IESE Business School - University of Navarra

IESE Business School – University of Navarra

Representative name: Natalia Antip
Position: Associate Director of Admissions
Email: [email protected]
Open chat hours: 20:00-21:00
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IESE Business School - University of Navarra

About

IESE Business School is the graduate business school of the University of Navarra. The school offers MBA, Executive MBA, Master in Management and Global Executive programs, as well as Master of Research in Management and a Ph.D. program. IESE has often ranked among the top 10 in the world. The school has campuses in Barcelona, Madrid, and New York City and teaching facilities in Munich and Sao Paulo.

IESE MBA is a program that combines the teaching methodology of the best US MBA program (Harvard) with the very international cohort of European schools. A third powerful aspect of the school is the humanistic approach it has to business. The combination of these three elements yields for a very special program which is able to transform you into a well-rounded, versatile and responsible leader.

Website

http://mba.iese.edu

Program Details

IESE offers a full-time 2-year General Management MBA program that starts in September. Except for the main campus in Barcelona, IESE has several other campuses around the world.

Length

15 or 19 months

Tuition

89,950 euros

Scholarships

15,000 to 45,000 euros

Specializations

General Management Program

Location

Av. Pearson 21, 08034, Barcelona (Spain)

What should Israeli candidates know about your program?

We are the only MBA program in Europe that teaches with the case methodology for more than 80% of the curricula. This means over 400 cases during your MBA.

IESE Barcelona

6/10 07:06PM

Welcome to the IESE Chat.  My name is Natalia Antip and am a 2019 IESE MBA graduate. Before the MBA I was an engineer, during the summer internship I was a management consultant and am currently the Associate Director of Admissions responsible for Northern & Eastern Europe & Israel.  I would be happy to answer any questions you might have about my experience, the application process or the program itself.

Guest- Itay Varkovitzky

6/10 07:27PM

Hi! I wanted to ask how do you treat people with ~10 years of experience? Do you recommend such people (if they are good enough) to come to IESE?

IESE Barcelona

6/10 08:01PM

Hi Itay - if you have 10 years of experience you could qualify either as an MBA or an EMBA student in IESE.

I would be happy to have a 1to1 chat with you about which program would fit you best

we have programs for several seniority levels in IESE, it is more about the quality rather than the quality of the work experience that determine your eligibilty to be part of IESE

*rather than the quantity

Guest- Shahar

6/10 08:07PM

Do you expect more applications this year comparing to last year? will the acceptance rate be lower?

Guest- Ben

6/10 08:07PM

can you tell me about job prospects?

IESE Barcelona

6/10 08:09PM

Hi Shashar - we have been growing in number of applications but we will also grow the class size slightly this year so overall acceptance rate will be similar

Hi Ben - we employ our candidates all over the world - about half of them in Europe, half outside of Europe. Most popular functions are in consulting, marketing, sales, finance, but our placement is very diverse.

I would recommend you to download our employment report for the full picture

https://prdt.iese.edu/eng/barcelona/mba/employment-report/commercial/brochureform

Guest- Ben

6/10 08:11PM

ok thanks

what is the average gmat score?

IESE Barcelona

6/10 08:12PM

average GMAT score is 680

Guest- Ben

6/10 08:12PM

can we visit the campus in this COVID situation?

IESE Barcelona

6/10 08:13PM

yes absolutely, just drop me an email if you are in town and we can arrange a campus tour for you [email protected]

Guest- Ben

6/10 08:13PM

that's great. Thanks

Guest- Itay Varkovitzky

6/10 08:13PM

Thank you for the answer! How can I reach you for a 1to1 chat?

IESE Barcelona

6/10 08:14PM

feel free to book a session with me here: https://calendly.com/nantip/info-interview?month=2021-06

Guest- Yoel

6/10 08:16PM

What type of candidates are you looking for? any specific traits or characteristics?

IESE Barcelona

6/10 08:18PM

We look for candidates who are not only great professionals, but also great people. IESE admissions team are IESE MBA alumni so whenever we engage with a candidate we always ask ourselves: Would this person bring a valuable contribution in class while discussing a case? Would I have liked to have this person in my MBA team?

Guest- Raz

6/10 08:19PM

I am running my own company. Who should I choose as my recommender?

Guest- Shlomi Malka

6/10 08:19PM

Hi, wow, I love the pictures of the school (haven't been) . Can I arrange a campus visit?

any tips for admissions? I would love to study in Barcelona next year

just need the covid to calm down

Guest- Itay Varkovitzky

6/10 08:22PM

Thank you, I'll book a session!

