IESE 2002087 213364481 2008-05-19T00:30:13Z 83.42.209.73 /* Notable alumni */ {{Infobox University |image_name = IESE Business School Logo.png |name = IESE Business School |established = [[1958]] |type = [[Private school|Private]] |dean = [[Jordi Canals]] |city = [[Barcelona]] |country = [[Spain]] |students = ~600 |staff = 171 |campus = [[urban area|Urban]] |website = [http://www.iese.edu www.iese.edu] |endowment = US$ 32.64 Million }} [[Image:IESEbusinessschoolopusdeicorporatework2.jpg|right|frame|IESE Business School of the University of Navarra: A top business school, according to ''Financial Times'' and the ''Economist Intelligence Unit''.]] '''IESE Business School''', the graduate business school of the [[University of Navarra]], is ranked as a top 5 [[business school]] in [[Europe]] and is renowned for its [[MBA]] and Executive MBA programs. IESE has campuses in [[Barcelona]] and [[Madrid]]. IESE is an initiative of [[Opus Dei]], a personal prelature of the Catholic Church. The endowment of IESE in December 2006 stood at an all time high of US$ 32.64m IESE stands for "Instituto de Estudios Superiores de la Empresa" in Spanish and in English: "Institute of Higher Business Studies" or "International Graduate School of Management". ==Features== Its main features are: * An international character that combines a global mindset with an understanding of the different cultural, institutional and social dimensions that play a role in business in different regions. * A general [[management]] view of companies and business problems and challenges. * A culture of learning that helps participants ask not only what, but why and how. * The human and ethical values indispensable for personal growth and corporate sustainability. * The belief that business leaders can have a profound impact on people and society through professionalism, integrity and spirit of service, fostering in this way true corporate social responsibility. * A personalized approach to management education. * Rigorous research on real problems which are relevant to the business world. [http://www.iese.edu/en/IESEExp/Welcome/Mission/Mission.asp] * Comprehensive international exchange programs with top schools (e.g., [[Columbia Business School]], [[Kellogg]], and the [[Tuck School of Business]] at [[Dartmouth College]]) ==Some of the Programs Offered== [[Image:IESEmadrid.jpg|thumb|right|270px|IESE Madrid Campus]] * MBA * Executive MBA * Global Executive MBA * General Management Programs * [http://www.iese.edu/SFP Short Focused Programs] * Ph.D in Management * Custom Programs * Alumni Continuous Education Programs * International Faculty Development Program ==Brief History== *1958: IESE Business School Established in Barcelona *1963: Harvard-IESE Committee meets to guide the IESE MBA program *1964: IESE establishes Europe’s first two-year MBA program *1973: Europe’s first entrepreneurship course offered at IESE *1980: Bilingual program, Europe's first, created *1989: International Advisory Board established *1991: International Faculty Development Program for faculty members in Europe formed *1994: IESE begins offering executive education programs in partnership with other leading business schools including Harvard Business School, MIT Sloan and University of Michigan *2000: Europe's first Global Executive MBA established *2002: Advanced Management Program in Brazil established *2003: Executive Development Program in Egypt established *2004: Advanced Management Program in Munich established *2005: Inside India Program established *2007: King and Queen of Spain Inaugurate Expanded IESE Campus in Barcelona, New York City research center established ==Ranking== IESE ranked as