A FULL-IMMERSION INTERNATIONAL LEARNING EXPERIENCE

For more than a decade SDA Bocconi School of Management has been organizing customized educational programs for top managers and EMBA/MBA programs for professionals from all over the world (Colombia, USA, India, China, Russia, Germany, Spain, UK, France, Switzerland, Norway, Korea, Netherlands, Greece, Denmark and other countries). Every day more and more modern organizations are seeking to boost their internal entrepreneurship, avoid resting on their laurels of past success, create a sense of urgency for change and create the cultural disruption, and make top-performing employees feel welcome and motivated. A 3-5 day Executive/MBA Study Tour will allow participants to immerse themselves in a stimulating field-learning experience, discovering cutting edge business models and managerial tools in a thoroughly designed educational experience consisting of interactive seminars, guest-speaker sessions, company visits, field learning activities and cultural events.

EXECUTIVE & EMBA/MBA STUDY TOUR A CUSTOMIZED SOLUTION

“A Study Tour's primary objective is to introduce participants to an international environment and to boost their creativity through exposure to different cultures, industries and entrepreneurial success stories”

The Study Tour syllabus and extracurricular activities are carefully planned taking into consideration:

  • Learning objectives of the Study Tour (managerial skills and competences, hands-on experience with various industries)
  • Positioning of Study Tours in your training program
  • Participants' expectations
  • Time and budget constraints
  • Group size
  • Extra-curricular activities
  • Learning assesment needs (exams, assignments,tests)
  • SDA Bocconi Attendance Certificate

Sample Week

Study Tours at SDA Bocconi offers to participants a full immersion educational program in an international environment, with the goal to boot their creativity through exposure to different cultures, industries, and entrepreneurial success stories. The program is designed to offer a hands-on learning experience for groups of up to 25 Participants for a period of 1-2 weeks learning immersion. The Studying experience can include: Highly interactive lectures, business role-plays and simulations, company visits, guest speakers, field research, assignments, extra cultural activities and may conclude with final graduation.

1
  • 9.00Welcome
  •  Seminar Case Study discussion
  • 13.00Lunch
  • 14.00Campus Tour and group photo
  •  Walking tour in the center of Milan
  •  Cultural event and welcome dinner
2
  • 9.00Seminar Case study discussion
  • 13.00Lunch
  • 14.00Company visit
3
  • 9.00Simulation and role play: work in small groups
  •  Debrief and discussion of simulation
  • 13.00Lunch
  • 14.00"Field safari" learning experience
4
  • 9.00Guest speakers from different industries
  • 13.00Lunch
  • 14.00Company visit
  •  Farewell dinner
5
  • 9.00Small groups presentations and discussion of field learning
  •  Program Wrap-up and certificate ceremony
  • 13.00Lunch
  • 14.00Free time in Milan

Learning Models

Learning process starts several weeks before arrival at our campus in Milan with pre-readings, pre-work activities and eventual virtual sessions available via our learning platform. Our learning models is based on «active emerging» approach: participants discuss the key trends.

  • CULTURAL EVENTS
  • FACE TO FACE TRAINING
  • FIELD EXPERIENCE
  • FLIPPED CLASSROOM
  • PROGRAM WRAP-UP
  • GUEST SPEAKERS FROM DIFFERENT INDUSTRIES
  • INDUCTIVE LEARNING
  • COMPANY VISIT
  • WEB BASED SIMULATION
  • DISTANCE LEARNING
  • VISITS TO FLAGSHIP STORES AND DISCUSSION WITH STORE MANAGERS
  • PROJECT AND GROUP WORK
  • LUNCH AT SDA BOCCONI RESTAURANT
  • WALK AROUND THE CENTRE OF MILAN
  • WELCOME DINNER
  • WELCOME COCKTAIL
  • FAREWELL DINNER
  • SEMINARS

Sample Study Tours At SDA BOCCONI

  • STRATEGIES IN THE FASHION INDUSTRIES
  • INNOVATION AND ETREPRENEURSHIP
  • DOING BUSINESS IN EUROPE
  • DIGITAL STRATEGIES
  • LUXURY AUTOMOTIVE TRENDS - PREMIUM CARS OF ITALY
  • FOOD & BEVERAGE
  • EXCELLENCE IN OPERATIONS AND SUPPLY CHAIN
  • GLOBAL BUSINESS
  • INNOVATION AND DESING THINKING
  • LUXURY INDUSTRIES
  • SPORT MANAGEMENT

Designed for your world | SDA Bocconi

"Milan is the financial capital of Italy and one of the worlds' most important fashion and dynamic city. The unique location of SDA Bocconi offers students the opportunity to explore the city by walk and discover the most iconic places immersed in the international design, art and architecture context. With the new SDA Bocconi Urban Campus, our school is offering the participants the opportunity to live a full immersion designed Study Tour experience that will boost their creativity through exposure to different cultures, industries and successful entrepreneurial stories."

Designed for your world | SDA Bocconi
Designed for your world | SDA Bocconi