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Intake: September
Location: Madrid
Tech MBA
MT — 1
Tech MBA 6 The Big Picture
7 The Context
11 The Best Things Come in Threes
12 Five + one Reasons
18 The Program
21 Key Areas
22 Program Structure
26 Beyond the Program
TECH MBA
31 Takeaways
A cutting-edge experiential
learning journey in the areas of 40 The Experience
technology, management and
40 The Way You Learn
transformational leadership. The 42 The Way You Live & Madrid
Tech MBA inspires professionals
who seek to be fluent in the
language of business and tech,
getting them ready to lead the
fast and continuous pace of
technology evolution.
The Big Picture THE CONTEXT
to succeed in the business world of for driving strategic business technology And that’s where we come in.
innovations.
the future.
This is where you come in.
TECH MBA
2 ND
LENGTH: FORMAT:
One-year Full-time
WORLDWIDE INTAKES:
FOR RETURN September
ON INVESTMENT
QS 2018
3
LOCATION:
Madrid
RD LANGUAGE:
English
EUROPEAN
BUSINESS SCHOOL
FINANCIAL TIMES 2017
6 TH
NON-US MBA
— 7
FORBES 2019
6
DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO
BE A LEADER IN THE DIGITAL AGE?
TECH MBA
opportunities in tech-centric companies and roles.
— 9
8
Change fixes THE BEST THINGS
COME IN THREES
the past. 1
Digital
Develop in three areas: Business
Mastery, Technology Immersion
and Transformational Leadership
– the ingredient that keeps you
transformation
ahead of the game.
creates
the future. 2
10 — 11
5 (+1) REASONS TO STUDY SKILL UP! BECOME A BUILD YOUR TECH NETWORK AS YOU
DIGITAL LEADER LEARN FROM THE BEST
OUR TECH MBA
Acquire the skills needed to collaborate Our Faculty and Tech MBA Advisory Board
across a company, eliminating are made up of leaders in the Tech industry:
information silos and seeking out just check out their resumés. With their
innovation; take your place as the hub extensive sector experience, they foster
of a network (not the top of a pyramid); a relevant educational environment using
learn to recognize failures and challenges current and highly stimulating course
as opportunities to grow and improve, content. Our reputation attracts students
and build the agile mindset needed to from a wide range of backgrounds who go
evolve and adapt to meet changing on to be stars in their field, ensuring you
requirements. Expand your comfort zone also build an excellent network of peers
so you can courageously lead change working in the technology sector and
– in short, become a transformational forging professional connections that will
leader of the digital revolution! last a lifetime.
12 — 13
and design innovative future realities.
About
the profile
Tech centered companies need agile
and transformational professionals
who understand not only HOW
their products and services are
created, but also HOW to effectively
manage staff who are often highly
technically skilled.
TECH MBA
of view.
14 — 15
The Tech MBA is for you if...
5
can manage technology projects inside any
organization.
AVERAGE
virtual/augmented reality and Artificial
Intelligence, to move from data to insights
to strategy.
YEARS OF
29
You are driven to develop frameworks to WORK EXPERIENCE
understand and act upon future technology
trends and reinforce your strategic thinking.
AVERAGE AGE
You are a tech-savvy innovator who enjoys
identifying and implementing technology
solutions to fill in critical organizational gaps.
Three-stage integrated
approach
TECH MBA
Choose from
business and
specialized tech
courses.
18 — 19
KEY
AREAS
Our Tech MBA is a tech-centered BUSINESS MASTERY
program that blends the three
modules – Business Mastery, At the heart of any MBA program, whether
Technology Immersion and general or specialized, lies a curriculum
Transformational Leadership in business management, strategy, and
– into a seamlessly integrated economics. In the case of our specialized
program. Tech MBA, this core is designed to ensure
you are equipped with the knowledge and
lasting growth strategies that every tech-
centric business needs in order to succeed
in the current landscape, applying case
studies and examples taken from the tech
context from the very beginning.
20 — 21
PROGRAM
STRUCTURE
EXPLORATION ACTION FOCUS
CORE
Accounting
Finance
Marketing
Strategy
Entrepeneurship
Economics
PRE-TERM COURSES
Leading people
Operations
& change
TECH MBA
During the core modules the COURSES - PERIOD 1 PERIODS 3: TECH TRACKS COURSES
22 — 23
phase of the Tech MBA.
Digital Finance
Get a grasp of the emerging tools and
technologies available to successfully
tackle challenges in financial services
including fintech, blockchain, big data,
robotics process automation and
Artificial Intelligence. Learn to design
and build an automation strategy for a
real company.
