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IE Consulting Club in association with Accenture and Cemex are hosting the “IE Management Consulting Forum 2011″. The forum will be held this afternoon at 4pm and Saturday 9th of April. The event will include presentations, case workshops and discussion panels involving senior business leaders sharing their opinions on different topics in businss.

For more information about the IE Consulting Day click here.

One of IE Business School’s key values is entrepreneurship. The school was founded in 1973 by a group entrepreneurs and we are proud that 10% of our alumni start their own ventures after gradauation. Jeremy Melul, International MBA Class of 2009 graduate,  decided to start his own company Jogabo after finishing the program. We interviewed Jeremy where he shares his experiences with the MBA but also his current situation with his new venture:

Hi Jeremy, could you please introduce yourself?

My name is Jeremy Melul, I am both French and English and I graduated from the 2009 International MBA program. I currently live in London UK but I am a citizen of the world after having lived in London, Paris, Brussels, New York, Boston, Palo Alto, Sydney, Cape Town, Madrid and Pune. I work for my own startup, “jogabo”.

Why did you come to Madrid and IE?

I came to IE because I was looking for a more innovative program and something more geared towards entrepreneurship. I also wanted to diversify my US centric network a bit. After having done my Bachelor at Tufts, and my Master at Stanford, Europe was really my only option and I have to admit that the advantages of being in Madrid and getting to re-learn Spanish in such a wonderful environment really influenced me. Oh and did I mention the weather in Madrid?

Describe your International MBA experience
It was an amazing experience but it sure went by fast. Obviously I got a lot of the knowledge I was seeking coming in as an Engineer looking to get the bigger picture on things. But that is obviously not the only reason I decided to get an MBA.

Tell me about “Jogabo” the company you founded
Jogabo is the social and easy way to play soccer. Our aim is to make amateur soccer “bonito” by connecting soccer enthusiasts, facilitating the organization of games and adding a social layer of fun and competitiveness to the beautiful game. If you look at how people get their games organised or how they go about looking for playing opportunities it is quite astounding and archaic. It is a painful and inefficient process that requires using multiple disconnected tools and usually leads to many people actually not playing, which to me is the biggest concern. At any given time and location, there are many games being organized and many players potentially looking for other players. Unfortunately, they are just not aware of each other’s interest, and are not connected in any way. When you think about all the tools that are out there, be it smartphones, facebook, twitter, location aware devices (you name it), this shouldn’t happen! What we are doing is building a location aware web application for the soccer community that allows users to organize games, share their plans and discover opportunities to play in their area. Organizers can create games, invite players and get simple tools to manage their event. Players can follow games their friends are planning, as well as games that match their location and interests thereby helping them discover playing opportunities they would ordinarily be unaware of.

How did the program help you found your company?
We are a lean startup and are bootstrapping the company for now. This is obviously not what Business School prepares you for. However, the program has helped me prepare for steps we will take in the near future once we start looking for funding and we start hiring people. It is good to know that I am well equipped to tackle the future because it gives me the confidence I need to be able to just concentrate on “now”. And in startups, it is all about what is the most important thing that we need work on RIGHT NOW!

What is the next step for “Jogabo”?
The next step for us is to launch the site in closed beta, which is what we are working on non stop to make our deadline. I am actually in the US right now so that I can work closer to my technical co-founder. You know how the story starts right? “Two guys, in a garage…” so I guess we are trying to improve our odds a little bit that way.

What do you recommend to people starting the IMBA?

I have two main recommendations for new intakes. First of all, get involved in extra curricular activities through the Clubs and take a leadership role if you can. It really enhances yourwhole experience. For me it was the Football Club (obviously) and my MBA experience would not have been the same without it. It was a lot of work in addition to the existingcourse workload: organising the internal league, the 11-a-side team, the teams tournament travels to Paris, Barcelona and Los Angeles and starting the IE GreenLaces Cup. Looking back through, it was a hell of an experience with many opportunities to bond with some of my peers outside of my section. Secondly, take advantage of every minute of your MBA because it goes by fast and it is a once in a lifetime opportunity. Work hard but don’t forget to play hard.

