IEU Labs

Gain professional skills in an internship-like experience

IEU Labs are IE University’s alternative to traditional work placements. They provide hands-on, internship-like experience on campus to first and second year students that wish to start gaining professional practice. There are many IEU Labs for you to choose from, and by joining one you will not only get to build your professional profile and gain valuable practical knowledge of different sectors, but you will also have direct contact with managers and directors of leading companies, extending your professional network.

What are the IEU LABs?

Fully-tutored working spaces where students develop professional projects and work closely with companies and institutions. An excellent opportunity for students who want a hands-on experience, to acquire interdisciplinary knowledge and professional skills.

Who can join?

All students from any program are welcome to apply to any IEU Lab, although they are specially aimed to 1st and 2nd year students.

How much work?

IEU LABs require your commitment to work hard and enjoy a full hands-on internship-like experience on campus.

  • Second semester: Work during 5 continuous months (workload: 4 to 6 hours per week).
  • Intensive period: After final exams until the end of June (workload: 4 to 6 hours per day).

The rules of the IEU LABs

Enroll in a maximum of 1 Lab each year.
Each Lab will count for 3 ECTS credit, offered at no extra cost.

Consultancy Labs

Communication Lab

Create blogs, videos & other media content according to the clients needs.

D(esign) Lab

Approach the world of design and architecture.

Legal Clinic

Offer legal advice and counseling to NGOs and startups.

Innovation Lab

Unleash your creativity through real business growth.

Tech Lab

Design innovative solutions for real life technology challenges.

Finance Lab

Analyze financial markets to optimize investment strategies.

Slow Fashion Lab

Shape the future of Fashion. Join us.

Marketing & Consumer Insights Lab

Develop brand building & strategy and prepare marketing plans for your clients.

Policy Lab

Develop professional projects for private companies, public organizations and non-profits.

Food Culture Lab

Designing future food scenarios

Econ Datalab

Dive into the data and make economics relevant

Strategy Lab

Dive into the data and make economics relevant

Social Project Labs

Social Impact Lab

Work in social development consultancy to help people and communities.

Entrepreneurship Labs

Start-up Lab

Study the needs of your business idea. Develop a feasible business plan in order to pitch it to possible investors.

2020-21 LABs Calendar

https://ieu-enrollment.ie.edu
WORK STARTS, FROM LATE-JANUARY TILL END OF JUNE

You will find the TIMETABLES of each Lab for the EXTENSIVE period in the online enrolment platform

Carlos Díez

Director of Talent & Careers department

From the Talent & Careers department, we would like to reinforce the importance of the experience that students can gain while participating in the LABs provided by IE University. Early contact with the business world is highly valued by recruiters, and in many cases, Lab experience marks the difference in the selection processes of companies looking for interns during students’ senior academic years.

The Lab experience allows students to start structuring a professional career, giving them the opportunity to gain real experience in companies, which will be of great value in IEU students’ professional development.

Testimonials

  • Thank you for the incredible work you have done, the professionalism and the degree of depth in the project you have dealt with. It has been a great pleasure for me to work with this team, and I hope that this will be something that will be continued each year.

    Lucia Saenz, WASH Emergency Specialist

  • We are really pleased that this partnership with IE has brought us this far in our collaboration. I am sure that the work you have produced will be useful and every contribution counts towards realising children’s rights to water and sanitation in Burundi.

    Jeremy Hopkins, UNICEF Representative

  • We are very grateful for this exchange, which has been very helpful at this start-up stage. We would be happy to continue collaborating with you in the future so we can further develop this line of action.

    Miguel Cuberos, Director of Arquetipos Life Plan

  • The work that the students have done has been very creative and professional. It has helped us to have an external perception of the project, presenting elements of high quality and professionalism, as well as making very significant teamwork.

    Ana Montes, Project Manager at Let's Go Company

  • You have managed to become a part of the team with your involvement and dedication. Thanks to your work and recommendations, we have been able to freshen out our social networks. We hope to continue collaborating with you in the future.

    Inés Santías, Fundación Cadete

  • The University’s initiative of the LABs is extraordinary, since it provides foundations like ours the opportunity to enhance our social actions. The students have done a great job and showed a great commitment and dedication.

    Lourdes Valls, Director at Make-A-Wish Spain

  • The project’s presentation was great. I love to see fresh ideas that enrich our daily environment. The students worked hard to meet the deadlines, and it was obvious that they were well prepared.

    Beatriz Rodríguez, Brand & Advertising at AXA

  • Very good analysis, definition of personas and strategies and good ideas with a clear storytelling.

    Javier Galindo, Global Marketing Manager at Heineken Netherlands

  • They delivered high-quality work that could have been presented by one of our agencies. I’m impressed with the quality of analysis of some of your strategic recos and ideas.

    Adolfo Torre, Marketing Manager of Local Business at Mondelez

  • Great presentations with great strategic structure and thinking. The students were really creative with some great ideas. Our briefing was challenging, and this Lab really exceeded our good expectations. Congratulations!

    Filipe Salsinha, Marketing Director at Mondelez

  • These teams really showed me how their fresh point of view can tackle marketing and business challenges. They got the briefing quickly; they understood the value proposition we needed to work with; and they offered good insights to pivot their plans.

    Nacho Mendibourne, Head of Marketing at Twitter

  • Thank you very much for the project and congratulations for the good work.

    Pablo Bernard, Vice President at Deutsche Bank Wealth Management Spain

  • Congratulations for doing an impressive job in such a short time. The work has been key for our company, and you have exceeded our expectations.

    Luz Navarro, Head of Market Research & Analytics at Axa

LABs Gallery

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labs.university@ie.edu

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