COURSES
• Fintech
• Blockchain
• Robotics process automation
• Advanced machine learning
• Emerging techs
TECH MBA
PERIOD 4: ELECTIVES
Specialization through
electives
Period 4 offers a choice of electives,
and here you can choose to strengthen
the business or the tech side of your
career as you wish, choosing from
electives from the International MBA
or the specialized Tech MBA. You can
also choose to participate in exchange
programs with other schools such as
Cornell, Stern and MIT, or leverage
internship opportunities.
In this period, students also write their
Capstone project – a final thesis in
which they focus on a problem (real,
theoretical or academic) working with
a mentor over ten sessions and in
groups.
24 — 25
BEYOND
THE PROGRAM
TECH MBA
The optional Tech Immersion Trip is a Possible destinations of the
unique experience that allows students to Tech Immersion Trip are:
explore international companies that are
centers of innovation. During this one-
• United States: San Francisco or
week trip you will discover what it’s really Seattle: Silicon Valley and the start-
like to run a global tech business, and gain up capital of the world
TECH
• Singapore: One of the most tech-
savvy smart cities in the world
IMMERSION
26 — 27
TECH CAREER TREKS IN TECH EVENTS
MADRID OR BARCELONA
Many of the most successful disruptive
innovations first raise their heads at
Your time in Spain will
international tech events and these play a
provide the perfect
fundamental role in the tech ecosystem,
opportunity to acquire in-
bringing people together and facilitating
depth knowledge of the communication and collaboration
tech scene in Madrid and amongst industry players.
Barcelona.
That’s why we support our students
During our Career Treks students spend
and encourage them to participate in
2-3 hours visiting a global tech company
key challenges within a wide range of
with the objective of learning about their
specialized international events such as:
company culture, their priorities and also
to learn more about career opportunities
when applicable.
These cities are home to the European
HQs of important global tech companies,
and we arrange visits to cutting-
edge players such as EY, IBM, Google,
Amadeus, Indra, BBVA, Accenture,
Amazon, Microsoft, etc. which will give
you the inside track on international
TECH MBA
careers routes.
28 — 29
TAKEAWAYS
AFTER OUR TECH MBA
YOU WILL BE READY TO:
TECH MBA
as you shape the future.
TAKE-
AWAYS
The Future: Graduates of the Tech MBA will be able to access
both both generalist and more specialized roles
Your Career
linked to their chosen track.
TECH MBA
with a brand recognized for its excellence among
recruiters, benefiting from our strong relationships
with hundreds of exciting companies.
32 — 33
1 DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
UX Strategist, E-commerce
Manager, etc.
TECH MBA
managing the complexity and
opportunities of a data driven
business, in roles such as Big
Data Project Manager/Architect,
Analytics Manager, Data
Engineer Lead, Applied Machine
Learning Engineer, etc.
3
OLES
DIGITAL FINANCE
34 — 35
CAREERS
SERVICES
UNLOCK YOUR POTENTIAL
WITH IE BUSINESS SCHOOL
TALENT & CAREERS
TECH MBA
will also have access to industry-specific
panels and networking events.
6,000+
ROLES FILLED EVERY YEAR
3,500+
COMPANIES WORLDWIDE HAVE
RECRUITED IE STUDENTS
36 — 37
LET OUR
EXPERTS IE Talent & Careers helps companies
recruit for all aspects of their
year after year in search of top
professionals, attracted by the quality
SUPPORT YOU business, from junior professionals and diversity of our students and
and middle managers to senior graduates.
executives. Through on- and off- We partner with companies across
campus initiatives, companies acquire all industries and regions to help
We provide expert services talent from our programs, as well as them identify the talent they need
from our wide alumni network. to succeed in today’s complex and
to help you take your next
A large number of companies, competitive business environment,
step. Our Talent & Careers
organizations and executive search adapting to their needs and
Department offers in-depth firms come to IE Business School recruitment cycles.
career assessment, giving you
a host of tools to design a
successful job search, with:
• RESOURCES
TECH MBA
From industry and salary guides, to
sector-specific job banks, we give our
students everything they need.
• TRAINING
• OPPORTUNITIES
• MEMBERSHIP
38 — 39
The At IE Business School we are passionate about
reimagining education. Our international faculty is
Experience
comprised of entrepreneurs, executives, academic
experts and authors published in top journals. Many
IE Business School professors have held executive
positions in start-up companies or multinationals.
They bring intellectual diversity and the different
CLASS TIME
TECH MBA
TEAMWORK
CLASS
PREPARATION
A TYPICAL WEEK
40 — 41
THE WAY
YOU LIVE
There’s no time to waste
when you’re taking time
out to sharpen your tools
and broaden your career
BUILD YOUR CONNECTIONS
horizons. Make every FOR THE FUTURE.
moment of your year-long
Want to meet new people and broaden
Tech MBA count towards your network? With more than 6,000
42 — 43
MADRID
FOR
YOU
Take away
memories that
will stay with you
for a lifetime.
