International MBA Program in Italy

MIP Politecnico di Milano:
In 1979, the business school MIP was created out of a co-operation between key Italian CEOs and Politecnico di Milano, when a group of leading Italian CEOs identified the need for a school where business executives could further develop their management skills. MIP has continued to enjoy a privileged relationship with its shareholder companies, which over the years has been extended to include foreign multinationals. In fact, MIP has been ranked number one by Espansione for its expansive company network and students are given the unique opportunity to work alongside key stakeholders within important organizations, challenging themselves in real-life business situations.

International MBA - Global degree for a global village:

MIP Politecnico di Milano’s International MBA is a highly International program aimed at young talents seeking experience in international markets and a hands-on learning experience. The school focuses on 4 fundamental elements: analytical approach to problem solving, innovation and technology, interpersonal and soft skills, and corporate collaboration and wide company network.

Teaching methodologies are highly practical and interactive and engage participants in company seminars, real business cases and a range of off-campus activities designed to enhance soft-skills, as well as practical training through in-company consulting projects. Small class sizes allow personalized attention, in particular, Career Development representatives offer a unique service working with candidates and key stakeholders within important organizations in order to understand the requirements of each and find the most suitable matches for in-company projects and placement.

The International MBA program is a 12-month, full-time program, held in entirely in English, starting in September. It is composed of a 2 month distance learning lectures, 3 month classroom chapter, 3 month BOOTCAMP practical learning modules and a final full-time working project (Project Work) in a company. The International MBA program attracts students from all over the world and nearly 70 percent of the class is international and is taught by Politecnico di Milano professors and a vast international faculty.

The tuition fee is € 32000 (didactic material included). Company Sponsorships of € 5000 available to all candidates, funded by MBA Partner Companies

A range of financial aid and scholarhips are available.

MIP’s Career Service is one of a kind:
Our Career Service team works to help you build the skills and networks needed to manage your career planning process and carries out business development activities with potential recruiters.MIP Politecnico di Milano places much importance on the pratical and interactive aspects of learning.
Career Service seeks to engage participants in company seminars, real business cases and in-company consulting projects on a frequent basis.
The Business Plan, Business Game and Project Work all take place throughout the program and are real consulting projects within companies, consulting firms or banks.

Personal Development :
Academic study is only one part of what we see as complete development for the student. Our Career Development Team provides a variety of learning opportunities and employs a targeted approach towards developing the soft skills necessary in interpersonal communication, leadership, team-building, time and resource management, self-marketing, and public speaking. Students will furthermore learn to reflect on their own personal attitudes and cultural values which influence their behavior and relationships.MIP enjoys collaboration with a broad company network (examples below). As a part of its Career Service activities, MIP engages companies and representatives in Project Work, Business Plan, various managerial seminars and in-class presentations and post-MBA recruitment activities such as ABB, Accenture,Amazon, Bain & co.,Barilla, Beiersdorf, Bosch, Eli Lilly, ENI, Ermenegildo Zegna, Ernst & Young, FCA Fiat Chrysler,   Ferrari, Ferrero, GE, Gucci, IBM, L'Oréal, Luxottica, LVMH, Moleskine, Moncler, Novartis, P&G, Siemens, ST Microelectronics, Whirlpool just to name a few.
       
International Exchange Program:
Participants are given the opportunity to attend some modules abroad thanks to our International Exchange Program. This program is held in conjunction with our internationally recognised and accredited partner business schools and MIP encourages student participation as exchanges contribute greatly to the enrichment of the participant network and allow students from even more heterogeneous backgrounds to meet and share their experiences. Exchange programs can range from as short as one week to three months and also include a Dual Degree Program in which students receive qualifications from two institutions, MIP (MBA) and MIT (Master in Supply and Logistics).

International Part Time MBA

The International Part Time Master of Business Administration is a recent addition to MIP’s broad offering of MBA programs. With 30 years of MBA and EMBA education experience, the business school has decided to open its successful weekend format of the Part-time MBA to international students offering the course instruction entirely in English.
The course is designed for talents who are looking for flexibility and a program that allows them to continue working while undertaking MBA studies.

The program is designed to appeal to students located both in Italy and abroad. Classes are held one weekend of every month, which will allow students coming from outside of Milan to participate in the course without moving cities, on a fly-in/fly-out basis. The International Students Office will be able to provide assistance regarding flights (or other modes of transport if more convenient) and accommodation for stays in Milan. The course is structured to train well-rounded managers and provide them with a complete vision of the company’s activities. At the same time, their complementary soft skills will be developed to enable them to operate in complex and increasingly competitive contexts.

