Executive MBA English Edition

LEADING BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION

The Executive MBA English Edition is designed for experienced managers, consultants, and professionals ready to lead businesses through transformation with a global and innovative vision.

This part-time, fully English-taught EMBA places innovation at the core of corporate strategy, fostering a hands-on approach through immersive projects, simulations, and real business cases.

Experience a unique learning journey by exploring both national and global market dynamics, blending intensive in-person sessions with online modules. A program tailored for modern leaders eager to make an impact in highly competitive international environments.

With 10 “Fundamental” courses and 6 “Immersive” courses, the program takes participants through a structured learning path, from core general management principles to advanced business transformation strategies.

Engage with faculty and peers from diverse industries and backgrounds, gaining firsthand experience on how a global perspective is essential for navigating complex business scenarios. Enhancing this exclusive experience is the International Experience included in the program, expanding participants’ global network.

Thanks to partnerships with academic institutions and the international network of the EMBA Consortium for Global Business Innovation, the program offers an immersive experience through the International Week | Business Transformation in Action, hosted by a business school within the EMBA Consortium for Global Business Innovation.

The Executive MBA English Edition shapes professionals into change leaders, empowering them to drive business transformation and corporate regeneration.

 

The future of business will be shaped by leaders who can accelerate innovation. Book a meeting with the Program Director and take the first step in your growth journey.

 

Ranking

QS Quacquarelli Symonds evaluates university and MBA education with a focus on career and mobility. The QS Online MBA Ranking is based on four parameters: Faculty, Class Profile, Employability, and Experience.

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.


Riccardo Silvi

Riccardo Silvi

Academic Director
riccardo.silvi@unibo.it

" Business transformation is not in dispute. Its effectiveness, on the other hand, yes. EMBA, one-of-a-kind, puts the innovation factor at the heart of rationalization processes of value creation and business reinvention. A journey full of experiences, tools, and models in order to manage change and uncertainty. "

Structure

The Executive MBA English Edition is structured into four terms, each designed to cultivate advanced managerial skills and a global business mindset:

  • Foundations of Management & Decision Making: Strengthens core competencies to navigate strategic and operational decisions with clarity and confidence.

  • Foresight & Innovation Leadership: Builds the ability to anticipate change and drive innovation in rapidly evolving environments.

  • Business Reboot & Transformation: Translates strategic vision into actionable initiatives for organizational renewal and growth.

  • International Experience & Confrontation: Broadens perspectives through direct engagement with international contexts and diverse managerial cultures.

PRE-PROGRAM ONLINE PRE-COURSES
Before the official start, participants can access two optional online pre-courses in Accounting & Statistics and Data Management. Tailored for those without a business background, these modules provide essential foundations to understand business language and dynamics.

STRUCTURED CONTENT: FUNDAMENTAL & IMMERSIVE COURSES

  • 10 Fundamental Courses: Covering the pillars of general management, including strategy, finance, marketing, operations, and people management.

  • 5 Immersive Courses: Deep dives into key topics such as digital transformation, governance, and change leadership—providing skills that are immediately applicable.

FLEXIBILITY AND ENGAGEMENT FOR AMBITIOUS PROFESSIONALS

Discover a program designed for those who want to grow without putting their career on hold. Our blended format combines live online sessions every Wednesday evening (6:00 PM to 9:30 PM) with on-campus residential weekends every other month (Thursday through Saturday). It’s the perfect balance of hands-on learning, valuable networking opportunities, and the flexibility to manage your professional commitments.

HIGH-IMPACT PRACTICAL EXPERIENCES

The program integrates hands-on activities designed to apply acquired knowledge in real-world settings, with a strong emphasis on business transformation and organizational renewal. Highlights include:

  • Innovative Project tackling real-life challenges in innovation or organizational change

  • Hackathons to foster creativity and collaborative problem-solving

  • Company Visits to organizations undergoing significant transformation

  • Elective Courses in AI, Sustainability, or Innovation, enabling participants to tailor their learning around future-critical business areas

INTERNATIONAL WEEK: A GLOBAL EXPERIENCE

The International Week is an immersive journey into Business Innovation, Transformation, and Entrepreneurship. This unique experience combines exclusive company visits, focused sessions, and interactive workshops, offering unparalleled exposure to global business dynamics.

COURSES

The challenge of innovation passes through people. To create business innovation we need conscious leaders, able to facilitate the work of heterogeneous teams and get the most out of people both in terms of problem finding and change making. In the course, starting from what the neurosciences have taught us about how people “work”, we are going to decline an innovative way of people management that can help us, even at cross-cultural level, to improve the drivers of performance.

