MILANO | ITALY

1-YEAR FULL-TIME MBA

FOR PEOPLE WHO JUST WONT STOP

2016 | 2017

SDABOCCONI.IT/FTMBA

Teaching in the MBA means sharing concrete

experiences which can be both useful and applicable.
ALBERTO GRANDO | Vice Rector for Development,
Universit Bocconi, SDA Bocconi MBA Professor
of Operations and Technology Management

Ten years after completing my MBA, I can see in

a very clear way the added-value of my MBA experience at SDA
Bocconi. A unique and intense experience, a very enriching
path. In other words, a true international experience in the most
beautiful country in the world!
CORRADO MIDA | MBA 2006 | Italian - Business Development
and Commercial Services Director - CNH Industrial Latin America

When I decided to do an MBA, I was certain it would change

my career, aspirations and professional mindset. The only nuance
I did not get at that time, but I do visibly appreciate six years later, is
the extent it positively and profoundly changed my whole approach
to new ventures and my life.
VALERIA PASCUCCI | MBA 2009 | Italian
EU Finance Manager - Strategic Projects at Amazon.com, Milano, Italy

Taking the SDA Bocconi MBA is like traveling

around the world, with the benefit of
increasing your market value at the same time.
MARCO BOEHLER | MBA 2011 | German/Italian
General Manager Football AGS Nike, Germany

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THE SDA BOCCONI

MBA PROGRAM
IS WAITING FOR YOU

Your SDA Bocconi MBA Program will be a great

life experience which will empower your future.
With imagination, enthusiasm and passion, all in
a real multicultural environment, in a city that
combines cultural heritage, business orientation
and quality of life.
BRUNO BUSACCA | Dean,
SDA Bocconi School of Management

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The SDA Bocconi MBA is designed to build responsible, reliable and effective business leaders.
It gives you the chance to boost your current career path or change to a new one by nurturing your
personal growth and fostering professional development.
It offers you the experience, the international outlook and the multicultural environment essential
for an international career in a global economy. It gives you the opportunity to become part of the
SDA Bocconi student and alumni community, a network of long-lasting relationships.

Our Faculty works to create new knowledge

through a continuous exchange with
the business Community and top International
Business Schools.
ROSSELLA CAPPETTA | Director, Masters Division
SDA Bocconi School of Management

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4 WHY CHOOSE THE SDA BOCCONI MBA?

12 A SUCCESSFUL LEARNING MODEL
30 EXPANDING YOUR FUTURE CAREER
38 MBA PEOPLE
45 TAKE ACTION

FOR PEOPLE
WHO JUST WONT STOP

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WHY CHOOSE
THE SDA BOCCONI
MBA?

1 TOP WORLDWIDE ROI

7 CULTURAL
DEVELOPMENT
2 MANAGEMENT
EXCELLENCE
6 STRATEGIC
LOCATION

SDA BOCCONI MBA

5 INTERNATIONAL
CLASS

3 PRACTICAL AND
APPLIED KNOWLEDGE

4 RELATIONAL COCOON

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TOP WORLDWIDE ROI

The SDA Bocconi MBA ranks among the top programs in the world as the best value for
money, the investment in MBA education which pays itself back most quickly. According to
the latest Forbes ranking of return on investment (ROI, the average time graduates need to
earn back tuition fees), the SDA Bocconi MBA is 3rd among non-US programs in the world,
while the Good-Value MBAs ranking 2014 by The Economist places the School 4th globally.
Furthermore, the SDA Bocconi MBA 1-year format will maximize your investment by
decreasing your time away from work while requiring you to manage a busy schedule in an
intense program structure.

The MBA at SDA Bocconi is an intense, fast-paced and

exciting journey. It allowed me to connect with brilliant
people and benefit from their experiences by maximizing
my international exposure in the shortest time possible.
It was an investment worth making.
MICHELE NAVA | MBA 2015 | Italian

For me, obtaining my MBA from SDA Bocconi

was the best way to be exposed
to the European business markets.
It was by far the best career decision Ive made!
JILL VASANT | MBA 2012 | U.S. | Marketing
Director, Caruso Affiliated, Los Angeles, USA

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MANAGEMENT EXCELLENCE
SDA Bocconi School of Management is part of Universit Bocconi: the only International
University specialized in teaching business and economics, Universit Bocconi is one of
Europes oldest and most prestigious business education institutions.

SDA Bocconi completely surpassed my expectations

on how effective and powerful learning about
leadership in the classroom could actually be. They
provided me with the critical know-how and finesse
to enhance the skills in my managerial toolbelt.
ANTONIO MICHELE MARCHITELLI
MBA 2015 | U.S.

I enjoy immensely interacting with the MBA students at SDA

Bocconi School of Management by teaching a course on
emerging economy growth and the global economy.
MICHAEL SPENCE | SDA Bocconi MBA Professor of Economics,
2001 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences

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PRACTICAL AND APPLIED KNOWLEDGE

The curriculum is designed to give you the theoretical knowledge for managerial excellence,
while a practical perspective within the program enables you to test knowledge gained and
skills learned in the classroom.
We prepare future leaders to be ambidextrous, capable of blending an in-depth understanding
of today's situation with a coherent vision for tomorrow.

The SDA Bocconi MBA program always emphasized

customer engagement. This is the ideal program for
any manager aiming at building a strong background
and leveraging it into a challenging omnichannel future.
EMANUELA PRANDELLI | SDA Bocconi
MBA Professor of Marketing

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RELATIONAL COCOON
With just about 100 MBA students, the program demands a heavy investment in
relationships and a commitment to cooperation and team-oriented work. This environment
results in bonds built with classmates, faculty and alumni that will last a lifetime.

With just over 100 students you get the personal attention that you
need to succeed. From your professors to the Career Service staff,
someone is always there to listen to your concerns and help you
advance your skills and career.
LEON SCOTT CALLENDER | MBA 2012 | U.S.
Director, La Marzocco Home, Seattle, USA

What we experience in the class feels very private, very

intimate. It feels like a tailor-made education.
IVAYLA TZVETKOVA | MBA 2013 | Canadian/Bulgarian
Area Manager, Expedia Inc., Milano, Italy

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INTERNATIONAL CLASS
The spectrum of nationality, age, gender, professional experience and academic background
of our MBA class brings energy and fruitful exchange that few MBA programs can offer. 70%
of SDA Bocconi students are not from Italy, and come from about 30 different countries, a
real advantage for modern MBAs, who will be working in multinational settings and must
learn to work effectively with a variety of cultures.

