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IESE

by lazyratcn, 1st Sep 2007

刚到学校两天，简单介绍下IESE吧。

西班牙IESE商学院1958年初建于巴塞罗那，是Navarra大学的商学院，学校目前有2个校区，分别在巴塞罗那和马德里，FULL TIME MBA在巴塞罗那校区，离巴萨的主场不远，坐车15分钟吧。IESE MBA在ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE UNIT 的排名中05，06年连续排名全球第一，在FT的综合排名中（综合各媒体的MBA排名）排全球第10。

IESE MBA是欧洲第一个2年的MBA课程，目前课程历时19个月，第一学年从10月到次年6月分为3个term,主要为必修课；第二学年分为2个term，为交换和选修，近1/3的学生有机会交换到WHARTON,COLUMBIA,CHICAGO,LBS,TUCK等学校。

IESE MBA 为双语课程，每年9月－10月，没有任何西语基础或有部分基础的人将被分为不同小组进行高强度西语学习，同时在正式的MBA课程中也将安排西语课，课程结束后将获得由IESE和巴塞罗那工商协会授予的证书。

IESE每年有来自50个国家左右的210多名学员，其中亚洲人不多（印度人被偶排除了，丫在任一商校都特多），今年214人才2个大陆的，5个台湾的。。。就业也主要是欧洲为主，看了下2006的报告，80％以上在欧洲。

IESE主要采用案例教学模式，每天上午8：15－9：15分小组进行一天课程的案例讨论，然后开始正式的课程（这个是听Dean说的，还没正式体会）。

其他关于IESE，学费贷款很方便，无需担保；学费已经包括医疗保险，签证和以后在西的生活都很方便。

巴塞罗那就更不用说了，动感之都，天气、建筑、物价都是不错的。

总之，你如果你觉得1年的课程太短了，又想过过欧洲的生活，在地中海旁逛逛，顺便学学西语，IESE是个不错的选择。

其他，以后想到再补充吧。各位如有问题，直接问好了，偶尽量回答。

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IESE V.2

正式开学快一个月了，再简单介绍下自己的感觉，希望更多的人申请IESE

课程,以案例讨论为主，一般每天4节课，3个案例，1节西语，上课前一小时小组内部先讨论，每个小组有个教授和二年级学生做mentor；上课时也主要是在教授引导下进行全班讨论来分析案例，教授最常说的就是，学会从你的同学身上学习知识；

就业,Career Forum这周刚结束，IB除了GS基本都来了,大摩，雷曼，美林，CITI，德意志算是比较积极的，一堆一堆的人来，不少校友，早餐，晚餐啥的活动不断；Consulting 三巨头也都来了，不过活动比较少，只有Booz安排了dinner；Industry可能西班牙的企业比例要高一些，但国际企业也不少；总的来说，招的基本是欧洲office，亚洲的比较少。（去年中国人的实习情况，我了解的：一个大陆的去了雷曼；5个台湾的，一个去了美林，一个德意志，一个去了咨询，一个是家乐福，还有一个忘了）

学生，以我们小组为例吧，3个咨询的（一个麦肯锡，一个BAIN），一个投行的，一个accountant，两个Industry，偶勉强算entrepreneur吧；嘿嘿，每天和麦肯锡的，BAIN的讨论案例，感觉不错哦。

娱乐，IESE最著名的就是BOW了，每周四晚都会有一个BAR PARTY，NETWORKING的好机会哦。另外，上周刚举行了个BAR CRAWL，基本上全部在校的MBA都参加了，想象一下：整个晚上，街上一群群装扮成警察，医生，护士的IESE MBA在各个BAR乱窜，CRAZY PARTY....其他各种俱乐部活动，小范围聚餐，PARTY就不说了，太多。。。

感觉：累就一个字，天天都困啊。。。

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Instituto De Empresa--IE,位于西班牙的首都，马德里。

我们商学院创立于1973年，属于典型的Entrepreneur机构，所以学校的最大特色是：创业学。虽然业界对于创业精神是否能被传授，一直存有争议，但IE在这方面的研究和投入，使得这里成为学习创业学全球首屈一指的商学院，虽然我们的金融，战略和operation教学也不错。而Tuck和Babson则是和IE合作最紧密的伙伴。

IE提供了包括International MBA, Spanish MBA，Executive MBA以及其他的Master项目。其中Financial Time 排名11的International MBA今年一共有240名学生，来自66个国家和地区。项目历时13个月，包含24门必修课程和6-8门选修课程，同学们除了在必修课上要学习4门和创业有关的课程之外，选修课程中还有Venture Lab和Entrepreneurship V。学生们自组团队编写商业计划，教授给予指导，并且筛选部分创业计划和投资人接洽。事实上，部分教授自己就是VC或者PE的partner.

