During the course period, students take five courses on a variety of topics focusing on European and international management. For the project, they negotiate with a company for a consulting arrangement, usually in Holland or elsewhere in Europe. In the final report, which is reviewed by a faculty member, students apply a theoretical framework to a real-world business situation. For the MBA program, the fall academic period begins in late August and ends in mid-December. For the IMScEC program, studies begin in early September and run to late December.
Instruction is in English and housing is off campus.
Italy Located in the commercial heart of Italy, SDA Bocconi attracts many nationalities to its MBA program. The school stresses teamwork through a field project in which both exchange and full-time students participate, during the fall semester. Teams of four to seven perform an in-depth analysis of a business problem within an Italian firm and share their finding with the firm's management in a formal presentation. In addition to a range of normal elective offerings, the school offers a course on European business designed for the exchange students. Instruction is in Italian and English and runs from late August to mid-December.