Molding students into entrepreneurs, innovators

FROM THE CLASSROOM TO THE BOARDROOM:

- By CONRADO DIAZ JR.

Del Alcázar (left) and Muñiz

At the heart of the trendy SoHo district in Lower Manhattan, a startup school backed by Madrid-based IE University — one of the world’s foremost institutions of higher learning —is already making waves in New York — the global financial capital and hub for entrepreneurship and innovation.

IE New York College (IE-NYC) which opened its doors just over a year ago, currently has an initial 61 students from 34 countries — over 90 percent of whom are non-US nationals — pursuing masteral degrees: Master of Science in Business for Social Impact and Sustainability and Master of Science in Management, all completed within 11 months.

Next year, the portfolio will expand with a Master in Finance, Master in Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence, and Master in Science in Strategic and Creative Marketing, Communication and Media, more than doubling its expected student population.