Interacting with talented people from so many different

cultures and learning about where they are from has
been incredibly enriching for me personally, but has
also helped prepare me to be a global manager.
ANTHONY GALLESE
MBA 2015 | U.S./Italian

Having a diverse international class was one of the main

reasons I chose SDA Bocconi. I was able to hear the real
business perspectives from my classmates from their country
instead of just reading an article. My classmates also taught
me about standard business practices in their countries.
TIFFANY HOLLINS | MBA 2015 | | U.S.

I learned more from my classmates than the

program itself, especially the teams for group work.
Lucky enough, I have a team which all members
are from totally different countries every term.
XIAOFEI LI | MBA 2015 | Chinese

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STRATEGIC LOCATION
An International MBA in Milano means the best mix of style, innovation, leisure, people and
places. Milano will be your campus - a city at the center of the European industrialized belt and
of Italian business and nance. The hub of fashion, creativity and design, with a great potential
for contacts and careers. Milano's creative atmosphere, combined with the pragmatic academic
legacy of SDA Bocconi, provide a unique blend in molding tomorrow's leaders.

SDA Bocconi is located in one of the top fashion capitals

of the world. The MBA program provides the unique
opportunity for networking with top managers of leading
companies and learn the industry first hand during the
company visits in Milano. This is the place to be for those
interested in working in the business of fashion and luxury.
PAVLO STROBLJA | MBA 2015 | Ukrainian/German,
President of SDA Bocconi Luxury Arts Club

Practically, Milano is in the middle of Europe

and is one of few cities that have three airports
with very convenient access to the city.
This makes the commuting between Milano,
the rest of Europe and many countries overseas
not only easy and fast and covers a variety of
passenger needs.
JENNY BOZHINOVA | MBA 2015 | Bulgarian

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CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT

foto Marco Brescia Teatro alla Scala

Growing professionally also requires cultural growth. You will widen your interests and catch
the opportunity to immerse into Italys unparalleled wealth of cultural heritage. You will open
your horizons and absorb the educational power of the arts. Opera and music, iconic food,
exquisite wines, countless works of art are some famous elements of Italian culture, which
you can experience to add value to your growth.

The SDA Bocconi MBA was my entrance into fascinating

Italian culture, through which I found my dreams, my
aspirations and my real self.
LILI QIN | MBA 2011 | Chinese
Assistant General Manager/Investment Project Manager
CHINA CITIC Med & Pharma Investment, China

The added advantage of the MBA program at SDA Bocconi is the

exposure it provided into the world of art, history, food and wine
just by virtue of its location. Being in the midst of such diversity
acted as a stimulant, one which ensured enriching experiences,
amazing memories and a holistic growth of me as an individual.
DIVYA SACHDEV | MBA 2015 | Indian

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A SUCCESSFUL LEARNING MODEL.

A VERY FULL-TIME MBA

What you breathe in an MBA class is something unique.

An effervescent mix of cutting edge knowledge in
economics, management and finance, the bold sense of
community that links the faculty with students and
knowing that everyone is committed to excellence. The
MBA is a real place where ambitious leaders must reside.
STEFANO GATTI | MBA Director, SDA Bocconi MBA
Professor of Financial Markets and Institutions

The MBA at SDA Bocconi is all about exposure:

exposure to new people, new cultures, new challenges,
new industries and new business models. Its a fast
paced, demanding environment that pushed me to use
my creativity and business acumen by putting me
constantly out of my comfort zone. A unique journey
designed to maximize your future opportunities
LUCA CASSANI | MBA 2015 | Italian

The SDA Bocconi MBA moves at a very fast pace and is completed
much quicker than most other programs, despite having the same
workload. You may think this is a bad thing, but it was amazing.
The program really challenges students to get the most out of the
experience and I would not change that for anything.
VITO M. IERACI | MBA 2012 | Canadian
Senior Finance Manager, GlaxoSmithKline, Canada

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The structure of the program is demanding and requires participants to be fully committed, but in
turn provides the necessary edge to learn and develop the right skills, tools and command over
processes. Active methodologies are used throughout the program. Case analysis and discussion
play a signicant role, together with traditional lessons, guided discussions, practical exercises,
business games, simulations, rst-hand business experiences, individual projects, group work,
workshops, seminars and much more.

Your Evaluation
The evaluation system is based
on written tests, role playing, projects
and classroom work.
In order to successfully complete
the Master of Business Administration,
participants must meet
all School requirements.
Exceptional students are awarded
the Cum Laude Honors.

PRE-COURSES

February

January

December

November

October

FULL-TIME MBA
TIMETABLE

September

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Introduction to
Financial Accounting
Quantitative
Methods
Macroeconomics
Microeconomics

OPENING WEEK
CORE COURSES
 PLANNING & INNOVATING

OW

Introductory
Term

Fall
Term

Winter
Term

Managerial
Economics
Competitive
Strategy

Macroeconomics
Marketing Management

Corporate Strategy
Technology and Innovation Management

Customer Data Management

DELVING DEEPER COURSES

 CONTROLLING & INVESTING

DELVING DEEPER COURSES

Financial Reporting
and Analysis
Financial Markets
and Institutions 1
Financial Planning
and Capital Budgeting

 LEADING PEOPLE & PROCESSES

DELVING DEEPER COURSES

Financial Markets
and Institutions 2

Corporate Finance 1
Cost Management
& Profitability Analysis
Business Analytics

Decisions and Uncertainty

Organizational Behaviour

Human Resource
Management
Operations Strategy

Project Management
Negotiation

SKILLS TRIAL
SUMMER PROJECTS
Go to the CS section at page 30 for all details.

TRACK IN LUXURY BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

CONCENTRATIONS

INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE PROGRAM

Owing to the varying schedules of partner Unversities, outgoing students may be involved in the Exchange Program starting from September/October

ARRIVEDERCI WEEK
COMMENCEMENT DAY

December

November

October

September

August

July

June

May

March

April

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A VERY FULL-TIME MBA

Spring
Term

Corporate Governance
Organizational Design
in the Information Age
Developing Country Growth
Corporate Finance 2
Performance Management
& Control

Supply Chain Management

Entrepreneurial Management
Ethics and Citizenship
Business Communication

Telecom Case
Business Game

Individual Internships
Entrepreneurial Projects
Research Papers

LBM Track
Finance & Financial Institutions
Innovation, Product Development, Execution
Customer Marketing & Social Media
Private Equity, Entrepreneurship & Renewal

Alternative options

and ending in November/December.

