New academic programs offer multiple pathways to success
At IE University, we regularly consult industry leaders and top professionals to identify academic solutions that close organizational gaps. This process allows us to offer cutting-edge programs that provide you with the most in-demand skills.
Seeing the little details, and using them to make an impact through design
When Carlos Loaiza applied to join the Bachelor in Design at IE University, he was volunteering in Uganda. Originally from Ecuador, “Charlie,” as everybody knows him, had wanted to step outside what he saw as his bubble of privilege and make a positive impact somewhere he knew nothing about.
Everything you need to know to prepare for the Bachelor in Design
If you’re preparing to start the Bachelor in Design or the Dual Degree in Business Administration + Design, it’s important to get prepared with the right attitude and tools. The Bachelor in Design is a four-year program that prepares you to become the creative and innovative designer that companies are looking for. Combining theoretical and […]
Creative Campus Segovia: Where Great Design Ideas are Born
Where tradition meets innovation: Segovia’s rich educational heritage IE University’s Segovia location is steeped in history: our students already have the privilege of learning within the former Convent of Santa Cruz la Real, where monks once pored over their manuscripts. And our Creative Campus is housed in the magnificent setting of the Palacio de los […]
Blending Design and Business for a Unique Career
Jessamine Hamilton falls squarely in the last category. A third-year student of the Bachelor in Design, she went into her internship experience determined to figure out which field of design she wanted to pursue long term. What she didn’t expect, though, was how transformative the experience would be, and how much her time in IE […]
The Bachelor in Design’s Real-World Project with Tetra Pak
Sustainable Packaging, Sustainable Solutions The Bachelor in Design at IE University is a comprehensive program created for students looking to design a more sustainable life. Using a project-based methodology, this program places students in the heart of the world of work. As part of this methodology, the program has collaborated with Tetra Pak, a leading […]
The Bachelor in Design: A Transversal Program Full of Opportunities
The Bachelor in Design at IE University is a rigorous program for curious, critical and creative students who are looking to use real-life projects to tackle today’s complex design challenges. Program graduates are prepared to make a meaningful impact through roles in spatial design, product design, design consultancy, user experience, strategic design or visual design. […]
Dutch Design Week 2023: Reimagining the Future, One Design at a Time
In October 2023, I was part of a group of fourth-year Bachelor in Design students who had the unique opportunity to visit the latest edition of Dutch Design Week in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. Dutch Design Week is well known for its forward-thinking approach and exploration of the design of the future—almost like Disneyland but for […]
Bachelor in Design Students Set to Present Interactive Installation at Upcoming DOPO? Design Festival
A safe space for creativity Corvetto District is an ancient borough close to the heart of the city. With the Prada Foundation close by, it’s transformed into an eclectic, multicultural haven for avant-garde artists, ateliers and art galleries. This makes it the perfect backdrop for the DOPO? Design Festival, which is a lively celebration of […]
Strategic Innovation with Rafaela Valencia-Dongo
Tell us a bit about yourself. I was born in Arequipa, in Peru, and moved to the capital, Lima, when I was two. I’ve been privileged to be able to explore Peru from a very young age. It helped me understand the gaps we have in the country—from our broken political system to the inequality […]
The New Models Pushing Cities Forward
What’s driving the sustainable future of our cities? Martha Thorne, Dean of IE School of Architecture and Design, has over 12 years of experience in academia, with a focus on international contemporary architecture, cities in evolution and the changing role of the architect. She holds a Master of City Planning and a Bachelor in Urban […]
Sustainable Community Building: Cristina Mateo Breaks Down the Essential Elements of Inclusive Communal Spaces
Tackling Inequality: communal spaces as an essential element of healthy community building. Associate dean, Cristina Mateo, dives into the role that urban studies play in building sustainable and inclusive communities. Recently, IE School of Architecture & Design launched a new undergraduate program aimed at revolutionizing the way we build and grow cities: the Bachelor in […]
What Will Characterize the Cities of Tomorrow?