44 — 45
SAVE
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MADRID IS CULTURE
3rd Best City in the world One of the oldest cities in Europe,
there is so much to explore. Whether
for EXPATS it is ancient history, modern art,
INTERNATIONALS EXPATS
INSIDER 2017 classical music or flamenco dance,
you will find a range of activities to
TECH MBA
suit your interests and your budget.
Film buffs shouldn’t miss the Cine
Doré, a beautiful cinema that is
Madrid is one of the most popular cities home to Spain’s film institute, tasked
in Europe for travelers, and is one of the with preserving the country’s films,
most student-friendly cities in Spain,
with a great, affordable public transport
10 m
ost sustainable
th which screens films from around the
world, many in English, with tickets a
network, cool underground culture city in the world
bargain at €2.50.
and fabulous nightlife. But Spain’s PWC CITIES OF OPPORTUNITY
2016
capital is also home to international
tech companies of the stature of
Google, Microsoft and Apple, creating
Madrid is in a league of its
myriad opportunities for a professional
experience. Our Tech MBA takes place MADRID IS own in terms of both business
STUDENT FRIENDLY MADRID IS
in the heart of Madrid, placing you
right in the center of the action in this
and culture, and provides the
CLOSE TO NATURE
bustling global city. Madrid’s residents and local perfect backdrop for rounding
Hiking, skiing, mountain biking…
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in Europe for travelers, and is one of the with preserving the country’s films,
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city in Europe for the number
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of employees in the ICT sector. The region concentrates 30%
with a great, affordable public transport world, many in English, with tickets a
network, cool underground culture There are currently 144,000 city in the world of the headquarters of IT
bargain at €2.50.
and fabulous nightlife. But Spain’speople employed in the ICT PWC CITIES OF OPPORTUNITY companies. A total of 12,017
2016 companies are headquartered
sector in Madrid, plus 64,000
capital is also home to international
tech companies of the stature of engineering students. in Madrid, representing 25% of
European city and 3rd
Google, Microsoft and Apple, creating Spanish ICT companies.
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48 — 49
in Europe. scientific production.
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mountains
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3rd Best City in the world One of the oldest cities in Europe,
there is so much to explore. Whether
for EXPATS it is ancient history, modern art,
INTERNATIONALS EXPATS
INSIDER 2017 classical music or flamenco dance,
you will find a range of activities to
TECH MBA
suit your interests and your budget.
Film buffs shouldn’t miss the Cine
Doré, a beautiful cinema that is
Madrid is one of the most popular cities home to Spain’s film institute, tasked
in Europe for travelers, and is one of the with preserving the country’s films,
most student-friendly cities in Spain,
with a great, affordable public transport
10 m
ost sustainable
th which screens films from around the
world, many in English, with tickets a
network, cool underground culture city in the world
bargain at €2.50.
and fabulous nightlife. But Spain’s PWC CITIES OF OPPORTUNITY
2016
capital is also home to international
tech companies of the stature of
Google, Microsoft and Apple, creating
myriad opportunities for a professional
experience. Our Tech MBA takes place MADRID IS
in the heart of Madrid, placing you STUDENT FRIENDLY MADRID IS
right in the center of the action in this CLOSE TO NATURE
bustling global city. Madrid’s residents and local
government appreciate the value Hiking, skiing, mountain biking…
Madrid is a center for tech-centric students bring to the city and these activities are all possible
industries such as: Aerospace, you are sure to be given a warm within 45 minutes of the city
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MADRID IS LIFE
MADRID IS
TECH MBA
FRIENDLY AND DIVERSE
MADRID IS SPORT
52 — 53
athletics.
IE Business 57 A word from our Dean
School 58 The School
62 The Experience
66 Humans of
IE Business School
68 Lifelong IE Business
School
IE BUSINESS SCHOOL
68 Talent & Careers
71 Alumni Community
73 Accreditations &
Rankings
74 Admissions &
Financial Aid
78 International Offices
54 — 55
A word from
our Dean
More than At IE Business School, one of our primary objectives is
to build a close and supportive community of students
60,000 students, and alumni all around the world. More than 60,000
alumni and students, alumni and professors from over 165 countries
make up an ecosystem that is rich in vision and ideas. By
professors from joining IE Business School, you become a vital member
IE BUSINESS SCHOOL
business schools in the world.
Martin Boehm
Dean of IE Business School
56 — 57
The School
We’re an institution
of restless learning.
An institution of powerful
connection. An institution
that always strives
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for more.
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This is
the place
60 — 61 IE BUSINESS SCHOOL
The Experience
Not
just a
IE BUSINESS SCHOOL
Business
School
IE Business School is
much more than a school
– it’s an experience.
