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IE University among the world’s Top 20 Universities for Graduate Employability, according to Times Higher Education
450 companies visited IE University last year and more than 12,000 job offers were extended to graduates and alumni.
IE University ranks 19th in the 2022 Global Employability University Ranking and Survey which is based on the views of employers and run by Times Higher Education (THE) and Emerging. This year’s results of the world’s top 250 universities show that employers are increasingly seeking graduates with strong digital literacy and subject specialized skills. IE University is one of the few European universities in the top 20 for the second consecutive year and in the top 25 for five consecutive years.
The Talent & Careers team at IE University provides impactful advising, learning resources, and development tools that allow students and alumni to achieve their career goals. The team works closely with international recruiters that are seeking top talent. Last year, in 2021, 450 companies visited the IE campus and more than 12,000 job offers were extended to graduates and alumni, with the top countries of recruiters being Spain, Germany, United Kingdom, Italy, United States, France, Switzerland, Netherlands, Luxemburg, and India.
The ranking surveyed international recruiters and is based on a framework of six key drivers identified by businesses as the main contributors to creating employable graduates: academic excellence: research output, quality of teaching staff; digital performance: innovative learning methods, specialist training on digital jobs; focus on work: entrepreneurial environment, relevant work experience as part of the curriculum; soft skills and digital literacy; internationalism: international curriculum and staff; and specialization: up-to-date technical or business expertise, relevant specialized research.
IE University began the 2022 academic year with more than 8,000 students from 140 countries in its undergraduate and graduate programs in business, science and technology, architecture, design, economics, law, and global public affairs at its campuses in Segovia and Madrid. Eighty-one percent of the students are international, and 52% women. By country, the largest number of international students this year came from France, the United States, Italy, India, Germany, and Mexico.