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IE University’s Segovia campus will host Hay Festival events on the challenges of peace, sustainability, and the global economy
IE University will be the venue for more than 20 events on its Segovia campus, September 16-19. Photo: Roberto Arribas.
Between September 16 and 19, IE University will host more than 20 events during the Hay Festival Segovia 2021, the international cultural festival and recipient of the Princess of Asturias Award for Communication and Humanities in 2020. The prospects for world peace, challenges of sustainability, and growth of the global economy will be among the topics covered at IE University’s Segovia campus. This year’s edition will be hybrid, bringing together international figures in person and broadcast via live streaming.
Among the speakers, IE University will host Nobel Peace Prize winner and former President of Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos, who will talk with human rights activist Ingrid Betancourt in a debate moderated by Diego del Alcázar Benjumea, CEO of IE University.
15 Sep 2021
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IE University begins the academic year with more than 8,000 students from over 140 countries and expands its academic program of double degrees
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Studying abroad during pandemic, key to personal and professional development, according to IE University international mobility research
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29 Jul 2021
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IE University has delivered more than 60,000 face-to-face and 25,000 online classes this academic year as part of its commitment to Liquid Learning
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27 Jul 2021
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IE University announces the finalists for the 7th Asian Economic Journalism Awards
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23 Jul 2021
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IE University celebrates the class of 2021 – 2,500 students from 140 countries – with a graduation keynote by Colombian diplomat Carolina Barco
The virtual and immersive graduation ceremony comes after a series of in-person events held on campus for the graduating students of IE ...
23 Jul 2021
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IE University startups attract €80 million in funding
Rhyde, Refuge and SafetyIn, the winning startups of IE Venture Day 2021.
IE University’s best startups have attracted funding worth €80 million over the last nine years at Venture Days, the institution’s global event to promote entrepreneurship. In the latest edition, fifteen finalists presented their projects to a jury and an audience of international investors and entrepreneurs.
Among the winners are startups created by IE University undergraduates such as Rhyde, which aims to reduce the carbon impact of urban transportation through sustainable micro mobility solutions; Refuge, developed to help the community of scooter manufacturers and users to evolve under an alliance based on sustainability and biodiversity; and SafetyIn, created by IE Business School International MBA students to increase the safety of women in cars and, ultimately, save the lives of women drivers and passengers.
16 Jul 2021
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South Summit 2021: committed to reinventing a sustainable future
South Summit 2021 -powered by IE University, in collaboration with the Secretary of State for Digitalization and Artificial Intelligence and ...
13 Jul 2021
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Finalists shortlisted for the 9th IE University Ibero-American Journalism Awards
The awards are sponsored by CAF, the Latin American development bank, and supported by Iberia, Cinco Días, CNN en español and Casa de América.
13 Jul 2021
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IE Foundation announces the winners of the Prizes in the Humanities 2021
The sixth edition of the awards counted with Jean-Marc Manson, Javier Moro, and Kit Fan among the jury members.
12 Jul 2021
60% of companies in Spain have devoted more resources to diversity and innovation during the pandemic, according to Innodiversity Index 2021
Strong commitment to inclusion: according to Innodiversity Index 2021, eight out of 10 companies have paid particular attention to gender diversity ...
08 Jul 2021
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Telefónica, IE University and Nokia have launched the first use case in Spain that applies 5G technology, virtual reality and edge computing for the delivery of a specialized seminar within the framework of university studies
First use case in Spain applying these immersive technologies in the education sector for a specialized seminar.
08 Jul 2021
On Campus
IE University and Michael Page renew €200,000 scholarship fund to boost talent in data science
The IE University Exponential Learning - Michael Page scholarships are aimed at recently graduated juniors and experienced profiles.
08 Jul 2021
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LGBT+@Work: IE University Highlights Success in the Face of Adversity
This year's hybrid event will take place online and at Madrid's Círculo de Bellas Artes.
05 Jul 2021
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IE University and the International Forum of Sovereign Wealth Funds analyse the future of investment in the healthcare industry
Sovereign wealth funds had doubled the investments made in biotechnology compared to average investments during the three previous years.
Pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies were two of the main investment targets for sovereign wealth funds, ranking first and third in terms of number of transactions globally, according to the latest Sovereign Wealth Funds Report 2020, drawn up by IE University’s Center for the Governance of Change, in conjunction with ICEX-Invest in Spain.
In addition, sovereign wealth funds reacted quickly to the global pandemic outbreak. The conference entitled “The Future of Healthcare & Long-term Investing”, organised in cooperation with the International Forum of Sovereign Wealth Funds, noted that since the pandemic was declared on 11 March 2020, sovereign wealth funds had doubled the investments made in biotechnology compared to average investments in the same sector during the three previous years.
01 Jul 2021
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