AW

mba

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BASIC KNOWLEDGE FOR ALL

OPTIONAL MBA PRE-COURSES

To provide some common basics for students entering the MBA Program, during the month prior to the ofcial start of the Program the
School offers a package of MBA pre-courses. These courses include Introduction to Financial Accounting, Quantitative
Methods, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics (see page 47 for detailed costs).
Pre-courses are not compulsory for all students, but may be required for those without a background in economics and management.
The MBA pre-courses are delivered either through distance learning platforms (students study on their own, using materials provided by
the School) or by face-to-face classes at SDA Bocconi.

ITALIAN LANGUAGE
You do not need to know Italian to attend
our MBA, but you probably do not want
to miss such a great opportunity to
improve your language skills.
Pre-Course Among the pre-courses, you
may take the optional intensive Italian for
Foreigners course in September.
During the Program From October to
June we offer a free Italian course for
students to improve their language skills.

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OPENING WEEK. YOUR MBA BEGINS

Our Program starts with a one-week MBA bootcamp, during which you are asked to understand
and live the essence of your forthcoming year. The Opening Week is structured into ve days:

Day One

 Opening ceremony and welcome dinner

The rst day celebrates the kick-off of the program with SDA Bocconi management, faculty, staff,
and a group of alumni that will welcome you on board.

Day Two

 Know your School

The second day of the Opening Week will give you the opportunity to know the details
of SDA Bocconi School of Management, Universit Bocconi and your MBA curriculum.

Day Three

 Know yourself and your class

The third day is about experiencing the international environment of your class and
getting acquainted with the different cultures and habits of your classmates.

Day Four

 Know your career

In the fourth day you will have the chance to interact with a sampling of key stakeholders
for your future career: recruiters, career service, and alumni.

Day Five

 Know your MBA

In the nal day of the Opening Week, you will take part in what normally happens in a morning
of MBA teaching sessions.

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A TYPICAL MBA DAY

8.30

am

10.15

am

12.00

noon

1.30

pm

2.30

pm







10.00

am

CLASS

11.45

am

CLASS

1.30

pm

CLASS

2.30

pm

LUNCH

7.30

pm

SEMINARS AND CS ACTIVITIES

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OUR MBA PROGRAM CORNERSTONES

CORE COURSES AND SEMINARS

Our MBA program is organized around three cornerstones, which represent the competence
requirements of a global manager
 PLANNING & INNOVATING
This sequence is focused on
a detailed understanding of the
macroeconomic and microeconomic
environment in order to plan the core
strategic and marketing actions that
drive value creation for stakeholders.
Specic attention is given to the ability
to change and evolve towards venues
of value creation that are sustainable
and hard to imitate.

 CONTROLLING & INVESTING

 LEADING PEOPLE & PROCESSES

Measuring the value produced by

an organization is the starting point to
understand the opportunities it faces
and the investments it can sustain.
Starting from a thorough
understanding of nancial markets and
nancial tools this second sequence
provides a 360 degree coverage of
management accounting, corporate
finance and financial institutions.

Core competences of an organization

lie in smart people and in effective and
efcient organizational processes.
This sequence aims to understand
how to design the organization,
fuel it with the energy of smart and
committed people and orchestrate a
system of incentives that aim at both
exploiting the existing com petences
and exploring new scenarios.

DELVING DEEPER COURSES

Many opportunities arise with these courses to further engage around our 3 cornerstones and move beyond what is offered in the
core MBA courses, delving deeper into specific managerial topics.

MBA
PLANNING
& INNOVATING

CONTROLLING
& INVESTING

LEADING PEOPLE
& PROCESSES

CORE COURSES

DELVING DEEPER COURSES

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Discussing with MBA participants the main

events and hot topics of the financial crisis
and of the related governance issues is a
stimulating and enriching experience.
When you have a CEO standing there in front
of you, you can ask him or her questions, you
can have a great debate about current issues
and really apply your learning.
ALEC MCCULLIE | MBA 2013 | British
Consultant, Automotive Division, indoo.rs, UK

ANDREA SIRONI | Rector Universit Bocconi

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SPECIAL INITIATIVES FOR YOU

Leadership Series
The Leadership Series is a new initiative organized to expose our students to the vast knowledge
and experience of top leaders of international companies. A unique opportunity to learn from their
hands-on experience and have a talk with them during the cocktail following the event.
GUESTS OF THE LEADERSHIP SERIES HAVE INCLUDED:
Antonio Belloni
Group Managing Director, LVMH

Andrea Guerra
Former CEO of Luxottica

Giovanni Castellucci
CEO of Atlantia and Autostrade per l'Italia

Peter Lscher
Former CEO of Siemens

Vittorio Colao
CEO of Vodafone Group

Alessandro Profumo
President, Monte dei Paschi di Siena

Marc Girardelli
Former alpine ski racer

Carlo Rosa
CEO of Diasorin

Dario Scannapieco
Vice President
of the European Investment Bank
Alain Zimmermann
CEO of Baume&Mercier

The recipe for being a leader today is to continuously

ask yourself questions, never take anything for
granted and be very curious about change, because
one day change will affect your company.
VITTORIO COLAO | Chief Executive Officer
Vodafone Group

The Leadership Series allows us to

take the theory that we learned in class
and then bounce back some of the
ideas with the leading CEOs of today.
AGATA LIS | MBA 2013
Canadian/Polish | Senior Channel
Marketing Manager, Microsoft, CEE HQ,
Munich, Germany

CARLO ROSA

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TRACK IN LUXURY BUSINESS MANAGEMENT (LBM)

In addition to the 4 functional-based Concentrations, the SDA Bocconi Full-Time MBA Program
offers participants the possibility to further personalize their development through the eld-based
Track in Luxury Business Management (LBM) in partnership with LVMH, the renowned leader in the
worldwide luxury business. The active involvement of managers and professionals in the program
assures an ideal interaction between theory and practice.
This unique option is one of the very few tracks in Luxury Business Management within a top ranked
International MBA.
THE TRACK STRUCTURE, WITH COURSE OFFERINGS, IS AS FOLLOWS:
DISCOVERING LUXURY
MANAGEMENT

SUMMER
MISSION

GET INTO
BUSINESS SPECIFICS

 Strategic Mindset in Luxury Business

 In-Company Projects at major luxury

 Creativity and Management

 Ideating and Delivering Innovation

 Marketing in Luxury Business

players. Selected students will have

the opportunity to do their summer
missions in LVMH.

