MIB offers stimulating academic activities alongside a series of professional development experiences in the field. Each Practical Work Activity (PWA) ends with a written report and a final presentation evaluated and graded by a Board of Examiners.
 

Following the Business Talks scheduled in the 1^st term, the collaboration with companies continues during the 2^nd term of the MIB programme, when each participant must carry out mandatory Practical Work Activities dealing with issues related to companies’ internationalization processes or further development on international markets.

Topics and contents of the activities are jointly drafted with the hosting/coordinating companies, and the participant is thereby directly involved and plays an active role in the internationalization process.

Each PWA is designed and tailored according to the MIB requirements.

During the Field Work, where participants join small groups focused on projects designed and coached by partner firms.

The aim of this activity, scheduled in the 2^nd term, is to allow participants to acquire fundamental methodological knowledge on field research and to grow their team-working skills.

The knowledge acquired during class lectures and business talks will be employed in real-life situations to complement the participants' training and to prepare them for working life. A Field Work tutor supports the team work.

During the programme’s 3^rd term, an additional set of Practical Work Activities activities is scheduled. These are alternative options among which the students may select those that better meet their interests and suit their learning requirements.
They include the following:

• The In-company (curricular) Internship –– engages students in, an in-company individual activity guided and monitored by a company tutor, lasting from 3 to 6 months (at least 300 hours are mandatory).
• The Individual Field Work is either a “spin-off” - carried out individually – of a previous Field Work or a new assignment from a company or an organization to be carried out in smart working.
  In order to maintain consistency with the Master's programme, the Internship or the Individual Field Work should imply a mission related to the referring organization’s internationalization process. Possible contents maybe the following:
  • Measuring a new potential market
  • Identifying a suitable distributor in a local market
  • Selecting foreign suppliers
  • Analysing the legal regulations regarding a foreign market
• The Project Work allows participants to study, do research, and take action, by using their abilities, interests, personal experience and aptitudes. It could be carried out as a
  • Consulting Project, or a
  • Business Plan

Both, IFW and PW last as long as 300 working hours and are carried out under the guidance and monitoring of a Mentor.

The following represent different alternative options among which the students may select the one that better meet his/her interests and suit his/her learning requirements.

These are:

The Individual Field Work is either a “spin-off” - carried out individually – of a previous Field Work or a new assignment from a company or an organization to be carried out in smart working.

The Project Work is either a consulting project or a business plan for a new venture. 
These alternative activities are spread all over the 3rd. term, from May until the end of the internship project.

All students have to submit a Final Report and hold a Final Presentation: preparation, presentation and discussion of the Internship, Individual Field Work or Project Work. Students will be able to access one of three different sessions.

A prominent faculty of over 20 teachers and researchers working across the campus delivers the Master. They are the pillars of our academic excellence. They shape and direct students' learning so that the business and management expertise offered is state of the art. A distinctive aspect of our faculty is its multicultural composition. It helps students explore and understand issues from insightful angles and different perspectives. In addition to the permanent faculty members, there are visiting professors during the academic year.
 

Our faculty's cutting-edge insights into business issues and management practices are enriched by their involvement with business people and organizations through consulting and executive education activities. This benefits the Master's class as well. Business executives are regular guests, thus ensuring the relevance and practicality of our management education.

Director
Alessandro Baroncelli, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

Board of Directors
Alessandro Baroncelli, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
Lorenzo Caprio, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
Federico Rajola, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
Marco Lossani, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
Luigi Serio, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

Scientific Council
Salvatore Anello, Managing Director, Accenture
Alessandro Baroncelli, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
Luca Bianchi, CEO Keiron
Sara Dethridge, Senior Lawyer and Lecturer in Law at MIB Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
Marco Lossani, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
Luigi Serio, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
Daniele Vacchi, Director Corporate Communications at IMA SpA
 

The aim of the programme is to offer MIB students a diverse career, providing the opportunity to work in varied roles and geographies.
 

The occupational opportunities provided for students graduated in International Business could be listed among:

• Large Multinational Enterprises. Students being able to work efficiently in multicultural teams may find placement in a large number of functional areas by practicing management skills in the international arena.
• Consulting Company. A large number of consulting projects are oriented to support the multinationals in the management phase of their international positioning and efficient integration of their network of subsidiaries worldwide. The Master in International Business prepares students for projects related to cross border management.
• Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). Graduates in International Business will be able to fill the role of Business Development Manager and/or Export Manager. They will be able to identify and select international market opportunities by understanding and capturing the added value through export strategies or other entry modes.
• Government agencies and NGOs. The Master in International Business also focuses on the applied economics and on the economic policies. The practical study of the role played in global business by governments and supranational institutions help International Business students to become preferential candidates for covering positions in government agencies and NGOs operating on international scale.

 

Main job profiles would be: Business Manager, Supply Manager, Financial Manager, Business Analyst, Logistics Manager, Managing Consultant, Import-Export Specialist, Entrepreneur.
 

One of the salient features of the Master in International Business is the tight cooperation established with more than one hundred partner firms. This network intends to help businesses and organisations improve their competitiveness and capability to infiltrate international markets by effectively exploiting knowledge and skills that reside within the know-how and expertise offered by the MIB partner universities.
 

3M, Accenture, Airbnb, AirFrance – KLM, Ali Baba, Altran, Aran Cucine, Atlantyca Entertainment, Auchan, Bain & Company, Baker & McKenzie, BNP Paribas, Bolton Group, Bosch, Brembo, Campari, Caronte Law, Cinecittà ,Coca Cola, Continuum Innovation, COOPI, Credit Suisse, Disignum, Dolce & Gabbana, Eataly, Eni, EON Energia, Esprinet, Fedon, Gellify, GES Italy, GMT Partners, Halldis, Holiday Inn, IBM, Illy, Innocenti Depositi, LVMH, Maurizio Baldassari, Moleskine, Moncler, Monster, NCR, Neticon, New Zealand Embassy, NH Hotels, Osram, Peroni, Poliform, PSA Peugeot Citroën, Rhode&Schwarz, Richemont, Rintal, Shaa, Sky, Stage Entertainment, STMicroelectronics, Tanaza, Tucano Urbano, Udinese Spa, Unicredit , UPS.
 

The pre-courses of the Master programme (with optional attendance) will be available from mid-December 2024 and the courses will start on January 7, 2025.   

If you are looking for a flexible and autonomous solution to learn Italian while studying at Università Cattolica, you can access the self-learning linguistic lab (CAP) of the SeLdA (Servizio Linguistico d’Ateneo) and benefit from a personalized language advisory service. 

In addition, SELDA organizes fee-paying Italian language courses, for more information contact SELDA.