IE Business School

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IE Business School is a graduate and undergraduate school of business, located in Madrid, Spain. It was founded in 1973[1] under the name Instituto de Empresa and since 2009 is part of IE University. IE Business School runs BBA, MBA, Executive MBA, master's degree programs in finance and management, executive education programs, PhD, and DBA programs.

IE Business School
TypePrivate business school
Established1973
PresidentDiego del Alcázar
DeanLee Newman
Location,
40°26′18″N 3°41′15″W / 40.4382°N 3.6874°W / 40.4382; -3.6874
CampusUrban
AffiliationsAACSB, EQUIS, AMBA,
WebsiteIe.edu/business-school

History

In 1973, three entrepreneurs[who?] founded[why?] IE Business School with the goal of fostering an entrepreneurial environment. This is achieved through its various programs and many collaborations, such as the IE Brown Executive MBA,[2] a dual MBA with Brown University, and an Asian-focused program run with Singapore Management University.[3]

Campus

Exterior view of IE Business School in Madrid (Spain), at 11th María de Molina Street.

IE Business School is centrally situated in Barrio de Salamanca, Madrid's financial district. The IE campus currently occupies a total area of some 28,000 square metres (2.8 ha), distributed among 17 buildings along and near Calle Maria de Molina.[citation needed]

In addition to the existing IE Business school campus, IE University has a new campus, known as "Campus IE", located in the north of Madrid. The new campus hosts 6,000 students and has an area of 50,000 square metres (5.0 ha).[4]

International rankings

Business School
International Rankings
European MBA Ranking
QS (2024)[5]3
Financial Times (2024)[6]6
Global MBA Ranking
QS (2024)[7]7
Financial Times (2024)[8]22
20162017201820192020202120222023
Best B-Schools Ranking in Europe - Bloomberg Businessweek6th
MBA - Businessweek[9]--83rd-6th11th
Global Online MBA - FT[10]1st1st2nd2nd2nd2nd1st [11]
Master in Management - QS World University Rankings6th5th4th
Global MBA - QS World University Rankings9th7th7th
Master in Business Analytics - QS World University Rankings7th
Global Online MBA - QS World University Rankings1st1st1st1st
Master in Finance - QS World University Rankings13th11th11th
Master in Management - The Economist[12]-11th-
Master in Management - FT[10]7th3rd10th14th25th13th17th16th
Master in Finance - FT[10]3rd8th11th-12th8th8th7th
European Business School - FT4th3rd20th8th12th12th10th8th
MBA - FT[10]12th8thExcluded[13][14]31st[15]52nd[16]40th22nd
IE Brown Executive MBA - The Economist3rd[17]
IE Brown Executive MBA - QS Top MBA5th[18]7th6th

Notable faculty

  • Eduard Punset Casals – Innovation and technology professor, lawyer and economist
  • Martín Varsavsky – Argentine entrepreneur, author and professor
  • Juan José Güemes – Former Politician, General Secretary of Tourism 2000–2003, Madrid Councilor for Employment 2003–2007, Madrid Health Councilor 2007–2010
  • Luis Garicano – Spanish Economist, vice-president of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe, Head of Economic and Employment Policy at Citizens
Torre Caleido in Madrid, another of its campuses

Notable alumni

References