We are looking for Spanish speaking students from abroad to participate in a focus group, organized by Instituto Real el Cano in collaboration with IE, which studies the reasons for which students choose Spain as their study destination. If you are a foreigner from a non-Spanish speaking country, live in Spain between 3 months and 1 year and would like to become part of the focus group on Tuesday, June 2nd, 4 to 5:30 pm, email campus.life@ie.edu!

IE Professor Alvaro Navarro de Andrés will travel across Spain by motorcycle in order to contribute to a good cause and is excited to share this experience with his children, friends, work colleagues and students. The journey's ultimate goal is to collect funds for Fundación Aladina, which supports children with Cancer. Find out the details behind this cause and don't forget that you can also contribute!
More info at Student Life Blog

Guided Visit to “La piel translucida”, Contemporary Art Collection of the Iberdrola Foundation

May 23, 2015. IE Campus Life. Having started with local Basque artists, throughout the 20th century the art collection switched to the most relevant Spanish creators of the 2nd half of the 20th century, such as Tapies, Barcelo and Chillida. Upon the fin de siècle, Iberdrola Foundation decided to concentrate on photography and managed to gather one of the richest photo collections in Spain, with outstanding pieces of well-known international artists such as Richter, Mapplethorpe or Twombly. Limited places, sign up now!

Garden Party

May 24, 2015. IE France Madrid Chapter Club. France Club partnered with Cocorico Madrid to bring you the first outdoor day time party of the year. If you would like some relief from post exam stress while enjoying the sunny weather in one of the nicest places in Madrid, feel free to join us. This event is not exclusive to IE students so it will be one more opportunity for you to expand your network beyond IE´s borders.

Mind Game Session V

May 25, 2015. IE Mind Games Club. Are you able to think under time pressure? What if we say: yes you are and you can do it using your logic efficiently?! Come to our session and we will prove you can cope with tricky questions with excellence and have some fun!

Global Villlage Volunteer Info Session

May 26, 2015. IE Net Impact Club. Global Village, IE's premier multicultural event will take place on June 11th. Participants will showcase the best of their countries' cuisine, culture, traditions and tourism. The team is looking for VOLUNTEERS - if you are interested, please attend the info session at 6pm on Tuesday, 26 May in MM31 - Room 101.
If you have any questions, please email marana.bayonon@student.ie.edu

Sports as a learning tool: College Cup

May 27, 2015. IE Sports Management Club. Pablo Martínez and Eduardo Fernando-Cantelli will be presenting the Copa Colegial. It is the biggest high school sports event in Spain. This project is raised by High Schools in order to instill sports values in kids and funded by many sponsors. The main idea is to emulate the sports habit and principles followed in the US.

Drinks & Cheers Night

May 28, 2015. IE Italy Club Madrid Chapter. Next Thursday May the 28th, Italy Club waits all the IE Students @PURAVIDA BAR (Calle Covarrubias 29 - Metro BILBAO) to celebrate the end of term 2, to say good-bye to the people leaving for internship and to enjoy the night all together!

Indian Night (Bollywood)

May 29, 2015. IE India Club Madrid Chapter.. Namaste boys and girls! Lets get together to party Bollywood style! It’s the perfect time to let loose after the challenge week and get a taste of some lip smacking Indian food and music. Do not miss out the performances by our batch mates to get you all in the groove. Tickets are on sale now, approach any of the Indians in your section and you shall be able to buy tickets from them.

How to implement a company´s commercial policy

Jun 2, 2015. IE Marketing Club. The Marketing Club is pleased to host a new session of our IE Speaker Series. In this occassion, Álvaro Uriarte, CEO at Philips Consumer Lifestyle Iberia, will give a masterclass on how to implement a company´s commercial policy. Don´t miss the opportunity to expand your knowledge on the marketing area and get valuable contacts in the sector.

IE Communication Day

Jun 3, 2015. IE Communication Club invites you to the IE Communication Day, an amazing opportunity to learn about communication related topics and network with top companies. In collaboration with IE Career Management Center and IE Entertainment Industry Club, we are organizing presentations and panel discussions with some of the most interesting speakers in the field. Companies that have confirmed so far: Burson-Marsteller, General Electric, Secretaría General Iberoamericana, Tyba, Territorio Creativo, and Global Events. Location: Serrano 105. More details coming soon, stay tuned!

Lisbon Investment Summit

Jun 4, 2015. Organized by IE business school, beta-I and Caixa Capital, Lisbon Investment Summit is the main seed & early stage startup investment event in Portugal. Some of the investors who will be there have invested in groupon, Dropbox, Facebook, etsy, Spotify, OutSystems, Prezi, bittorrent, FollowPrice, Codacy, and many more. From live deals on stage to quality networking time with the speakers – IE students can ask for 121s with speakers (first come first serve) - it's definitely going to be a different kind of startup event.
Plus, in the same week, Volvo Ocean Race and UXLX are in town. And, of course, Festas Populares de Lisboa with tasty local food, great weather and amazing surf!

