The Executive Master in Technology and Innovation Management (EMTIM) was established to bring technological excellence at the centre of the enterprise innovation process. Today, ruling technology innovation means shaping leaders able to master technical subjects as well as handle managerial matters.
This programme allows companies to bring to the surface the full potential of key resources in their technical staff, to be able to compete in a global context in which technology innovation is one of the pivotal levers for success. Participating in the EMTIM means growing professionally and becoming part of a technical-managerial élite, able to affect, profoundly, every level of their organization.
The EMTIM was established thanks to the collaboration between technology-driven companies and the University of Bologna, its aim and approach are unique in Italy. It is a part-time programme lasting 12 months (Friday and Saturday every three weeks) that can fit with work and it is focused on three strands: General Management, Technology and Innovation Management and People Management. Traditional lectures are enriched with specific feature materials on the online platform, focus sessions and visits to companies leading in the technology innovation. The Master ends with the presentation of a project work.
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Accreditation
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.
Rosa Grimaldi
Academic Director
rosa.grimaldi@unibo.it
" The challenge of international competition is won with innovation. This Master allows you to develop the skills for managing it, by implementing innovative products and processes in high-technology areas. "
Andrea Pontremoli
Executive Director
a.pontremoli@dallara.it
" The most essential element, the determining one, is one only: the person. An innovative company cannot exist without innovative people. The EMTIM was designed in order to aid managers in understanding the present so they can design the future. "
Laura Toschi
Deputy Director
laura.toschi@unibo.it
" Innovation is a managerial process of scientific discovery, technological transformation, organizational change and impact generation. The EMTIM is a dynamic, interdisciplinary, topical program, aimed at those who'd like to transform technological challenges into opportunities and, based on these, create value for the organization and the entire society. "
The Master has a duration of 12 months for a total of 34 classroom days organized in 17 two-day in-classroom sessions (Friday and Saturday, every two/three weeks). In addition to the 17 in-classroom sessions, there is a Warm Up day and a final day to present Project work to which the representatives of the participating companies and the Master community are invited.
The program develops over:
CORE COURSES
The fundamental skills are taught by way of 9 core courses which consolidate basic knowledge of managerial disciplines. All EMTIM courses are either scheduled into weekly modules or else intensive sessions given periodically during the course of the Master. Each course is characterized by didactic lessons in the classroom, individual or group study, learning on the School’s e-learning platform, and a final exam.
FOCUS SESSIONS
7 seminars aimed at transferring methodological know-how and skills to use application managerial tools: Sustainable Innovation, Understanding Innovative Dynamics, Service Management for Innovation, Project Management, Entrepreneurial Finance & Innovation Ecosystem, Innovating with Technology: AI, Big Data and Beyond, Finance for Innovation.
LEADER’S CORNER
5 evening meetings (5:30 – 7:30 p.m.) with relevant players in the world of technological innovation: learning occurs via direct dialogue and the oral exchange of experiences.
COMPANY VISITS
Direct contact with managers and leaders of important companies in their work environments represents a great networking and learning opportunity for the students of this Master. Company visits are available to the whole EMTIM community and allow participants to discuss with managers or entrepreneurs their best practice in terms of innovation management. The visits are usually divided in three moments: presentation of the company and the main competitive aspects, a visit aimed at presenting the main company peculiarities, and discussion over innovation management within the company.
PROJECT WORK
Participants organized in small groups will tackle and develop projects by testing the concepts and techniques learned during the Master on their company. The contents of the project work are developed starting with specific interests of the companies or specific business initiatives. The projects will rely on the support of professional experts (university professors and company managers) who will follow them throughout the entire path. The projects are presented during the final class.
The course aims to provide the basic skills necessary to: understand the economic-financial aspects of management; analyze the economic-financial performance of a company; utilize cost information to analyze efficiency and efficacy of company processes; manage costs during the project phases; and understand the role of budgeting control as a guiding operational mechanism for complex organizations.
Raffoni AnnaThe course presents the characteristics of operations system and the main interactions between choices of planning and production structure. The most recent methodologies in terms of cost reduction, quality, and reliability are analyzed, together with the role of providers in the innovation process. Focus is placed on lean manufacturing, demonstrating how the approach, which began in production, is now relevant to the entire company, giving rise to the lean organization.
