WomenInTechWeek 2018 was amazing!
The annual event organized by WomenInTech Africa (WITA) was very engaging online and offline. The event ran from 18th to 22nd September 2018 and was live across the world, in Kenya, Ghana, Uganda, Tanzania, Nigeria, Mozambique, Mauritius, Somaliland, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Sierra Leone, Zambia, Ireland, Germany, Trinidad and Tobago. IE University was a partner…
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Female Digital Leadership and the IE Spirit
Last Tuesday, Sept 11th, in Madrid, a jam-packed auditorium celebrated women’s digital leadership in the event II Inspiring Women Leaders in the Digital Era. Last Tuesday, panel after panel and speaker after speaker, female protagonists in technology from almost every industry and walk of life shared invaluable insights. Last Tuesday an alien that had landed…
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Alessandra Aloisio (IE): “The experience of women who have developed scientific or technical careers can help to banish prejudices”
Prejudices continue to weigh on the presence of women in STEM degrees Women in science careers: Why are they still in the minority? Article previously published in Spanish on Soziable.es, written by Ignacio Santa María. It was not easy for Ada Byron, Jocelyn Bell or Marie Curie. Do not dedicate yourself to science or technology is not…
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Girls in STEM
On the 5th of July a new edition of Oracle4Girls was held in Madrid, coinciding with the first anniversary of this initiative. The venue chosen was the IE facilities, collaborator of this edition, in which a total of 6 workshops focused on technology were carried out for girls between 7 and 16 years old. …
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The importance of discovering your passions
By Alessandra Aloisio I am passionate about technology. The transforming power of technology that helps us improve how we relate, communicate and collaborate, how we study and investigate, how we create and how we interact. (Available in Spanish only) Soy una apasionada de la tecnología. Del poder transformador de la tecnología que nos ayuda a…
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2nd edition of Women in Tech at IE
By Tania Romero A year ago, while I was studying my Msc in Business Analytics and Big Data, I was also a coordinator of the Big Data Club. We organized the first Women in Tech forum with the objective of providing insights and exposure to the IE community on the impact that women have in…
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Storytelling with Data
According to SAS Institute, “Data visualization is the presentation of data in a pictorial or graphical format. It enables decision makers to see analytics presented visually, so they can grasp difficult concepts or identify new patterns.” It is one of the most important parts of Data Science. Every ‘piece to the puzzle’ when it comes to a…
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