IE University, known in Spanish as IE Universidad or Universidad Instituto de Empresa, is a private university with campuses in Madrid and Segovia, Castile and León, Spain, that formed as an outgrowth of IE Business School originally founded as the Instituto de Empresa (IE). IE University's programs are taught in English and Spanish, and non-native English and Spanish speakers must meet a minimum C1 level in both languages. The programs are compliant with the terms of the European Higher Education Area.