IE Students Travel to Berlin for Global Immersion Week

This year, 15 students from IE School of Science and Technology’s masters in Business Analytics & Big Data and Computer Science, went to Berlin for Global Immersion Week (GIW). Their goal: to gain insight into the challenges, opportunities, considerations, and possibilities of doing business in the city.

The five-day trip offered an opportunity to network with corporate and start-up leaders from top-tier tech and data companies worldwide, further enriching their professional connections. “It was a very special experience. We could take advantage of being in the same room as those companies, ask questions, and get immediate feedback. It was very different from just reading information from the company’s website,” said Paulina Cattau, a master student in Business Analytics & Big Data.

Students particularly applauded the chance to visit industry giants such as Tesla, Microsoft, Amazon, Palo Alto Networks, Delivery Hero, and Razor Group. Throughout those visits, they engaged in conversations about state-of-the-art technologies and trending topics like cybersecurity, data analytics, artificial intelligence, and sustainability.

According to Cattau, the trip satisfied the motivations of the participating students, while some were actively seeking job opportunities, others found the trip broadened their horizons and expanded their options.

For many students, one of the highlights of the Berlin GIW was the visit to Tesla's Gigafactory. Students said they were impressed by its technology and engineering levels, witnessing robots everywhere.

“Our group was one of the first group visits allowed to the factory, so we had the unique privilege to see some parts of the plant that will not be open to the public in the future! It surely is one of the most technologically advanced factories in the solar system,” Pedro Olivares, a Master's student in Business Analytics and Big Data.