IE Business School (Instituto de Empresa) of Madrid Spain presentation in New York on July 19

[myampol]

The IE-Instituto de Empresa (Enterprise Institute) Business School, located in Madrid, Spain, is ranked among the top business schools in the world. (Surprising that until a week ago I had never heard of it...)

http://www.ie.edu/business/index_en.php
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IE_Business_School
http://www.ie.edu/IE/php/en/rankings.php

Apparently one does NOT need to be fluent in Spanish to participate in their programs, as they offer degrees taught in English as well.

http://www.ie.edu/home/DegreePrograms/home_masters_eng.php

While the IE does not offer a "quant" degree, they do offer several flavors of the Masters in Finance, which is apparently ranked very highly:

http://www.ie.edu/IE/php/en/noticia_.php?id=600

http://www.mif.ie.edu/pdf/Brochure.pdf

"Master in Finance", targeted toward recent college graduates:

http://mif.ie.edu/

"Master in Advanced Finance", targeted toward individuals with more experience in the field:
http://miaf.ie.edu/

I'm sure that Andy will be pleased that they do disclose their placement results:
http://www.mif.ie.edu/pdf/placement_report.pdf

Apparently, one can even complete the bulk of their new "Global Master in Finance" degree online, with just a pair of two-week residencies in Madrid, plus a third in London:

http://gmif.ie.edu/
http://gmif.ie.edu/program.php

Anyhow, the reason I am bringing this up now is that on Tuesday, July 19th, the school will offer a free lecture in New York City by Kevin Spellman, a faculty member who apparently splits his time between Wisconsin and Madrid. The lecture topic is "Master Class: How the financial crisis is changing portfolio management". It will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the offices of Banco Santander, 45 East 53rd Street in Manhattan.

Advance registration is required via the below link:

http://www.ie.edu/alumniweb/alumniagenda/DetalleEvento.aspx?id=12342&idioma=eng
http://www.ie.edu/alumniweb/alumniagenda/RegistroInvitado.aspx?id=12342&n=1

It sounds like this will be a "recruiting event" to increase awareness among New Yorkers of the various programs offered at the IE Business School.
(Hopefully they will serve tapas... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tapas )

For further information about IE, the school's local (New York) contact is Kim.Janulewicz@ie.edu .