The International Partnership of Business Schools (IPBS) is a consortium of leading business schools located in Boston (USA), Dublin (Ireland), Lancaster (United Kingdom), Madrid (Spain), Reims (France), Reutlingen (Germany), Piacenza (Italy) and Puebla (Mexico).  Several of these partners offer an intensive one-year Masters Programme in International Management combining a sound awareness of the international scene and an extensive approach of the international business world at a managerial level.  Upon completion of the programme, the participants fully understand the interactions in the decision-making process.