Data Management

WHY THIS EXECUTIVE MASTER AT BOLOGNA BUSINESS SCHOOL

You:

  • will be able to strengthen your know-how in data management with both hard and soft skills
  • will increase your professional standing
  • will connect with other leaders

You company:

  • will turn talent into human capital
  • will improve in people retention
  • will boost managers’ performance

 

In a world increasingly driven by data, the ability to interpret and leverage it is key to innovating and competing successfully. The surge in investments in advanced technologies and analytics is transforming the market, making it essential to have skilled leaders who can drive digital transformation.

The Executive Master in Data Management provides the necessary skills to fully harness the potential of Big Data and data analytics in a business context.

Through a practical and application-oriented path, participants will gain the tools to interpret complex data, extract strategic insights, and implement innovative solutions. They will tackle the technological and organizational challenges of this rapidly evolving field.

The Master’s program is aimed at managers, consultants, professionals, and entrepreneurs from various sectors who want to strengthen their analytical skills and lead innovation through data.

The 12-month part-time hybrid program combines evening online classes with on-campus sessions in Bologna, Italy’s Data Valley. It includes 13 core courses with lectures, real case studies, and hands-on labs. Digital Talks with international managers and Focus Sessions on key data-driven business topics enrich the learning experience.

The program is completed by 2 Smart Week on Campus, dedicated to workshops, Leadership Talks, and company visits. These offer direct interaction with faculty, peers, and leading organizations, representing a valuable opportunity to expand and strengthen one’s professional network.

Thanks to a flexible and immediately applicable formula, the Master is designed for those who want to continue working while pursuing high-level, business-oriented training.

Big Data and data analytics are revolutionizing the way companies operate. To stay ahead, boost your growth with the Executive Master in Data Management.

 

 

Accreditation

EQUIS

Bologna Business School is EQUIS – EFMD Quality Improvement System accredited, one of the most important international quality assessment and continuous improvement systems for Schools of Management and Business Administration.


Elisa Montaguti

Elisa Montaguti

Academic Director

" Businesses today need to analyze available data and interpret it to make predictions and guide strategic choices. "

Gabriele Tazzari

Gabriele Tazzari

Executive Director

" Data is the fuel that drives innovation and fuels business growth in the digital age. "

Key facts

  • Part time, Hybrid

    Format

  • English

    Language

  • 12 months

    Duration

  • 36

    Average age

  • 20-25

    Participants

Calendar

  • Selection:

    By appointment

  • Enrollment Deadline:

    November 2025

  • Start Date:

    November 2025

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Structure

Core courses

13 core courses are divided into 2 modules. The first technical module will provide tools and skills that will be applied during the second business module, which will focus on how to leverage data in the various sectors of the business.

Teaching activities include lectures, case studies and technical labs. An exam is scheduled at the end of each course to assess the participants’ level of learning.

Digital Talks

4+ opportunities for discussion with international managers. The purpose of the meeting is to share experiences, business cases and best practices.

Focus Sessions

5 meetings with managers, experts and professionals on cross-cutting data-driven business challenges and topics such as: Design Thinking, Data Ethics, Cybersecurity, Sustainability and Privacy.

Smart Weeks on Campus

2 on Campus (Bologna) Smart Weeks (Thursday, Friday and Saturday) allow the participants to strengthen the value of personal interaction with the classmates and faculty. You will take part in Workshops, Leadership talks, and Company Visits at prestigious companies that are part of the School’s Business Network.

Project work

The core of this master’s program is Project Work—a remarkable project to apply the skills and knowledge gained throughout the course. Working in small groups, participants will take a raw data set and turn it into a thriving business project, guided and supported by a team of experts.

 

COURSES

During this course you will learn how to use Python to analyze data, automate tasks, and create visualizations that can help you make better business decisions.

Beretta Carolina

Today’s digital technologies and devices such as smartphones, smart products, the Internet of Things (IoT) provide companies with abundant data about consumer behavior prior, during and post transactions. This course explores how to extract useful information from relevant data to garner important insights to guide more effective decision making.

Catarina Sismeiro

The digital transformation is determining significant changes in operations and supply chain management (SCM) processes. Technologies such as Internet of Things (IoT) and Cyber Physical Systems, artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, cyber security, data analytics, block chain and cloud technology are radically transforming production and distribution systems. This course aims to investigate these transformations to understand the firms’ ability of gathering and analysing information about their environment can generate significant value to the SCM processes.

