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A SMART LEARNING FORMAT
Our approach isn’t just online and it isn’t just on campus – it’s blended. We align and combine the best of technology, methodology and our world-class faculty, so you can experience multi-layered learning in a multi-faceted environment.
Our blended methodology combines live videoconferences, interactive forums, and activities with face-to-face modules in various locations around the world. By bringing together the best of online and in-person courses, we provide students with an unconventional educational experience so that you can learn in the same way you work, because the business world is no longer confined to physical spaces.
Our videoconferences provide a personalized learning experience that adapts to the needs of modern professionals by providing distance learning in an up-close and personal real time experience. The small group sizes, along with the nature of our videoconferences, provide a sense of proximity that simulates the in-classroom experience. Instead of a conventional approach to online lectures, students participate in case study analyses to actively engage with the material. Your professors will create a stimulating learning environment in which you will feel encouraged to participate. Our technology contributes to this by featuring classmates as they participate, and dividing the classroom into smaller groups to discuss specific topics.
Within the online component of the course, we make room for more face-to-face interaction with group work and case study analyses as well as asynchronous discussion forums. Students present their group findings to the class, just as they would in a physical classroom. By participating in online forums, students are able to engage with their fellow classmates, pose meaningful questions, and respond to the professor.
Our updated, state-of-the-art WOW Room is a virtual learning experience without limits. It allows for enhanced collaboration and networking capabilities, resulting in a dynamic, intercultural exchange of knowledge and ideas. Some of the world’s most innovative technology has gone into producing this unique, lifelike virtual learning experience:
WHAT BLENDED HAS TO OFFER
Is it part-time? Is it online? Is it in-person? No, it’s blended.
As our world becomes increasingly interconnected and fast-paced, we understand that professionals face unique challenges in the modern-day classroom. With this in mind, we have developed our blended methodology as a new way to approach the learning experience. Blended learning combines online learning with face-to-face interaction, so that students are free to customize their education so that it fits seamlessly into their lives.
FLEXIBILITY TO SUIT YOUR LIFESTYLE
Today’s dynamic professionals need flexible programs that adapt to their circumstances. Our portfolio offers different formats that suit different lifestyles. Your education should enhance and complement your global career, which is why with our blended methodology, you can combine your professional life with your academic experience.
DON’T PUT YOUR LIFE OR CAREER ON HOLD
One of the main benefits of the blended methodology is balance, whether it be at work, in academics, or in your personal life. The blended approach gives you the freedom to advance your career while simultaneously pursuing a valuable, meaningful education.
THE LATEST TECHNOLOGIES IN EDUCATION
You’ll never feel like you’re missing out on the physical classroom experience with the variety of tools offered. With online activities, video chats, and more, our online platform is innovative and interactive. Our forums are unique, with professors tracking participation and students encouraged to engage.
TRULY DIVERSE
Our Blended Methodology allows you to meet international professionals and create long-lasting business relationships. IE provides the perfect platform for profound global connection, mixing real, face-to-face contact with continued online interaction. We celebrate diversity, and our blended cohorts combine professionals from different backgrounds, functions, industries, nationalities and places of residence for a truly blended experience.
BECAUSE LIFE IS BLENDED
Your life is already a blend of digital and physical interactions: you buy tickets for a concert on an app, schedule work meetings using an online calendar, and collaborate with coworkers in person and via email. Why not approach education in the same way? The mix of remote and in-person collaboration prepares professionals for real-world experiences in executive leadership.
STILL WONDERING WHAT OUR BLENDED METHODOLOGY IS ALL ABOUT?
BLENDED IS...
BLENDED IS NOT...
Pioneering online education for over 20 years | This approach to on-and-offline education is unique and our years of experience have allowed us to develop a highly interactive experience in multi-layered environments, which enables us to drive knowledge to its full potential.
Constantly updated to stay relevant | We learn the specific needs and demands of each cohort’s profile and context. In this way, we stay at the forefront.
A reflection of the global workplace
Today’s professionals are no longer confined to an office for the duration of their working life. Global executives need a program that will prepare them for the unique challenges of the modern workplace.Smart | We use the best and most up-to-date technology to create program suited to savvy executives.
Personalized | Reduced class-sizes and interactive online classes support meaningful and dynamic discussions amongst students.
Taught by international leaders in business | Over 1,000 professors spread around the globe bring an unparalleled knowledge of cases from every corner of the corporate world. Around 70% of our faculty are active members of the business world, endowing them with unique and valuable insights into global business.
Real | Life is blended, and we think that education should be blended, too.
A global educational experience | Our students come from all around the world, providing you with a unique opportunity to network with global executives that match your profile. Our interactive blended format will give you countless chances to interact with the best that international business has to offer.