IE在西班牙和拉丁美洲享有盛誉，而且在研究Family Business方面也有独到之处，所以学生当中有很多来自家族企业。我曾经不经意地从某个同学的姓氏上，猜出来他来自于欧洲某个著名的电动工具家族企业。这样的惊奇，IE有不少。

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IE也有缺点，那就是马德里丰富多彩的夜生活，也给了众多兄弟姐妹享受生活的便利。而且，很多就读于IE的学生，不少人相信working for living，所以很多学生都是打算从IB或者MC撤退，自行创业的。所以，咬牙拼命拿高分，抢TOP10的style在IE不流行，这也算IE一大特色。不过，这并不说明竞争不激烈。因为那些具有丰富工作经验的同学，在某门课程上的知识深度，不是读5-6个case可以迎头赶上的。这该归功于IE的diversification了吧。

总而言之，言而总之，IE并不适合所有的人，至少我是这么认为的。不过，IE很适合我这种对MBA后的职业目标很清楚，希望平衡职业和家庭，关注投入产出性价比的人。另外，IE在亚洲校友很少，中国更少，北京和上海的校友俱乐部刚刚成立。所以，中国的校友网络对个人的帮助不会太大。

寥寥数语，希望帮助大家对IE有全面的认识。至于我个人而言，我非常享受我的MBA学习，也希望有更多人来马德里分享这份感悟。

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刚到学校两天，简单介绍下IESE吧。

西班牙IESE商学院1958年初建于巴塞罗那，是Navarra大学的商学院，学校目前有2个校区，分别在巴塞罗那和马德里，FULL TIME MBA在巴塞罗那校区，离巴萨的主场不远，坐车15分钟吧。IESE MBA在ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE UNIT 的排名中05，06年连续排名全球第一，在FT的综合排名中（综合各媒体的MBA排名）排全球第10。

IESE MBA是欧洲第一个2年的MBA课程，目前课程历时19个月，第一学年从10月到次年6月分为3个term,主要为必修课；第二学年分为2个term，为交换和选修，近1/3的学生有机会交换到WHARTON,COLUMBIA,CHICAGO,LBS,TUCK等学校。

IESE MBA 为双语课程，每年9月－10月，没有任何西语基础或有部分基础的人将被分为不同小组进行高强度西语学习，同时在正式的MBA课程中也将安排西语课，课程结束后将获得由IESE和巴塞罗那工商协会授予的证书。

IESE每年有来自50个国家左右的210多名学员，其中亚洲人不多（印度人被偶排除了，丫在任一商校都特多），今年214人才2个大陆的，5个台湾的。。。就业也主要是欧洲为主，看了下2006的报告，80％以上在欧洲。

IESE主要采用案例教学模式，每天上午8：15－9：15分小组进行一天课程的案例讨论，然后开始正式的课程（这个是听Dean说的，还没正式体会）。

其他关于IESE，学费贷款很方便，无需担保；学费已经包括医疗保险，签证和以后在西的生活都很方便。

巴塞罗那就更不用说了，动感之都，天气、建筑、物价都是不错的。

总之，你如果你觉得1年的课程太短了，又想过过欧洲的生活，在地中海旁逛逛，顺便学学西语，IESE是个不错的选择。

其他，以后想到再补充吧。各位如有问题，直接问好了，偶尽量回答。

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Manchester Business School improves in Forbes ranking
Manchester Business School is celebrating a strong performance in the new Forbes guide to the world’s best business schools, published this week. The School was rated third among non-US schools and second in the UK for its full-time programme.

The Forbes ranking looks at the “bang for your buck” of an MBA programme - how long it takes students to recoup their fees and the earnings lost while they study, and the scale of the increase in their salary.

Professor Michael Luger, Director of Manchester Business School commented:

“I’m pleased to see that we are getting this kind of recognition in such a highly regarded business publication. North America is an important market for MBAs and this kind of success helps to raise our profile. Our MBA offers students a truly global experience. We have students and lecturers from all over the world, and unrivalled international content in our programme - and it clearly delivers results for our alumni, as this survey shows.”

Forbes Magazine conducts its ranking of business schools every two years, and divides its findings into US and non-US schools so Manchester Business School is represented in the non-US table of schools running two year programmes.  (Its MBA programme is actually 18 months.)  The survey is based primarily on the response of the School’s alumni from five years ago.

This year’s position is an improvement on 2005, when the School was rated sixth among non-US business schools offering two-year programmes.