 Developing and Managing

Luxury Retail

 Orchestrating a Global Luxury Brand

 Design go-to-market Strategy
and Systems

 Developing and Fostering

Luxury Brand

 Business Game
Our Track in Luxury Business Management is a unique
concentration in a top-ranked and full-time MBA. It provides
the added value of hands-on experiences with the rationale
of different contexts and business models.
LUANA CARCANO | LBM Track Coordinator, SDA Bocconi
MBA Professor of Strategic and Entrepreneurial Management

 For more details

www.sdabocconi.it/ftmba/lbm

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Why do always good things come to

an end? Instead, lets say another door
opens: summer internship! Amazing
4w in this amazing classroom, clever
mba buddies, incredible city! Best of
luck to my mates on their internships!
Daniel Chiba | MBA 2014 | Brazilian
Fast Track General Sales Manager,
Starboard Cruise Services
(LVMH Group).

The Track in Luxury Business Management is

a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, perfectly
harmonizing theory with practical experience.
The program gave me the chance to gain
penetrating marketing intelligence from the
leading experts.
MARINA VARTSOU | MBA 2015 | Greek

The SDA Bocconi MBA with track in Luxury Business Management

was the perfect vehicle for me to switch my career from financial
services to the coveted luxury fashion world.
The classroom teachings provided invaluable theoretical insight
to this industry, the offers for the post-graduation full-time
positions were a testament that I had made the right decision to
choose SDA Bocconi to earn my MBA.
HELENA KU | MBA 2014 | Canadian/Korean
World Wide Merchandiser for Ready-to-Wear and Fur at Fendi

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IT IS TIME TO PERSONALIZE YOUR DEVELOPMENT

Concentrations
In the nal two months of the program you have the opportunity to focus your path on those specic
managerial subjects congruent with your preferences and abilities. Each year, around twenty
electives are offered during the Concentrations, allowing students to gain in-depth skills in topics of
major relevance in todays business world. The Electives are grouped into 4 Concentrations running
in parallel in groups of 2.

Our Incubator - SpeedMIup offers the

opportunity to change entrepreneurial ideas into
actual businesses, and this is what many MBAs
already ended up doing, successfully.
ALBERTO GRANDO | SDA Bocconi MBA Professor
of Operations and Technology Management,
Vice Rector for Development, Universit Bocconi

The days of the Cowboy Entrepreneurs

are gone, and so are those of the Nerd
Entrepreneurs. Modern entrepreneurship
teaching is about Smart Entrepreneurship;
Smart Entrepreneurs recognize that there
are huge uncertainties and failure risks in
starting up a company. We teach tools
aimed at managing these risks.
MIKKEL DRAEBYE | SDA Bocconi MBA
Professor of Strategic and Entrepreneurial
Management

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99 percent of what you learn in your Concentration in Finance

is part of any M&A deal out there: rationale, language, tools...
As for the remaining 1 percent... You were probably out of class!
MAURIZIO DALLOCCHIO | SDA Bocconi MBA Professor
of Accounting, Control, Corporate and Real Estate Finance

Students are required to take 2 Concentrations, one for each period, that is 10 courses across the two periods.

CONCENTRATIONS
FIRST PERIOD

CONCENTRATIONS
SECOND PERIOD

Early September - early October

Mid October - mid November

SUGGESTED
PATHS
Suggested paths will be:

Finance and
Financial Institutions
 Structured and Project Finance
 Real Estate Investment
 M&A (a Financial Perspective)
 Derivatives in Corporate Finance
 The Practice of Finance

Customer Marketing
and Social Media
 Pricing
 Brand Management
 Retail and Channel Management
 Non-market Strategies
 Digital Strategy

Expert in nance:

Innovation, Product
Development, Execution
 Ideating and
Marketing New Products
 Management and Organization
of the New Product Development
 Product and Service Design
and Engineering
 Strategy Execution
 Innovating in the Global Landscape

Private Equity,
Entrepreneurship
and Renewal
 Entrepreneurial Finance
 Managing M&A
 Private Equity
 Change and Renewal Strategies
 Corporate Entrepreneurship

Expert in entrepreneurship:

A + D
Expert in marketing and innovation:

C + B
C + D
The selection of electives changes
from time to time to allow room
for new ideas, projects or issues
of emerging signicance.

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YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO EXPERIENCE ANOTHER PRESTIGIOUS

BUSINESS SCHOOL
International Exchange Program
As a major international school of management, SDA Bocconi is engaged in an active and prestigious network of exchanges,
collaborations and interactions with peer institutions. The International Exchange Program offers selected candidates the opportunity to
spend the last months of the program at another top business school.
Students who apply for an International Exchange Program must demonstrate precise interests and solid motivations for going abroad by
providing a clear indication of why the experience is necessary for their personal growth and career advancement.
The School evaluates the reasons candidates put forward, and gives priority to those who most clearly demonstrate that they can benet
from the exchange.
Owing to the varying schedules of partner Universities, outgoing students may be involved in the Exchange Program
starting from September/October and ending in November/December.

I wanted to say thank you for all the help you have provided
over the last few months. I had an amazing and
unforgettable time at SDA Bocconi and could not have
asked for a better end to my MBA experience.
NAJEE JOHNSON | U.S. | UNC Kenan-Flager Business School

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International Exchange Program Partners*

 EUROPE
ESSEC Business School
(Cergy-Pontoise, France)
HEC Paris (Jouy-en-Josas, France)
ESADE Business School
(Barcelona, Spain)

Warrington College of Business

Administration, University of Florida
(Gainesville, Florida)
Wharton, University of Pennsylvania
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)

CEIBS - China Europe International

Business School (Shanghai)
HKUST Business School The School of Business and
Management, The Hong Kong
University of Science and
Technology (Hong Kong)

IE Business School (Madrid, Spain)

 CANADA

Imperial College (London, UK)

Desautels Faculty of Management ,

McGill University (Montreal, Canada)

Tsinghua SEM - School of

Economics and Management,
Tsinghua University (Beijing)

Rotman School of Management,

University of Toronto
(Toronto, Ontario)