Ghini Massimiliano

The course covers the strategic framework within which managers take decisions and turn their knowledge and capabilities into actions. We explore the essential concepts and tools of strategy and explain the positioning of companies in a variety of settings. You develop the skills needed to perform competitor analysis and understand how strategy formulation, deployment and effective execution relate to competitive advantage.

Cinti Luciani Andrea
Nogueira Antonio Roberto Ramos

The use of economic and financial information to manage competitive advantage. Models for the analysis of economic and financial performance. Parameters for the valuation of the profitability of a company. Financial sustainability for the tax performance of a company. Strategic sustainability of a company’s performance. Economic and financial benchmarking. Budget analysis for the management of vendor client relations. Strategic control systems and performance monitoring (Balanced Scorecard). Simulation techniques for economic and financial performance. Performance management.

Raffoni Anna

This course provides the relevant knowledge for comprehending and managing a business financial performance. Specifically, it focuses on the measuring and understanding of financial and value creation ratio, on cost analysis for business decision making on performance measurement systems for supporting implementation and monitoring of business strategy. The course finally provides an analytical perspective of business analysis.

Silvi Riccardo

This course provides the relevant knowledge for comprehending and managing a business financial performance. Specifically, it focuses on the measuring and understanding of financial and value creation ratio, on cost analysis for business decision making on performance measurement systems for supporting implementation and monitoring of business strategy. The course finally provides an analytical perspective of business analysis.

Raffoni Anna

The course is aimed at professionals who want to undertake a path of information, training and updating in the area of sustainability in all its forms (economic, social and environmental).

The course provides cutting-edge information, economic skills, and tools for analyzing markets, financial products, necessary for private bankers, consultants, asset managers within banks and insurance companies, foundations, or for those in private practice.

Massa Lorenzo
Nielsen Christian

An effective marketing strategy requires a deep understanding of the mechanisms that regulate the perception of value for the customer. The course explores the processes related to the articulation of marketing plans in different contexts and environmental sectors. Market orientation; segmentation and positioning; product development; pricing and management of distribution policies. Integrated communication.

Tomesani Nicola

The course provides a framework for understanding and analysing investment and financial decisions of corporations. Lectures and readings provide an introduction to present value techniques, capital budgeting, capital structure decisions, corporate cost of capital, initial and seasoned equity offerings and an introduction to corporate risk management.

Bajo Emanuele
Baschieri Giulia

The course focuses on the process of value creation in the operative system, clarifying the definition of the structural characteristics: the expanded production system and fixing the boundaries of the company; vertical integration policy and production decentralization; managing the material flow, stocks and warehouses; process of planning production activities; procurement policies and management of the supply system.

The course also encompasses current issues such as lean production, the use of RFID technologies and mass customization.

Blome Constantin
Chierchia Lucia

This course provides students with in-depth knowledge of market analysis, financial modeling, and entrepreneurship to create and refine innovative business models tailored to industry demands and consumer preferences.

Gatti Luca

In this course, we will explore how changes in geopolitical and geoeconomic landscapes can influence corporate strategies. The analysis will focus on the dynamics of key actors of change (Europe, USA, China, etc.), with a specific emphasis on their impact on global markets. Participants will be required to engage in discussions based on academic articles, book chapters, and scientific publications.

Ross Alec

Explore the dynamic intersection of AI and innovation management in our comprehensive course. Gain practical skills and strategic insights to harness AI’s potential for driving innovation and shaping the future of organizations.

Discover the pivotal course, Innovation Management & Technology Outlook, where the participant will delve into the intricate interplay between innovation strategies and emerging technologies. Gain invaluable insights to navigate the ever-evolving tech landscape and lead transformative initiatives within a manager own organization.

Dosi Clio

In a company the number of people who take on responsibilities and make decisions is far greater than its organigram depicts. An accurate understanding of decision-making mechanisms and the development of the ability to enforce the principles of the company are a key part of pursuing business objectives. Through individual and group exercises, the course makes participants more aware of their skills for negotiating with counterparts so that they can more effectively pursue their objectives. The latter are consistent with the mission of the company, based on shared values.

Pietrogrande Paolo

The program equips EMBA students with key insights into governance principles, focusing on family-owned enterprises. The course covers succession planning, conflict resolution, and balancing family and business interests, offering strategies for sustainable growth and effective leadership in family businesses.

The course is designed in order to give the participants the tools to carry out their final project work. Participants will be divided into groups.

