The Master in Business Administration Part-time Weekend aims at providing young, talented managers with all the tools required to accelerate a professional growth process, and to devote one’s energy to the organization as a whole. Such delicate moment in the career of a professional, experiencing a growth, requires developing an all-encompassing vision of the enterprise, of its development horizons and the managerial tools to run it.
For a company, offering this type of further training to its talents has two important effects: keeping its best resources loyal and helping them identify their role in the future of the organization.
Attending the MBA Part-time Weekend means accepting and winning a challenge with oneself, revitalizing one’s own approach and acquiring awareness about the path leading participants to become tomorrow’s leaders.
The attendance of the Master in Business Administration Part-time Weekend can occur seamlessly with one’s own professional commitments, as the course features a two-day classroom session (friday and saturday) every month, on top of the opportunities to access in-depth material offered by our e-learning platform. The course also features lectures with professors from other prestigious European Business Schools and hands-on seminars, in order to provide a comprehensive view on themes that are of great interest for any organization aspiring to an international relevance.
This journey starts with a meeting with the Master’s course Directors: make an appointment to talk in a new way about you career.
THE MASTER IS AN INVESTMENT. THE LOAN IS THE WAY TO FUND IT.
Mariachiara Colucci
Academic Director
mariachiara.colucci@unibo.it
" This is a master where academic excellence and professional entrepreneurship are combined together to create the ideal training course for those who are active in the world of work but still want to do top training to aspire to ever more important roles in business. "
Andrea Cinti Luciani
Executive Director
A.CintiLuciani@scsconsulting.it
" 16 months of an intense and stimulating program, where academic knowledge and managerial experience, development of skills, tools and attitudes are combined together, and a strategic view is acquired to successfully face one's most significant professional challenges. "
Age
Professional background
academic background
36
AVERAGE AGE
6-7 years
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Chiara Campo
Business Development Manager, Clarins Italia
MBA Part-time Weekend (Ed. 2019/21)
"The Master is a burst of energy and new stimuli to overcome the next professional challenges. With the support of professors and the collaboration of colleagues, it is an experience of enrichment and professional growth that starts immediately, from day one."
Alessandro Rosati
Program Manager, Leonardo
MBA Part-time Weekend (Ed. 2019/21)
"The variety of experiences and backgrounds of the participants together with a constant dialogue with a highly qualified faculty, make the Master extremely effective and stimulating."
Giammarco Scala
Area Sales Manager, SACMI
MBA Part-time Weekend (Ed. 2018/2020)
"The MBA is a stimulating challenge that requires commitment and dedication, and offers fundamental knowledge and relationships in exchange, developing a managerial culture."
Silvia Cattin
Business Development Manager, Shawcor
MBA Part-time Weekend (Ed. 2018/2020)
"After more than 10 years of experience, the MBA was fundamental to expand my managerial skills, develop a 360-degree view and create a stimulating network."
Lidia Valentino
Production Engineer, Bosch
MBA Part-time Weekend (Ed. 2018/20)
"A distinguished faculty and an outstanding network are undoubtedly the Master's strengths, which make it unique and immediately suitable to be used in the workplace."
Romano De Zuani
Group Budget & Control, Permasteelisa Group
MBA Part-time Weekend (Ed. 2017/19)
"Thanks to this course I enlarged my baggage of skills and relationships, one that every professional should achieve to develop their career."
Elisa Olmi
Back Office & Planning Retail Team Leader, Yoox Net-A-Porter Group
MBA Part-time Weekend (Ed. 2017/19)
"The Master is an exciting challenge: I was able to grow in my profession and as a person, supported step by step by a team of professionals and teachers."
Gianluca Testa
IS Customer Services, Philip Morris Manufacturing & Technology
MBA Part-time Weekend (Ed. 2017/19)
"The Master is the best way to challenge yourself and complete your managerial education: an intense and stimulating experience that offers the opportunity to exchange views and do networking."
Guido Perozzi
Business Development Manager UC, Allnet Italia
MBA Part-time Weekend (Ed. 2016/18)
"The Part-time MBA sped up my managerial growth. Such traits were constantly fed by this rewarding educational journey, perfect to enrich and expand my skills and my network."
Gabriella Carrozza
Cloud Advisory Manager, Accenture
MBA Part-time Weekend (Ed. 2015/17)
"I was looking for a course that would allow me to complete my technical-scientific professionalism with the skills that every manager should acquire; the Master has given me this and much more."
