On April 8, 2025, Makhtar Diop, Managing Director of the IFC, visited IE University in Madrid. Accompanied by the IFC delegation, Diop engaged in an important conversation with Manuel Muñiz, Provost of IE University, discussing how IFC’s investment has a double bottom line, seeking financial returns to ensure the institution’s financial sustainability, while aiming to have a development and social impact in emerging markets.
A dynamic and welcoming space like this doesn't come overnight and it definitely doesn't happen by accident. IE students and staff are putting in effort every single day to make the Creativity Center a space in which people can thrive. This whole initiative of 'walking the distance' is bigger than a slogan; it's a mindset.
Since my first year at this university (I am now in my third), I have never run for student government; instead, I have observed my classmates and friends do so with varying degrees of success. However, the entire campaign race felt more like a high-production publicity stunt rather than an actual election.
In recent years, Spain has faced an increasingly complex housing market landscape, with prices spiking dramatically. Whether for locals or foreigners, buyers or sellers, or the state and consumers, housing has become a matter of central concern.