Es noticia: MBA. IESE Open Day

MBA

IESE Open Day

Focus on IESE

The goal of IESE's Admissions Department is to give all candidates first-hand knowledge of what IESE is and how they are going to work during their MBA. Thus, each year, a number of open-doors days are organized at IESE's Barcelona campus, together with more than 30 value-added sessions in different cities throughout the world. The aim of these events is to introduce candidates to the case method

MBA Value-Added Presentations
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Young professionals from 18 different countries gathered at IESE on April 27 to attend the Open Day, a chance to meet the key MBA players and find out whether the MBA program really is the course that can help them to achieve their career objectives. Professor Carlos Cavallé, Dean of IESE, was there to welcome them and explain the distinctive IESE approach. "This is indeed a center of learning", he said, "but one which is student-centered. Our mission is not just transmitting knowledge but also developing your abilities." Quoting Winston Churchill's famous remark: "I like to learn, but I hate to be taught", Professor Cavallé explained how IESE aims to deliver something more than straight teaching by cre-ating opportunities for students to learn for themselves, apply the knowledge they acquire and fur-ther their personal development along the way.

On the MBA, IESE favors an eminently pragmatic approach as exemplified by the school's pioneering case study approach. Students can expect to handle three case studies a week from the word go, some-thing which Professor Jordi Canals, Associate Dean of IESE, said can leave students feeling some-what overwhelmed in their first few weeks. Since most of the MBA faculty also teach on IESE's Executive Education programs, students can also benefit from this direct line into the world of senior management. "When a professor discusses a case with you, he or she will already have discussed it with someone more senior than yourself", said Professor Canals.

As the day's busy program unfolded, the potential MBA students were given the chance to sample a case study, Automation Consulting Services, given by Professor Antonio Dávila, find out just what the career prospects are for MBA graduates from Ms Patricia Fernando, Director of the Career Management Center, and get an overview of the program from MBA Director professor Eduardo Martínez Abascal. IESE was not only the first European Business School to launch its MBA back in 1964, but it is currently the only institution in Europe to offer a fully bilingual program in English and Spanish, two of the world's most important languages for commerce.

Once the visitors had seen what IESE has to offer, Professor Canals outlined what kind of person IESE is looking for. Five qualities stand out pro-activeness, team orientation, the ability to absorb knowledge quickly and apply it efficiently, a concern for other people and, finally, high aspirations. "We are looking for people who are not just eager for money and power, we want people who want to change the world", said Professor Canals.

MBA Value-Added Presentations
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20 potential MBA students apiece attended IESE MBA Value-Added Presentations on April 16 and 18 in Brussels and Paris. These introductions to the MBA program represent a departure from the usual slide-show and talking head format as the accent is on active participation. All attendees are expected to take part in a fully-fledged case study of a company, followed by a panel discussion chaired by IESE Alumni. In this way, potential students can get a real taste of what studying an MBA at IESE is like and IESE staff get a chance to see them in action. At the Brussels and Paris events, IESE's Professor Javier Estrada gave the case study which focused on finance.