Due to capacity constraints, each graduating student may bring up to two guests. If you wish to invite additional guests, you can coordinate with fellow graduates from the same ceremony to register your guest under their allocation if they have extra tickets available.
Yes, you have to RSVP and register your 2 guests before the deadline.
You can register your guests in the same link you used to register yourself.
All the information is available on the website, and it will also be sent to your IE email account.
Please make sure you register for the right ceremony.
You will be able to register and modify your guests until April 22nd at 23:55h CEST via an IE connects form.
After that day and until June 18th at 23:59h, you will have the chance to modify your guests' names by accessing that same form.
You will be notified if additional guests for each student are available after the deadline.
You can obtain them by requesting them from your peers who are attending the same event as you (date and time) and who will not be using theirs. In order for this to work, you must ask them to list your guest as theirs on the registration form. A few weeks before the graduation, if there are still seats available, registration will be opened for more guests on a first come first served basis until full capacity is reached.
You can change or add guests (in case you haven't listed your 2 guests) yourself on the registration form until April 22nd at 23:55h
After that day, you may only change your guests' names on that same form. Adding new guests or changing your photo won't be allowed.
We won't accept any modifications after June 18th at 23.55h.
No. All events are conducted in English and there is no interpretation service.
All attendees must be registered for graduation. Closer to the date of the event, each of them will receive an invitation (QR code) granting them access to the ceremony. QR codes are sent to the students' ie email account, and they are responsible for distributing the QR codes among their guests.
If you need an invitation letter for your guests to get the VISA, please contact student services at Student.Services@ie.edu with the following information:
- The family member/members information (name, nationality, passport number)
- Their relation to you (parents/siblings/children)
- Consulate where they will apply for their visas
- Copies of the passports (student and family members)
*IE can only write visa letters for immediate family members, and they
must be requested preferably 1 month in advance.
Yes, we have spaces for attendees with reduced mobility. Please request the spaces in advance.
All guests who require a seat must be registered. Children aged 4 or younger may sit on the lap of a registered guest.
The graduation ceremony lasts around 1 hour and it is followed by a catering service for 1h30.
All graduation schedules will be available on the Graduations 2025 website.
Yes. The names of the graduates are called out when they go up the stage to recieve their diplomas.
No. You may only attend the event you are graduating in. If you wish to attend another event, you must attend as a guest of another student who is graduating at that event.
There will be a cloakroom where suitcases can be stored, only if they are hand luggage.
You will be able to leave your stroller in the cloakroom. The deposit system will be the same as a normal coat. When you leave the stroller, you will be given a ticket in exchange. You can go back to the stroller as many times as you need to, you just need to show the ticket each time you do so. Once you leave, you can hand over the ticket and the stroller will be given back to you.
The IE Tower parking lot will not be available for guests. The nearest public parking is at Caleido Mall, located right next to the IE Tower. IE does not cover parking fees for guests.
Graduates should arrive an hour and a half before the event.
Guests may arrive an hour before the event.
Yes. We want to give the on-campus celebration the solemnity and importance it deserves, so all students attending on-campus graduations will wear a cap and gown. Information about gown rental is available on the graduation webpage.
The information to reserve the gown will be available soon on the website and will be shared with you via email.
No. The gown is a rental, but you can keep the cap.
Yes, at the end of the graduation, you can take the graduation cap as a souvenir of the event.
On the day of your graduation event, there will be a booth where you can pick up your cap and gown. It will be located on campus, in the private area for graduates.
If you reserved the gown and are unable to attend, please send an email to graduation@ie.edu or your program management so you can get in touch with the gown suppliers.
Yes, after the graduation ceremony, there is a catering event for an hour and a half where you can celebrate with other classmates, family, and professors.
Yes, the catering event will offer vegetarian and vegan options. If you have any questions, please ask the catering staff.
No. Participation in the cocktail event is optional. However, only invited guests and graduates can access the catering area.
Yes, all the events will be transmitted via streaming. You will find the link on the graduation website.
The graduation video will be uploaded to the graduation website a few days after the ceremony. You can find the link there, under that section.
Photos will be available a couple of days after the event. You can find the link on the graduation website.
A link to download the photos will be provided. In turn, the link will be included on the graduation website.
Yes. We want to give the on-campus celebration the solemnity and importance it deserves, so all students attending the on-campus event must wear their cap and gown.
Dual Master students who have not yet completed both programs do not receive a diploma.
Yes. All graduates are called up and will walk to the stage to receive their diploma.
