Dual Degree Programme with the Università degli studi di Verona (Vicenza)

Master's degree (MSc) in International Economics and Business

Would you like to learn how to sail into the water of global markets? How to use Economics to understand global economy works as well as why and how firms decide to go international? To practice Management, Logistics, and Law to manage such multinational firms? To master Accounting tools to account for and analyse their performances? Born and grown in a region with a strong international vocation, the two-year Master's degree (MSc) in International Economics and Business (IEB) seeks to train post-graduate students in the fields of International Economics, International Business, and International Law.

The MSc in Vicenza, a close-by subsidiary of the University of Verona, is entirely taught in English. Verona is the top European freight village. Vicenza is the second Italian province for total export and the first in terms of export per capita. In such an area, many Small and Medium Enterprises – very open to international markets, i.e., they are referred to as ’pocket-size multinationals’ – operate with a core specialization in the ‘well-done’ and ‘well-designed’ sectors that form the backbone of the ‘Made in Italy’ label.

The MSc in IEB is a unique combination of courses, project work and other learning experiences purposely split between International Economics and International Business. Students’ active participation in classroom seminars and project works is strongly encouraged. Every year several foreign teachers are invited to give lectures on special topics of the MSc courses. Finally, the training is intensified with a thesis to be completed under the supervision of a faculty member.

The MSc in IEB enables students to acquire skills and competences with a strong economic, management and legal emphasis, in the advanced study of production and territorial systems, international economics and policies, financial market techniques and international development, as well as methods and models for logistics and marketing, group accounting and managerial reporting, all of which can be used for the management of companies and organizations with a strong international character. All seen in the institutional framework of international commercial and tax law. In short, by obtaining this MSc, students will master the tools and acquire the skills in the various subjects related to the internationalization processes of economic activities, enabling them to take on managerial roles and consulting positions in firms and organizations active on international markets.

Degree Programme

The degree programme comprises 4 semesters. Students spend the first two semesters at their home institution and the last two semesters at the host institution. During their stay at the host institution, students remain enrolled at their home institution. The academic credit earned according to the double degree program is mutually and equivalently accepted by both institutions. The following tables inform about the allocation of credits for the degree in Bamberg: