The project work represents an opportunity for participants to put into practice the management and leadership skills acquired throughout the programme and to enjoy direct interaction with leading companies. Each project is supervised by a professor.

Participants are free to tailor their project to meet their future professional needs.

The choice of project type may include:

Consulting Project
Consulting project is an excellent opportunity to put into practice the range of skills and knowledge you have acquired throughout the programme. It also provide an invaluable opportunity to extend your consulting experience and to collaborate directly with both national and international organizations.

The focus of the consulting project should be on performance improvement and involve strategic management issues and/or organizational changes, preferably with an international approach.

• Launching a new product on international markets
• Developing an existing product in new markets on an international scale
• Conducting a global survey on gender diversity with recommendations
• Re-positioning a start-up, revising of the business plan, identifying access to capital
• Developing a comprehensive mobile offering for B2B clients worldwide
• Exploring alternatives to current organizational structure in investment banking
    

Research Project
If you want to deepen your knowledge in one particular field, you can opt for a research-based project, leading to a MIB thesis. The subject should be in line with your career objectives and can focus on any technical or fundamental topic in business, management, leadership or finance. You work under the supervision of a Cattolica Professor.
  

Business Plan
The MIB Executives’ Class boosts entrepreneurial spirit and assists participants interested in setting up their own business. This project allows you to confront your passions and ideas with the business world. The aim of entrepreneurial projects, such as drawing up a business plan, start-up or buyout, must be to evaluate the economic feasibility of a new business idea. It can be worked on individually or within a team.

A prominent faculty of over 20 teachers and researchers working across the campus deliver 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 classroom as well. Business executives are regular guests, thus ensuring the relevance and practicality of our management education.

Director
Prof. Alessandro Baroncelli, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
 

Board of Directors

• Prof. Alessandro Baroncelli, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
• Prof. Lorenzo Caprio, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
• Prof. Federico Rajola, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
• Prof. Marco Lossani, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
• Prof. Luigi Serio, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

 
Scientific Council

• Prof. Alessandro Baroncelli, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
• Prof. Marco Lossani, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
• Prof. Luigi Serio, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
• Dr. Luca Bianchi, CEO Keiron
• Atty. Sara Dethridge, Senior Lawyer and Lecturer in Law at MIB Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
• Prof. Sikander Khan, Fudan University School of Management, Shanghai

One of the salient features of the Master in International Business is the tight cooperation established with more than one hundred partner firms worldwide. This network intends to help businesses and organizations 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. MIB enjoys the valuable support of a business network, which includes:

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.

Pre-courses (optional) will start on September 16, 2024, while the programme will start on October 4, 2024. 

In order to obtain the degree you must attend at least 80% of classes and obtain a minimum of 60 ECTS.

 

September - October 2024 Kick-off week 1  40 hours	One-week full immersion to get introduced to the programme, build the participants group, start developing your general management knowledge and gaining global experience.
October - December 2024	Classes 2 days per week on campus: Friday 5.30 PM - 7.30 PM and Saturday 9.00 AM - 1.00 PM + e-learning modules + Business Talks (Mondays and Tuesdays, not mandatory)
January - June 2025	Classes 2 days per week on campus: Friday 5.30 PM - 7.30 PM and Saturday 9.00 AM - 1.00 PM + e-learning modules
April 2025 Final week   40 hours	Participants attend the final modules, complete the evaluation process and define the MIB Executives’ Class project work.
Within June 2025	II term exam

 

The closing ceremony is expected between October and November 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.