Why to choose Bologna for your Professional Master

28 March 2023

Attending a Professional Master’s at the Bologna Business School means having access to the highest level of learning, guaranteed by an International Faculty, composed of academics and corporate executives, able to offer a high-profile, powerful and practical study path. Doing it in Bologna means experiencing a city that offers a unique cultural, historical and social context: home to the oldest university in the world, a hospitality town, multicultural by nature and crowded by tourists and students, Bologna is a natural meeting point between North and South, in one of the most industrialized and innovative European areas, with a large number of companies in key sectors such as automotive, agribusiness, mechanics, energy and pharmaceuticals.

International events, fairs, concerts, art, the Cineteca, and the titles of the Unesco City of Music and Unesco City of Porticoes make Bologna, in 2021 the first university town in Italy according to the Times Higher Education World University Rankings for vibrant, dynamic and cosmopolitan student life and the best Italian city for quality of life 2022 according to Il Sole 24 Ore, the top place where to get the high-profile education that Bologna Business School’s Professional Masters offer.

Bologna is also the site of the Leonardo supercomputer, fourth in the world in terms of computing capacity and designated for research projects and scientific use, making the Technopole a true citadel of science. In this context, Bologna Business School, linked to the oldest university in the world and the most modern companies in Italy’s second-largest export region in 2022, offers a unique study path. In the sixteenth-century Villa Guastavillani, the historic headquarters of BBS around which the new, ultra-modern and sustainable Campus designed by architect star Mario Cucinella and his prestigious studio is being built, the Professional Master‘s program becomes an opportunity for contact with leading stakeholders, exchange with colleagues from all over the world, and networking with the most interesting companies for one’s future career.

The educational programs offered by Bologna Business School, among the very few EQUIS-EFDM Quality Improvement System-accredited Schools of Higher Education, are built on an innovative, multidisciplinary approach that integrates theory and practice, with a focus on training soft skills and preparing participants for the business world challenges.

Professional Master’s are 12-month, full-time, Italian or English-language programs that deliver 60 CFUs.
They provide an initial part of face-to-face classes followed by an in-company training internship.

A BBS Professional Master in Bologna is the best choice for stepping into the business world as a key player.