IE Business School gives it's students a broad business grounding, covering 10 core subjects in finance and business management. However, it's through the extensive list of elective and exchange options that IE students are able to personalize their education and hone skills by selecting one/two of those core subjects to delve into more detail.
To help students settle in and adjust to their new surroundings IE has dedicated a week before the start of the timetable for 'orienteering'. Just like 'Freshers' week at undergrad it serves a valuable purpose to allow people to make friends and explore.
Business School supports the students with entrepreneurial ideas. 'Venture Lab' is a concept unique to IE, in this final project option (accompanying the entrepreneurial elective), you and your fellow students may develop a business idea. The project culminates when the business plans are evaluated by a board of investors. This presentation then counts as your final exam.
The number of international students choosing to study at IE Business School is well above average. Every MBA student graduating from IE leaves with more than just an MBA qualification to add to their bulging CV's...a new global network; an experience; a new language; perhaps even a funded business idea and of course not forgetting a local knowledge of Madrid.