How cities will change to accommodate sustainability? Associate Dean of IE School of Architecture and Design Cristina Mateo has several decades of experience in both academia and the professional realm. With journalism training, a PhD in Sociology and an Executive MBA in E-business from IE Business School, Professor Mateo is an expert in ethnology, branding […]
Sebastian Segares: turning a passion for music into an exciting career
Ever since he was a young boy, Sebastian Segares has had many opportunities to live outside his native Costa Rica and enjoys getting to know other people and different cultures. A highly creative person, he’s a keen photographer and surfer. But his main passion is music, which he admits has always been an important part […]
The IE Tower Workspace Challenge: Students Applying Behavioral Science and Design
They conducted a study about campus experiences in IE Tower and worked to improve them by combining their knowledge and different perspectives from their programs. They worked to create new ideas to solve challenges that face students from various programs at the institution in their day-to-day use of the space within the impressive new building. […]
Entrepreneurial Spirit – Bachelor in Design
Rafaela Valencia-Dongo, founder of Retablo, on finding the courage to realize her dreams Rafaela Valencia-Dongo was born in Arequipa in Peru, but her go-getter attitude led her to journey all the way to Madrid in order to pursue the Bachelor in Design—a program Rafaela hoped would give her the expertise to redefine traditional design processes […]
Unlocking Longchamp x IE University
On May 5 at 7 p.m., the students gathered at the Longchamp store on 56 Calle Serrano. They presented what they had been working on for the last few months: project proposals that would help the luxury brand find novel ways of associating with young consumers. The presentation was the icing on the cake for […]
Dean Martha Thorne on 2022 Pritzker Architecture Prize winner, Francis Kéré
The Pritzker Architecture Prize was created to celebrate architects who have “produced consistent and significant contributions to humanity and the built environment through the art or architecture.” This prestigious annual award is commonly referred to as the “Nobel Prize of architecture.” It is the profession’s top prize. From 2005 to 2021, Martha Thorne, Dean of […]
The IE University experience as told by Bachelor in Design students
Both Miguel Gutierrez and Yasmina Taher launched their adventure at IE University four years ago. Now, there’s no better time to reflect on their experience as students in the Bachelor in Design. Miguel opens the conversation by going back to the first moment they arrived at the Segovia campus of IE University. How does it […]
Hacking the Masters
In collaboration with Campus Life, the IE University Creativity Center—located at the Casa de la Moneda de Segovia—hosts the exhibition Learning by Doing, a collection of work by students of Intro to Design Studio I, taught by Professor Andrea Caruso at IE School of Architecture and Design. As in the previous edition, lamps have been […]
How technology support the Sustainable Development Goals
Find out how technology can help us move towards sustainable development
Skateboarding lands in the classroom
The sun beats down on the Nueva Segovia skatepark. Surrounded by about 20 students, Maxon Higbee begins his class with a skateboard under his arm, under the shade of a tree. Sitting on a bench, parents watch their children skate and, at the same time, out of the corner of their eye, watch the speaker […]
Making transitions with Federica Caso | In Their Shoes
Federica was drawn to art and architecture from a young age. While her parents were both lawyers, her family loved art, and it rubbed off on her. Artistic from the start, as a child she created structures from any materials she could find and was fascinated by the plans her grandfather, an architect, showed her. […]
Using Behance to enhance your creativity
Signing up to the platform is very simple through www.behance.net and in fact, if you already own an Adobe Creative Cloud plan, you immediately own a Behance account. It’s a platform that’s taken the world of creatives by storm, so IE University has decided to hop on the trend! The opportunities the platform offers are […]
Exploring design from every angle
I chose this degree because it was the most diverse and insightful design program available, and IE University gave me the opportunity to broaden my skill set in both business and the arts—which is unique to a design degree. Growing up, I was always fascinated by design. My love for drawing, painting, and making sculptures […]
IE University opens a new space on campus dedicated to the Creativity Center
Whoever walks down the second-floor corridors at the Santa Cruz la Real campus in Segovia will discover a space that will forever leave a mark: the new corner at IE University’s Creativity Center, designed by Meteorito studio and developed by Segovian artist, Alberto Fernández Hurtado. A combination of yellow, fuchsia, and blue over a black […]
Bachelor in Design students answer your questions
Are you ready to challenge today’s physical, experiential, functional and emotional reality through the power of design?