62 — 63
I love that in class I have learnt
we have such a the power that
multicultural and comes out of
confident group. diversity.
Janna, Philippines. Arpit, India.
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machine! experience I could
Luca, Italy. imagine!
Carola, Spain.
Peter, Australia.
64 — 65
Humans
of IE Business
School
IE BUSINESS SCHOOL
COMMUNITY
160
ALUMNI
+60.000
graduates play an active part in an institution they
can truly call their own.
ie.edu/alumni
ie.edu/alumni/es
ALUMNI
66 — 67
Lifelong
IE Business
School:
IE BUSINESS SCHOOL
TALENT FORUMS:
TALENT & CAREER
DEPARTMENT 10+ sector-specific forums on
campus every year
Our Talent & Careers Department is
made up of top industry experts and
professionals from around the world.
IE TALENT FORUMS:
Through close collaboration with
international recruiters, this dynamic
PHARMA:
team puts our students and alumni
in contact with the most in-demand
jobs. You will also gain access to our
global job bank, which will allow you to
IE BUSINESS SCHOOL
FMCG/LUXURY/ RETAIL:
apply for exclusive cross-sector career
opportunities. What’s more, with expert
advice from our dedicated Careers
Team, you’ll also learn how to brand
yourself, improve your CV and tackle TECH:
challenging job interviews.
FINANCE:
230+
companies on campus,
REAL ESTATE/ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN:
CONSULTING:
participating in
IE Talent Forums, INDUSTRIAL/ENERGY:
company presentations,
networking events,
assessment centers,
interviews and more. INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT:
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WE ARE A MEMBER OF:
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management and communication trainings.
Accreditations
& Rankings
2
nd Worldwide
For Return On
Investment
QS 2018
2
nd Worldwide
Online MBA
FINANCIAL TIMES 2019
3
rd European
Business School
FINANCIAL TIMES 2017
6
It’s not just creating rd NON-US MBA
a shared vision FORBES 2019
that keeps us
going. It’s not just
the boundaries
we’ve broken; IE Business School is fully
72 — 73
Admissions &
Financial Aid
We are looking for talented
professionals who are explorers,
To be eligible to apply for the Tech MBA, you
must have completed an official bachelor’s APPLICATION
who actively seek challenges, and degree in either Science, Technology,
Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM). In
DEADLINES:
who are dynamic risk-takers with
addition, a minimum of 3 years of full-time work
an innovative approach. experience in any type of industry is required,
The Tech MBA follows a staged admissions pro-
although a total of 5 years is recommended. A
cess, with 5 to 6 application deadlines for each
passion for technology is a must.
of the two intakes per year. Competition for each
*Exceptions can be made for undergraduate of the rounds is equal. Please keep in mind that
degrees, such as Economics or Finance among deadline dates are subject to change, and are
others, where students can verify that they reviewed on a yearly basis. Check the Tech MBA
completed a substantial amount of STEM website for the most up-to-date information.
related coursework as part of their academic
background.
REQUIREMENTS:
IE BUSINESS SCHOOL
INTAKE
O
fficial bachelor’s degree or
SEPTEMBER 2020
equivalent
in a STEM-related field Admissions Scholarship
Round Application Deadline Application Deadline Decision Weeks
M
inimum of 3 years of full-time
work experience 1 4 November 2019 27 November 2019 2-13 December 2019
D
emonstrable passion 2 7 January 2020 4 March 2020 16-27 March 2020
for technology and an
understanding of the tech 3 2 March 2020 29 April 2020 11-22 May 2020
industry
4 4 May 2020 10 June 2020 22 June - 3 July 2020
74 — 75
ADMISSIONS
PROCESS:
IE BUSINESS SCHOOL
respond in real time.
represents a significant investment both in
terms of time and cost that requires prior
planning.
76 — 77
International Offices
IE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT: CLOSE TO YOU, CLOSE TO COMPANIES
BUILDING COMMUNITY AND NETWORKING
Close relationships with leading global companies
AROUND THE WORLD
and start-ups place us in the heart of corporate
Based in 30 offices worldwide, our 150-strong and entrepreneurial ecosystems. Join over 1,000
recruitment staff search far and wide for top career-focused events, including industry-oriented
international talent. This begins a life-long conversations with IE experts, or take part in career
relationship that lasts long after graduation, fairs organized alongside IE Talent and Careers.
represented by the 5,000+ annual alumni Beyond the events, you can connect with top
events in over 100 countries, which are alumni or tap into local entrepreneurial ecosystems
organized by our International Development in your region, all the while benefiting from expert
team and IE’s Alumni Relations Department. research on the future of the workplace.
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WEST & MIDWEST USA -
LOS ANGELES SAUDI ARABIA - RIYADH
westcoast@ie.edu saudi@ie.edu
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