
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
General
At IESE Business School, we offer many degree and non-degree programs. Our degree programs are: the Master in Management (MiM), MBA, Executive MBA (EMBA) and Global Executive MBA (GEMBA), plus the Master of Research in Management (MRM) and PhD in Management. In addition, we have a wide offering of Executive Education programs that range from short programs focused on a specific skill or industry, to longer-format programs with a general management approach.
No, IESE does not offer undergraduate degrees at this time, but the University of Navarra, the university to which we belong, offers nearly 50 undergraduate degrees in a wide range of subjects.
Yes, IESE’s Master in Management (MiM) program is specifically designed for students who are completing, or have just completed, their undergraduate degree. A small number of our MBA students also apply during their last year of undergraduate studies. We also have a program called the Young Talent Path that allows undergraduates to experience the MBA during the summer.
Most of IESE’s students and participants have prior work experience or are currently employed. For our Master in Management (MiM), however, no work experience is required.
IESE is regularly ranked among the best business schools in the world. Our Executive Education programs have been ranked number two in the world 2022 by the Financial Times. Our MBA program has been ranked among the best in Europe by The Economist, Bloomberg Businessweek and the Financial Times, among others.
The learning environment at IESE is global in every way. We have campuses in five cities around the world and programs and modules in dozens of others, our study body is highly international and our professors and staff come from more than 50 different countries. In our MBA alone, there are around 55 nationalities.
From the beginning, IESE has used the case method, which looks at real-life business examples, as the cornerstone of our teaching methodologies. But we are constantly innovating, introducing other active learning methodologies such as simulations, coaching and mentoring. We also are incorporating more digital elements into all our teaching.
The case method is an approach to teaching that has been at the center of the IESE experience since its founding. It involves presenting real-life business situations to students, who read and discuss the particular challenge, and also become decision makers in how to resolve it.
Visa requirements vary depending on the country where the program is located, and on the nationality of individual students.
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