Luca Giardino
Project Manager, Automobili Lamborghini
MBA Part-time Weekend (Ed. 2015/17)
"This Master was a unique opportunity to further study and hone my professional skills and, at the same time, to develop a new network of professional and personal relationships."
Antonio Cordella
Buyer, Category Manager, Conad Società Cooperativa
MBA Part-time Weekend (Ed. 2014/16)
"The MBA is a challenging opportunity of growth, characterized by the constant exchange of views with a qualified faculty and with the classroom, focused on complexity of daily corporate life"
The Master lasts 16 months for a total of 44 classroom days organized in 22 two-day in-classroom sessions (Friday and Saturday).
The curriculum follows a diversified structure: it develops over 10 core courses focused on the main managerial disciplines, which also include weekly distance learning sessions over an online platform. Together with this there is a vast series of cross-sectional activities aimed at improving aptitudes and personal skills.
CORSI CORE
Basic skills are developed through ten courses which consolidate core knowledge of the different company functions. All courses of the MBA part-time follow a linear path, subdivided into weekly modules. Each course is characterized by classroom teaching sessions, individual and group study sessions, e-learning on the Schools platform, and a final exam.
DISTANCE LEARNING
65 weekly distance learning modules through the use of the School e-learning platform: study of the educational materials, practical exercises and exchange of views on subjects proposed by teachers and tutors on the dedicated forum.
KEYNOTE SPEECH
Thematic seminars with teachers from prestigious European Business Schools, enriching and completing the contents of the core courses, by providing a “cross-border” vision on subjects that are of great interest to businesses.
FOCUS SESSION
Seminars with managerial consultants, aimed at transferring methodological know-how and skills to use application managerial tools.
CRASH COURSE IN ECONOMICS
Optional online module that combines theory and practice, starting from daily events. The main issues of the economy are addressed, providing elements for analysis of the economic changes in the world around us.
CAREER ACCELERATION PROGRAM
Optional workshop that allows participants to plan their career effectively, creating the best opportunities to enforce their “employability”.
BUSINESS GAME
Consists of an interactive simulation that shows how implementing a company strategy requires an understanding of and coherence by the different activities of individual functional areas within the company (marketing, logistics, accounting, etc.). This activity challenges participants to apply in a coordinated fashion the methodologies, techniques, and tools learned during the various Master courses without losing sight of the strategic goal they set themselves, to achieve a final objective measured in terms of profitability and value.
The business’ decision-making process, the planning approach and the strategic positioning. The understanding of the competitive environment and competition dynamics. The process to generate value and the role played in this field by the relationships with other enterprises of the business system. The identification, pursuit and preservation of the sources of competitive advantage in changing contexts. The creation of the business model and its adjustment to the transformation of the framework conditions.
Cinti Luciani AndreaAccounting 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.
Bartolini MonicaThe value of a digital transformation is to be found in the creation of connected organizations, able to provide goods and services in an increasingly efficient and effective way, ensuring the satisfaction of customers, shareholders and stakeholders. To support the company Business Model, Enterprise Resource Planning, Customer Relationship Management, Supply Chain Management, systems are considered, together with the necessary tools to analyze data, in order to guarantee a good decision-making process (Business Intelligence). In addition, tools are provided to understand the software development techniques and the control of the Total Cost of Ownership
Benzi AntonioFinancial mathematics fundamentals for financial evaluations; evaluation of efficiency and profitability of an investment project; company valuation and criticalities of different methodologies; understanding of the different variables that make up the optimal financial structure of a company; firm corporate governance and the problems of firms with diffuse ownership and concentrated ownership; risk capital collection through venture capital, private equity and public listing of companies.
Bigelli MarcoThe cross-sectionality of the logistics function and the value chain. Design and planning of the production system layouts. Management and forecasting of market demand. General criteria of programming and audit of production. Procurement and management of inventory and consumable materials. Evolution of just in time systems: from lean production to lean thinking. Automation of the information flow: from barcode to RFID technologies. Management of physical distribution.
Regattieri AlbertoToday’s competitive challenge is harsher, but is also more open to innovative solutions based on a sound methodological approach and adequate operational instruments. The goal of this didactic phase, one which represents a synthesis and linkage with preceding courses, is to delve further into select managerial knowledge tools such as business plan, benchmarking and balanced scorecard.
