スペインのバルセロナから先週末帰ってきました。ある学校との面接に行ってました。

参加したオープンキャンパスプログラムを通して、抱いていた学校のイメージは随分良いものに変わりました。模擬ケーススタディや在学生、卒業生との話、キャリアサービスの人と話す機会ももてました。キャリアマネジメントの説明会の際には、興味深い話がありました。アルムナイの一人が夏休みのインターンにケニアのNPOでインターンをした経験を話してくれました。NPOでのインターンは夏休みの過ごし方のオプションの一つと考えているので、この学校でどれくらいそういったチャンスがあるのか聞いてみました。学校側によると、社会にインパクトを与えることのできる学生を育てることに注力しており、機会はたくさんあるとのこと。

この学校はDoing Good and Doing Wellというこの分野ではヨーロッパでは最も大きいカンファレンスの一つをホストしています。参加スピーカにはClinton Foundation's HIV/AIDS InitiativeやAshokaの人を始め、何十といった人が来るようです。Websiteによるとこのカンファレンスは、"The Doing Good and Doing Well Conference (DGDW) is a two-day event with interactive panel discussions on major opportunities and challenges faced by responsible businesses and organizations. The conference, organized by IESE´s Responsible Business Club (an affiliate of Net Impact), attracts professionals and students from around the globe. By challenging participants to consider the potential for sustainable development, the Doing Good and Doing Well Conference helps develop innovative new strategies and business models, as well as foster meaningful relationships between industry professionals and graduate students. "

i came back from Barcelona, Spain last weekend. I was there for a school's admission interview.

School's image I had was improved through the open campus program I attended. I had an opportunity to participate a mock case study, speak with current students and alumni, and discuss with career service people. In the session of a career management, an interesting topic was held. One of the alumni shared her experience of working for a Non profit organization in Kenia for her summer internship. Since I am interested in working for a non profit organization in the summer break, I asked them if the school could help me find that opportunity. They answered me that they focused on a social responsibility of students and that there would be many opportunities in the school.

The school holds every year one of the big conferences in this field in Europe, Doing Good and Doing Well. Speakers include Clinton Foundation's HIV/AIDS Initiative, Ashoka and many others. According to its website, this conference is
"The Doing Good and Doing Well Conference (DGDW) is a two-day event with interactive panel discussions on major opportunities and challenges faced by responsible businesses and organizations. The conference, organized by IESE´s Responsible Business Club (an affiliate of Net Impact), attracts professionals and students from around the globe. By challenging participants to consider the potential for sustainable development, the Doing Good and Doing Well Conference helps develop innovative new strategies and business models, as well as foster meaningful relationships between industry professionals and graduate students."