Regattieri AlbertoThe main focus of the course is the design and implementation of an IT strategy that is coherent with the comprehensive strategy of the company. The course tackles the theme of how technology should follow, and in some cases anticipate, changes at the level of the market and competitive arenas. The course provides the conceptual models necessary to understand how technological strategy can enhance company resources and solidify organizational capacities, contributing to the complete enhancement of the company’s competitive potential.
Cinti Luciani AndreaThe course tackles the strategic, organizational, and management aspects related to the development of innovation. There will be a particular focus on the organizational aspects of new product development, R&D, and management of new product development projects.
Chierchia LuciaThe course includes 3 half-day meetings and it deals with crucial topics for today’s businesses: the first meeting aims at introducing the concept of Digital Transformation and at illustrating the current scenario; the second meeting focuses more specifically on Industry 4.0 and its features; whilst the final meeting revolves around Cybersecurity.
Gabbrielli MaurizioThe objective of the course is to provide participants with the knowledge and skills that can be useful at the beginning of the entrepreneurship process, during the phase of conceptualizing new business ideas. Focus will be placed on the subjects of recognition of entrepreneurial opportunities, feasibility analysis of a new business idea from the organizational, strategic and economic-financial points of view, concluding with a business plan.
Di Marco PaoloThe objective of this course is to provide participants with the tools to promote and improve communication skills in their company and develop people well-being. The didactic activity will be carried out by way of traditional lectures and practical activities, suggesting participants how to behave in certain recurring working situations.
Meschini MarcoThe workshop aims to provide participants the knowledge and instruments related to organization and management of projects, with a particular focus on innovation projects. The subjects analyzed include project planning and control (timing, costs, and technical progress); project organization, the role of project manager and the management of the team; risk management; and management of a project portfolio.
Grandi AlessandroThe course provides the essential tools for managing working groups and personal development. Businesses increasingly need developing a collective, widespread leadership, able to combine the need of taking decisions with the need to listen; the need of letting individuals’ potential emerge with the need of mediating among different requirements. The modern world increasingly needs people who are more able to express themselves and more able to be together. Specifically, the aim of this course is to provide the basic tools to achieve these objectives.
Masino GiovanniThe development of an innovative project requires resources that aren’t often available in the company or entrepreneurial group. Therefore, it’s necessary to get to know one’s own reference innovative ecosystem, to understand which players (investors, incubators, accelerators, businesses) and which initiatives are available to promote innovation in its different development stages. The goal of the course is to provide participants with the basic skills to assess, from a financial point of view, their innovative project and figure out which form of support to turn to in order to accelerate its growth process. There will be a special focus on the advantages and disadvantages that characterize the different forms of funding and on the strategic decisions that every innovation manager needs to take, within an ecosystem-based rationale.
Toschi LauraThe component of service is pervasive also within traditional manufacturing chains and is constantly growing. The aim of the workshop is to analyse the main challenges connected to the management of the immaterial component of the business. This will be done analysing the main specificities that the service activities bring to the attention of the management, attributing a specific emphasis to the design of services that are consistent with (the growing) expectations of recipients.
Marzocchi Gian Luca
Even though many companies have developed sustainability programs over the years, we are currently witnessing a combination of sustainable approaches that are unable to constitute a truly sustainable strategy. The aim of this workshop is to develop a debate on the role and performance of companies, with regards to sustainability challenges, opportunities, and new solutions. Specifically, the objective is to describe and unravel the connections between management of innovation and the theme of sustainability within companies.
Canal Vieira LeticiaThe Marketing Management process: from the analysis of value for the customer to communication and delivery of value to the market. Analysis of the value for the customer: the customer value drivers. The construction of value for the customer: segmentation, targeting, positioning and definition of the value proposition. The measure of value for the customer and pricing choices. From the construction of value to value commutation: above and below the line communication. The distribution of value: go to market, sales and key account management. The marketing plan and the sales and marketing performance metrics.
Ancarani Fabio Guido UldericoThe Creativity and Innovation course focuses first of all on the transformations of society caused by technological evolution, which make the generation
of innovative ideas a real necessity. Drawing inspiration from the great thinkers of the past and from the most recent neuroscientific discoveries, the mechanisms of creative thinking are described, up to a general model that can be used in practice, the DIMAI (Drive, Information, Movement, Assessment, Implementation). The various phases of the DIMAI model are therefore the subject of individual and group experiences, with applications on practical cases. The course concludes with a discussion on the social and organizational aspects of creativity and innovation.
