Luigi Bocconi University

ABOUT  UNIVERSITY:
Bocconi was established in Milan in 1902, with a generous endowment from Ferdinando Bocconi, a wealthy merchant who intended to commemorate his son lost in battle overseas. Bocconi thus became the first Italian institution of higher education to grant a degree in economics. Since its inception, Bocconi has stood for liberalism, pluralism, and social and economic progress. While a private institution, Bocconi has traditionally been more than an elite university. It has consistently promoted and practiced equality of opportunity among its many generations of students, by actively subsidizing the education of disadvantaged students. In the words of its first Rector and President, Leopoldo Sabbatini, a strenuously democratic lawyer, Bocconi's mission is to "promote harmony between school and life." Today, Bocconi is a research university of international standing in business, economics, and law. Its research projects are funded by national and supranational institutions. Bocconi has close relations with major corporations and international agencies, as well as their managers and officials, and constantly interacts with the business and economic environment to assess new issues, implement new techniques, and start new research endeavors.

TERM DATES:

• Fall Semester: Mid-September - End of December
  • Exams: January - February (special exam sessions organized in December for exchange students)
• Spring Semester: Mid February - End of May
  • Exams: June and July

APPROXIMATE LIVING COSTS:

• Housing: approximately 400-800 EURO per month
• Food: a meal in the university canteen is 7 EURO
• Books and Necessary Class Materials: 50-100 EURO per course
• Local Transportation: around 20 EURO per month for the bus pass
• • Health Insurance: 40 - 120 EURO for six months coverage (obligatory only for non-EU citizens)

LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION:
Italian and English (we offer around 45 courses in English per semester)

COURSE OFFERINGS:
Please click here for a list of Bocconi courses approved by Stern and taken by past IBEX students. Please note: every course may not be offered during the particular semester you are abroad. Once admitted to the program, you may send additional course syllabi to the International Programs office for evaluation.


AREAS OF CONCENTRATION:

• Economic, Statistics and Social Sciences
• Business Administration
• Institutions and Financial Markets Management
• Economics and Management of Arts, Culture and Communication
• International Economics and Management

STUDENT SERVICES AVAILABLE:
Buddy System, Italian Language Courses, Student Roster, Computer Services, Extra-curricular activities