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IE University announces strategic projects for its Segovia campus
Santa Cruz la Real has hosted the institution’s annual meeting of the Board of Trustees.
The Santa Cruz la Real Campus in Segovia held its regular session of the IE University Board of Trustees today. The objective of this meeting was to announce the most relevant projects and development plans undertaken by IE University, which started the 2020/2021 academic year with a 20% increase in new students and the implementation of a new, liquid learning, educational model. Thanks to this hybrid methodology, students from 140 countries at IE University can attend face-to-face classes on campus or connect online to classrooms and enjoy the same immersive experience and academic excellence.
The meeting of the Board of Trustees was attended by Santiago Iñiguez de Onzoño, the President of the Board and Executive President of IE University, Salvador Carmona, Rector, Miguel Ángel de Vicente, the President of the Provincial Council of Segovia, and Clara Luquero, the Mayor of Segovia.
19 Oct 2020
On Campus
IE University brings together over 200 international companies at the Virtual Talent Forum
The event will be attended by international recruiters such as Amazon, Facebook, Deloitte, PwC, UBS, P&G, Nike, Johnson & Johnson, Hilti and UN.
08 Oct 2020
Events
The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao and IE University sign agreement to promote the humanities
IE University students and alumni will be able to participate in training courses, internships and virtual visits to the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao.
02 Oct 2020
Arts & Humanities
EnlightED Virtual 2020 will bring together 20,000 participants and over 90 international thinkers
The Telefónica Foundation, IE University, the Santillana Foundation and South Summit organize the 3rd edition of enlightED Virtual Edition 2020.
01 Oct 2020
Events
“The philanthropist is an entrepreneurial leader of a project of social transformation”, says CaixaBank and IE University report on Spanish philanthropists
The study gathers the conclusions from interviews with philanthropists, foundation managers and experts in the sector.
01 Oct 2020
Conferences, Lectures & Seminars
South Summit 2020 is reinventing itself in a new edition involving the founder of Zoom, astronauts, renowned actors and sports personalities, and prominent investors and global corporations
IE University co-organizes the event, held from October 6 to 8, to analyze the challenges of the post/pandemic entrepreneurial ecosystem.
30 Sep 2020
Events
Amazon and IE University launch “Despega” to help 50,000 SMEs digitize
By training and coaching businesses, SMEs will overcome existing barriers to sell online in Spain and abroad.
Amazon and IE University have announced today the launch of Despega, a program designed to boost the growth and the digitization of more than 50,000 small businesses across Spain in the wake of the pandemic, with the collaboration of ICEX España Exportación e Inversiones, CEPYME and AECOC . Spanish small businesses have been significantly impacted by the health emergency, with more than 96% of them believing that the crisis is affecting their business . Furthermore, only 19% of SMEs in Spain have digital stores with most small businesses claiming that the lack of digital knowledge and training as well as the need for an initial investment are the main blockers stopping them to start and be successful selling online.
Despega will provide online learning resources and business advice for entrepreneurs interested in designing an e-commerce business plan, and for small and medium size businesses interested in selling online.
03 Sep 2020
Scholarships, Awards & Contests
IE University announces the winning entrepreneurial projects of the Summer Booster
The Entrepreneurship Track was a four week immersive experience on campus.
28 Aug 2020
On Campus
IE University, ready to begin the academic year 2020-2021
IE University has announced the institution’s main guidelines for campus activity for the start of the academic year 2020-2021.
20 Aug 2020
On Campus
IE University Summer Booster Focuses on Post-COVID World and Entrepreneurship
The Summer Booster runs from July 27 to August 28.
28 Jul 2020
Conferences, Lectures & Seminars, Entrepreneurship, On Campus
Salman Khan, Rose Luckin, Nassim Taleb & Hadi Partovi, participants in the first Virtual EnlightED
Fundación Telefónica, IE University, Fundación Santillana and South Summit are organising the third event of enlightED Virtual Edition 2020, with ...
28 Jul 2020
Events
Pablo Isla: “The most important thing in an organization is the people”
The President of Inditex gave the keynote speech at the IE University graduation ceremony.
17 Jul 2020
Architecture & Design, Business, Events, Human Sciences & Technology, Law
IE Foundation Announces Prizes in the Humanities 2020 Winners
The awards ceremony will be held in September with an online event broadcast from WOW Room.
17 Jul 2020
Arts & Humanities
Isabela del Alcázar highlights IE University’s sustainability strategy at the UNWTO Tourism Futures event
IE University’s objective is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2030.
15 Jul 2020
Events
World-famous DJ Steve Aoki to headline IE University’s graduation night
Earlier that evening, Dani García, a three-star Michelin chef, will be cooking online with students and their families for their graduation dinner.
Grammy nominated Top DJ and producer, Steve Aoki, will be the star guest of IE University’s graduation night on July 17th. The American musician, who performs on the world’s biggest stages and has millions of followers around the globe, will be hooking up from his studio in Los Angeles and getting more than 7,000 IE University students from 140 countries dancing in celebration of their graduation. Prior to the music,Dani García, the internationally respected three-star Michelin chef from Andalusia, will be cooking graduation dinner online with IE University’s newest alumni and their parents.
In the early afternoon, students will participate in the online graduation ceremony and receive their diplomas in a unique virtual and immersive environment. Throughout the day, students will also have the opportunity to attend a session on mindfulness with Dr. Mario Alonso Puig, President of the IE University Center for Health, Wellbeing and Happiness and compete in an exclusive FortniteTournament and in a virtual Escape Room where their ingenuity and intelligence will be put to the test.
14 Jul 2020
Events