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Mikhail Bakunin, a Russian student from the  International MBA November 2011 intake and former marketing director of RTC (MTS Monobrand Retail Chain) shares his life experience in Madrid: from flat hunting to hot tea searching in Spain. Follow him at http://blogs2.mbastrategy.ua/mihail_ie/

On October 5th, a Russian Alumni gathering took place in Moscow in the venue of the Spanish Chamber of Commerce. The participants attended a virtual master class of Gayle Allard (the professors of country analysis) where they were able to discuss the future of the global economy.

Networking cocktail followed during which IE graduates were able to catch up with the old friends, meet the new members of the group and connect with several recruiters that represented international companies interested in the professionals with the top international education.

The food was provided by the newly launched company Coté Catering that belongs to IE International MBA Alumna Inga Korchagina. Entrepreneurial spirit of IE Business School can be felt not only on campus in Madrid while students are learning, but also in every city where 40 000 alumni live afterwards.

In September, IE professor of Marketing Eduardo Fernandez-Cantelli held 3 master classes in the top universities of Russia. Students of Moscow State Lomonosov University, MGIMO and St. Petersburg Institute for Economics and Engineering attended his master class “Communication of Nike and Adidas during major sports events”.

In MGIMO the master class was held in Spanish for the students that were fluent. All of the events were of great interest and IE Business School is planning to visit more Russian universities in the future.

In times of crisis, only imagination is more important than knowledge”, Albert Einstein

IE (Business School), an international renowned think-tank focused in innovation & entrepreneurship and one of the top business schools worldwide, has launched a cycle of conferences and workshops in various locations throughout Europe and CIS to discuss the solutions and opportunities that lie behind a region deep in crisis. These are the upcoming events:

• 30th September Tbilisi, Georgia “Achieving Success through Networking and Social Capital” with Professor Steven D´Souza
• 21st October Milan, Italy “Building Successful brands” with Professor Martin Boehm
• 2nd November Brussels, Belgium “The Giant Within: How to Build Organizational Growth” with Professor Pablo Martin de Holan
• 3rd November Paris, France “The Giant Within: How to Build Organizational Growth” with Professor Pablo Martin de Holan
• 8th November Zurich, Switzerland “Creating Competitive Advantage Beyond the Market” with Professor David Bach
• 11th November Munich, Germany “What is your customer worth” with Professor Martin Boehm
• 15th November Moscow, Russia “Inside luxury” with Professor Maria Eugenia Girón
• 22nd November Bucharest, Romania “The Giant Within: How to Build Organizational Growth” with Professor Pablo Martin de Holan
• 24th November Istanbul, Turkey “The Spanish Soccer League: Are Real Madrid and FC Barcelona getting better while the rest get worse? with Professor Eduardo Fernandez-Cantelli
• 28th November Baku, Azerbaijan “World Economic Outlook: A two-speed recovery from the Great Recession” with Professor Gonzalo Garland

Rather than focus on the crisis itself and its causes, IE wants to unveil the opportunities that can be pursued by companies, professionals and entrepreneurs. With the support of the business community, experts from different areas and the civil society, IE experts will explore growth and opportunities for professionals and companies covering a myriad of topics and areas: from exciting possibilities in emerging markets to the new skills that professionals must develop in order to move up the corporate ladder, as well as sectorial opportunities in fast-growth industries.

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Alexey Pikulin (an alumnus of the International MBA , class of 2008, full-time format) and Roman Chernov (an alumnus of the Global MBA , class of 2008, blended format) shared their experiences in an informal coffee chat organized by MBA Consult in Starbucks cafe in Moscow. The chat turned out to be very lively and entertaining  which perfectly expressed IE Business School’s spirit.