Di Marco PaoloSome fundamental instruments needed to understand, analyze and build the network that a company establishes with its own market. The fundamental concepts of marketing: client focus, purchase behavior analysis, the role of brands, the segmentation and position processes, the development of new products and the diffusion of innovation, price decisions, distribution and communication. Client loyalty-building policies, business to business and services marketing, marketing plans.
Ancarani FabioThroughout the course particular emphasis will be placed on the development of a coherent language that allows participants to represent, understand, and tackle the main aspects of organizational life. The course contents can be traced to the following generic areas: the individual, individuals and relations, groups, relations between groups, personnel management tools, organizations and new organizational structures.
Ghini MassimilianoThe management of production processes that go beyond the boundaries of traditional business, company strategy and the sectorial life-cycle. Managerial methods and tools that allow companies to tackle the increased complexity coming from the management of acquisitions and diversified activities. The choices of external growth: joint ventures and global expansion processes.
Amadesi LauraMore and more people maintain that it is society’s needs, not just economic ones, which drive markets. The goal of this course is to transfer the concept that a company managed in a sustainable manner, i.e. that integrates elements of a social and environmental nature in the management of the business, will be more effective in the long run in creating value for itself and its surrounding context.
Fazio ValeriaThe teaching method of the Professional MBA alternates classroom learning with distance learning on the School’s e-learning platform, which is constantly monitored by the dedicated instructors.
HOW WE LEARN
Courses allow participants to explore, each time, a single subject matter, ensuring an effective progression along the learning path.
WHERE COURSES ARE HELD
The Master courses are held in two different places: one is physical, at Villa Guastavillani, home to the Bologna Business School in Bologna, and one that is virtual, the e-learning platform.
HOW COURSES WORK
Each course starts 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.
8/10 hours of study per week are expected. Each course concludes with a final test to evaluate the level of learning achieved by each candidate.
DISTANCE LEARNING
Distance learning activities entail a weekly work-plan on the School’s e-learning platform that provides an individual learning activity overseen by a specific tutor. The platform is equipped with a Forum aimed at the real time sharing of comments and follow-up between professors and participants.
The MBA Part-time is a Master made up of people, it is a place to create formal and informal opportunities to discuss and exchange ideas and experiences among participants.
Networking develops among students in a class, between participants and teachers, and among students from other courses or previous editions of the same Master.
Many companies chose the MBA Part-time Weekend as the optimal path to enhance their internal resources, completing their managerial vision and noticeably improving their performance in the company.
The MBA Part-time is an indispensable tool to grow professionally without giving up work. For this reason, many companies decided to systematically include the MBA Part-time as part of their internal development tools.
Over the last 23 master’s editions the following companies have been among our partners:
AD CONSULTING ALCENERO ALENIA AERONAUTICA ALFA LAVAL ALFASIGMA ARCHIVA ARCOBALENO ARCOTRONICS-KEMET AUTOSTRADE PER L'ITALIA BASF COATINGS REFINISH BEAMIT BERCELLA BERTOLOTTI RAIL BONDIOLI & PAVESI BONFIGLIOLI RIDUTTORI BOSCH REXROTH CABOT ITALIANA CARPIGIANI CASA EDITRICE R. SPAGGIARI CEAM CHEMTURA CIBA SPA C.N.S. TRADING CON-AMI CONFSERVIZI CISPEL LOMBARDIA CORNELIANI CPL CONCORDIA C.O.C FARMACEUTICI CO.STELL CVS CROMATOS DA LIO DISTANTE ELETTRODOMESTICI DITEC DUCATI DUFERCO ECOFLASH ELI LILLY ELETTRIFICIO DANY EMERSON ENEL EMMEGI EXPERT SYSTEM EUROSPITAL FALORNI FABER FATER FIAC FIP MEC FONDAZIONE DE LA SALLE FOSTER MACCALLUM INTERNATIONAL GEA REFRIGERATION ITALY GIBAM SHOP GOLLINUCCI GRUPPO AUTOSTRADE PER L’ITALIA