YouFirst Sports: Sponsorships

Jun 10, 2015. IE Sports Management Club. You First was founded in 2002 and represents 520 basketball and football players in 23 countries. In the last 3 years, You First Marketing & BD has closed sponsorship contracts valued in 50 million Euros in sports such as sailing, golf, basketball, football, tennis or motor. Renaud Schneider will be covering his area of expertise: sponsorships

Global Village 2015

Jun 11, 2015. IE Net Impact Club. Global Village is a multicultural event where participants showcase the best of their countries’ cuisine, culture, arts and craft, traditions and tourism. Would you like your country to have a stand in the event? Hurry up, and sign up by contacting netimpact@ie.edu or marana.bayonon@student.ie.edu

Creativity & Innovation, A Neuroscientific Approach

Jun 12, 2015. IE Technology & Innovation Club. What does a neuroscientist have to tell us about innovation? Where do ideas come from? Is creativity an ability to be developed? How can we build creative teams? Estanislao Bachrach is ready to talk about creativity and innovation from a neuroscientific perspective. Join us!

Are You Career Ready For Brand Strategy?

Jun 12, 2015. IE Strategy Club. Marketing, strategy, communications. What does brand strategy really entail? How can your MBA and past experience help you leverage this industry as a future career opportunity? Join Gabriela Salinas, Global Brand Manager, Deloitte, as she walks us through the key elements of brand strategy, and key success factors in managing a global brand. With more than 13 years of experience in this space, Gabriela has worked across global markets, and with known brands such as Johnson & Johnson, Telefonica, and Repsol.

Guided visit to Reina Sofia Museum

Jun 18, 2015. IE Foundation & IE Campus Life. The IE Foundation has become Friend of the Reina Sofía Museum to support their mission and to open arts and humanities to all IE community. Celebrating this recent agreement IE Foundation is happy to announce a free guided visit to the Museum. Limited places, confirmation of attendance necessary.

HERE you will find the permanent discounts available to the IE Community with sports, beauty, and culture and health service providers. We publish sporadic discounts that are event-specific in our Group’s feed, not on this website. Please make sure to take a look at the group as often as possible in order to benefit from those offers, or join it at clubs.ie.edu > Groups > Join Groups > and mark the box of IE Offers and Discounts.

SUNDAYS 12:00 to 3:00 pm: IE Consulting Club Workshops
The only way to break into the highly competitive management consulting industry is through case interviews. And to succeed in these interviews, every candidate requires a lot of practice. IE Consulting Club organizes a weekly case interview practice session where club members have a chance to work on their case method skills by peer driven learning. The session is held every Sunday at 12:00 hrs in Room 201, MM31. Join us to give your prospects a boost. And remember, time is running out, so make the most of this opportunity! Facebook group.

TUESDAYS 3:00 to 4:00 pm: IE Public Speaking Club Practice Workshops
Come join us for our weekly workshops and significantly improve your public speaking skills in a dynamic way. And if you want a more customized practice session, we also offer one-to-one sessions.

For more information and to stay up to date on all our activities, please join our Facebook group.

TUESDAYS 9:30pm to 10:30 pm: IE Dance Club Practice

Love to dance? Want to learn? Just need a break from studying? Come join the IE Dance Club Tuesday evenings from 9:30-10:30 pm at c/ Nunez de Balboa 119 for your weekly dance fix. Styles change weekly and everyone's invited. You can't stop the beat! Check us out on our Facebook page

WEDNESDAYS 8:00 to 9:00pm: IE Yoga Club Weekly Practice Session

Come get a mid-week energy boost with other IE yogis! Every week a different peer will lead the session. Bring a mat, comfortable clothes, and be ready to have fun! All levels are welcome - from beginners to advanced. Join our Facebook group for further information or any changes. The practice will take place in María de Molina 31, room MM-103.

THURSDAYS 7:55 to 8:30am: Meditation for Beginners Session

Join a free 30-minute morning meditation every Thursday in Area 31 (MM31). Due to the experiential nature of meditation, please arrive by 7.55am sharp and do not enter the session after it begins. The sessions will take place from 7.55am and in silence until 8.30am. Each week a certain focus for practicing meditation will be introduced. More details HERE.

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Area 31 is an open space that hosts many of the activities of IE’s Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation. More than 150 startups each year participate in our ecosystem: The Venture Lab (IE’s accelerator), the Incubator, weekly pitching slams with investors (IE’s Venture Network), hackathons and events related to entrepreneurship & innovation coexist in Area 31. Keep track of all our activities in newsletter. See you in Area 31!