International Flex EMBA (i-Flex)

International Flex EMBA (i-Flex) is a 18-month Executive MBA program aimed at managers who want to combine international study with work commitments, using one of the most advanced digital learning platform in the world, developed with Microsoft technology. The program is in partnership with WOBI, the World of Business Ideas.MIP’s answer to this need is a new Executive MBA format - the International Flex EMBA (i-Flex) - which allows managers to learn the same skills, do the same networking, get the same diploma from Politecnico di Milano as those attending a traditional, in-class EMBA

International Master of Luxury Management

Managing companies operating in the Luxury Goods industry requires peculiar and specialized skills and knowledge that are usually not covered by traditional general management programs.

In order to fill this gap MIP Politecnico di Milano and Neoma Business School jointly developed the ‘International Master in Luxury Management. Managing the Luxury Value Chain’: a 12 months full time programme, awarding an internationally recognized double degree by each University in the consortium.
Milan and Rheims are two European cities at the very heart of the modern luxury industry. Milan, Paris’s main rival as Fashion capital of the world, is famous the world over for its’ stylish boutiques, design studios and the fashion shows and exhibitions, while Neoma is situated in the French region of Champagne, for which the prestigious luxury drink, and indeed an icon of the luxury industry itself, takes its’ name.

Students studying the International Master of Luxury Management –which is offered in a partnership with GUCCI - will be able to take advantage of the associations with key players in the luxury markets and gain hand on knowledge of the major aspects of luxury management through active learning and project work. The course is a 12 month long course, with each semester divided between the two Universities. At the end of the course, the student will gain a Master of Science from Neoma and a First Level Master Degree from MIP Politecnico di Milano.


International Master in Industrial Management

The IMIM programme is the result of a collaboration between MIP Politecnico di Milano (Milan, Italy), Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (Madrid, Spain) and Heriot-Watt University (Edinburgh, UK). The course provides managerial skills to students with a technical, particularly scientific or engineering background, focusing on business skills relevant for pursuing managerial careers in international manufacturing and service industries.

The course is a two year, full-time program that provides students with the opportunity to study each of the program’s four semesters in a different country – 3 in Europe and the 4th anywhere around the world. The course is divided into two distinct parts, with Core Subjects covered in the first year and Program Concentrations in the second, with each of the four semesters taking place in a separate county.

The program seeks to teach students the necessary skills required for pursuing managerial careers in internationally orientated manufacturing and service industries, with a clear emphasis on providing students with a scientific or engineering educational background the relevant skills to succeed. Particular emphasis is placed on topics of great relevance for technical university graduates, such as operations and supply chain management. Additionally, the program facilitates and stimulates the participation to the social, economic, cultural life of the hosting countries (e.g. with courses of local language, seminars by local managers, company visits), as well as industry-related project work in close collaboration with industrial and service companies, forming the basic for master thesis.

Master of Supply Chain and Purchasing Management

The Master in Supply Chain Management offered by MIP-Politecnico di Milano is a course designed to provide students with the opportunity to excel in a continuously changing and demanding field. Supply chain and purchasing management is integral to the success of international businesses that are striving for competitive advantages at a global level. The key to this success is having the right skills and knowledge in order to plan and execute strategies that boost revenues and reduce costs through ideas and innovation.

The course is taught in collaboration with the Audencia Nantes School of Management and offers a European double degree upon completion, with students receiving a Master of Science from Audencia School of Management and a Specialising Master from MIP.

The aim of the programme is to train specialised managers in supply chain and purchasing who will be contributing to the development of companies in an international environment. Working with the Audencia Nantes School of Management, students are given a unique opportunity to gain accreditation from two of Europe’s most prestigious and well-known Business Schools.


Master of Strategic Project Management

The Master in Strategic Project Management (European) or MSPME is the only master’s programme that brings an international perspective to the strong and growing demand for strategic thinkers who can deliver core business activities and implement competitive strategies in public, private and voluntary organisations through the implementation of strategic projects. The course offers a balanced programme of professional training at postgraduate level informed by the most recent research in the field over a 16-month full-time study period.

The course attracts applications from high calibre students from all around the globe and it offers participants an opportunity to study in a highly international context attending 3 institutions over the course of the programme. The course is jointly offered by MIP Politecnico di Milano, Italy, Heriot-Watt University, UK, and the University of Umea, Sweden to award an internationally recognised multiple degree.

