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TThe Master in International Business-MIB provides a relevant training experiencethat allows participants to join the next waveof dynamic business leaders. It is a Masterprogram that will train you to have the hardand soft skills needed to succeed in the globalmarketplace. Contents are designed accordingto firms’ requirements, allowing companies toselect up-to-date competencies to successfullyface global business perspectives in rapidlychanging economies. MIB challenges its stu-dents through rigorous coursework and prac-tical work activities, training its students toplace concept and theory into practical appli-cation. Set in diverse global contexts and in aglobal classroom, MIB students don’t merelythink global, they simply become global.

Aside the conventional MIB Class we createdan Executives’ Class designed for participantswho are older than colleagues of the RegularMIB Class and could leverage on a few yearswork experience. Both classes are aiming to pre-pare talented participants for the challenges ofa steadily evolving, multicultural business world.Program contents, learning credits and workloadare common to the two classes. However, theMIB Executives’ Class is especially valuablefor candidates with a professional experiencewho want to make a significant change in theircareers. The course content and the focus onpersonal development provide participants withnew vision and new ambitions. Contents aredesigned according to firms’ requirements,allowing companies to select up-to-date com-petencies to successfully face global businessperspectives in rapidly changing economies.

Prof. Alessandro BaroncelliMIB Director

The MIB Fast Track offers:❚ Lectures : 12 core courses(generally 10 am - 1 pm and 2 pm- 5 pm);❚ Conferences: business executi-ves are regular guests, thus ensu-ring the relevance and practicalityof our management education. Thisactivity is spread all over Quarter I,generally taking place on Mondayand Tuesday from October to De-cember.❚ Field Work: small group activity,focused on projects designed andcoached by partner firms. This acti-vity is spread all over Quarter II, ge-nerally taking place on Mondayand Tuesday from January to April;❚ Internship: this is a three (or six)months activity taking place inQuarter III (usually starting in May).❚ Final report and presentation:the final examination is based onthe internship project.Students will be able to access oneof three different Final Exam ses-sions (end-September, mid-Januaryand mid-July).❚ In addition the MIB Executives’Class offers:- On-line materials and tutorialsfor basic contents of each subjectsand face-to-face classes to discussmore advanced contents and casestudies- Pathways to enhance expertise atthe edge of innovation in manage-ment and business topics, in emer-ging areas and evolving industries;- Learning Labs with dedicatedmentorship and advanced seminarsscheduled over three full immersionperiods;- Project Work to meet participants’future professional needs.

In addition to the Fast Track, theMaster offers two special track pro-grams:❚ MIB International Track, six-months full-time program delivering30 CFU;❚MIB Master Level Track, twelve-months full-time program allowingto earn up to a total of 120 ECTSdelivered by the partner university.

Participants Profile❚ Academic background: Bache-lor’s Degree or Master’s Degree❚ Requirements: applicants whosehome language is not English, orwho have not earned a degree pro-gram taught in English shall demon-strate English language proficiencythrough an English Proficiency cer-tificate (e.g.: IELTS of at least 6.0 orTOEFL iBT 80 points, etc.) or by takingan English Language Test throughSkype with the MIB Staff.

Application Deadline I Deadline: May 30th 2017II Deadline: September 1st 2017To apply:master.unicatt.it/application

Course Duration September 2017 - September2018 Program Type: Full time. In orderto obtain the degree, attendancemust be at least 80% of the totalhours in each course.Tuition Fee: 12,000.00 € (FastTrack)

At a glance

INFORMATIONmaster.mib@unicatt.it m a s t e r . u n i c a t t . i t / m i bm a s t e r . u n i c a t t . i t / m i b / e x e c u t i v e

MasterCattolica

International B u s i n e s s

MIB

F A C U L T Y O F E C O N O M I C Sa . y . 2 0 1 7 / 2 0 1 8 - V I I e d i t i o n

First Level Specializing Master

Learning outcomes

C lose collaboration withcompanies forms an

essential facet of the program.The skills we cover include:❚ change management❚ customer-driventransformation❚ group negotiation andmanagement of interculturalcommunication projects❚ business process analysis andmanagement.