Bortolini Marco

This course explores the ways in which new technologies are re-shaping the financial services industry. The course will provide insights on how blockchain, AI and deep learning can affect the financial industries. Students will also gain an understanding of how these technologies can affect the competitive landscape of the financial sector.

Digital technologies are reshaping companies and industries. This dramatic change is forcing firms to adapt to and embrace this change. This course will help you staying ahead of this radical transformation by providing you with a more clear understanding of this new landscape and the strategic choices and tradeoffs it presents.

Nogueira Antonio Roberto Ramos

This course offers students the chance to understand and analyze data. We will explore the fundamentals of data exploration and we will apply these tools to business problems.

Christodoulou Kostis

The course deals with the assessment of the financial consequences of managerial decisions.
More in details, it tackles different aspects of the topic: the short term impact on profitability, the short term impact on the financial position, the long term impact on the economic value and the strategic impact of the decision.
This differentiated approach allows to manage the trade offs among different dimensions (profitability, financial position and strategy) in order to take more consistent decisions.
Furthermore, part of the program is focused on the exploiting of financial and strategic data through mathematical and statistical approaches with the aim of increasing the effectiveness of managerial decisions.

Monaco Eleonora
Silvi Riccardo

This course will cover the fundamental of machine learning for medium and large dimensional data sets. During the course you’ll explore how different methods can be used to analyse data, classify information and make predictions. This course will also provide you with some understanding on how some machine learning tools can operate.

Beretta Carolina

This course will be focused on where data is stored, where are data housing and data lakes, what do all different domains do and mean and how we can relate to them. During this course you will understand how they change the way we do business and will get to know the potential barriers that data storage can generate in your business.

Puppini Francesco
Tazzari Gabriele

This course is designed for those who work with data and want to deepen their knowledge on ways to make effective visualizations and dashboards. You will learn how visual memory works, how to use different chart types appropriately in order to answer specific questions, and how to design dashboards using visual best practices. Key concepts will be explored using a hands-on teaching method, alternating between theory and practice.

Alberto Bertellino
Francesca Pigni

This course is designed to provide participants with an understanding of how artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can be used to create value in various business contexts. In this course, participants will learn how to identify opportunities to apply AI and ML in different business areas, such as marketing, finance, operations, and customer service.

Aurelie Jean
Esposito Mark

Alumni

Katsiaryna Lukashenak

Product Manager - Box.com
EMBADS (Ed. 2023/2024)

"The Master’s in Business Analytics and Data Science was a really valuable experience. It gave me a solid foundation in areas like data analysis, statistics, and machine learning, and more importantly, I got to apply what I learned through practical, real-world projects across different industries. What made the program even better was the amazing professors - they were not only experts in their fields but also genuinely supportive and passionate about teaching. Overall, it was a great mix of theory and hands-on learning that really prepared me for the next step in my career. "

Alisa Tarada

Risk Manager - Unicredit
EMBADS (Ed. 2023/2024)

"EMBADS is a good entry gate for businesspeople into the world of data, and a chance for tech professionals to improve their knowledge of the business environment. Python, R, machine learning techniques and statistical concepts are applied to the big datasets in different business dimensions with emphasis on practical skills, rather than theoretical concepts. Very passionate and engaged professors. Good value for money."

Giulia Gioppato

Regional S&OP and Demand Planning Manager - De Longhi Group
EMBADS (Ed. 2022/2023)

"The EMBADS is an opportunity to enhance knowledge in data science that are immediately applicable, with a constant exchange of views with professionals from various sectors. In a world that is more and more data oriented, it is crucial to learn how to manipulate data to have the information needed to make business decisions."

Christoph Salazar

Senior Data Analyst - Samsung Electronics Austria
EMBADS (Ed. 2022/2023)

"This master offers a great balance between hands-on data science and analytics workshops, theoretical lectures and discussions focusing on managerial decisions. The different backgrounds of the students as well as the competent lecturers made it a very valuable professional experience."

Networking

The Executive Master in Data Management gives the opportunity to interact with cutting-edge companies through the on Campus Smart Weeks, the Digital Talks, Company Visits and the events dedicated to the BBS community, for which a specific digital platform has been designed to enable interactions between Alumni and ongoing participants.

