Established in 1971, SDA Bocconi School of Management is the best international business school in Italy. The footprint and spirit of its founders – according to whom every learning experience is a transformative journey – are alive today more than ever
SDA Bocconi’s campus is in the heart of Italy’s economic, financial, and fashion capital city, Milan. The new campus is built keeping sustainability in mind and has achieved a near-zero energy consumption rating. Milan is a well-connected city, with easy access to the rest of Europe. SDA Bocconi has a secondary campus in the heart of Rome. The cultural capital city offers great restaurants, cafes, and a wide variety of cultural and entertainment options.
SDA Bocconi offers three MBA programs. The Full-Time MBA is a 12-month, English-taught international program, available on-campus in Milan. The Executive MBA is an 18-month, part-time, English and Italian taught program, available in Milan and Rome, for professionals with a minimum of five to six years of work experience. Lastly, the Global Executive MBA is a part-time, 18-month, English-taught program offered in partnership with the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto in Canada.
SDA Bocconi is one of the few business schools in the world to hold the “triple crown” accreditation, awarded by three of the most prestigious accreditation associations worldwide: EQUIS, AACSB, and AMBA. EQUIS is an international accreditation awarded by the European Foundation of Management Development (EFMD). EFMD is an international accreditation organization for business schools, based in Brussels. The AACSB International (The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business) accreditation represents the highest standard of achievement for business schools worldwide. The Association of MBAs (AMBA) is an international impartial authority on postgraduate business education, established in 1967.
SDA Bocconi offers several MBA scholarships and tuition-waivers for the MBA, the EMBA, and the GEMBA programs. This includes the In memory of Francesco Daveri scholarship (awarded on merit, covering full-tuition costs), The Boston Consulting Group scholarship (awarded on academic and professional merit, covering full tuition), and the Europe (Italy excluded) scholarship (awarded on merit to candidates from the EU area, covering full tuition).
SDA Bocconi has a Me-Totem project co-financed by the European Commission DG Justice, that allows 12 female MBA students to receive advice for six months from top European female managers on how to make their way professionally and assure themselves equal opportunities in the world of work. The main objectives of the project are to create a direct relationship between qualified women and board members through mentoring and sponsorship, mobilize board members and top executives around the need to support women’s career paths, and make junior professional women (MBA students) aware of the importance of career planning and of finding a mentor and sponsor.