 INDIA

London Business School

(London, UK)
Manchester Business School,
University of Manchester
(Manchester, UK)
Rotterdam School of Management,
Erasmus University
(Rotterdam, The Netherlands)

 UNITED STATES
Babson College
(Babson Park, Massachusetts)

Sauder School of Business,

University of British Columbia
(Vancouver, British Columbia)
Schulich School of Business, York
University (Toronto, Ontario)

 AUSTRALIA

The Fuqua School of Business, Duke

University (Durham, North Carolina)

AGSM MBA Program, Australian

School of Business,
University of New South Wales
(Sydney, New South Wales)

Leonard N. Stern School of

Business, New York University (New
York, New York)

Melbourne Business School,

The University of Melbourne
(Melbourne, Victoria)

McCombs School of Business,

The University of Texas at Austin
(Austin, Texas)

 BRAZIL

Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate

School of Management, Cornell
University (Ithaca, New York)
Stephen M. Ross School of
Business, University of Michigan
(Ann Arbor, Michigan)
Tuck School of Business
at Dartmouth
(Hanover, New Hampshire)
UNC Kenan-Flagler Business
School, University of North Carolina
(Chapel Hill, North Carolina)
The University of Chicago Booth
School of Business
(Chicago, Illinois)

ISB - Indian School of Business

(Hyderabad)

 JAPAN
Graduate School of International
Management, International
University of Japan (Niigata)
Keio Business School, Keio
University (Yokohama Kanagawa)

 SINGAPORE
Nus Business School (Singapore)
* This list may be subject to change,
as well as the availability
of exchange slots.

FGV-EAESP - Escola de
Administrao de Empresas
de So Paulo da Fundao Getulio
Vargas (So Paulo)
CHINA
I want
to thank you for all of the help and support that the SDA Bocconi
team provided me during my time with you. I had an incredible experience
in my classes there and truly appreciated the opportunity to interact with
so many fantastic students and professors. SDA Bocconi is an amazing
place, and I am grateful to have been a part of it, even if only for a semester.
RAYMOND PACIA | U.S./Italian | Incoming Exchange Student 2013
Columbia Business School

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ARRIVEDERCI WEEK

The very last part of MBA Class will take place

in the Arrivederci Week and will embrace:
Day One

 ARTS AND BUSINESS

Day Two

 THE SHARING ECONOMY

Day Three

 GOVERNMENT-RELATED FINANCE

Day Four

 PHARMA AND HEALTH

Day Five

 GRAND FINALE

witnessing rst-hand Made in Italy

business models and Blue Chip Companies.

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One year has passed and it feels like yesterday that we

all took the most important decision of our lives. But if
you think about it not much has changed. We continue
to take big decisions, but today there is a difference. We
are far more informed, better prepared and each one of
us has built our reserve of knowledge.
This year we have transformed, both personally and
professionally. And without a doubt, SDA Bocconi has
been instrumental in this process.
SHAHANA MUSTAFA | MBA 2012 | Indian
Business Management Program, adidas Group, Germany

From the first day to the last, the SDA

Bocconi MBA is a challenging journey
that concludes with the excitement of
Commencement Day.
ALEXANDER STRASOLDO
MBA 2014 | German | Project Leader,
Innovation Acceleration Team, Nestl

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OUR AIM IS TO EXPAND

YOUR FUTURE CAREER
A WHOLE TEAM FOR YOUR PROFESSIONAL GROWTH, FULL TIME
The Career Service is a key partner to MBA candidates seeking to achieve their career goals and to
recruiting companies who need to feed their international talent pipeline.
Each Career Service team members mission is to support you throughout the program, providing
you the right tools and knowledge to plan and execute an effective career strategy, connecting you
with the right employers and alumni and helping you to successfully re-enter the job market after
graduation.
Its a full time effort where we support each and every one of you individually as well as the entire
class.

Career Service is your team: through them you will

get many job interview opportunities. Work with
them, keep them updated on your strategy and
efforts, exchange ideas.
LUIS ALBERTO CORDOVA | MBA 2011 | Peruvian
CNH Agriculture Global Product Controller,
CNH Industrial, Italy

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Many of our global recruiting partners say we

make their life easier, as we assist them in
selecting the best fitting candidates for their
talent pipeline. The best reward for us? When our
alumni become in turn successful leaders, and
come back on campus year after year to recruit
new, world class MBA talent.
ISABELLA PINUCCI | Career Service Coordinator
SDA Bocconi School of Management

Working for one of the worlds leading

consulting firms today, I can say that the
SDA Bocconi MBA was the perfect choice
for me.
BJOERN KUSE | MBA 2011 | German
Case Team Leader, Bain & Company, Italy

Career management workshops

and seminars, one-on-one
counseling, coaching program
Summer Internship
Recruitment Campaign
Summer Projects
(8-12 weeks)
Permanent
Recruitment Campaign

This program provided a great launch pad for a life

with limitless possibilities.
PARTHA P. GANGULY | MBA 2011 | Indian

Business Development, Key Account Management,

Infosys, Germany

Your engagement with

Career Service is intensive, and
revolves around two central
recruitment processes who are
crucial to achieve
your career goals: the Internship
Recruitment Campaign and
the Permanent Recruitment
Campaign.

February

January

December

November

October

YOUR CAREER
DEVELOPMENT
TIMETABLE

September

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December

November

October

September

August

July

June

May

April

March

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Rev up your engines for the Summer Internship

Our MBA is one of the very few one-year programs that include a mandatory summer internship.
The Summer Internship campaign is where you start interacting with a network of international employers who are recruiting MBA students
for eight to twelve weeks internship projects between June and August.
How you prepare for this campaign is crucial, as the summer internship is not only an opportunity to apply to real life what you have learned
in the classroom, but for many of you might well be the rst step in the right direction of a much desired career change.
The campaign starts as early as January with tough selection processes, an invaluable bootcamp to develop the right skills for your
permanent job search. Chances are this is the rst time you are encountering such high prole, demanding recruiters and the Career Service
team will make sure you go to the appointment in top shape, prepping you with a range of activities.

 CAREER COUNSELING
Targeted, pragmatic one-on-one advice by Career Service team members each one an expert in different industry sectors to help
you with your professional goals and your day-to-day quest for your career change.

 CAREER SEMINARS & WORKSHOPS

Envision your career plan, engage in challenging discussions with experts in different industries, test your job interviewing ability,
networking or salary negotiation skills, learn to crack those business cases. The seminars & workshop program varies according to
each class prole and market trends, but always includes the fundamentals of job market dynamics and a thorough preparation for
the most challenging selection processes.

