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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/> =

1500+ students take part in Entrepreneurship courses each year. Entrepreneurship is at IE by the Entrepreneurship Center University has been very engaged with both big and the academic Entrepreneurship Departmentsmall industry players from its foundation. Students can take Entrepreneurship courses as part of their BBA Both master and MBA concentration or in undergrad students engage with businesses from the elective components start of their degreesprograms. Freshers and sophomores are part of the IE is further committed Labs, which act as consulting laboratories where they can work first hand with real-world cases. Companies collaborate due to educational innovation, having pioneered their great interest in launching a department for Learning Innovation. IE has released out-of-the WOW room as well as high-impact Exponential Learning and several MOOCs and integrates technology box thinking young students can offer to the classroom activelytheir companies. IE’s online MBA is further ranked #1 worldwide For instance, 2017’s Tech Lab for master students was sponsored by QS (2018)IBM and mentored students to solve an internal case. Other centers In the following years, students have mandatory internships that cater to I&E include enrich both their personal careers and the Center for Diversityindustry. Therefore, Center for Corporate Social Innovation, Global Corporation Center when IE students graduate they have a clear picture of the industry’s options and Center for Governance of Changecan decide where to kickstart their career path. Regarding the entrepreneurship landscape, IE further sponsors or co-organizes several I&E events including: South Summit (largest startup fair has developed various initiatives in Southern Europe)the past years where businesses either fund, Thinkers50 and 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.

= 4 University-Industry Collaboration&nbsp;Regional and Local Economic Development&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 The School places a profound importance 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 development both on an economic and mentored students to solve an internal case. In social aspect within the following years, students have mandatory internships that enrich both their personal careers local and the industryregional community. Therefore, when Several projects within IE students graduate they have a clear picture of the industry’s options and can decide where University strive to kickstart their career path. Regarding connect the entrepreneurship landscape, IE has developed various initiatives institution on a local level especially in our campus located in Segovia, within the past years where businesses either fundfields of creativitiy, mentor or inspire students that want to develop their own projects. Examples of these are the Repsol Foundation Entrepreneurs Fund or the IE Rocketsdesign, which acts as an incubator for education startupssocial entrepreneurship and innovation.&nbsp;

= 5 Regional Few exampes of such project would be the HAY Festival which is a creative festival striving to connect the Segovian local Community and Local Economic Development&nbsp;<br/> =IE University as this one sponsores and organises it. A second project called 180 Degrees Consulting - IE Branch is also an opportunity to do pro-bono consulting being in direct contact with local NGOs that need support on an economical and social entrepreneurial level and thus build a bridge to share resources between the students and the local community.

The School places a marked emphasis on unconventional approaches to enduring social problems, many undertaken jointly with key players in the field of process design, creativity, social entrepreneurship and innovation. Current Further current collaborations at IE also include partners such as The Hub Madrid, Net Impact and Emzingo to name a few...

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