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AN MBA TO HELP YOU MAKE YOUR MARK
Making an impact in high-level business is about more than what you know – it’s about how you think, lead, and act under pressure.
In the real world, the most valuable professionals are the ones who can analyze the toughest challenges with clarity, navigate complexity, and bring people together to solve hard problems. The International MBA is designed to help you become exactly that kind of leader.
You’ll develop the critical thinking, problem-solving, and creative skills needed to tackle the toughest challenges. You’ll learn how to influence, persuade, and collaborate, so you can inspire in high-stakes environments. And we’ll arm you with the digital skills that make data your ally in driving better decisions and outcomes.
Your experience will go beyond theory. You’ll have a chance to apply and hone your skills in hands-on labs that simulate real business scenarios, working to tight deadlines, with diverse teams, on complex problems. Here, you’ll have safe spaces to test new strategies, experiment with new mindsets, and help you become an impactful professional who makes big things happen.
THE SKILLS YOU NEED...
To thrive in a fast-changing business world, you need skills that will endure. That’s why the International MBA goes beyond what’s happening today and focuses on optimizing the skills you’ll need no matter how the landscape evolves.
According to the World Economic Forum, future-ready professionals will rely on:
- Critical thinking and problem-solving.
- Resilience, adaptability, and active learning.
- Stress tolerance and flexibility.
Through our focus on mindset, how you think, and how you behave, you’ll develop all these skills and more. We’ll work with you to hone the traits and abilities that unlock your potential for impact – whatever the future holds.
...TO MAKE THINGS HAPPEN
Equally important as developing your skills is deploying them effectively. A report by McKinsey highlights the growing prominence of social, emotional, and digital skills in securing higher-value roles. That’s why the International MBA also ensures all our graduates know how to use data to make smarter decisions and boost efficiency.
We prepare you for a world where emerging technologies like AI only increase the value of human qualities. The leaders of tomorrow are those professionals who can combine tech expertise with social and emotional intelligence. We’ll help you become a leader ready to shape that future.
SHARPEN YOUR SKILLS, HEIGHTEN YOUR IMPACT
Thinking Skills
At its core, business is about problem-solving – and the toughest problems aren’t always obvious. That’s why we train you to think creatively, ask the right questions, and analyze situations from new perspectives.
You’ll develop the critical, analytical, and logical thinking needed to cut through complexity. We design scenarios where you’ll learn to think on your feet, bring people together with empathy and persuasion, and lead under pressure. How you think becomes a habit. Our program will encourage mental strength and agility, to keep you ahead of the game.
Behavioral Skills
Impact is built moment by moment, through your actions and interactions. Just like muscles, behaviors can be trained to make you more positive, productive, and impactful.
Through realistic simulations and real-world challenges, you’ll learn how to navigate conflicts, influence others, and inspire teams under pressure. You’ll experiment with new ways of working and selling your ideas. As a leader of tomorrow, you’ll learn how to bring the best out of others – and yourself.
dIGITAL Skills
For any recruiter today, digital fluency is a must-have. You don’t need to know how to code, but understanding how to use data to your advantage is key.
You’ll learn how to collect, analyze, and visualize data to make your case and sell your ideas. We’ll teach you to turn raw data into actionable insights and make better business decisions. No matter your career path, you’ll graduate with the tools to lead confidently in a digital-first world.
IMPACT SKILLS ACCELERATOR
To navigate the dynamic landscape of work successfully, you need to develop enduring impact skills that will journey with you throughout your career, undeterred by any social, digital, or economic shifts. This is where the Impact Skills Accelerator comes in as a crucial component of your Master in International Management that will help you develop and refine an essential and unique set of impact skills through comprehensive training. You will be able to think critically, communicate effectively, collaborate with diverse teams, adapt to change.... and really make things happen in the workplace and beyond.
EXPLORE OUR COMMUNITY’S IMPACT
Frequently Asked Questions
HOW WILL I BUILD MY IMPACT SKILLS IN THE INTERNATIONAL MBA?
You’ll strengthen three essential areas: thinking skills, behavioral skills, and digital skills. The program focuses on developing your creativity, analytical thinking, and problem-solving so that you can overcome complex challenges and navigate workplace conflicts. You’ll also work on behavioral traits that enable you to collaborate, negotiate, and persuade effectively. And you’ll build the digital skills that are crucial to making smarter decisions and driving business success.
Through a combination of theoretical and experiential learning, you’ll develop the skills you need for a future-ready and impactful career.
WHAT STUDENT CLUBS ARE THERE AND HOW DO I GET INVOLVED?
There are over 100 student-led clubs. They can change every year, depending on student interest. They range from academic clubs to cultural, sports and arts clubs. At the beginning of each intake, there will be an on-campus Club Fair to sign up to become members or leaders of clubs, so that is when you can start participating.
Where do classes take place?
For master’s students, classes are held at our central Madrid location, Calle Maria Molina. You can still access IE Tower facilities and events as an IE Business School student, but classes will not be located there.
WHAT GUIDANCE DOES IE OFFER FOR SKILL AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT?
The IE Talent & Careers team includes industry experts ready to support you with sector-specific guidance, based on their ongoing contacts with companies and employers. In addition, you’ll be paired with a personal career advisor, ensuring you can gain tailor-made advice, whatever your chosen career path.