"IMTL was a fantastic experience and gave my future new momentum: an international classroom, a modern and practical education, contact with managers, entrepreneurs and internationally-famous professors, a well-equipped school and a well-prepared and friendly staff.

Every student is continually stimulated: the internship, trips abroad, meetings, exchanges with other business schools all over the world. The challenges and opportunities that the Master offers help you feel more confident about your capabilities and your future."

Giovanni Belia
International Master in Tourism & Leisure V
Owner of Geosfera - Inicom Viaggi

Methodology is one of the critical factors in the success of our programs and guarantees:

• Continuous interaction between instructors and participants
• Practical application of knowledge acquired in the classroom
• Individual tutoring and career coaching 

The training methods used at the International Master in Tourism & Leisure are a decisive factor in its success. The learning experience takes place with a high degree of interaction between instructors and participants and offers a blend of hands-on experience, active learning, and lectures.

Outdoor Training
Outdoor training is a very effective way of learning by doing. Different tasks, each requiring an appropriate approach and attitude, are reviewed and applied to the work context. The International Master in Tourism & Leisure starts with an outdoor training session. Both an icebreaker and a team-building experience, it gives the participants the tools to work throughout the entire program. Walking through a maze, crossing a rope web, or falling back into a team-mate’s arms are the best ways to break down cultural boundaries, to build trust in each other and to focus on the team.

Case Studies and Business Games
Case studies are analyzed in small working groups and then discussed. Class input can be applied to solving problems presented in a company experience context. To ensure a high level of interaction in class, trainers use the action-learning method of providing theory and examples and then letting participants apply the input.
Beside the case studies, a four day lasting strategic business game allows participants to simulate the management of a specialized tour-operator selling its experiences on a given outgoing market.

Project Works
Project works are prepared through a variety of courses and require constant commitment in order to create professional and inter-disciplinary relations. The faculty and the Network Companies support the projects with information resources, technology and know-how. Desk and field projects have become an important tool for a high-level training process as they give the chance to experience the real business context. Different kinds of projects are run at the International Master in Tourism & Leisure, individually and in groups: research, business plans, tour packages, strategic project development and others. Some of these projects may be presented and discussed in a real management meeting.

Technology-Based Learning
The School makes full use of the latest teaching and learning technologies. Information & communication services, MIB Intranet and wireless LAN, as well as the Sharepoint platform are the backbone of a truly “virtual” space to learn, share and communicate within the International Master in Tourism & Leisure.

Companies Visits and Study Tours
Company visits and study tours are designed to allow IMTL participants an understanding of the business world from the inside; during the previous editions they covered a wide range of tourism businesses, including internationally famous hotels, the most beautiful cruise ships and the top international tourism fairs as:
- ITB (tourism fair, Berlin, Germany)
- BIT (tourism fair, Milan,Italy)
- Fincantieri (shipyards, Gorizia,Italy)
- Costa Crociere (cruises, Genova, Italy)
- Park Hyatt Hotel (Milan, Italy)
- Bulgari Hotel (Milan, Italy)
- Hotel Principe di Savoia (Milan, Italy)
- Hotel Adlon Kempinsky (Berlin, Germany)
- Hotel Hilton (Berlin, Germany)
- Kompas (tour operator, Ljubljana, Slovenia).

Evaluation Procedures 
An IMTL participant is evaluated both on his/her hard and soft skills.
Individual “hard skills” are related to the knowledge of general management and tourism business techniques and concepts covered in the IMTL program’s courses.
Soft skills are related to the right attitude needed to become a manager.
The evaluation is carried out based on written exams at the end of each course or module, case discussions, degree of participation, project works performances as well as personal behavior during the Master period.
Only IMTL participants who successfully pass the entire evaluation process are considered eligible for the final examination.
 

Personal Skills Development and Team Building

Dedicated to the development of personal resources. Participants improve communicative, interpersonal and leadership skills, develop group spirit, and learn how to deal with unforeseen events as well as understand and surpass their own limits through individual and group activities.

Tutoring and career coaching