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History and Heritage


Founded in 1965, Manchester Business School quickly established itself as one of Europe's leading centres for management teaching and research. This reputation spread particularly quickly amongst employers, who preferred Manchester's practical approach to the more theoretical methods used by many universities.

The School's MBA programme reflected its philosophy of learning through the practical application of theoretical knowledge. This was as a result of excellent links with industry, and the consequent balance of classroom teaching with real consultancy in a business situation. This unique approach has become known as the Manchester Method', and it clearly distinguishes Manchester] Business School from other business schools - in terms of both curriculum and results.

The Manchester MBA is highly valued both by companies who recruit our graduates and by formal accrediting bodies. Indeed, in 1996, the Association of MBAs (AMBA) extended its accreditation of the Manchester MBA for a further seven years, the longest period allowed under its rule,' Two years earlier, the government funding body HEFCF, assessed the School's quality of teaching and learning and placed it in its highest category: excellent.

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The Manchester Method -a unique approach to learning


The 'Manchester Method' is an approach to learning, unique to Manchester Business School). It is based on the proven educational principle that the most effective way to learn and remember is through practical application. The 'Manchester Method' includes a wide range of developmental and experiential activities, giving participants the chance to learn through the practical application of the theoretical knowledge they have absorbed.

Manchester Business School also supports the principle that individuals can achieve far more by working co-operatively in groups rather than in isolation. For these reasons, the Manchester Method' is grounded in group project work which mirrors the way in which modern managers work. This comprises three distinct stages:



building the necessary portfolio of knowledge and skills through lectures, tutorials, case studies and mini-projects.


On the full-time MBA programme, this includes an appreciation of national and cultural differences and how these


can impact on effective group work


undertaking internal group projects within a controlled environment. These give the participants the opportunity to


practise project work with maximum support anti minimum risk


group consultancy projects with a client organisation. Under the supervision of a faculty member, groups undertake


a major piece of consultancy work on behalf of Sponsoring organisations. Examples of these consultancy projects are described here by former participants

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The 'Manchester Method' is an approach to learning, unique to Manchester Business School). It is based on the proven educational principle that the most effective way to learn and remember is through practical application. The 'Manchester Method' includes a wide range of developmental and experiential activities, giving participants the chance to learn through the practical application of the theoretical knowledge they have absorbed.

Manchester Business School also supports the principle that individuals can achieve far more by working co-operatively in groups rather than in isolation. For these reasons, the Manchester Method' is grounded in group project work which mirrors the way in which modern managers work. This comprises three distinct stages:


building the necessary portfolio of knowledge and skills through lectures, tutorials, case studies and mini-projects.


On the full-time MBA programme, this includes an appreciation of national and cultural differences and how these


can impact on effective group work


undertaking internal group projects within a controlled environment. These give the participants the opportunity to


practise project work with maximum support anti minimum risk


group consultancy projects with a client organisation. Under the supervision of a faculty member, groups undertake


a major piece of consultancy work on behalf of Sponsoring organisations. Examples of these consultancy projects are described here by former participants

waffle

The Manchester Method -a unique approach to learning


The 'Manchester Method' is an approach to learning, unique to Manchester Business School). It is based on the proven educational principle that the most effective way to learn and remember is through practical application. The 'Manchester Method' includes a wide range of developmental and experiential activities, giving participants the chance to learn through the practical application of the theoretical knowledge they have absorbed.

Manchester Business School also supports the principle that individuals can achieve far more by working co-operatively in groups rather than in isolation. For these reasons, the Manchester Method' is grounded in group project work which mirrors the way in which modern managers work. This comprises three distinct stages:



building the necessary portfolio of knowledge and skills through lectures, tutorials, case studies and mini-projects.


On the full-time MBA programme, this includes an appreciation of national and cultural differences and how these


can impact on effective group work


undertaking internal group projects within a controlled environment. These give the participants the opportunity to


practise project work with maximum support anti minimum risk


group consultancy projects with a client organisation. Under the supervision of a faculty member, groups undertake


a major piece of consultancy work on behalf of Sponsoring organisations. Examples of these consultancy projects are described here by former participants

building the necessary portfolio of knowledge and skills through lectures, tutorials, case studies and mini-projects.


On the full-time MBA programme, this includes an appreciation of national and cultural differences and how these


can impact on effective group work


undertaking internal group projects within a controlled environment. These give the participants the opportunity to


practise project work with maximum support anti minimum risk


group consultancy projects with a client organisation. Under the supervision of a faculty member, groups undertake


a major piece of consultancy work on behalf of Sponsoring organisations. Examples of these consultancy projects are described here by former participants