mbaRetail in the Banking and Financial Industry

Business Education at the University of Bologna

UniCredit

September 2011 - September 2012

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Since 1088, people have come from all around the world to study

in Bologna: a strategic crossroads in Europe, where science,

technology and entrepreneurship meet values, culture and lifestyle.

At Alma Graduate School we blend our academic knowledge with

the managerial experience and practice of the most innovative and

successful companies.

Students join an international community of Alumni, Executives and

Professors. One year in our Business School is an unforgettable

experience and the beginning of a lifelong membership in a powerful

professional network.

Becominga leaderDo you have an academic undergraduate degree?

Have you worked for at least two years?

Are you fluent in English?

Are you ready for a challenging year in a multi-cultural environment?

If so, you are the right candidate to apply for this MBA, and become a business leader.

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Why?Banks and financial companies are focusing on retail activities to face the new challenges in the global industry.

This is the first MBA focused on retail management for the banking and financial industry, designed to provide participants with all the knowledge, competence, and strategic thinking needed to improve their managerial career.

The MBA Retail in the Banking and Financial Industry is an intensive 12-month international program entirely taught in English. This MBA offers a unique opportunity to blend theory with experience and offers the opportunity to mix knowledge, analytical approach and problem-solving skills.

Building your future

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The program includes a 400-hour internship during the last term (June-September 2012) that will entail a project work within the UniCredit Retail Division worldwide. Internships will offer the opportunity to analyze actual problems, develop strategies, and elaborate action plans together with senior managers and executives.

Our Internship and Placement Department will help participants to develop their own career goals, and will support them in the job seeking process, within and outside UniCredit Group.

Internship and careerdevelopment

ProgramRetail in the Banking and Financial Industry is a concentration of the University of Bologna MBA program and is made up of two different building blocks:

General Management (MBA core courses)-- Corporate Finance

-- Corporate Strategy

-- Financial and Managerial Accounting

-- International Finance

-- Marketing Management

-- Organizational Analysis: Leading People and Organizations

Retail Banking and Finance concentration-- Bank Risk Management

-- Behavioral Finance

-- Consumer Analysis

-- Customer Satisfaction

-- Financial Derivatives

-- Fixed Income

-- Foundation in Banking I

-- Foundation in Banking II

-- Marketing of Banking Services

-- Retail Operations

Interaction between theory and practice is a distinctive trait of the program: master lectures, workshops, guest speakers and discussion of new business cases take place throughout the year, alongside regular classes.

Teachers come from both university and industry, and offer participants the opportunity to discuss specific issues, and learn from the most successful experiences of the real business world.

Program features include:

Internship

Career development

Business English class

Italian crash-course

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Overview

Duration: September 2011 - September 2012

Language of instruction: English

canDiDate profiLe: 25+ years old, 2+ years of experience, proficient in English

appLication DeaDLine: Round I: April 29th, 2011 Round II: July 15th, 2011

start Date: September 19th, 2011 (Italian course – Icebreaking week)

October 3rd, 2011 (MBA activities)

tuition fee: euro 27,000

schoLarships, honor Loans anD financiaL aiD avaiLabLe finD out more on www.almaweb.unibo.it/internationalmba

retaiL in the banking anD financiaL inDustry is a concentration of the Master of Business Administration of the University of Bologna

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contact us:

Admissions Office - Alma Graduate School Villa Guastavillani - Via degli Scalini, 18 - 40136 Bologna - Italy Tel. +39 0512090166 / 2090122 - Fax +39 0512090112 internationalmba@almaweb.unibo.it

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