This program has been co-designed with prominent companies to ensure its relevance and alignment with industry needs:

ACCENTURE AMMA GAMMA BIP CAPGEMINI CINECA CREDEM DEDAGROUP DIENNEA DUNE ENGINEERING EOS EURIS EXPERT AI GELLIFY HERA GROUP HORSA HSPI ICONSULTING INJENIA MAPS GROUP ONIT ORIENTEED PORINI SARCE SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SCM GROUP SCS CONSULTING TEAM SYSTEM VAR GROUP WEBRANKING


Programme Advisory Committee

Rosilari Bellacosa – Cofounder and R&D Director, SynDiag

Luca Collacciani – Vice President EMEA, Cloud Computing, Akamai Technologies

Giulia Gioppato – Regional S&OP and Demand Planning Manager, De’Longhi Group

Alberto Grignolo – Angel Investor

Sergii Goister – Business Development Director, Omega LLC

Gabriele Tubertini – Direttore Partecipate, Coop Italia

Gian Paolo Valenti – Head of Tech, Albert Heijn


Community

COMMUNITY AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT

During the Master, a series of seminars with head-hunters and HR managers are offered, to provide tools and resources to contribute to your career development and how to enter the job market in leadership positions.

Once the Master is ended, it is possible to join the activities dedicated to the Community, to further increase your own network. Furthermore, meetings open to the entire BBS Community are periodically scheduled with managers, entrepreneurs and guests, focusing on the different scenarios of a constantly evolving society and market.

FEES

The registration fee for the Master’s course on a company basis is 18.200 Euros + VAT.

The registration fee for the Master’s course on an individual basis is 15.200 Euros + VAT.

YOUR FUTURE STARTS AT BBS. CONTACT OUR TEAM FOR MORE INFORMATION ON:

  • Scholarships and Financial Aid

  • Financing and Payment Plans

  • Professional Funds and Corporate Welfare

For further information, please contact emdata@bbs.unibo.it

 

Funding

For individual access to the Master’s program, two financing options are available:

“MERIT” LOAN – BANCA INTESA

  • No collateral required

  • Special interest rates

  • 24-month grace period with repayment over 30 years

  • To qualify, you need a degree score of at least 98/110, residence in Italy, and enrollment in the Master’s program.

“FUTURIAMO” LOAN – BANCA BNL

  • Special interest rates

  • Repayment period of 10 years

  • Option to delay the first payment for up to 36 months

  • To qualify, you need to be residence in Italy, and enrollment in the Master’s program.

For more information, email us at emdata@bbs.unibo.it

INTERPROFESSIONAL FUNDS

Special terms are available thanks to Interprofessional Funds:

SCHOLARSHIPS

Investing in your education is a crucial step for your professional future. Bologna Business School offers a range of scholarships and benefits designed to recognize merit, support talent, and encourage the participation of professionals and companies.

 

BENEFITS FOR INDIVIDUAL APPLICANTS

If you are applying as an individual, you can access several limited scholarships, awarded based on specific criteria.

Submit your CV to the Admissions Team at emdata@bbs.unibo.it to explore the scholarship options available to you.

Additionally, if you are connected to our Alumni network, you can benefit from further advantages:

  • Alumni Referral: 20% Discount

Note: Scholarships cannot be combined.

BENEFITS FOR COMPANIES

Companies wishing to invest in the training of their employees can benefit from advantageous conditions based on the timing of registration:

  • Early Bird (by 30/09/2025) | 11% reduction

Note: Early Bird conditions are valid for registrations made within the specified dates.

 

HOW TO APPLY

Scholarships are awarded during the selection process, based on a first-come, first-served basis, and an evaluation of your CV in relation to the eligibility requirements for each scholarship.

 

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APPLICATION PROCESS

Admission is subject to passing an online selection process by appointment (contact Francesca Pascale – emdata@bbs.unibo.it).

The selection process consists of:

Entry test: duration max 30 minutes, online
Assessment interview with Directors of the master, duration 30 minutes, online

The selection process is non-binding on entry and will assess master’s requirements (educational qualification and work experience), profile and development goals.

The Master’s program is open to graduates with more than 3 years of professional experience and non-graduates with at least 5 years of work experience.

Calendar

  • Selection:

    By appointment

  • Enrollment Deadline:

    November 2025

  • Start Date:

    November 2025

CONTACT US

     
     

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Francesca Pascale Program Manager

Telefono: +39 0512090143

Whatsapp/Viber: +39 338 637 96 25

Email: emdata@bbs.unibo.it

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