number one business school in the world based on the study of the [[Economist Intelligence Unit]] of 2005 and 2006. The ranking criteria of the Economist are (a) Open new career opportunities (35%), (b) Personal development/educational experience (35%), (c) Increase salary (20%), and (d) Potential to network (10%). [http://mba.eiu.com/site_info.asp?info_name=wmba_rank_method] It ranked 11th in the world based on the study of the [[Financial Times]] in 2008. [http://rankings.ft.com/rankings/mba/rankings.html] and 1st non-U.S two year business school according to Forbes magazine. [http://www.forbes.com/2007/08/16/best-business-schools-biz-07mba_cz_kb_0816bschool_land.html] In its Executive Education 2000 survey published on May 23, [[The Financial Times]] ranked IESE one of the world's leading providers of open enrollment and in-company programs for global senior managers. In the global Top 20 ranking, IESE ranked 9th in the world and 2nd in Europe. The Financial Times also named IESE No. 1 in the world in two categories: internet usage and relevance of teaching in the workplace. IESE is one of the world's pioneers in [[joint-venture]] executive education, offering open-enrollment programs in partnership with leading U.S. business schools and companies since 1994. The school's in-company programs have attracted such leading clients as [[Bertelsmann]], [[British Telecom]], [[Boeing]], [[Fortis]], [[Henkel]], [[Sun Microsystems]] and [[Volkswagen]] in recent months. [http://www.iese.edu/aplicaciones/news/view.asp?id=9&cs=1&lang=en] ==Notable alumni== *[http://www.londonspeakerbureau.co.uk/speakers/viewSpeaker.aspx?speakerid=353 Isabel Aguilera], Executive Management Program Certificate, IESE - CEO, [[Google]] Spain and Portugal "Google Iberia" *Alfredo Biel Castán, MBA, IESE - CEO, [http://www.bonsaitech.com Bonsai Technologies group, S.A.] *Ruben Bonet, MBA, IESE - CEO, [http://www.fractus.com Fractus] *Javier Cebrián Sagarriga, MBA, IESE - Chairman, [http://www.bonsaitech.com Bonsai Technologies group, S.A.] *Andrea Christenson, MBA 1983, IESE - CEO & Owner, [http://www.kaethekrusepuppe.de/ Käthe Kruse Puppen GmbH] *Jacobo González-Robatto, E-MBA 1986, IESE – CEO, [http://www.barclays.es Barclays Spain] *Luis Hernández de Cabanyes, MBA, IESE – Chairman, [http://www.rentacorporacion.com Renta Corporación] *William MacDonald, MBA, IESE – CEO, [[Lazard]] Asesores Financieros S.A. *Jordi Mercader Miró, MBA 1969, IESE – CEO and chairman of the board, [[Grupo Agbar]] *[http://www-5.ibm.com/es/press/biografias/ Amparo Moraleda Martínez], MBA, IESE – President of [[IBM]] Spain, Portugal, Greece, Israel, and Turkey *Javier Robles, PDG (General Management Program) 1990, IESE – President, [[Danone]] Spain *[[Juan Antonio Samaranch]], former President of the [[International Olympic Committee]] *[http://www.burson-marsteller.com/tmp1028/ste100/bios/valera?secLoc=1000&subsecLoc=1006 Carmen Valera], MBA, IESE - CEO, [http://www.burson-marsteller.com Burson-Marsteller] Spain *María del Pino Velázquez, MBA 1991, IESE – CEO, [http://www.unisono.com/ Unisono] *Rafael Villaseca Marco, MBA, IESE - CEO [[Gas_Natural|Gas Natural SDG, S.A.]] *Raymundo de Xesus Sanchez, MBA 1999, IESE - Strategic Planning Manager, [[Cemex|CEMEX]] *Ermenegildo Zegna, MBA, IESE - CEO, [[Ermenegildo_Zegna|Ermenegildo Zegna]] ==Supported Business Schools== As IESE was aided by [[Harvard Business School]] in its establishment, IESE has continued this charitable activity by aiding the establishment and continued operation of high-quality business schools in various countries, mainly developing. These schools include: *[http://www.ipade.mx/ IPADE] (Instituto Panamericano de Alta