Getting noticed: Nicole and Yoko speak about their eye-catching project
Art and design students are always looking for ways to express their creativity and develop their skills. And it’s no different for Nicole Andreina Beltran Carballo and Yoko Hwang Kaetsu, two third-year students of the Bachelor in Design at IE University.
Design in today’s world: More than a pretty face
It’s no longer enough for designers to simply be good at art. Design is becoming a more generalist profession, with an increasing demand for versatile and well-rounded individuals
The role of responsible recycling in design
Below, two students share their experience with us, outlining the all-too-often neglected yet increasingly important role of responsible recycling in design. Tell us a bit about yourselves. Let us introduce ourselves. We are Sophia de la Cruz and Rafaela Valencia-Dongo, second-year design students at IE University Segovia Campus. From the United States and Peru respectively, […]
How technology impacts the way we think about design
Technology and design have always been inextricably linked. The first cave paintings were made using the technology on hand at the time – the oldest found painting kit includes bones employed as primitive paintbrushes, shells as mixing pots and natural pigments as paint. Now, 100,000 years later, the amount of technology that designers can both […]
Discover what design is, and why it matters
Have you ever stopped and considered how many of our actions are shaped based on the design of the elements around us?
5 ways to shape your future with the Bachelor in Design
It’s a great time to become a designer. So, why not start your journey now by pursuing the Bachelor in Design at IE University? At IE University we understand the unpredictability that the world of design poses. In order to stay up-to-date with the world’s complex, fast-changing design challenges, we have carefully crafted the Bachelor […]
A Vegan Startup Project at IE University
High-quality “leather” pieces for young people, sold at affordable prices. The idea is very attractive. If the handbags, wallets and purses are made of vegan leather—a material made without any animal products—and produced with attention to sustainability, the environment and the development of indigenous communities, then we must be talking about Tumbao. This company, created […]
La Casa de la Moneda exhibits great work from IEU design students
The exhibition will include blown-glass vases, glasses, and jars, elegant door knobs, studies of scissors and various models of wooden chairs, as well as the results of the visual design class in which students designed branding campaigns for several fictitious countries.
The Perfect Design: IEU Segovia
Studying design at IEU in Segovia is about a lot more than what you learn in the classroom
Meet Maria Jose, a Design student who has lived around the world
Maria Jose Heshiki de las Casas was born in Peru, but has lived abroad for her entire life. She considers herself Peruvian, Japanese, and Spanish.
Learning by doing at the Fab Lab
Here, students build models and do research using different materials and techniques, with the goal of converting their computer designs into physical forms.
What is Design Studio at IE University?
Every year, our Bachelor of Architecture students undergo a midterm review, in which faculty and guest critics evaluate the progress of Design Studio projects.
How technology is shaping the future of design
When it is so hard to keep up with technological potential, it is vital to know why something should be built in the first place.
The IE Design council: Invaluable insight for IEU design students
At the IEU School of Architecture and Design, we have established a Design Council, made up of a community of individuals dedicated to innovation in the ever-evolving field of design.
id.real: A design studio inspired by users
id.real is an unusual design studio that just opened its doors in Madrid.
Venturing into new territories by launching new degrees
In an era of emerging technologies, vertiginous innovation and complex globalization a new model of university is required to stay at the vanguard of higher education institutions.
Discover IE University’s Bachelor in Design
IE School of Architecture and Design launched the Bachelor of Design: an undergraduate degree to prepare students for the true challenges of this industry.