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= '''1 Overview&nbsp;'''<br/> =<p style="text-align: right;">[[File:DRIVING INNOVATION.jpeg|right|DRIVING INNOVATION.jpeg]]</p>In&nbsp;[https://www.ie.edu/university/ IE University]&nbsp;we value '''diversity''' among the students as one of our top strenghts, with over 130 nationalities represented in the two campuses, one in Madrid and one in Segovia, creating a unique community between students and the faculty members. As part of this community, we encourage the development of personalities and characters both of individuals alone and as part of this University as a whole. This is why our motto is '''''"Driving Innovation"''''', as every idea will always be something worth trying to evolve and see where it could lead.&nbsp;

IE University’s diverse and talented faculty comprises of over 500 professors to meet the needs of the 130 nationalities that make up our Bachelor, Master, PhD and Executive programs. We currently have over 60,000 alumni making tracks and driving innovation in a number of sectors around the world. With the emergance of design thinking as a key skill in innovation, IE University started offering a Bachelor in Design in 2017 to uphold their leadership in this trend.

= 2 Student Entrepreneurship&nbsp;<br/!--StartFragment--> =Entrepreneurship and Innovation are two of the four IE pillars, alongside Humanities and Diversity. Students are exposed to entrepreneurship and innovation through their academic programs no matter their major, and have access to University-wide programs facilitating access to Entrepreneurship resources and events. With the mandatory Business Management module, first year undergraduate students compete against other classmates to win the Business Plan Challenge which awards the experience to pitch their idea to possible investors and win cash prices to fund their start up. Students seeking to start their own company can access the Area 31 incubator or the Venture Lab accelerator located in both Segovia and Madrid campuses. Selected ventures can utilize Venture Days and IE Rockets for further funding and support. Students wanting to involve themselves with entrepreneurship beyond the classroom may join the Start Up Lab or the Innovation Lab (amongst others) for more contextual projects (similar to an internship) during and after the academic year. Students can access a vast international alumni entrepreneurship network. IE startups include: Source{d}, Bioncotech, Turismoi, Viwomail, Viajaris, Tyba, Sadako, Respiro, Koiki, Masmovil, Ninjamails, Marsi Bionics, Insulclock, Foundation for Africa, Enomatic, Canard Drones, Busuu, Bitbrain.

= Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship&nbsp;&nbsp;<br/> =<div>Entrepreneurship and Innovation are two of the four is a key component that is integrated into IE's education.&nbsp; IE pillars, alongside Humanities strives to be a university that helps students enhance their entrepreneurial mindsets and Diversity. Students are exposed encourages students to entrepreneurship search for change and drive innovation through their as a means of achieving success.</div><div><br/></div><div>The Entrepreneurship Center and the academic programs as well as University-wide programs facilitating access to Entrepreneurship resources Department at IE requires both BBA and events. Students willing MBA students to start sign up for an entrepreneurship course as a part of their own company can access degree.&nbsp; While students pursuing other degrees have the Area 31 incubator or the Venture Lab accelerator. Students can find support from numerous Entrepreneurs-in-Residence option of signing up for entrepreneurship course as well as Mentors and Investors-in-Residencean elective. Selected ventures can further be selected &nbsp;</div><div><br/></div><div>Additionally, they are committed to seek funding at Venture Days organized both educational innovation, having pioneered in Spain and abroadlaunching a department for Learning Innovation. There is also significant support from the Corporate Sponsors of IE has released the Entrepreneurship Center WOW room as well as from high-impact Exponential Learning and several MOOCs and integrates technology to the facultyclassroom actively. Students can access a vast international alumni entrepreneurship network&nbsp;</div><div><br/></div><div>IE is particularly known for it's MBA degree which is ranked #1 worldwide by QS (2018). Other centres that cater to IE startups include: Source{d}the Center for Diversity, BioncotechCenter for Corporate Social Innovation, TybaGlobal Corporation Center and Center for Governance of Change. IE further sponsors or co-organizes several I&E events including: South Summit (largest startup fair in Southern Europe), Busuu, Masmovil, Ninjamails, Marsi Bionics, Canard Drones, BitbrainThinkers50 and IE Rockets.</div>

= 3 Faculty Innovation and EntrepreneurshipUniversity-Industry Collaboration&nbsp;&nbsp;<br/> = IE University has been very engaged with both big and small industry players from its foundation. Both master and undergrad students engage with businesses from the start of their programs. Freshers and sophomores are part of the IE Labs, which act as consulting laboratories where they can work first hand with real-world cases. Companies collaborate due to their great interest in out-of-the-box thinking young students can offer to their companies. For instance, 2017’s Tech Lab for master students was sponsored by IBM and mentored students to solve an internal case. In the following years, students have mandatory internships that enrich both their personal careers and the industry. Therefore, when IE students graduate they have a clear picture of the industry’s options and can decide where to kickstart their career path. Regarding the entrepreneurship landscape, IE has developed various initiatives in the past years where businesses either fund, mentor or inspire students that want to develop their own projects. Examples of these are the Repsol Foundation Entrepreneurs Fund or the IE Rockets, which acts as an incubator for education startups.

1500+ students take part in Entrepreneurship courses each year. Entrepreneurship is at IE by the Entrepreneurship Center = Regional and the academic Entrepreneurship Department. Students can take Entrepreneurship courses as part of their BBA and MBA concentration or in the elective components of their degrees. IE is further committed to educational innovation, having pioneered in launching a department for Learning Innovation. IE has released the WOW room as well as high-impact Exponential Learning and several MOOCs and integrates technology to the classroom actively. IE’s online MBA is further ranked #1 worldwide by QS (2018). Other centers that cater to I&E include the Center for Diversity, Center for Corporate Social Innovation, Global Corporation Center and Center for Governance of Change. IE further sponsors or co-organizes several ILocal Economic Development&E events including: South Summit (largest startup fair in Southern Europe), Thinkers50 and IE Rockets.nbsp;<br/> =

= 4 The School places a profound importance in the development both on an economic and social aspect within the local and regional community. Several projects within IE University-Industry Collaborationstrive to connect the IE institution on a local level especially in our campus located in Segovia, within the fields of creativitiy, design, social entrepreneurship and innovation.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br/> =

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= 5 Regional Further current collaborations at IE also include partners such as The Hub Madrid, Net Impact and Local Economic Development&nbsp;<br/> =Emzingo to name a few...

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