Universidad Intercontinental de la Empresa
A private, business- and technology-focused Spanish university in Galicia, promoted by Afundación, with campuses in A Coruña and Vigo.
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Overview
The Universidad Intercontinental de la Empresa (UIE) is a private university in Galicia, Spain, promoted by Afundación, the social and cultural foundation of the Galician savings banks. Its administrative seat is in Santiago de Compostela, while its teaching activity is concentrated on campuses in A Coruña and Vigo. The institution is organised around three faculties: Business Administration and Law, Engineering and Business Technology, and Psychology. UIE positions itself as a young, innovation-driven university specialised in business and technology, describing its approach as a distinctive European model centred on the student and oriented toward the future needs of companies and the technology sector. Its academic offer combines undergraduate degrees, official university master's programmes and executive education. Among its undergraduate degrees are Business Administration and Management, Digital Business Administration, Intelligent Systems Engineering, Psychology and Business Engineering. Its postgraduate portfolio includes master's programmes in Business Administration and Management and in Business Data Technology and Intelligence, and it has continued to add new programmes such as a master's degree in Cybersecurity, a master's degree in General Health Psychology and a degree in Nursing developed in collaboration with HM Hospitales. The university presents itself as closely connected to the business world, with a curriculum designed to evolve in line with the demands of companies and technology, and it runs open days and other activities to attract students. It also recruits academic and administrative staff across its campuses, advertising positions in areas ranging from law and marketing to psychology, mathematics, ICT and research. As a private institution, UIE is not listed on any stock exchange and operates under the umbrella of Afundación, which acts as its promoting and owning entity.
History
The Universidad Intercontinental de la Empresa (UIE) is a private university in Galicia, Spain, promoted by Afundación, the social foundation of the Galician savings banks. It established its administrative headquarters in Santiago de Compostela and developed teaching campuses in the cities of A Coruña and Vigo. The institution was built around three faculties: the Faculty of Business Administration and Law, the Faculty of Engineering and Business Technology, and the Faculty of Psychology. From its foundation, UIE has positioned itself as a young, business- and technology-oriented university. Its academic model is presented as a distinctive European approach centred on the student and designed to respond to the future needs of companies and the technology sector. The university has emphasised continuous renewal of its programme portfolio, describing an ambition to keep its offer aligned with the business and technology sectors with a long-term outlook. Its initial academic offer included five undergraduate degrees — Business Administration and Management, Digital Business Administration, Intelligent Systems Engineering, Psychology and Business Engineering — together with master's programmes in Business Administration and Management and in Business Data Technology and Intelligence. The university has since expanded its portfolio, adding new programmes such as a university master's degree in Cybersecurity, a master's degree in General Health Psychology, and a degree in Nursing developed in collaboration with HM Hospitales. It also offers executive education for professionals and companies. UIE operates under the sponsorship of Afundación and is led by rector Miguel Ángel Escotet. As a private university, it is not listed on any stock exchange. It continues to recruit academic and administrative staff across its campuses and to attract students through open days and other outreach activities.
UIE is established as a private university in Galicia promoted by Afundación, with administrative headquarters in Santiago de Compostela and campuses in A Coruña and Vigo.
The university organises its academic activity around three faculties: Business Administration and Law, Engineering and Business Technology, and Psychology.
UIE offers five undergraduate degrees and master's programmes in Business Administration and Management and in Business Data Technology and Intelligence.
The university adds a university master's degree in Cybersecurity.
UIE launches a master's degree in General Health Psychology.
UIE introduces a degree in Nursing in collaboration with HM Hospitales, with teaching at the A Coruña campus.
Products and positioning
A private, innovation-oriented university specialised in business and technology, offering a student-centred academic model designed around the future needs of companies and the technology sector.
Grado en Administración y Dirección de Empresas
Grado en Administración de Negocios Digitales
Grado en Ingeniería en Sistemas Inteligentes
Grado en Psicología
Grado en Ingeniería de la Empresa
Grado en Enfermería
Máster en Dirección y Administración de Empresas
Máster en Tecnología e Inteligencia de Datos Empresariales
Máster Universitario en Ciberseguridad
Máster en Psicología General Sanitaria
Executive Education
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