 COACHING
A tailored coaching program with top SDA Bocconi coaches which help you enhance your self awareness, recognize your strengths
and maximize your personal growth during your whole MBA experience.

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Meet the employers

All year round, Career Service invites employers and alumni to come on campus to meet MBA students, interview
them and recruit them for summer internships or permanent positisions.

Attending company presentations and networking events and making yourself visible helps you start creating a network of contacts
you will be able to build on for years to come.
Visiting employers at their sites is even more exciting: interest-based groups of students may be invited to and help organize Career treks
and Company visits in Italy and abroad.
International Business Challenges sponsored by global companies in the healthcare, consumer goods, consulting or venture capital
sectors encourage the most competitive candidates of top business schools to engage in a fair but tough competition over a business
case. Winning teams get great visibility and often gain a fast track to a summer internship engagement and more.
Even if some employers are not able to come on campus, it does not mean they are not interested in you: Career Service coordinates
applications to online job-postings on the Schools platform and helps recruiters to select candidates for interviews directly from the
CV Database.
Career Service also encourages entrepreneurship and partners with students who seek emplyment on their own, providing advice and
facilitating contacts.

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Gain hands-on experience with summer projects

From eight to twelve weeks between June and August you can apply to real life what you have learned in the
classroom, tackling challenging, real business problems in one of the following activities:

INDIVIDUAL SUMMER INTERNSHIPS

WITHIN A COMPANY
You attended the Career Service workshops, went through
a number of selection processes and scored an internship
with a great employer: well done! It is your chance to put
your skills to work and show your relationship abilities
while contributing to a strategic project. It is also a great
networking opportunity allowing you to see for yourself what
your next career step may be.

ENTREPRENEURIAL PROJECTS
Do you have a cool business idea or a family business
to expand? Under the supervision of a professor
in entrepreneurship you will create your own business plan,
organize a start-up or contribute to a company business
development project.

RESEARCH PAPERS
Do you enjoy analyzing and exploring business issues
in-depth? You may submit a research proposal to the MBA
Director and get the chance to write an original research
paper under the supervision of a Faculty member.

The exposure to the job market received during the

internship recruiting phase is certainly unique: it
gives you a glance on many different industries and
job functions, leaving to your interest, desire and
passion the possibility to further deepen the topic.
EDOARDO BORTOLATO | MBA 2012 | Italian

Project Leader, The Boston Consulting Group, UAE

SUMMER PROJECT STATISTICS

MBA CLASS OF 2015
Individual internships 2015: Industries
Consulting

24%

Luxury/Fashion/Retail

18%

Tech/E-business/Media

17%

Financial Services

14%

Healthcare/Chemical

11%

Industrial Products

5%

Fast Moving Consumer Goods

5%

Education/No Prot

5%

Energy

1%

90% Individual internships

83% obtained through Career Service
10% Entrepreneurial projects

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We support your post-MBA job search

The permanent recruiting campaign starts ofcially in June, when the 1000+ employers and alumni in our database
receive a hard or soft copy of the current class CV Book, and continues after graduation.

For permanent jobs, the bar is even higher: the selection process
for the most sought-after MBA rotational programs or key
management positions is really tough. The good news is that
by this time most MBA candidates have developed excellent
networking and interviewing skills, have a summer internship
experience under their belt and are able to interact effectively
with recruiters.
This is also where you make us the most proud and contribute to
raising the prole of our School with the best global employers.
Still searching for your ideal job after graduation? You will nd that
the Career Service team will continue supporting you long after
you have left the campus. We will stay in touch, continuing to
advise you individually and sending contacts and job
opportunities your way: together we will succeed.

We nurture your talent

After ten years as a Technology

Consultant in North America, it was time
to explore and expand my career options.
Through my MBA experience at
SDA Bocconi, I achieved my desired
career switch and I now combine my
business and design skills to create
future concepts.
TAMMY CHOW | MBA 2011 | Canadian
Director, Samsung Electronics
Product Strategy, Samsung Design America, USA

A FEW THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT OUR

EMPLOYMENT STATISTICS - MBA CLASS OF 2014
Post-MBA Industry Sectors - Class of 2014
Consulting

19%

Luxury/Fashion/Retail

19%

Tech/E-business

19%

Financial Services

13%

Fast Moving Consumer Goods

9%

Industrial Products

8%

Media

8%

Healthcare/Chemical

5%

85%of MBA graduates

found a new job three months after the graduation

66%of opportunities
were found through Career Service

76,300Euros
%
Average salary increase: 121
92%of graduates changed
Average post-MBA salary:

 For more details:

www.sdabocconi.it/ftmba/career

country, sector or function

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RECRUITING COMPANIES - CLASS OF 2014

TOP RECRUITERS 2014

A SELECTION OF MBA CLASS OF 2014 RECRUITERS

THE BOSTON
CONSULTING GROUP

ADMIRAL GROUP

DIASORIN

LVMH GROUP

ALIAXIS

EDISON

MICROSOFT

ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV

ELI LILLY

MCKINSEY
& COMPANY

AMAZON

ARTHUR D.LITTLE

FENDI

MET HENNESSY

SOLVAY

BAIN & COMPANY

GIVENCHY

NIKE

KERAKOLL

BANCA INTESA

GOOGLE

PARMALAT

CREDIT SUISSE

BAYER

GSK

PHILIP MORRIS

NESTL

BNL-BNP PARIBAS

H&M

PWC

BULGARI

IMS HEALTH

SAPIO

BURGER KING

INFOSYS

SCAROSSO

CAMPARI

INTERGROUP

SEPHORA

CHRISTIAN DIOR

JOHNSON&JOHNSON

STRATEGY&

CONSILIUM SGR

J.P. MORGAN

TAG HEUER

DEUTSCHE BANK

L'OREAL

TIFFANY

DFS

LOUIS VUITTON

VODAFONE

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MBA PEOPLE
In our MBA Program, you meet men and women of extraordinary intellectual character with diverse
backgrounds and experiences, all motivated to reach their life goals.
To get the most from the MBA, you need to embrace teamwork by understanding and acting on key
concepts such as collaboration, discussion, involvement and responsibility.

