Bologna Business School

School

Bologna Business School believes in cutting-edge and high quality education. With this in mind BBS designs its course offering with the strategic guidance of an International Advisory Board and the day-to-day input of mixed teams made up of academics, practitioners, consultants and players on the global socio-economic scene.

Location

BBS’s campus is the splendid Renaissance, sixteenth-century Villa Guastavillani in Bologna. The Villa Guastavillani has magnificent frescoes (mural paintings) in classrooms and a room in the style of Renaissance grottoes. Its exterior is surrounded by parks and gardens with beautiful fountains. BBS is currently bringing a technological transformation to its historic campus. Bologna itself is one of Italy’s leading economic regions. 

Accreditations

Most of BBS’s MBA programs are EQUIS accredited, awarded by the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD). EQUIS accreditation is one of the most comprehensive institutional accreditation systems for business and management schools.

BBS’s Part-Time MBA, Full-Time MBA and Executive MBA are accredited by the Associazione Italiana Per La Formazione Manageriale (ASFOR). Since 1971, ASFOR has been the reference association for all those involved in managerial training in Italy.

BBS’s Global MBAs are accredited by The European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD). EFMD is an international not-for-profit association, based in Brussels, Belgium, and is Europe's largest network association in the field of management development.

Programs

BBS has dozens of highly-tailored and customized MBA programs. It has Italian, English, and hybrid (ENG-ITA) taught programs. It provides full-time, part-time, weekend, and evening MBAs. BBS provides a full range of specialized MBA programs from the MBA -Asian Markets, to the Automation and Robotics MBA, and the MBA for Italian Premium Brands. BBS MBAs are broadly divided into three categories, Executive Masters, Global MBAs, and Full-Time Masters. Click on the respective links to see the full list of MBA programs.

Scholarships

Bologna Business School provides merit-based partial scholarships to leading candidates in the selection process. 

Fun fact

Founded in 1088, The University of Bologna is the oldest university in the world. It is Italy’s largest university and provides 200 degree programs within its 32 departments and 5 schools.