When Jaime Colsa (Executive MBA 2008) set up the Palibex transport company he did so –apart from business interests– “to generate a happy work environment”. His story exemplifies just how important it is for managers…
June recap
June has been a very busy month for all of us! We had the celebration of IE Global Alumni Weekend, the EPIC Awards ceremony and the visit of Josep Borell, the Minister of Foreign Affairs…
The app that scans your gaze to care for your health
Francisco Amparo (presently a student for the Executive MBA), the director of EYEnexo and a researcher at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear hospital, doesn’t want to get mixed up for the moment in the app…
5 inspirational books to read this summer
Summer is finally here! It’s a great moment to put your phone away for a few days, sit back and enjoy a good book. But what should you read? Don’t worry; we’ve got you covered…
Yes, you are what you eat
“Let food be thy medicine” (Hippocrates) It’s no secret that the six regions of the world with the greatest life expectancies share an ancestral culture of healthy eating. According to biologist Antón Romaní (Executive MBA…
May Highlights
May has been a hectic month which saw a flurry of events such as the Talent Forum, IE Africa Day, the launch of the EPIC Award 2018, Virtual Alumni information sessions and the launch of…
IE Alumni Peru Club
The principal aim of the IE Alumni Peru Club is to strengthen IE’s community, so as to establish an identity and promote empathy among its members. How to achieve this? Following a design thinking session,…
IE Alumni – Brad Krauskopf
• What inspired you to create your own co-working space? When I was studying in Madrid I came across a group that started Hub Madrid, co working was emerging after the GFC and the world…
Álvaro Nieto – Alumni of the Month – April 2018
My name is Álvaro Nieto and since March 1st 2018, I’m the new Head of National section in EL PAÍS newspaper. I was born in 1977 in Alcalá la Real in Jaén. I’ve been a…
A weekend in Lisbon – Marcos Drummond
Historical and modern, fun but nostalgic… Lisbon is now the sixth city globally in Airbnb stays in 2017. Yet it remains eager and able to surprise. Here are a few suggestions for a weekend: Saturday…