With a data driven approach, at the end of this module, participants should be able to identify a business idea, to turn it into a business opportunity, presenting a value proposition, eventually creating the adequate business model to meet both business and organizational needs.

Specifically, starting from the definition of success, the course aims at providing the knowledge for enabling the appropriate management strategy to define deliverables and planning activities, foreseeing the resources needed to achieve project objectives.

Silvi Riccardo

The International Week offers an immersive experience focused on Business Innovation, Transformation, and Entrepreneurship. It is a unique opportunity specifically designed with exclusive company visits, focused sessions, and workshops.

In the latest edition of the program, the courses, coordinated by Professor Virpi Outila, PhD, Assistant Professor of International Business at the Lucas College and Graduate School of Business, San José State University (CA), included:

  • Data Mining & Big Data Analytics, led by Dr. David Czerwinski and Dr. Shaonan Tian
  • History and Culture of Silicon Valley, led by Dr. Anu Basu
  • Managing Innovation at Scale, led by Dr. Raj Minhas
  • Network Effects in Sustainable Supply Chains, led by Dr. Arvinder Loomba
  • Go to Market Strategy, led by Dr. Yugan Sikri
  • Venture Capital Funding, led by Dr. Sudhir Kadam
  • Blockchain Technologies, led by Dr. Robert Schwentkler

The company visits took place at Airbnb, Zoox Kato Warehouse, Zoom, LinkedIn, Innovit, Tesla, and IDEO.

Participants in our program enjoy the flexibility to choose an elective course in Innovation, Business Transformation and Regeneration. Thanks to this elective you have the opportunity to tailor your learning experience to suit your aspirations.

Faculty

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.

CLASS PROFILES OF THE PREVIOUS EDITIONS

Geographical Origin

Professional background

Academic background

  • 36

    AVERAGE AGE

  • 12 YEARS

    PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Alumni

Katrine Joy Lapuz

Market Research Consultant, Entrepreneur
Executive MBA English Edition (Ed. 2023/2025)

"From the intensive coursework to engaging discussions, EMBA at BBS has been a transformative journey equipping me with invaluable perspectives and practical tools to manage the complexities of today's business ecosystem. The collective synergy of our cohort makes the EMBA experience unique and fosters both personal and professional growth."

Oleksii Horbavtsov

Pet Professional Head Slovenia & Croatia, Royal Canin
Executive MBA English Edition (Ed. 2024/2026)

"Living in such uncertain times, the most certain thing is to invest in education and self-development. I had been looking for an appropriate school for my Executive MBA for some time and I was happy to discover the Executive MBA program at Bologna Business School. This program holistically combines theory with practical business case study methods, covering key disciplines and subjects necessary for managerial roles. On top of that, having deep and meaningful discussions within the group, with top-class professors, gives us all the opportunity to learn from each other and experience such knowledge. I’m sure that this educational journey will accelerate my personal transformation and be instrumental in my future professional career."

Kaoutar Abd

Solution Project Manager Lighting, Gewiss
Executive MBA English Edition (Ed. 2022/2024)

"The Executive MBA English Edition program is one of the MUST DO experience for any professional seeking to understand how to lead successful business organizations. The learning methodology is based on stimulating discussions with Elite from the field sharing a life experience of success and lessons learned, which has an immediate and effective impact on the students. I’m grateful for the experience and satisfied with the program, as it helps me to develop valuable skills, from critical thinking to Management, reinforce my background with business expertise that any professional women or men will need to build a path towards excellence. "

Guglielmo Gazziero

Global Commodity Manager, Agrati Group
Executive MBA English Edition (Ed. 2023/2025)

"The Executive MBA English Edition provided me with strategic insights and advanced analytical tools, significantly enhancing my global management capabilities and effectiveness in international negotiations, supply-chain management and supply-chain transformation. The program has notably strengthened my leadership, cross-cultural communication, and strategic decision-making competencies."

Gioia Cini

First Direct Consultant, UCD North Central Commercial Area, Retail Sales & Marketing, UniCredit SpA
Executive MBA English Edition (Ed. 2021/2023)

"My journey at the Executive MBA English Edition is one of the most extraordinary and challenging experience I have ever had. The program is changing the way I look at things: it is providing me tools to strengthen my analytical mindset and to help me growing as a professional woman. The lectures of distinguished academics and practitioners together with the opportunity to get into international and local business realities are the competitive advantages of this Master, emphasizing the digital transformation."