PARTICIPANTS

AGE

89

29

in two sections in English

(average)

PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE

NUMBER
OF NATIONALITIES

29

years (average)

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STUDENT PROFILE - MBA CLASS OF 2015

GENDER

AGE

DEGREE

Women

36%

<= 25 yrs

10%

Economics

46%

Men

64%

26-27 yrs

16%

Engineering

31%

28-30 yrs

45%

Humanities

8%

31-33 yrs

24%

Sciences

8%

Law

7%

>33 yrs

5%

PRE-MBA
WORKING EXPERIENCE

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
BEFORE MBA

GEOGRAPHIC
ORIGIN

1-2 yrs

2%

Industry

44%

Italy

29%

3-4 yrs

43%

Consulting/
Professional Services 22%

Asia

29%

5-7 yrs

40%

Europe
(excluding Italy)

19%

North America

13%

Latin America

9%

Africa

1%

>7 yrs

15%

Financial Services/
Insurance

14%

Telecom / IT

8%

Services

6%

Other

6%

COUNTRIES REPRESENTED
Albania, Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Rep., France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Israel,
India, Italy, Japan, Lebanon, Mexico, Peru, Poland, Russia, South Africa, Syria, Thailand, Turkey, UK, USA.

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AN ALL-ROUND EXPERIENCE

MBA student Clubs

The Clubs are a key component of the MBA experience. As student led organizations, they demand
managerial abilities in seeking nancing, drawing up business plans, developing press and company
relations and running activities. The Clubs are also an important crossroads where students meet
and work together with alumni, teachers and the business world around areas of common interest.

STUDENT & ALUMNI CLUBS

 DiVino Club

(Wine, Culture and Tradition)

 Entrepreneur Club
 Ethica Club

(Ethics and Corporate

Social Responsibility)
 Finance Club
 Football Club
 Healthcare Club
 Luxury Arts Club
 Management Consulting Club
 Marketing Club
 Motor Club
 Sailing Club
 Ski Club

MAIN CLUB EVENTS

The Rolex MBAs Conference and Regatta. This annual regatta is the most popular
event organized by SDA Bocconi in partnership with Rolex and Yacht Club Italiano.
It brings together students and alumni of the worlds top business schools with managers
from leading Italian and international organizations. A conference on emerging issues also
takes place alongside the regatta: students, alumni and guests from universities, industry
and nance join together for an exchange of ideas. The 2014 edition of the regatta took
place in Santa Margherita Ligure and Portono. Through the years the event hosted schools
such as Harvard, Tuck, Wharton and London Business School.
The MBA Ski Cup. The MBA Ski Cup was one of the main events of 2015. The 11th edition
of the Ski Cup was held in Madonna di Campiglio. Through the years the event has seen
a growing participation of students and alumni as well as guests from other prestigious
European Business Schools.

In terms of managerial experience, what you

get out of the MBA depends on what you
put in. The school provides opportunities to
gain management experience, through
clubs, business simulations, and role-playsbut it's up to us to grab those opportunities.
SHELI NINA MILLER | MBA 2015
Israeli/South African

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International Competitions
Every year our students participate in a number of international competitions
where they meet and compete against teams from other Schools. Students from
the class of 2013 won the A.T. Kearney Global Prize competition, while MBA
2014 students won second place at the Venture Capital Investment Competition
at IESE in Barcelona. SDA Bocconi team came second in the 2015 Healthcare
Case Competition organized by Warwick Business School in London.

Taking part in the WBS Competition allowed us to test our

business skills and challenge other MBA students from all
the world. Teamwork is key in such environments, and our
team did an excellent job also because we were aware of
our individual strengths - we knew from the very
beginning how to work with each other.
DAVIDE SCANNAPIECO | MBA 2015 | Italian

We had won the race at the event that we had organized so

hard for a full year. It was a milestone in my life, something
I would never forget. If it is true that each one of us has 15
minutes of glory in his life, well those were mine.
FEDERICO ALBANO | MBA 2010 | Italian | President of
SDA Bocconi Sailing Club and winner of 2010 Rolex Regatta

Beyond the strong brand and the internationally

renowned network, the SDA Bocconi MBA - through
study groups, campus events and international
competitions - has helped me build meaningful
relationships with a strong, highly relevant network
of individuals worldwide.
SOPHIA TAMVAKAKI | MBA 2013 | Greek
Brand Manager, Johnson & Johnson, Athens, Greece

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BAA network is useful to its members and to

the School, providing companies and institutions
with the necessary tools to be able to create
true business value.
RICCARDO MONTI, MBA 1989 | President, BAA
President, The Boston Consulting Group, Italy

A network is strong when there are shared values,

when getting together results in growth,
fun and developing contacts and unique personal
and professional relationships.
GIANFRANCO MINUTOLO | Business Administration 1991
Director, BAA and Head of Alumni Activities,
Universit Bocconi

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A LIVING AND LIVELY COMMUNITY FOREVER

Bocconi Alumni Association
Alumni are one of the greatest assets of business schools throughout the world. Bocconi Alumni
Association (BAA) brings together more than 95,000 Alumni who have acquired a Bocconi Degree.
Over 12,000 come from SDA Bocconi MBA and Masters Programs.
BAA Bocconi Alumni Association carries out many initiatives,
in Italy and abroad, in order to achieve its objectives:

 encouraging the exchange of experiences

and networking among Alumni;

Alumni activities are available at www.alumnibocconi.it

where you will nd an online directory and names of Class
Representatives, a calendar of events, newsletters, Chapter
and Club news, and many other Alumni targeted services.

 providing them with Continuous Learning

and Career Service tools;

An International Network

 gaining visibility and prestige for SDA Bocconi

at the national and international levels;

 promoting international development and the growth

of SDA Bocconi;

 encouraging donations to the School from individual

members and supporting fund-raising activities
that enhance Bocconi initiatives.

Bocconi and SDA Bocconi Alumni live and work in more than 110
countries. The Alumni network is developing local chapters in a vast
number of cities including Athens, Barcelona, Buenos Aires, Dubai,
Frankfurt, Lisbon, London, Madrid, Mumbai, Munich, New York,
Oslo, Paris, So Paulo, Shanghai, Tokyo, Zagreb and Zurich.
In addition, there are a large number of more informal networks in
other cities.