Students at IE Business School that are interested in Entrepreneurship can also join the Entrepreneurship Club or participate in Venture Lab where students have the possibility to develop a business idea and make it real. 

For International Woman’s Day on the 8th of March, IE Business School hosted a conference focused on female entrepreneurs.  Distinguished business people and entrepreneurs, such as Juan José Güemes, president of IE’s International Center of Entrepreneurship and Diego Sánchez de León, partner at Accenture and responsible for talent and organization, participated in this event to speak about the role of today’s female entrepreneur and the management of the diversity in the companies.

 The speakers of the event were interviewed by Spanish radio channel Intereconomía, to listen to this interview (in Spanish) please click here.

You will also find more information in our Alumni blog: IE Alumni News.

Con motivo del Día internacional de la mujer trabajadora, el pasado 8 de marzo, se celebraron en el Aula Magna de IE Business School en Madrid, las jornadas “Emprender en femenino: reinventando las oportunidades”. Durante estas jornadas, participaron destacadas empresarias y emprendedoras, así como Juan José Güemes, presidente del Centro internacional de Gestión Emprendedora de IE Business School y Diego Sánchez de León, socio de Accenture y responsable de talento y organización, para hablar del papel actual de la mujer emprendedora y de la gestión de la diversidad en las empresas. 

Para escuchar la entrevista hecha por la Radio Intereconomía a los invitados, pincha aquí. 

Encontrarás más información en nuestro blog de Antiguos Alumnos: IE Alumni News.

The Entrance Exam (IE Admissions Test/GMAT/GRE) is one of the requirements of the admissions process for the International MBA program.  Only one exam is required, however, should a candidate sit the IE Admissions Test and also have the GMAT or GRE, it is recommended to present the additional exam.

The Graduate Record Exam (GRE) has recently been accepted by hundreds of business schools in the US, Europe and Asia. Many students struggle to decide which test they should take given that both tests are accepted by most business schools, however, The Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) remains the most popular test. Taking the GMAT or GRE can be time consuming due to the level of preparation required and it might not by feasible for all candidates given their professional and personal commitments. At IE Business School we have developed our own admissions test, offering applicants an alternative to both the GMAT and GRE. The IE Admissions Test is divided into three parts: 1) Verbal, 2) Numerical and 3) Diagrammatical – it’s different to the GMAT and GRE in its practical approach and given that students cannot prepare for it.

For information on the three above-mentioned tests, see the following article on find.mba.com: http://www.find-mba.com/article/510/should-i-take-the-gmat-or-gre

As every year, the IE Global Alumni Forum will take place, an event that brings together Alumni from IE Business School who are invited to attend and have the opportunity to strengthen their network.

Last year over 1,000 managers and entrepreneurs from 43 countries met in Madrid and explored ways to exit the economic crisis. Experts including Joaquín Almunia, Luis Rojas Marcos and Bernardo Kliksberg addressed economic crisis, the continuous fight against poverty and the management of critical situations.

This year our Global Alumni Forum will take place in two different locations, namely Lima and Madrid on the 25th of March and on 30th of September respectively.

Diego del Alcázar – President of IE explains the importance of the event:

“In this first 2011 Global Alumni Forum, key players from the world of politics and entrepreneurship will be joining us to share their vision of the importance of innovation, entrepreneurship and academia. Peru was the venue of the APEC and ALC-UE forums in 2009, which resulted in it becoming a reference for both local and international investment.

In the Lima and Madrid Global Alumni Forums we’re aiming to add yet another successful event to those of previous years. At our last Forum in Madrid I had the pleasure of seeing over 1,500 of you who had travelled from countries around the world to be here, showing that together we form a dedicated network of global leaders.”

We look forward to seeing you on March 25th!

Fore more information on the Global Alumni Forum in Lima, Peru; please click here.

Last month, the 2nd edition of IE Women’s Networking event “Women in Business: Seize your opportunities” took place in Munich. The event, which was a great success with more than 100 professional women attending and in line with IE Business School’s core values of diversity and leadership, focused on the Positioning and Career Opportunities from which women can benefit as a result of a changing world and growing diversity in the workplace.

