University of Pavia

Department Of Economics And Management

Laurea Magistralis

(2-year Master Programme) in

“International Business and

Entrepreneurship”

Part 1

THE MIBE PROGRAMME

First Year

Course structure 16-17

Master Programme in International Business and Entrepreneurship

Master Programme in International Business and Entrepreneurship

Course structure 16-17

Course structure 16-17

Second Year

Part 2

FURTHER PROGRAMS & INITIATIVES

Mobility Programmes

• highly recommended to spend 1 year abroad on one of the University’s partners;

• Double Degree Programs are bilateral agreements which allow the students who participate to obtain an Italian degree + the equivalent foreign title.

• http://economia.unipv.it/ia/index.php/home/double-degree/

University’s DD Partners

Applying for the DD

– The official notice is normally published at the

end of January/beginning of February

– An international English certification is compulsory to apply (for Spain a Spanish language certification)

– Selection criteria can change from year to year; for details wait for the official “bando” or write to double.degree@eco.unipv.it

Other Mobility Programmes

• ERASMUS+ Programme

• EMBS ("European Master-Level Business Sciences”)

• International Exchanges with:

• Hanoi University – FMT – Faculty of Management and Tourism

• FURB – Universidade Regional de Blumenau

http://economia.unipv.it/ia/

• Two high level & Paid Internships (6 months each)

• Two reference letters from companies

• Appraisal of Personal Skills and job matching

• Access to our Talent Development Program

• Special Lectures / Events

Laurea Plus

Placement rate for MIBE graduates: superior to 90%!

MIBE PLACEMENT Office:

• matching between MIBE students and internship/job opportunities offered by our partners.

• in depth follow-up process, reporting about alumni’s placement rates, job positions and other key indicators

• mibeplacement@eco.unipv.it

MIBE Placement Office

Oct 10 10.00 - 12.00am

special lecture with

BARBARA LANG

Room ‘Ugo Foscolo’ (University Main Building)

"AMERICA’S CHOICE/DILEMMA – SECRETARY CLINTON, MR.

TRUMP: Implications and lobby dynamics in the business arena"

2

Oct 19 2.00 - 6.00pm

MIBE Opening Session

• R. Watson, University of Georgia

• E. Cereda, CEO IBM Italy

• G. Tamola, CEO Zalando Italy & Spain

• A. Samaritani, Head of “Agenzia per l’Italia Digitale” (AgID), Presidenza Consiglio dei Ministri;

Chair: A. Jacona

(Nova24, Wired, Espresso, La Repubblica…)

Room ‘AULA MAGNA’ (University Main Building)

Part 3

“GOOD TO KNOW"

Academic Calendar 2016/2017

1st Semester Lectures 26th September 2016 – 22th December 2016

Christmas Holidays 23rd December 2016 – 7th January 2017

Exams*: first session 2016/2017

9th January 2017 – 18th February 2017

2nd Semester Lectures 20th February 2017 – 20th May 2017

Easter Holidays 13th April 2017 – 18th April 2017

Exams*: second session 2016/2017

22nd May 2017 – 1st July 2017

Exams*: third session 2016/2017

3rd July 2017 – 29th July 2017; 1st September 2017 – 23rd September 2017

Lectures timetable

• MIBE lectures timeble is published on the MIBE website, in the dates sections

APOLOGIES for some confusion: we hope there won’t be

any more changes!!!

. Suggestion: keep always an eye also on the

DEPARTMENT WEBSITE, both in the news section and the lectures timetable section, as last minute’s changes may not always be promptly communicated to us, in time to update MIBE website

http://economia.unipv.it/sitonuovo/?

Study plan

Study plan compilation; from 21/10/2016 to 10/11/2016

It must be compiled for both years

Online, in the usual reserved area.

If the study plan is in line with the standard one it will be automatically approved.

It is possible to have variations from the standard study plan (individual plan), but it must be submitted and approved by MIBE Didactic Committee

The two elective courses can be chosen also among those held in Italian

Further info on MIBE website in “Courses” section

Course material

Course material is going to be uploaded on the KIRO platform, which can be accessed using your UNIPV credentials

Links to KIRO are present in the pages of each course (subject) on the MIBE website

Exams

Exams are organized in three sessions: Winter (January-February), Summer (May-July) and Fall (September).

The first session has two calls, the second one three calls and the third one one call.

Exams can be taken only after the end of the course lectures

If an exam is failed at a given call it can be retaken at the next call of the same session and also in the subsequent session/s

Final thesis

The final thesis (worth 24 credits) is normally written during the second semester of the second year.

The subject area of the thesis is normally chosen by the student who will then agree the specific topic together with the thesis supervisor (relatore)

It is advisable that the student should contact and make agreements with the supervisor in advance (normally during the first semester of the second year).

Part 4

MIBERS community

Social Networks

MIBERS

Social Networks

MIBE - Master Programme in

International Business and Economics

SELECT it in the education section of your profile

KEEP your LinkedIn profile always updated

Social Networks

News

General news are going to be published on the homepage of the MIBE website, and then shared on the FB and Twitter MIBE pages

Job adverts/internship advs are published on Linkedin and/or Facebook pages, sometimes directly sent to the students’ institutional mail .

For updates and info

mibe.unipv.it