The Department of Business Administration at the University of Pisa in Northern Tuscany in Italy, offers high profile post graduate Master and Phd programmes with international partners. Our approach to teaching results from a combination of traditional academic lessons, exercises, cases studies. We provide an effective learning experience that brings together up-to-date research and best practices from the business world. We welcome international students from all over the world, organise group Italian language courses for all levels, and provide study materials and advice for independent, individual learning.

The library provides books, newspapers, on-line journals and databases. There are also closets and copying machines. The study rooms have wireless connection and there are about 20 cables for Laptop connection.
Pisa can be said to be a city on a student-scale. The 50.000 students enrolled at the University, forming a significant proportion of Pisa's 90.000 inhabitants, are a particularly visible presence in the streets of the city-centre, with its numerous world famous monuments such as the Leaning Tower and Piazza dei Miracoli.

 Pisa has a stimulating cultural and social life, enlivened by the activities of many cultural and political associations of various orientations, which provide many opportunities for exchange, learning and friendship.

The University of Pisa MBA is a 12-month full-time programme running from January to December 2011.

The goal of programme is to acquire managerial skills and to develop professional and personal competences in business administration.
The programme is articulated in three terms. In the first term, fundamental courses provide the pillars of business administration. After the first course dedicated to the personal development and the team building skills, the programme deals with the basic competences: introduction to management, information systems, financial accounting and financial statements. In the next weeks the programme provides the core management skills in a wide range of disciplines: marketing, corporate finance, corporate and investment banking, HR management, statistics for business, Innovation and Technology management.
 
In the second term, specialised courses sharpen the management skills and develop professional competences in five key areas of business administration: marketing; HR management; management control; Auditing & Governance; strategy. In addition, a specialised course in Doing Business in Emerging Economies is provided to understand the new trend in the global markets.
 
The third term is dedicated to the internship in a company and the preparation of the project work. Networking is fundamental to business success, giving you the vital contacts, advice, information, trends and leads you need to compete with the best. You could take advantage of our close connections with our Corporate and Professional Network.

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