Niall Kelly

Global Product Manager – Specialty Care, Menarini Group
Executive MBA English Edition (Ed. 2022/2024)

"The Executive MBA English Edition in Bologna has been an invaluable experience: Across all industries, we are at an inflexion point in our understanding and utilisation of digital technologies, and this programme uniquely serves to address these concepts – by equipping participants with the latest digital acumen and core competencies, to perform more effectively in today’s rapidly evolving business environment."

Networking

Bologna: Where Innovation Meets Tradition

  • Step into the vibrant heart of Italian entrepreneurship
  • Experience the unique blend of industrial heritage and disruptive startups
  • Live the essence of Made in Italy alongside the region’s leading companies
  • All within the Business School of the world’s oldest university

A Global Network with the EMBA Consortium

  • Unlock the value of a truly international learning journey, powered by the prestigious academic partners of the EMBA Consortium
  • Immerse yourself in innovation across global hubs of managerial and technological excellence
  • Gain fresh insights by engaging with diverse perspectives on leadership, business, and organizational transformation
  • Explore world-class entrepreneurial ecosystems where tradition meets cutting-edge innovation
  • Broaden your global outlook through cultural and professional experiences that elevate your management mindset

 

COMPANIES

The Executive MBA English Edition brings business innovation to the center of business decisions and value creation for brands, services and consumers by developing a holistic approach to knowledge, which frees up digital skills from exclusively technical and specialist discussion tables and instead connects them with the whole organization.

Nowadays the companies that have chosen to be our partners are:

BPER BANCA CHIESI FARMACEUTICI DUCATI MOTOR HOLDING EMC FERRETTI GROUP FAMECCANICA GLEM GAS INFRAITALIA SERVIZI INJENIA ITALSOFT GROUP MARAZZI GROUP MBP MOTO OFFICINE MACCAFERRI ONIT GROUP SILMA VAR GROUP VOITH TURBO


Programme Advisory Committee

  • Anna Pia Chiarandini – Head of Global Communication, Angelini Technologies
  • Marco Ferrando – Head of BU Data Science, Var Group
  • Stefano Focaccia – Managing Director UTP, Prelios
  • Gianluca Giovannetti – Direttore Generale, Amadori
  • Giacomo Iannelli – Director Mazars
  • Emanuela Motta – Senior Client Solutions Manager Linkedin
  • Antonella Sangiorgi – Chief Information Officer, Rekeep
  • Gianluca Sardella – EMEA Program Marketing Manager, ExxonMobil
  • Annie LingLing Wan – Founder & CEO, Your Insight Education Consulting
  • Timo Wörner – Corporate Development Manager Bechtle Group

Community

Throughout the master’s program, participants will engage directly with industry leaders through collaborative projects, hackathons, company visits, and high-level business talks. These exclusive opportunities provide invaluable networking moments and hands-on insights into the latest business transformation strategies, bridging the gap between theory and real-world challenges.

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 37.300 Euros + VAT.

The registration fee for the Master’s course on an individual basis is 29.800 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 more details, contact our Admission Team at iemba@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 iemba@bbs.unibo.it.

INTERPROFESSIONAL FUNDS

Companies that financially support their employees or collaborators participating in the Master’s program can take advantage of Professional Funds, allowing them to receive a partial or full reimbursement of the corporate participation fee.

For more details, you can contact the relevant fund.

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 iemba@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
  • BN Employees: An additional 5% on the discount already received

Note: Scholarships cannot be combined, except for additional discounts available to BN Employees.

BENEFITS FOR COMPANIES

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

  • Very Early Bird (by 31/05/2025) | 20% reduction
  • Early Bird (by 30/04/2025) | 15% 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.

REQUIREMENTS

The Executive MBA English Edition trains talented managers and professionals able to manage businesses by helping them in the process of digital transformation taking place nowadays.

The master is for professionals, consultants and managers who have at least 5 years of professional experience and a Bachelor’s Degree. A limited number of applicants who do not hold a Bachelor’s Degree, with 8+ years of relevant professional experience, may be admitted, up to 20%.

APPLICATION PROCESS

The admission procedure includes the following steps:

  1. Curriculum Vitae (CV) Screening: Submit your CV via email to our Admission Manager at iemba@bbs.unibo.it.
  2. Entry Test: Complete a 30-minute online test.
  3. Assessment Interview: Participate in a 30-minute online interview.

For inquiries about accessing the Master selection process, contact us at iemba@bbs.unibo.it.

FAQs

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.

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Comasia Fumarola International MBAs Admission Manager

Telefono: +39 051 2090114

Whatsapp/Viber: +39 338 6401851

Email: iemba@bbs.unibo.it

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