IESE Barcelona

6/10 08:23PM

Hi Raz - you could have a client as recommender

Hi Shlomi, if you are in town feel free to drop me a an email and we´ll arrange a campus visit for you

[email protected]

We have a whole webpage with application tips

https://mba.iese.edu/media/

We have had in person classes since June 2020 if that puts your mind at ease

but best application tip is to interact with the school as much as you can through events, alumni, admissions officers etc

We have some cool events lined up https://mba.iese.edu/events/

Guest- Gal

6/10 08:26PM

Are there non academic clubs? Like social clubs, sports club, etc.;

IESE Barcelona

6/10 08:26PM

yes! from sailing to football to public speaking clubs

https://mba.iese.edu/living-the-iese-mba/clubs-activities/other-student-activities/

here they are

Guest- Raz

6/10 08:29PM

Are there any pre-requisites?

Guest- Gal

6/10 08:30PM

Thanks for the info and the url

IESE Barcelona

6/10 08:30PM

Hi Raz - do you mean for the recommendor?

They have to know you well

and they cannot be academic, they have to be professional

Guest- Baz

6/10 08:34PM

How would you advise candidates to get to know your MBA program and student community if they aren’t able to visit your campus?

IESE Barcelona

6/10 08:36PM

Hi Baz - the best way is to speak to as many IESE alumni as you can - and see if there is a consistency in their message

Guest- Laila

6/10 08:36PM

Hi, two questions please: 1. I studied for my BA in a Hebrew university which is not my native language./ hence, my GPA is low... is that a problem? and 2. GMAT score I need?

IESE Barcelona

6/10 08:37PM

We have many events that have students panel in them - e.g. one next Tuesday with European alumni. I also recommend the Virtual Open Day on the 7th of August You can find them here https://mba.iese.edu/events/

Hi Laila, if your GPA is low you have the opportunity to overcome that with a good GMAT/GRE score

and prove this way that you will be able to withstand the academic workload

also, you have an optional essay where you can explain that due to language limitations you had a low GPA and we will definetly take that into consideration

I also studied in Italy with low level of Italian at the beginning of my study so I know how it is

our GMAT average is 680 so anything in that range and above is great

Guest- Laila

6/10 08:42PM

super cool, thanks

Guest- Tal

6/10 08:42PM

Hi, when the applications will be out?

Guest- Laila

6/10 08:42PM

and your Italian experience brings me to my second question. exchanges?

IESE Barcelona

6/10 08:43PM

Hi Tal - please expect the application for 2022 intake to be out in August

Guest- Tal

6/10 08:43PM

Thanks!

Guest- Dudu

6/10 08:43PM

Do you offer specific scholarships for Israeli candidates?

IESE Barcelona

6/10 08:44PM

Hi Laila - on our brochure you have a full list of exchange schools on page 4 - we partner with all the best ones

https://mbafair.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/MBA-Brochure-2020-2021.pdf

Dudu - we don´t have Israeli specific scholarships but we do consider underrepresented countries in the MBA to have stronger likelihood to be scholarship recipients - for diversity purposes

Guest- Dudu

6/10 08:46PM

OK, thank you!

IESE Barcelona

6/10 08:46PM

my pleasure

Guest- Michal

6/10 08:47PM

Are there any experiential learning opportunities?

IESE Barcelona

6/10 08:48PM

Yes! have a look at this blog page about our Exsim course: https://blog.iese.edu/mba/exsim-1-reason-for-an-iese-mba/

you get to simulate a company and during one week you are placed in a team of students having C-level roles (CEO, CMO, COO, CFO, Controller) and you have to make decisions in a simulation

you also get to do consulting projects for real companies during your Capstone project, in the final Marketing project and also in the Operations Management course

During Exsim you not only get to play with the simulations, but we bring real Bankers for you ro negotiate loans with, Spanish Unions representatives to make sure you are respecting labor laws, you have a board of committee that can fire your CEO if they don´t do a good job

it´s quite fun

Guest- Michal

6/10 08:53PM

Wow! That's really interesting

IESE Barcelona

6/10 08:56PM

I will have to go now - but to continue this conversation - either ask for a feedback on profile - https://prdt.iese.edu/eng/barcelona/mba/mba/commercial/fop and I will get back to you with my assessment

or attend some of our events https://mba.iese.edu/events/

highly recommend the virtual open day on the 7th of August

enjoy the rest of your evening!

Guest- Levi

6/10 08:57PM

I can see this chat session is ending, but I will join in the next event. thanks for hosting this!