Innovation is an important lever for success for small and large companies. The innovative capacity of companies is influenced by several factors, related to: the environment in which they operate (sector, ecosystem, global dynamics and trends); the organizational context (culture, incentives, relationships and knowledge base); the characteristics of individuals and their personal traits (skills, abilities, cognitive characteristics). The success of an innovative process is influenced by factors operating on those various levels. The objective of this workshop is to understand the holistic nature of innovation processes and the interrelationships between different factors that influence their success.
Grimaldi RosaAccounting principles, consolidated statements and cost accounting. Context and relevance of auditing in company management. The analysis of economic-financial performance of a company. Economic-financial forecasts and budgeting. The use of budget analysis to understand competitive dynamics and to manage company-client-supplier relations. The calculation and analysis of costs in decisions and for management audit. Strategic audit systems and strategic cost management.
Silvi RiccardoThe study methodology of the Master alternates classroom learning with distance learning activities on the School’s e-learning platform, which is constantly monitored by dedicated instructors.
DISTANCE LEARNING
The distance learning activities entail a weekly work-plan on the School’s e-learning platform that provides an individual learning activity overseen by the specific tutor. The platform is equipped with a Forum aimed at the real time sharing of comments and follow-up between professors and participants.
HOW COURSES WORK
Courses allow participants to study a single subject area, ensuring an effective path to progress.
The Master is held in two different locations: a physical one at Villa Guastavillani, home to the Bologna Business School in Bologna, and a virtual one, i.e. the e-learning platform.
Each course begins with an in-classroom session. The professor holds an introductory class, evaluates the competency level of participants on a specific topic, and informs them about how to use the material they will find on the platform and the objectives of the course. During the following weeks the participants continue the course on the platform. Therefore, the learning path is linear, constantly monitored by the course tutor, who is always available for clarifications and follow-up.
8 hours of study per week are expected. Each course concludes with a final test to evaluate the level of learning each candidate has achieved.
Faculty members at Bologna Business School work together offering outstanding teaching standards. An international and interdisciplinary approach is guaranteed by a joint team of distinguished national core professors, adjunct, visiting professors, guest speakers and top managers.
Fabio Guido Ulderico Ancarani
Full Professor of Marketing
University of Bologna
Leticia Canal Vieira
Adjunct Professor
University of Bologna
Lucia Chierchia
Managing Partner e Chief of Open Innovation Ecosystems
GELLIFY
Andrea Cinti Luciani
Managing Director
CliCon Health&Economics
Giovanni Emanuele Corazza
Professor of Creativity and Innovation
University of Bologna
Paolo Di Marco
Founding Partner
PDFOR Consulenza Direzionale
Maurizio Gabbrielli
Full Professor of Computer Science
University of Bologna
Alessandro Grandi
Full Professor of Innovation and Project Management
University of Bologna
Rosa Grimaldi
Full Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management
University of Bologna
Gian Luca Marzocchi
Full Professor of Marketing and Consumer Behavior
University of Bologna
Giovanni Masino
Full Professor
University of Ferrara
Marco Meschini
Senior Consultant
ISMO
Federico Munari
Full Professor of Technology and Innovation Management
University of Bologna
Anna Raffoni
Associate Professor of Accounting and Finance
Loughborough University
Alberto Regattieri
Full Professor of Operations and Manufacturing Systems
University of Bologna
Riccardo Silvi
Full Professor of Business Administration and Accounting Studies
University of Bologna
Laura Toschi
Associate Professor in Entrepreneurship and Innovation
University of Bologna
Age
Professional background
37
AVERAGE AGE
12 years
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Federica Fantetti
Technical Project Leader, Manz Italy
EMTIM (Ed. 2023/2024)
"In the industrial automation sector where I come from, there is a strong need to strategically structure management processes in order to achieve the level of technological innovation that the market requires. EMTIM is the path that covers the gap between technical expertise and management and business development skills. BBS offers a comprehensive training plan, company visits, lecturers and professionals who enrich the lessons with practical cases. Classrooms are structured with the aim of creating a dynamic and stimulating environment, creating solid and lasting networking opportunities. All this is set against the backdrop of the Alma Mater tradition and a beautiful location Translated with DeepL.com (free version)"
Domenico Pozzetti
Machine Vision Application Engineer Manager , Datasensing
EMTIM (Ed. 2023/2024)
"I chose the Executive Master in Technology and Innovation because it is aimed at technology professionals who want to perfect and certify the many transversal managerial skills that are indispensable in innovative industrial sectors. The classroom experiences and the relationship with the lecturers offered me important opportunities for comparison and exchange and allowed me to develop a valuable network of knowledge. The courses have provided me with a solid selection of tools and skills that I can immediately apply in my work environment and have stimulated my professional and personal growth."