To learn more about the event click here.

To see some pictures of the event, click here.

Financial Times ranks IE Business School 5th in Europe and 1st in Spain in the last European Business school rankings 2010. ”The annual report is an accumulation of rankings published by the Financial Times throughout the year of MBA programs, Executive MBAs, Masters in Management, and Executive Education programs. This overall ´ranking of rankings´ considers factors including graduate salary progression, levels of diversity among faculty and student body, and fulfillment of expectations of students and recruiters”. Article IE Business School es la 5ª escuela de negocios de Europa y la 1ª española según Financial Times,  IE Business School.

To learn more, click here.

Richard Barnard– Current student of the International MBA program Class of 2010 and Fellow student at IE Business School, writes about his experience during the LAUNCH program.

And now the hard work begins. Am I prepared for what lies ahead on the International Masters of Business Administration (IMBA) at IE Business School?

For the past 10 days the current International MBA students have engaged in the LAUNCH program. The acronym LAUNCH stands for: Leadership, Awareness, Understanding, Networking, Communication, Humanities; it is a program designed to prepare the disparate individuals who arrived in Madrid 2 weeks ago into motivated, team-conscious professionals. Considering the diverse student demographic at IE Business School this is a big challenge: the 2011 cohort consists of students from over 70 nationalities, 6 continents, with experience in over 20 industry areas. To achieve this integration we engaged in an innovative program of workshops focused on interpersonal skills such as: team building, critical thinking, cross-cultural and effective communication, creativity and decision-making. 

With so many individual backgrounds the greatest challenge was to break down the personal barriers, remove the professional egos and ensure all the students realize that they are amongst equals, confident of their colleagues’ abilities and thus positive about establishing productive, creative and successful workgroup teams.

LAUNCH took us out of our comfort zones into new and interesting situations, such as designing furniture with professors from the Architecture Association School of London, presentation workshops with actors, self-assessment and cross-cultural seminars led by international consultants and broadening our horizons with talks from such inspirational figures as Edurne Pasaban, the first female mountaineer to scale all 14 of the 8,000+meter peaks. Into this mix we were encouraged to team-build through physical exercise on the basketball court. Importantly, the program was great fun and has provided us all with many memorable moments already; these are the experiences that build friendships and thus will prove invaluable as we embark on the full 13-month International MBA program.

The program was eclectic but delivered a key message: no matter who you are coming into the program you need to change, adapt and reconfigure your approach to get the most out of the year. LAUNCH has prepared us well for the next step: the start of the full academic program – Term 1.  

For more information on IE Business School’s innovative International MBA LAUNCH program click here.

Take a look at the pictures from this year´s “Think design” and “Take the Stage” events on flickr.

The next IE Women in Business Event will be held on January 27, 2011 in Munich. The event, in line with IE Business School’s core values of diversity and leadership, will focus on the Positioning and Career Opportunities from which women can benefit as a result of a changing world and growing diversity in the workplace.

To learn more about the event click here.

More and more students are looking to gain a greater global perspective and appreciation through our intensive one-year MBA that brings together over 70 nationalities in the classroom. Through small working groups, based on the practical case methodology approach, students are the focal point, learning from their differences and experiences stemming not only from their nationality, however also from various industries, functions, company size, academic background, etc. We also have one of the highest percentages of women in our programs, with 32% currently represented. All making for a truly diverse and transformational experience.

Santiago Iñiguez, dean of IE Business School, said in the article Asians see sense in European business schools, Straits Times, October 2010: “People are questioning the American model of shareholder’s value and are leaning towards the stakeholder’s values perspective, which favours responsibility over profitability. This is closer to the European model of business management.”

The European MBA has attracted international attention, American and Asian students are no exception, moving from the more traditional two-year MBA program to a one-year MBA surrounded by a more diverse student body. Today, almost 25% of IE’s students are from Asian countries. “Five years ago there was only one Singaporean student. This year there are eight.” says Santiago Iñiguez. The Chronicle of Higher Education looks into the appeal of the diverse one-year European programs.