The program focuses on analysis of the Italian economic-entrepreneurial system and Friuli Venezia Giulia in particular, and on the tools and processes of business management.

It was developed to give participants the technical tools necessary to develop an entrepreneurial spirit and to return to the country of residence with ideas and contacts that may be useful in the future.

The internship portion of the program allows participants to design a project linked to the possible initiative of future economic collaboration with Friuli Venezia Giulia.

The course thrives on interaction between teachers, companies and participants. The teaching/learning process is based on classroom lessons, talks by entrepreneurs and managers, case studies and project work as well as company visits which are organized to allow students to make contacts for their professional future.

The course lasts 18 weeks: the next edition will start in July, 2008 and end in November, 2008.

Classes are conducted entirely in English.

There are also courses in Italian culture and language.

The programme is divided into two parts:

Part One

July – September: intensive classes. Corporate visits and workshops.

MIB School of Management, on-site of company Partners 
 

Main Themes Covered:
• Introduction to economics in the international and EU contexts.
• The Italian and Friuli Venezia Giulia economic system: sectors, areas, new opportunities.
• Small and Medium-sized companies and industrial districts.
• Entrepreneurial and managerial processes.
• Marketing and Marketing analysis: segmentation and positioning. Tecniques for e-commerce. Franchising.
• Models, tecniques, normative tools in international exchanges. Cases of exportation and foreign markets.
• Fundamentals of accounting and controlling, finance and organization in the management of an entrepreneurial enterprise.
• The Business Plan and its applications.

Part Two

September – November: Business Internship

At a company from the region selected on the basis of participant interest. 

Participants work at pre-chosen companies, creating the foundation for a deeper understanding of a sector or a functional area. During the period of the internship, participants put into practice the theoretical knowledge they have acquired during the course and develop an individual project for the development of a collaboration between the host company and the country of origin of the participant.

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