Università Bocconi is one of Europe’s leading economics and business universities. Its modern urban campus is located in the centre of Milan, the country’s commercial, financial and fashion capital, and also its most cosmopolitan city. Always a standout among Italian schools for its international outlook, Bocconi offers a range of undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate programs taught in English by an international faculty. Università Bocconi aims to provide selected students - from Italy, Europe and the rest of the world - with a truly international education that leads to professional growth and superior access to the job market. Bocconi University has a strong commitment to providing scholarships for talented international students admitted to its academic programs; Bocconi International Merit Awards include tuition fees and housing. In addition, also financial-need based scholarships are available for international students.

Bocconi’s offer features flexibility, paving the way either for further studies (towards a PhD or in research) or for a high-level entry into employment, with a range of three-year undergraduate programs in Italian and in English and two-year Master of Science programs.

Classes at Bocconi present up-to-date quality content and interactive methods, supported by excellent IT and library facilities. Lessons with highly qualified faculty and distinguished visiting professors are peppered with seminars and workshops involving members of the Italian and international business community, who inject a strong dose of practical economic reality into the course curriculum.

Bocconi’s well-organized program of internship and exchange opportunities give students a chance to get hands-on experience in the country of their choice, as part of their studies. Bocconi is a member of two important international networks, the Program of International Management (PIM) and the Community of European Management Schools (CEMS). In addition to exchange agreements with many members of these organizations, Bocconi has bilateral accords for exchanges with about 170 leading universities. With the support of our International Relations service, nearly two thousand students participate in incoming or outgoing exchanges with Bocconi every year, further enriching their university experience through periods of study or internships. Bocconi also offers Double Degree programs. Graduate students have the possibility to spend the first year at Bocconi, acquiring core knowledge and skills, and to specialize in their field of interest while attending the second year at one of the foreign host institutions, selected among the most prestigious Universities in Europe and overseas.

Università Bocconi supports its graduating students in their approach to the job market with a strong Career Services program. The University maintains an enormous network of connections with companies of all types and sizes in Italy and abroad, because it understands that when a graduate gets a good job, Bocconi has done a good job, as testified by 56,000 Bocconi alumni employed around the world.

1) Name of University or College Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi

2) School, Faculty or Department -

3) Contact name for (post)graduate enquiries

Graduate Services

4) Job Title

International Recruitment Services

5) Postal address including city/town/county

via Sarfatti, 25 - Milano

6) Postcode 20136

7) Country Italy

8) Telephone for (post)graduate enquiries +39 0258365930

9) Fax for (post)graduate enquiries +39 0258365822

10) Email for (post)graduate enquiries graduate.services@unibocconi.it

11) Website address www.grad.unibocconi.eu

12) Institution’s main claims to international academic or non-academic excellence Università Bocconi is Italy’s oldest and most distinguished economics and business university at the forefront of international teaching and research.

13) Institution’s main international achievements in innovation Universita’ Bocconi offers high level international graduate and Master programs taught in English.

14) Total no of students in advertising institution 13,600 15) Percentage of graduate students as proportion of total student complement 35% 16) Percentage of international (post)graduate students as a proportion of total number of international students 10% 17) Range of tuition fees € 11,000 ca per year (2-year Master of science – ref. 2009/10) 18) Language entry requirements FCE, TOEFL, IELTS check website: www.unibocconi.it/masterofscienceadmission 19) Language tuition facilities available – Bocconi has its own language centre: see website www.unibocconi.it/languagecentre 20) Accommodation facilities for (post)graduate students: yes: more than 1000 places in 5 dormitories 21) Price range of accommodation € 220 - € 845 (depending on family’s income) 22) Modes of study (check or delete as appropriate) x Full-time x Joint degrees 23) Levels of study and research (check or delete as appropriate) x Master x Doctorate x Advanced Professional Qualifications 24) Main subject areas (check or delete as appropriate) x Accountancy x Business and management x Economics x Law and legal studies