Career prospect

MIB graduates typically starttheir career in Large

Multinational, ConsultingCompanies and SMEs; howeverthe placement diversity is on thewhole remarkable with graduatesopting also for Governmentagencies and NGOs, when notlaunching their own firms.

Most common job profiles wouldbe: Business Manager, SupplyManager, Financial Manager,Business Analyst, LogisticsManager, Managing Consultant,Import-Export Specialist,Entrepreneur.MIB Employment statistics:

❚ 70% of graduates received ajob proposal before finishing theinternship❚ 93% found employmentwithin 6 months after the end ofthe program❚ 36% found a job outside theirhome country❚ 590€ is the averageinternship salary per month

The Master in International Business offers a branched path.

All admitted students will take part in the MIB Fast Track,a twelve-months, full-time program composed of threeteaching periods. It delivers up to 70 CFU and a “Master

universitario di I livello in International Business” diploma(level 7 of the European Qualifications Framework - EQF).

Class ProfileThe Master is entirely

taught in English and acommon good command

of the English language(both oral and written) is

essential. Participants mayhave various academic

backgrounds*.The potential candidates

should be interested ininternational career

developments, have aninclination to interpersonal

relationships and TeamWork, sensibility for

international cultures.Furthermore, they shouldbe market-oriented and

goal-oriented, capable tocope with situations and

problems likely to arise inan international business

environment.

Curriculum overview COURSES CFU

MANAGEMENT AREA (GDA) 32

International Finance

International Banking

International Business Strategy and International Entrepreneurship

International Marketing

International Brand Management

Economic and Financial Analysis

International People Management

ECONOMICS AREA (GDE) 8

International Economics (for SMEs)

Industrial Economics

QUANTITATIVE AREA (GDQ) 8

Transportation and Logistics

LEGAL AREA (GDG) 4

Legal system and International Contractual Law

CROSS-DISCIPLINARY AREA (GID) 4

Social Skills and negotiation techniques

PRACTICAL WORK ACTIVITIES

Field Work 2

Internship 10

Final Exam (Report and Presentation) 2

TOTAL 70

DirectorProf. Alessandro Baroncelli,Università Cattolica del SacroCuore

Scientific CouncilProf. Alessandro Baroncelli, Prof. Marco Lossani,Università Cattolica del Sacro CuoreProf. Luigi Serio, UniversitàCattolica del Sacro CuoreDr. Luca Bianchi, CEO KeironAtty. Sara Dethridge, SeniorLawyer and Lecturer in Lawat MIB and Member of theInternational Board ofWomen for ExpoProf. Sikander Khan, FudanUniversity School ofManagement, Shanghai

MIB StaffUniversità Cattolica del Sacro CuoreVia Necchi 5, room C05 (ex Conventino)20123, MilanoTel. (+39) 02 7234.3046Fax. (+39) 02 7234.2300master.mib@unicatt.it

Business Partners

One of the salient features ofthe Master is the tight

cooperation established withseveral partner firms. This network intends to helpbusinesses and organizationsimprove their competitivenessand capability to infiltrateinternational markets by effectivelyexploiting knowledge and skillsthat reside within the know-howand expertise offered by the MIBpartner universities, among which:3M, Accenture, Altran, Aran

Cucine, Atlantyca Entertainment,

Auchan, Bain & Co., Baker &

McKenzie, BNP, Brembo,

Campari, Chiquita Fruit Bar,

Cinecittà, Club Mediterranée,

CNA, Continuum Innovation,

Coppa & Landini, Dolce &

Gabbana, Globe Express

Services, Eataly, EON Energia,

Fedon, Innocenti Depositi, IBM,

IMA, LVMH, Maurizio Baldassari,

Miller & Partners, Moleskine,

NCR, NH Hotels, Osram, Peroni,

Poliform, PSA Peugeot-Citroën,

Rintal, Sodexo, Sky, Société

Generale, STMicroelectronics,

UCIMU, Unicredit, UPS.

