Student review [#22683] for Master in Management
at IE University

Firstly it is important to mention that fluid learning is the biggest lie IE is selling. Before getting into the program I was sold by the recruitment team: flexibility and state of the art technologies. Unfortunately, I quickly realised these were just some marketing promises. Program management are the worst people that I have met. Though zoom is on for every single class, students need the approval of the program management team to do so, otherwise, attendance is not counted (only allowed to miss 30%). The best part of this is that no matter how legit your excuse is (doctors notes, interview abroad for jobs etc), program management will never approve your attendance online as long as you are not dying of covid. Additionally, the “state of the art technologies” are simple interactive boards, a camera at the back of the class and zoom, nothing incredible compared to the price I paid.

Regarding the teachers, I was promised diversity. If diversity is 2 Indian teachers and the rest Spanish then they definitely nailed it. IE focus more on the professional background of the teachers rather than their ability to teach. Therefore, even if we are in relation with people with amazing experience, it is diluted by their inability to teach. Some of them are on a power trip, making us feel inferior and stupid, though I believe sometimes we know more than them.

Finally, do not do any extracurricular activities offered within the MIM. IE wants to make you believe that they will add SO MUCH to your CV but it is not true. The strategic management track, you will have more classes, more exams and will be overwhelmed with deadlines. The i2i lab, while everyone has extra holidays, you will need to be at IE from 8 am until 7 pm to work on a consulting project which will not add value. The immersion week, you’ll need to pay up to 5000EUR extra to go on a one week trip to do things you could do yourself.