Over a 16 month period, students will study at three internationally renowned institutions across three different countries: The course is jointly offered by MIP Politecnico di Milano, Italy, Heriot-Watt University, UK, and the University of Umea, Sweden, with students receiving a degree from each of the three Universities at the end of the course.

Advanced Master in Innovation and Entrepreneurship

The Advanced Master in Innovation & Entrepreneurship is aimed at candidates who want to think and act as entrepreneurs and become innovative leaders. In fact, the emergence of new technologies and the broadening of global markets create continuous opportunities for new business development and challenge the established market positions.

The Advanced Master in Innovation & Entrepreneurship is a 12 month International Master programme offered by MIP Politecnico di Milano and Solvay Business School, Brussels, entirely taught in English. At the end of their studies, students will be awarded two degrees: a University certificate “Advanced Master in Innovation and Entrepreneurship” delivered by Solvay Brussels School of Economics & Management of Université libre de Bruxelles and a Specializing Master “Advanced Master in Innovation and Entrepreneurship” delivered by Politecnico di Milano.
In Milan, the students have access to in-campus facilities of fast-prototyping (e.g. 3-D printing, laser cutting and other digital manufacturing technologies) and can ask to be assisted by Polihub, the business incubator and co-working space of Politecnico di Milano, which serves as a partner institution to this programme.
In Brussels, they will be coached by the team of Solvay Entrepreneurs, the entrepreneurship center of Université Libre de Bruxelles, and have full access to its broad network of partners.



International Master in Multichannel Marketing Management

The International Master in Multichannel Marketing Management is a programme that aims to develop the knowledge and skills that a future manager working in marketing should have. This is achieved during the master by a combination of activities that aim to build a theoretical background for the participant but also enable them to apply this knowledge and skills in the real business world, with a particular focus on the Italian best practices
Moreover, thanks to the unique collaboration with IBM, UM Macann and Nielsen, students will enter in direct contact with the company, through Business Seminars, Lectures, Workshops.
The International Master in Multichannel Marketing Management is a 12 month Master’s programme offered by MIP Politecnico di Milano, that seeks to instruct students on managerial topics relevant to the Marketing Management with special focus on today's important areas such as Digital Marketing, Big Data, Customer Experience.
Part of the program aims to analyze cases and strategies undertaken by paramount Italian brands in key sectors like food & wine, design furniture, fashion, sports, automotive and industrial goods.
It presents the Italian way of experiential marketing and how does it compare with the benchmarks in the rest of the world.

Master in Business Analytics and Big Data
BABD is a innovative 12 month programme, based on a holistic educational experience, where theory and practice are fully interlaced through the continuous support of companies and international partners. Furthermore, being in constant relationship with the Big Data Analytics & Business Intelligence Observatory of Politecnico di Milano, the course is at the forefront of research on ICTs for big data analysis and management. This truly unique programme is jointly offered by MIP and CEFRIEL - Politecnico di Milano and it is in partnership with IBM.

Global Executive Master in Operations & Supply Chain Management

The Global Executive Master in Operations and Supply Chain Management is a twelve month long program taught on campus at two European schools, MIP Politecnico di Milano in Milan, Italy, and EADA Business School in Barcelona, Spain. The course aims to instruct working managerial executives on the key teachings and fundamentals of modern operations in supply chain and management.

The course aims to instruct working executives on the key elements and theories of operations and supply chain management. Participants in the programme will gain the opportunity to study in two of Europe’s premier business schools, and earn an Executive Master Degree whilst studying in a part-time delivery format. Additionally, the program involves extensive collaboration with partner companies and firms, including project work, consultation opportunities and networking events, where students work on relevant industry related projects.

The course is ideally suited for managerial executives with experience in a relevant position, looking to expand and diversify their knowledge and expertise in the field of supply chain and purchasing management. The global degree on offer from MIP and EADA ensures students will gain a comprehensive educational and training experience, leading to greatly enhanced skills and knowledge of operations and supply chain management, applicable to a wide range of industries and sectors.

The focus is on delivering education in a highly active and 'hands-on' manner, with an emphasis on a 'learn by doing' approach. The methodology reflects companies’ demand for professionals with skills such as the capacity to reflect, the ability to act in the face of change, the versatility to work in teams and the adaptability to face the challenges of a global environment. These competencies are developed through the case method, business projects, business simulations, analysis and discussion groups and team-working activities, with students constantly working on real-life business cases, and making strategic decisions.