we got where we are today. Though we honor the past, we are also defined by innovation, so we’re always looking for new ideas and connections. Bring your friends along and help us keep our rich campus traditions alive and strong.
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IE DAY
IE Day is a celebration of the #iespirit. Campus Life invites the entire IE University Community to come together and celebrate why #weareie. On this day, we all turn blue! Held directly at the IE University Madrid Center, IE Day is a social event, gathering students, staff, faculty, and alumni, who come together, participate in fun activities, share their favorite moments at IE University, and of course create new moments together. An afternoon filled with GAMES, FOOD, RAFFLE PRIZES and many more surprises.
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IE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FORUM
On this day, experts from around the world offer insight into how they’ve pioneered sustainable change over the course of their professional careers. Through a series of informative panels, they’ll advance our understanding of the mind and detail the skill sets necessary for leadership, decision making and entrepreneurship.
IE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FORUM
IE CHINESE NEW YEAR CELEBRATION
IE China Club organizes this event to celebrate the arrival of the Chinese New Year. The celebration includes traditional Chinese art forms such as dances, martial arts, Changing Face, the Beijing Opera and Chinese instrumental and vocal performances.
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IEU Make Art Work Conference
IEU Make Art Work conference is a joint effort between IE University Arts & Business Club and IE University Campus Life that aims to celebrate the value of Humanities at IE University and bring together renowned companies, experts of the arts world and students interested in non-conventional business models and willing to deepen their knowledge in diverse arts fields.

IEU Theater Performance
IEU Theater is a student-led initiative that puts on annual productions. Students work with professionally-trained teachers who encourage them to explore their artistic sides and help them in the learning process.

IEU Doñana Trip
Since 2013, IE University has helped reforest nearly 25 hectares of the Doñana National Park. IE University was also named the biggest donor in WWF’s 100 Empresas Por Los Bosques project. Every year, a group of 30 students travels to Doñana to donate the proceeds from the school’s Print On Demand Service. The students also make a direct impact by planting trees in the valley themselves.
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TEDxIE MADRID
A group of students organizes this annual, independent TED event at IE University. Every year TEDxIE Madrid returns with a new theme and the promise of an unforgettable and inspiring experience for all involved. More information is available at www.tedxiemadrid.com.
TEDxIE MADRID
IEU DEBATE COMPETITION
After completing a public speaking course offered each October, IE University students can join the IEU Debate team. The team participates in several different competitions, including The Academic, British Parliament and MUN (Model United Nations). These take place throughout the year, both in Spain and abroad.

TechIE
Once a year, all undergraduate and master’s tech clubs at IE University come together to share knowledge about the current trends in artificial intelligence, big data, blockchain, cybersecurity, the Internet of things and robotics together with companies such as, Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Cabify, Deliveroo, Sephora, Revolut or BCG amongst many others.
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The IE University Africa Club, comprised of both African and non-African students, aims to increase awareness of opportunities on the African continent. Through IE University Africa Day, the club aims to bring the continent’s rich cultures to the fore and challenge myths about Africa’s role in our increasingly global world.
IEU AFRICA CONFERENCEIEU Global Village
Global Village, one of IE University’s most traditional festivals, celebrates the wealth of cultural diversity on campus. Throughout the event, students from around the world share information about their home countries’ cultures and organize traditional music and dance performances.
IEU Sports Day
IEU Women’s Day
Every year, IE University celebrates International Women’s Day by organizing a wide range of events and activities meant to recognize the incredible women at IE University and around the world. IE University is committed to empowering women on this day and every day.
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IEU ATHLETICS
Represent IE University in a wide range of team and individual sports, in both competitive and recreational atmospheres.
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With over 100 student clubs and organizations, students have the opportunity to connect with peers over shared interests, or dive into something totally new.
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Segovia’s historic Casa de la Moneda has been transformed into a space dedicated to the exchange of ideas, and projects related to culture, art and entrepreneurship.
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