GSK VACCINES GRUPPO TOYOTA (TOYOTA E CESAB ) GT IDEA IDEAMANAGEMENT IFOA MANAGEMENT H.C.E. HERA HERA LUCE HOSPITALITY CONCEPTS IDRA PATRIMONIO GOLLINUCCI ILLUMIA INDESIT IVECO KME L’ARCOLAIO LABEL FORMAZIONE LAMBORGHINI LAVIOSA CHIMICA MINERARIA LEGA SOCIETÀ DI PALLACANESTRO SERIE A LOG80 MACDUE MAX MARA MANZONI & C. MARAZZI GROUP MARCHESINI MEDTRONIC INTERNATIONAL MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC NETAFIM ITALIA OFFICINE MACCAFERRI OLEIFICIO ZUCCHI ONIT OVA BARGELLINI PERDOMINI-IOC PHOOPS PIQUADRO PIZZOLI SPA PRB PACKAGING SYSTEMS PRAESIDION PROGRA RAFFMETAL RENATO MONICA REKEEP REFEL ROS ROSETTI MARINO SAATCHI &SAATCHI SACMI SANCARMINE CAVE S.E.F.A. HOLDING GROUP SIDEL SILVACHIMICA SITMA MACHINERY SITI - BT SPINDOX SO.F.TER SORIN GROUP SRB STC POWER GROUP STUDIO FORESTALE ANTONIO BORTOLUZZI STUDIO LEGALE LUCCHETTI TETRA PAK TOSILAB TRUZZI TST ENGINEERING LTD UMBRAGROUP UNICREDIT UNIPOLREC UNOX VEBA GROUP VILLA ERBOSA VODAFONE WARRANT GROUP ZOFFOLI HOLDING
Once the Master is completed, it is possible to participate in the Community’s efforts to further expand the network.
In addition, there will be regular meetings (Speed Dates) with a head hunter, managers and entrepreneurs interested in meeting the Alumni of the School to discuss and obtain information relevant to their professional development path/career.
The enrollment fee for the Master’s course is:
18.800 € (+VAT) for enrollments from companies and institutions
15.400 € (+VAT) for individual enrollments
Reduced fees available.
For further information, please contact mbapt@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
For more information please mail to mbapt@bbs.unibo.it
The Master is mainly intended for people whom are already experts in a professional position but who desire to extend their skill-set to include other functions and tools aiding in management decisions.
It is therefore necessary to have acquired at least 3 years of professional experience beforehand.
Up to 20% of the available places are reserved for auditors, whom while not having the necessary academic title still possess significant professional experience.
The admission test is a motivational and aptitude interview focused on the professional project of the candidate, his or her motivation and Curriculum Vitae.
To gain access to the selections for the Master, write to Beatrice Vitali (mbapt@bbs.unibo.it).
Yes, as a first level Master, a three-year degree is a minimum participation requirement. There is, however, a quota of no more than 20% of enrolled students reserved to participants without a degree who, however, have acquired a significant company experience. In this case, and with the agreement of the Program Manager, a selection interview is organized with the Scientific Committee.
The program manager can provide attendance certificates at the end of each lesson to those who require it. You can take advantage of 150 hours of study leave.
Yes, every Master is composed of multiple courses, each with an exam at the end and based on whose completion the student earns the relative CFU for the course.
The selection interview, while necessary, is not a binding commitment to enrol.
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.
Laura Amadesi
Management Consultant
MeA Consulting
Fabio Ancarani
Associate Dean - Full Professor of Marketing
University of Bologna
Monica Bartolini
Associate Professor in Management Accounting
University of Bologna
Antonio Benzi
Management Consultant and Adjunct Professor
University of Bologna
Marco Bigelli
Full Professor of Corporate Finance
University of Bologna
Lucia Chierchia
Managing Partner
GELLIFY
Andrea Cinti Luciani
Management Consultant
SCS Consulting
Mariachiara Colucci
Associate Professor of Economics and Business Management
University of Bologna
Paolo Di Marco
Founder PD For Performance Development and Adjunct Professor
Università di Bologna
Valeria Fazio
Sustainability Product Development Manager
DNV Business Assurance Italia
Massimiliano Ghini
Management Consultant and Director
MGMTLAB.EU - People Intelligence
Gian Luca Marzocchi
Full Professor of Marketing
University of Bologna
Alberto Regattieri
Full Professor of Industrial Mechanical Systems
University of Bologna
Sara Zanni
Research fellow Department of Management, Teaching tutor Department of Industrial Engineering
Riccardo Silvi
Full Professor of Business Economics
University of Bologna