Roberta Carbone
Chief Scientific Officer, Tethis
EMTIM (Ed. 2021/2022)
"If curiosity about tomorrow, a thirst for knowledge, a desire to take on new challenges, to have the tools in a world that changes at a dizzying pace characterize you, EMTIM knows how to give you the right answers; in EMTIM you feel a part of the group, a part of a vital and inclusive organism that energizes you and accompanies you on a challenging but richly stimulating and satisfying journey."
Matteo Achiluzzi
Project Leader, Ducati Motor Holding
EMTIM (Ed. 2021/2022)
"I chose EMTIM to complete my professional profile with structured managerial skills and tools for understanding the dynamics of the Technology and Innovation sector. However, the intense Master's course has exceeded my expectations: it is not only a professional growth, it broadens your comfort zone and stimulates to always improve, alone or in a group."
Marta Gamberoni
Researcher, Versalis
EMTIM (Ed. 2020/2021)
"A complete and structured path that has allowed me to integrate my purely technical profile with management skills applicable to the innovative context in which I operate daily. EMTIM is a unique opportunity to work in a group, discuss and learn from the experiences of others, a real infusion of energy, useful to reconcile study, work and family."
Flavio Iervini
Radio Design Engineer, Iliad Italia
EMTIM (Ed. 2020/2021)
"The next cultural revolution is coming and will run on the platform of technology. A train not to be missed. That’s why I felt the need to get ready and expand my skills, alongside innovation management and my experience in TLC. Choosing the EMTIM was a natural consequence. The millenary tradition of the Alma Mater is a guarantee and the BBS presents a complete and structured program. Selected disciplines, meetings with leading innovation, professionals and networking."
Alfonso Surace
Product Concept Director, Industrie Saleri Italo
EMTIM (Ed. 2019/2020)
"The EMTIM is a path of complete growth, not just training. It is a dynamic and intense experience, during which we analyze the modern models of management and innovation projected on topics of great relevance. The interventions of external companies and especially the moments and experiences shared with the companions of the Master make the path engaging and exciting."
Federico Fantini
Product Engineer, KEMET Electronics
EMTIM (Ed. 2018/2019)
"Given my technical background, first in a university research context, then within the company, I felt it was important to enrich my professional figure with managerial and innovation management skills, much needed to develop a more mature vision on company processes and promptly react to the challenges of modern industry. The EMTIM fully met my expectations, turning out to be a unique experience not only in terms of learning but also of sharing with the other high-quality professionals, with whom I had the chance to attend the classroom and perform the team activities."
Federico Monesi
Electronic Engineer, ICA
EMTIM (Ed. 2016/2017)
"After ten years of technical experience, I felt the need to complete my training with managerial skills that widened my vision of business and delivered me the tools to manage technological innovation, a differentiating element in the global competitive landscape. EMTIM was the answer to my needs, the added value was the teamwork and the relationship network."
Francesco Tozzi
R&D Researcher, Endura SpA
EMTIM (Ed. 2014/15)
"Participating in this Master's allowed me integrating my skills in an multi-disciplinary way, thus becoming able to fully understand the strategies and tools needed to develop innovative ideas for success. It's been a fascinating path, rich in emotions and hard work, carried out in an atmosphere of enthusiasm and collaboration, that is unique in its context."
Roberto Privitera
Head of Technology and Innovation, Hera
EMTIM (Ed. 2014/15)
"For several years I dealt with technological innovation and for me the Master's was the occasion to tidy up my skills. At the end of this path, I can say I've built a network of stimulating acquaintances and remarkably increased my cultural baggage, with methods and tools that are helpful for a strategic management of innovation and the related business."