Partner UniversitiesMIB has developed a diverserange of higher educationprovisions with partneruniversities, which willcomplement the MIB program inyear 1. This gives students theoutstanding specializationopportunities related to theinternationalization process of thefirms as well as working andliving experiences in the mostdynamic and relevant marketareas of the world.Thanks to these partnerships MIBstudents will be eventually able toobtain Dual Degrees. The mostupdated information regardingparticipating schools and theselection process will be availableduring the core part of theprogram.Dominican University of

California; Lomonosov Moscow

State University Business School;

Université Paris2 - Panthéon-

Assas; MAEER’s MIT School of

Business, Pune, India; Monash

University, Melbourne Australia.

Economics, Management and Finance Foreign Languages, Literature

and Philosophy Law Media and Communications Political Sciences,

International Relations, Tourism

*Academic backgroundsAge average distribution a.y. 2016/2017

20-22 23-25 26-28 29-31 >31

Western Europe Central Asia Eurasia and Middle East Far East Asia Latin America Eastern Europe

Country of origin a.y. 2016/2017

52%

27%

12%

6%3%

“The Master in International Business contains the necessary elements and fitting for a promising, growing international career path. Practical work experiences combined with theoretical studies, development of interpersonal skills, cultures andbackgrounds are few of the abilities owned during this experience. The collaboration with huge Multinational Corporations has sparked a greater aspiration to work in a global business environment and the courses aim to have a goodunderstanding of the constantly changing business models, which is related to the effect and determinants of globalization.”Francesco Fiore, Interna t 3M company

“The opportunity to work as intern in a multinationalcompany as Robert Bosch Spa has been reallychallenging. I have been recruited in the IndirectPurchasing Office as ‘Buyer Assistant’.” I worked with very nice colleagues, that since myadmission into the company, gave me the chance toapproach my new tasks gradually, helping me tounderstand and learn in depth the importance of the

role covered by the Indirect Purchasing Office within the functioning of the company.During my internship I had the opportunity to develop multiple skills thanks to thevariety of work: I discovered which are the requirements of a company on the basis ofinternal applicant sectors, I learnt how a purchase process is composed and how tomanage the negotiation phase using comprehensively all the available IT Tools. In myexperience I have strengthened my communicative and interpersonal skills, my abilityto manage my work for the achievement of defined results, giving primary relevance tothe relation with the suppliers while always maintaining a professional attitude.”Olimpia Petrasek, Buyer Finmeccanica Helicopter Division

Alumni

67%16%

3%3%

3%

8%

“During my internship, I had the opportunity to workas a Trainee for Expedia Inc., the leader in the onlinetravel agencies market. I had the chance to learn and toshare this experience with amazing people who taughtme to have a positive and proactive approach to work,to be curious and always ready to learn as much as Icould. During the first two weeks, I followed an intensetraining during which I had the opportunity to

experience different aspects of the work I would daily carry out during the internship.This training was made up of different parts, both theoretical and practical. I alsolearnt how to relate with people in a professional and polite way, and howto deal with a completely different environment from the one I’ve had alwaysexperienced.Besides the abilities I developed, I had the chance to use the knowledge I broughtwith me from my studies, such as economic and language knowledge. Economyhelped in understanding how the accounting part works. This has been my very firstworking experience and I think I’ve dealt with it”Giulia Libertino, Market Associate EXPEDIA Inc.

“After in experience of two yearsstudying and working abroad,I understood that to becompetitive in the workenvironment you should have hadan international study path behindyou. Here my decision of joiningthe MIB Master in InternationalBusiness at Università Cattolica delSacro Cuore in Milan. It has been an intense andchallenging year, full of interestinglessons, conferences and fieldworks. In my opinion, the mostimportant part had been the fieldworks. With the conferences youhave the chance to betterunderstand and get in contactwith some of the mainmultinational companies in theItalian market. Furthermore, youhave the big opportunity tocollaborate with one of them for aproject, a field work. There is nobetter chance to learn how totranslate your studies in real workactivities, understand how amultinational company isorganized and never the least, toshow the best of you and get youropportunity in a real workenvironment. If you are looking fora connection within your studyand the work environment, theMIB master fits perfectly on you.”Matteo Bernardi, Sales Analyst Henkel