Dirección de Empresa) [[Universidad Panamericana Sede México|Universidad Panamericana]], [[Mexico City]], [[Mexico]], Founded in 1967 *[[IAE]] (Escuela de Dirección y Negocios) [http://www.austral.edu.ar/ Universidad Austral], [[Buenos Aires]], [[Argentina]], Founded in 1978 *[http://www.pad.edu/ PAD] (Escuela de Dirección de la Universidad de Piura) [[Universidad de Piura]], [[Peru]], Founded in 1979 *[http://www.aese.pt/ AESE] (Associaçao de Estudos Superiores de Empresa) [[Lisbon]], [[Portugal]], Founded in 1980 *[http://www.inalde.edu.co/inalde/ INALDE] (Instituto de Alta Dirección Empresarial) [[Universidad de La Sabana|Universidad de la Sabana]], [[Bogotá]], [[Colombia]], Founded in 1986 *[http://www.lbs.edu.ng/ LBS] (Lagos Business School) Pan-African University, [[Lagos]], [[Nigeria]], Founded in 1992 *[http://www.ide.edu.ec/ IDE] (Instituto de Desarrollo Empresarial) [[Guayaquil]], [[Ecuador]], Founded in 1993 *[[CEIBS]] (China Europe International Business School) [[Shanghai]], [[China]], Founded in 1994 *[http://www2.um.edu.uy/ieem/ IEEM] (Instituto de Estudios Empresariales de Montevideo) [http://www.um.edu.uy/ Universidad de Montevideo] [[Montevideo]], [[Uruguay]], Founded in 1994 *School of Business Administration [[University of Asia and the Pacific]], [[Manila]], [[Philippines]], Founded in 1995 *[http://www.ise.org.br/ ISE] (Instituto Superior da Empresa) [[São Paulo]], [[Brazil]], Founded in 1997 *[http://www.ese.cl/ ESE Business School] (Escuela de Negocios) [[Universidad de los Andes (Chile)]], [[Santiago, Chile|Santiago]], [[Chile]], Founded in 1999 *[http://www.sbs.ac.ke/ SBS] (Strathmore Business School) [[Strathmore University]], [[Nairobi]], [[Kenya]] ==IESE International Case Competition== The '''IESE International Case Competition''' is an annual [[business case]] competition run by IESE for [[MBA]] students from across the world. The competition has been held since 1995, and is sponsored by Roland Berger Strategy Consultants. ===Winning Teams=== *2006: **1st: [[London Business School]] - Mauricio Achurra, Ian Craig, Christophe Haugen, Grant Smith **2nd: [[MIT Sloan School of Management]] - Tal Ben-Shahar, Scott Roberts, Yulia Shpilman, Bryant Vernon *2005: **1st: [[MIT Sloan School of Management]] - Jed Finn, Prem Pavoor, Brian Greenfield, Mark Shalhoub **2nd: [[Wharton School of Business]] - Matthew Jeffers, Michelle Tejero, Madhur Aggarwal, CK Siu *2004: **1st: [[Richard Ivey School of Business]] - Larissa Chaikowsky, Rayomand Golwala, Monica Chen and Marcel Guay *2003: **1st: [[Kellogg School of Management]] - Attila Toth, Paolo Cuomo, Alberto Spangaro and Arlindo Eira Filho. ==References== *Murray, Shailagh. [http://www.careerjournal.com/myc/school/19990322-murray.html A Renegade Among Schools Proves It Can Hold Its Own]. Wall Street Journal. *Pfeffer, Jeffrey. [http://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2006/08/01/8382249/index.htm The benefits of company as family]. Business 2.0 Magazine. CNNMoney.com. ==External links== *[http://www.iese.edu IESE Website] *[http://www.iese.edu/SFP Business Issues for 2007 according to IESE] *[http://education.guardian.co.uk/mbas/story/0,,577269,00.html Article at Guardian Unlimited] *[http://webalumno.iese.edu/clubs/cc/Case.htm IESE Case Competition Website] *[http://www.rolandberger.com/ Roland Berger Website] [[Category:Universities and colleges in Spain]] [[Category:Business schools in Spain]] [[Category:Education in Barcelona]] [[Category:Educational institutions established in 1958]] [[de:IESE Business School]] [[es:Instituto de Estudios Superiores de la Empresa]] [[pl:IESE]] [[pt:Instituto de Estudos Superiores da Empresa]] [[zh:IPADE商学院]]