Pierluigi Zampieri
Vehicle Innovation Manager, Ducati Motor Holding
EMTIM (Ed. 2013/14)
"The EMTIM provided me with the tools to understand the different needs of a modern company, an innovation-oriented one, and it offered me the chance to exchange views with other professionals in a stimulating and positive environment, where I acquired skills that are helpful to assess everyday work challenges from new and different viewpoints."
The Executive Master’s Course in Technology & Innovation Management is made up of people, providing both formal and informal dialogue opportunities, to foster the exchange of ideas and experiences among participants. The networking develops among the students of the same class, between participants and teachers, as well as with students of other courses and with the School community.
The opportunities of meeting and exchange are mutiple.
Leader’s Corner
5 evening meetings (5.30 – 7.30 pm) with business managers and professionals on real business cases: you learn through direct confrontation and discussing experiences.
In Company
The direct contact with managers and protagonists of relevant business situations in their working environment is a great learning and networking opportunity for the students of this Master. The business visits for the EMTIM Community allow participants to confront with managers or entrepreneurs on an experience of exellence in innovation management.
The meetings are articulated in three moments: company and main competitives aspects introduction, visit for the presentation of the main business peculiarities and confront on the innovation business management.
In-company sessions in the past editions were held at the following companies:
The partner companies of the School actively collaborated in the planning of the EMTIM Master.
These are companies and institutions for which the management of technological innovation represents a key skill at the base of value creation. Starting with the main problems and themes that these companies raised during the negotiation phase related to technological innovation management within their own context, it was possible to pinpoint and understand the needs of innovation-focused companies, and their expectations with regard to this course.
The following editions of the Master allowed for the inclusion of further companies and institutions within the annual re-programming and delivery phases. The companies also worked in the organization of testimonials, discussion of company case studies, creation of the project works and in the company visits to factories and research centers.
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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.
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.
Reduced fee available for very early-bird enrollment before September 30, 2024.
The tuition fee includes:
For further information, please contact emtim@bbs.unibo.it
Long-term and low-interest loan:
– Repayable in 10 years
– Reduced interest rate
– Possibility to postpone the 1st payment fee to 36 months
Companies that make investments in education 4.0 aimed at the acquisition or consolidation, by the company’s employees, of skills in the technologies relevant to the implementation of the process of technological and digital transformation can take advantage of the tax credit in 2022 provided by the “National Plan Enterprise 4.0”. For more information, click here .
Special reductions are available through participants own interprofessional funds:
Fondimpresa finances the training to support technological product and/or process innovation of participating SME from the manufacturing sector. For more information click here.
The Executive Master in Technology and Innovation Management is geared to high potential professionals with more than 3 years of work experience in the technical areas of high innovation companies (technicians, project managers, researchers, developers, engineers).
Furthermore, the Master is designed for team leaders or managers of company units with high levels of technological innovation; professionals, managers and consultants who oversee highly innovative projects and entrepreneurs in sectors with a high utilization of innovative technologies. The program is open to graduates and to persons who do not hold a degree. In the latter case a minimum of 5 years of work experience is required.
The selection process is made through an analysis of the Curriculum Vitae and an individual interview aimed at identifying the professional profile of the candidates with regard to their participation in the Master.
Neither audits nor participation in single courses is allowed.
The selection process consists of an interview with the Master’s Director, organised by the Program Manager upon candidate request and after sending of the Curriculum Vitae. The interview is not binding on enrollment.
The Program Manager can send a certificate of attendance record at the end of the didactic sessions to those that make a request, upon verification of the attendance.
In order to get admitted to the Master Executive, it is required to have a Bachelor’s Degree, however, a limited number of places are available for those who do not have a Bachelor’s Degree but that can demonstrate to have significant professional experience, to be evaluated during the assessment interview.
No, it is not. The Executive Masters are not University Masters, therefore they do not have ECTS credits (European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System), that in Italy are called “crediti formativi universitari (CFU).
At the end of the Master, a certificate of attendance (which includes the achieved results) and a Diploma of Participation (upon verification of successful completion of each course and of at least a 70% of class attendance) are issued.
No, because it is not a university Master.