Professors taught me how to become a top quality business professional; the

Alumni Network opened doors to the business environment. SDA Bocconi is
definitely a vibrant and generous business community that empowered my ability
to overcome all the challenges of a global professional world.
FEDERICO BONACINA | MBA 2011 | Italian | Vendor Manager, Amazon.it, Italy

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Your team members are perfect reflection

of your thoughts and beliefs, challenging
your traditional decision-making style.
Team is all about pushing you to be the
best you can!
XIAOFEI LI | MBA 2015 | Chinese

If I take just the open-mindedness of the Italians

here, I think I will be able to transport this value
into daily business operations.
ADRIEN PABLO NAUJOK | MBA 2013
German/French
Lawyer and CEO, Crena GmbH, Germany

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TAKE ACTION
MAKE CONTACT WITH SDA BOCCONI
AND THEN MAKE AN EDUCATED CHOICE

Meet us in your region of the world

To choose the MBA that best ts your prole and interests, attend a SDA Bocconi MBA recruitment
event and/or set up an individual informational interview in one of the many locations around the
world where our staff and alumni travel annually.
Visit

www.sdabocconi.it/meetmba

for scheduled worldwide recruiting events.

Prospective Candidates Counseling Services

An even deeper introduction to the MBA would involve a visit to Milano where, in addition to an
informational interview, you can sit in a lesson and get to know our MBA students.
The day will be devoted to you, to clear up any doubts.
To arrange an individual visit and/or attend a class, please contact Laura Russo:
laura.russo@sdabocconi.it
tel.+39 02 5836 3278

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Application Process
Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis during the following date range:

 Application Review Start Date: September 2015

 Application Review End Date: July 2016
Admissions Requirements

The Selection Process step by step

Applicants must have an undergraduate degree in any discipline,

professional working experience, and must submit the following
materials:

After an initial pre-selection carried out when applications and

documents are received, personal admissions interviews take
place either in Milano, or in a candidate's country of residence.







Online Application for Admission

Ofcial University Transcript of Grades
Curriculum Vitae or Resume

Selection results (Admission, Deferment, Non-Admission)

are communicated to the candidates in writing, taking up to
12 weeks after all tests have been submitted, documents
received and interviews completed.

GMAT/GRE
TOEFL/IELTS/PTE/CPE
(required of applicants who are non-native English speakers,
or who have not completed university degree in English)

 Two Letters of Reference

 EUR 100 Application Fee

For more details on admission requirements,

selection process and online application

www.sdabocconi.it/admissionsmba

SUBMITTING YOUR APPLICATION

The application form is available exclusively online at:  www.sdabocconi.it/admissionsmba
Applicants to the Track in Luxury Business Management must submit the application form together with the
addendum for the Track in Luxury Business Management.
ONLINE & POST Fill out and submit the online application through our website and send all required documents
by post. Applicants may verify the arrival of their application and conrm that full documentation has been received
through our application website. For further information on individual applications, please contact the Admissions
Service at admissions@sdabocconi.it
All application documents must be sent to:
SDA Bocconi Masters Division - Recruiting and Admissions Service
Via Balilla 18 - 20136 Milano, Italy
Tel: + 39 02 5836 3228 - Fax: +39 02 5836 3272

START
HERE

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FUNDING YOUR SDA BOCCONI MBA

Any MBA involves considerable personal and nancial commitment.

Mandatory attendance and full-time investment are required.

Tuition Fees

Financing and Scholarships

The total fee is EUR 48,000, to be paid in four instalments.

The tuition fees include most teaching materials (although some
texts must be purchased separately) and use of the Schools
desktop PCs.

SDA Bocconi assists candidates in their search for funding by

supplying the necessary documentation and encourages
them to explore all scholarships and loans possibilities.
The list of scholarships for candidates entering
the 2016-2017 program will be available at

Details and deadlines

www.sdabocconi.it/ftmba/fees

Optional Pre-Courses Costs

On-Site MBA
Online MBA
Italian Language


EUR
EUR
EUR

2,400
1,500
500

www.sdabocconi.it/ftmba/scholarships

Monthly Estimates
Housing
Meals
Local Transports
Misc. Expenses
Total

EUR
EUR
EUR
EUR
EUR

600 - 900
450
100
350
1,500 - 1,800

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MBA IN BRIEF
FULL-TIME MBA 2016-2017
42ND EDITION








One intake per year of approximately 100 students

Duration: 12 months full-time
Optional Pre-Course start date: September 2016
MBA Program start date: October 2016
End of Classes: November 2017
Commencement Day: December 2017

SDA Bocconi reserves the right to make any changes to the contents of this brochure
(curriculum, courses and schedule) to leave room for improvement.
We thank our MBA Students and Alumni for their suggestions, testimonials and photographs contained in this brochure.

SDA BOCCONI FULL-TIME MBA.

FOR PEOPLE WHO JUST WONT STOP.

SDA BOCCONI SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT

The leading School of Management in Italy and the only Italian School present in all of the most important
International rankings (Financial Times, Bloomberg Businessweek, The Economist, Forbes), SDA Bocconi has
established itself as a European leader in higher education.
SDA Bocconi School of Management is part of Universit Bocconi, the first Italian University to grant a degree
in economics. For over a century, Bocconi has played a leading role in Italys social and economic
modernization. SDA Bocconi has been engaged in the promotion and organization of executive education
since 1971, with an International approach. The Schools vision of empowering life through knowledge and
imagination lies behind its program offerings: Executive Education Open and Custom Programs, MBA and
Master Programs, for the development of individuals, companies, institutions and economic systems.
Choosing SDA Bocconi and coming to Milano means choosing a vibrant environment, the entrepreneurial,
financial and industrialized center of Italy, a doorway to Europe. In short, a wealth of international contacts
and opportunities. And Milano, of course, is culture, fashion, design, food and the art of living.

ACCREDITATIONS
AACSB International
The Association to
Advance Collegiate
Schools of Business
European Quality
Improvement System

MEMBERSHIPS
European Foundation for
Management Development

RANKINGS
Financial Times
Bloomberg Businessweek
The Economist - Which MBA?

The Association to Advance

Collegiate Schools of Business

Forbes
Espansione
QS

The Academy
of Business in Society

Association of MBAs
MBA provision accredited

Quality Management System

Certification ISO 9001:2008
Financed Projects
Service Centre
The Italian Association for
Management Education
Development
Full-Time MBA accredited
Executive MBA accredited

Community of European
Management Schools and
International Companies
The Italian Association for
Management Education Development

Global Business School Network

CFA program partner of
CFA Institute
MCF program accredited
Royal Institution of
Chartered Surveyors
MRE program accredited

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