MBA Innovation Management

Bologna Business School

Innovation and entrepreneurial skills are increasingly becoming fundamental requirements for the success of a business today. The MBA in Innovation Management and Strategic Entrepreneurship enhances both aspects, shaping managers and entrepreneurs capable of creating value and who know what it means to make the difference.

Bologna Business School, thanks to the strong relationships with local enterprises operating in advanced mechanics, in industrial automation, and manufacturing, provides participants with a direct channel to experts, scholars and business leaders. To complement our regional leaders is an international faculty and a class with participants of over 30 nationalities.

The MBA in Innovation Management is a 12-month full-time program, taught entirely in English. It is dedicated to students who already have a solid working background. The curriculum of the MBA Innovation Management is divided in two main parts: General Management (core courses) and Concentration-specific courses, designed to provide the skills needed to master the borderless nature of Innovation Management and to guide it expertly.

Other program features are: internships, career development activities, and a business English course. Intensive Italian classes are offered free of charge to international participants who wish to improve their language skills during their stay in Italy. Italian classes are scheduled in September 2015, prior to the beginning of the MBA courses.

Internship and Career

Creating employability is one of the primary goals of the MBA Innovation Management program. Therefore, interaction between theory and practice is an essential part of the curriculum: master lectures, testimonials, analysis of business cases, and in company visits will company take place throughout the year and will go side by side the core academic courses.

The program also includes a 500-hour internship scheduled in the last period of the program. Internships will take place at some of the leading companies of the energy sector. The internship represents an opportunity for MBA participants to analyze real company problems, develop strategies, and elaborate action plans together with upper level managers.

BBS's partners have been involved in our academic activities over the years in many different ways: participating in project works, master lectures, and testimonials, offering scholarships, hosting our student internships, or employing our alumni.

Overview

Full-time

English

12 months

72
 CFU/ECTS
31 
AVERAGE AGE
Program

The Master’s degree is a 12-month full-time program that includes a 500-hour internship.

The academic part is divided into three terms. During the first term you will study the fundamentals of general management, while the second and third term will deal with on the specific subjects of each track.

I Term: September 2015 – December 2015

General Management Courses: Corporate Finance, Corporate Strategy, Financial and Managerial Accounting, International Finance, Marketing Management, Cross-cultural Management, Organizational Analysis: Leading People and Organizations

II Term – III Term: January 2016 – May 2016

Track Specific Courses: International Production and Logistics, Management of the Production Systems, R&D Management, Project Management, Strategic Entrepreneurship, Financing of Innovation, International Business Law. The three terms are followed by an internship period of 500 working hours.

At the end of the internship you will be required to hand in a ‘Final Report’, which you will present to the Director of Studies showcasing your activities and analyzing the theories and lessons learned during the academic part.

Students who are interested can also choose to take an extracurricular course of Italian.

Admission Requirements

Requirements for the 2015-2016 intake are:

Undergraduate degree (or higher)
Two + years of qualified work experience
English proficiency
Test of English as a Foreign Language is required of all candidates whose native language is not English.

Application

The admissions process is divided into two rounds of application:

APPLICATION DEADLINE:

Round I: April 15, 2015
Round II: June 15, 2015; June 30, 2015 (for EU graduates)
Admission to the program is subject to the positive assessment of the candidates' individual interview and qualifications (e.g. curriculum vitae, GMAT/GRE, reference letters, etc.).

The Admission Board, made up of Bologna Business School faculty members, reviews the applications on a rolling basis. Candidates will be contacted by an admissions team member as soon as their application has reached Bologna Business School.

Fee

The tuition fees for the 2015/2016 academic year are 27,000 euros to be paid in three installments.

The fees include all academic materials via the online learning platform, all the facilities of Bologna Business School including use of the computers and secure personal Wi-Fi accounts, access to the study areas and gym, as well as a student discount in the School’s cafeteria. Free parking is also available within the School’s grounds.

In addition, with your University of Bologna Student Card you will have access to all university facilities with more than 100 libraries (including online subscriptions and databases), the 3 city center canteens and all university student related discount offers.

Scholarship/Financial aid

At Bologna Business School we understand the importance of financial aid in supporting our students in achieving their educational goals. We are aware that an advanced, high quality training path can be a significant commitment but we also truly believe that investing in one’s future always pays back.

Bologna Business School offers full and partial scholarships for participants of the MBA. Scholarships range from 10,000 euro to 27,000 euro. All applicants are eligible to apply regardless of their nationality. Scholarships are merit-based (both academic as well as professional merit) and cover tuition costs only.

Thanks to an agreement between Bologna Business School and UniCredit, MBA participants are also eligible to apply for a long-term, low-interest and no collateral honor loan. The loan will cover the full amount of the tuition fee or the portion of it not covered by scholarships. In addition, all students can benefit from an extra 10,000 Euro loan, designed to help them cover their living expenses in Bologna during the academic year.