UNIVERSITA’ COMMERCIALE LUIGI BOCCONI Milan, Italy Bocconi University is considered the leading university in Business and Economics in Italy and its School of Management has been ranked 19th in Europe and 48th worldwide according to the Financial Times MBA Ranking 2008. Thanks to its network of alliances, Bocconi exchanges 1000 students every year with 190 universities all over the world and belongs to two of the most prestigious international networks: CEMS (Community of European Management Schools) and PIM (Partnership in International Management). ISD SERVICES & ACTIVITIES EDUCATIONAL OFFER Italian Language Crash Course: Before classes start, the ISD Bocconi offers 6 Graduate and 1 Undergraduate program entirely offers an intensive Italian Language Course, divided into 4 taught in English. levels – from beginner to advanced. Workload: approx. 60 Fields of study hours for 3‐4 weeks. Undergraduate and Graduate courses in: yoU@B: Each student has a personal web planner, yoU@B, • Finance which can be accessed via the web, letting him/her view and • International Management download class schedules, classroom locations, exam calen‐
• Marketing Management dars, check the results of the test and pointing to contacts, • Public Administration and Int’l Institutions Management notes and links. • Econ. and Management of Arts, Culture and Communication Cultural Events: One day trips or visits to cultural sites in Mi‐
• Economic and Social Sciences lano (Castello Sforzesco, Palazzo Clerici) are organized each semester. • Economics of International Markets and New Technologies • Law OTHER SERVICES AND FACILITIES Exchange students can choose from a wide range of courses offered • Computer Services in English (over 90) every semester. The list is available at: www.ir.unibocconi.it/coe • Library A list of all the courses offered: www.ir.unibocconi.it/offer • Language Centre • Career Service PLAN YOUR STAY • Athletic Facilities and Sports
Expected Arrival date: At the latest, the first day of classes of each term. Students attending the Italian Language Course are expected to be in Milan at least by the starting date of the course. TERM DATES
Accommodation: There are some rooms available in Bocconi dorms. Bocconi housing information material, which includes description of FALL
SPRING
residences, rules and procedures, is available on the website at Teaching
Mid September
Mid February
www.ir.unibocconi.eu/housingisd End of December
End of May
Earliest departure date: The earliest date in which students are able Examination
January / February
June / July
to sit at least one official examination session for all the courses in‐
* Earliest Departure * Earliest Departure cluded in their study plan. Date: end of Decem‐
Date: end of June
Approximate Living Costs: ber (before Christ‐
Housing: from 400 (shared bedroom in private apartments) to 800 mas)
Euro per month Food: a meal in the university canteen is approx 7 Euro (Exchange Italian Language September (Crash)
Mid January / Mid students will have meal plans at different rates) Course
February (Crash)
Transportation: approx 20 Euro per month for the bus pass Application Deadline
June
November
LEARNING EXPECTATIONS Housing Deadline
June
November
Class Format: Mainly lectures. Depending on the subject, case discus‐
sions and presentations in class are also used. Grading: Is based on the result of the final exam. In some courses it is Information on semester’s schedule: the sum of different elements like team‐work, research projects, es‐
www.ir.unibocconi.it/calendar says, and class participation. Class Size: From 20 to 100 attending students . Course Load (for Exchange students): min. 3 max. 6 courses per For further information on the Exchange Program at Term. Credit system is ECTS equivalent: 1 BOCCONI credit corre‐
Bocconi have a look at our website sponds to a 25‐hour workload (of which 8 lecture hours). Examinations: Usually courses in English have written exams, but they may also be oral. A special session is organized before Christ‐
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