Diverse | Like the global workplace, IE is diverse. Our students and faculty represent countless cultural and professional backgrounds, leading to a highly enriched learning environment.
Just another online format | Our blended, interactive online format goes beyond what you’ve seen in online programs. Our classes engage students and provide space for meaningful interactions with peers and professors.
Just another part-time format | This approach to the blended format is exclusive to IE. You won’t find another like it! We blend our unique online
learning forums, videoconferences, and multimedia with face-to-face interaction during our intensive week-long sessions.
Just a normal networking opportunity | With more than 130 nationalities within our student body, and professors from all over the world, you’ll be studying in a truly international environment. The connections and the knowledge you’ll be exposed to is beyond compare!
DISCOVER OUR BLENDED PROGRAMS
Get an up-close-and-personal look at the new way of learning. Find out how much further you can go with our highly innovative Blended programs.
BUSINESS SCHOOL
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Global Online MBA
Transformation & Disruption. Blend your personal, professional and academic life in our 15 month, internationally focused Global MBA.
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Global Executive MBA
Take your already proven managerial expertise on a journey around the world. The Global Executive MBA is for executives of the highest level who want to deepen their understanding, broaden their reach and continue breaking boundaries.
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Executive MBA Blended English
Our blended, flagship Executive MBA takes your professional career to new destinations without having to sacrifice your personal life along the way.
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Executive MBA Blended Spanish
El Executive MBA de IE Business School te ayuda a trabajar tus habilidades de liderazgo y a pulir tus conocimientos sobre el ámbito empresarial. Así, saldrás con la preparación necesaria para afrontar los retos de un panorama que no para de cambiar.
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Executive MBA In-Person English
Our Executive MBA In Person is a highly personalized program, focused on your professional and personal development. It’s a transformational journey, designed to help you achieve—or even exceed—your goals. Together with your personal executive coach, you will develop your own personal development plan, based on your unique career and life objectives.
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Executive MBA In-Person Spanish
Nuestro Executive MBA Presencial es un programa centrado en tu desarrollo personal y profesional, por lo que te ofrece diferentes opciones de personalización. Es un viaje transformador diseñado para ayudarte a alcanzar, e incluso superar, tus metas. Con la ayuda de tu coach ejecutivo personal, elaborarás un plan de desarrollo personal, basado en tus objetivos vitales y profesionales.
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IE Brown Executive MBA
Two elite institutions with expertise in business, the humanities, and social science: a blended virtual campus experience and in-the-flesh world-renowned learning. It combines different worlds and will expand yours.
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EXECUTIVE MASTER IN STRATEGIC MARKETING & COMMUNICATION
The Executive Master in Strategic Marketing and Communication is designed for professionals who are looking to upskill and elevate their professional experiences to the next level. This program takes the latest advancements in technology and equips you with a 360-degree vision of the world of marketing and communications.
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EXECUTIVE MASTER IN DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION & INNOVATION LEADERSHIP
The Executive Master in Digital Transformation & Innovation Leadership is a pathway for mid- and senior-level business professionals to “up-skill” and become the innovators and digital transformers that companies need.
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SCHOOL OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
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MASTER IN BUSINESS ANALYTICS & BIG DATA
The Master in Business Analytics & Big Data has been redesigned and updated to provide the holistic skill set in data science, business transformation and big data that the new roles emerging in the field will demand.
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LAW SCHOOL
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MÁSTER EJECUTIVO EN ASESORÍA JURÍDICA DE LOS NEGOCIOS
Este programa responde a los cambios transformadores en la industria legal, el impacto de la globalización, la innovación y la tecnología.
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EXECUTIVE LL.M.
The program is business-law focused and covers American Common Law, its application in international practice and management essentials, vital to the practice of law for business clients.
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DUAL DEGREES
Students can specialize in two areas, saving time and receiving two separate titles from IE or another collaborating institution. IE Law School has thought up the best program combinations for their students so that they can take advantage of integral training in the least amount of time possible.
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SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN
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MASTER IN BUSINESS FOR ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN
The program trains professionals for a future that does not differentiate between business and design, not between physical and digital, and in which action, collaboration and multidisciplinarity are the rule.
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Master in Real State Development
This Master degree is aimed at understanding the breadth and depth of the development process. With a foundation in the economic, financial, strategic, and legal aspects of real estate development throughout the world, this comprehensive course goes beyond traditional subjects of the field.
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SCHOOL OF GLOBAL & PUBLIC AFFAIRS
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EXECUTIVE MASTER IN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
The program is a window into the disruptive role of innovation and emerging technologies in international businesses, and the associated challenges and opportunities for companies that want to expand their international footprint.
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