Facoltà di Economia "G. Fuà"

• Study programme
• Admission
• Contacts

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IEB is for 3-year graduate students who are eager to develop their professional experience in an international context and are specifically interested in:

• Economic and financial institutions
• Multinational enterprises or, firms with a strong presence in international markets
• Small and medium export enterprises
• Consulting firms that target the development of European and World markets

The course is directed specifically at students who have a good knowledge of English and for those with a keen interest in team work.

International students enrolling in this course will have the opportunity to learn about the working of Italian SME specialised in the production of high quality, "Italian style" consumer goods exported throughout the world.

The Faculty of Economics "Giorgio Fuà" is located in the Italian Marche Region, the heartland of important industrial districts and has a long standing record of research in industrial districts and SME entrepreneurship and development.

The IEB programme offers the following training:

• It will give the participants a solid foundation in economics and management matched with the ability to grasp the dynamics of markets which control the opportunities and risks of enterprise expansion.
• It will make the students streamline and exploit their knowledge of languages through free preparatory specialized language courses for international language certificates (TOEFL, FCE or other equivalent certificates for other languages). All lessons will be conducted in English. International students will be offered free courses of Italian language.
• It will give them the opportunity to broaden their cultural horizons by studying and attending specialized courses in other European Universities under the Erasmus framework, participating in international internship, attending seminars held by experts and managers of Italian and International firms.
• The programme will facilitate contacts with institutions and companies that may become the future employers of the students.

Study programme

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The study programme has been carefully prepared in order to provide students with a solid economic and managerial background and to allow them to develop activities and experience that can build up their CV.

The IEB program is based on three strong points:

An experimental and innovative teaching programme
IEB has put forward a new innovative teaching programme that requires students to attend all the lessons and to work in a team in order to develop their analytical skills.

IEB helps and encourages students to prepare their exams during lesson time and to take the exams at the end of each course thus freeing up the summer months to carry out activities that will strengthen their CV.

Another important aspect of the IEB program is the intensive courses that are condensed into a few weeks. This teaching method is especially for the courses held by International faculty members.

An International faculty
The courses are held by Italian and International professors from American and European universities and by high officials of the European Union. Particularly important is the presence of professors from the Ohio College of Business (US) with whom we have a partnership for developing innovative teaching methodologies.

A strong emphasis on building the student's CV
In order to be competitive on the job market what counts, besides the graduation grade, is the international work and study experience accumulated during the formative years.

To this end, IEB:

• Asks the students to pass a certificate of English at B2 level if he/she does not hold one at the time of enrolment, offering free and specific and preparatory courses.
• Helps the students to spend periods of study in other European universities by means of the Faculty's Erasmus projects.
• Encourages the students to take up internship in the summer period through the Campus World programme or other programmes that are currently being defined.

International Economics and Business
Study plan – Courses A-B-C (*)
Course	Training Activities	Sector	CFU (Credits Points)	Sem.
I YEAR – A.Y. 2010-2011
International economics (advanced)	B	SECS-P/01	9	I
European law	B	IUS/13	6	I
International business and communication (1th e 2nd module)	B	SECS-P/08	12	II
Foreign Language, Advanced (FCE, TOEFL) or Lab of International Markets Analysis (**)	F	SECS-P/01	6	II
12 Credits to be chosen among (*):
Business statistics	B	SECS-S/01	6	I
Econometrics	B	SECS-P/05	6	II
Dynamics of populations	B	SECS-S/04	6
6 credits to be chosen between:
Budgeting	B	SECS-P/07	6	I
International banking	B	SECS-P/11	6	II
Student’s free choice course/s	D		9	II
Total credits I° year			60
International integration (1th and 2nd module)	B	SECS-P/01	12
6 credits to be chosen between:
Economics of innovation	B	SECS-P/06	6
Economics of taxation	B	SECS-P/03	6
6 credits to be chosen between:
Country analysis	B	SECS-P/02	6
Macroeconomics (Advanced)	B	SECS-P/01	6
12 Credits to be chosen among:
Economics of environment and natural resources	C	AGR/01	6
Intercultural relations	C	SPS/09	6
Supply chain and logistics	C	SECS-P/10	6
Lab of business startup	F		3
Final examination (Master thesis)	E		21
Total credits II° year			60
* Courses A-B-C differ only in the combination of the courses with 12 credits to choose from in the first year. Since the Dynamics of Populations course in 2010-2011 has not started, the only active course is B, as seen on the faculty’s studies manifesto at http://www.econ.univpm.it/corsi2010/lm_eci.pdf. ** Students not holding an English language certificate at B2 level or higher will have obtain it. Students who hold this certificate will have to attend the Lab of International Markets Analysis course.

Admission

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The IEB programme is a natural progression and completion of studies for students coming from the 1st Cycle University Degree in International Economics and Commerce at the Faculty of Economics "Giorgio Fuà".

It is open to other Italian and International students having the qualifications specified below.
Italian students (please check the webpage in Italian)

International Students
Admission of international students is subject to degree and specific knowledge requirements

1. Degree
A) A 3 or 4 year University Degree in Economics and/or Management
B) A 3 or 4 year University Degree in other subjects, provided that they have obtained
* the equivalent of 50 (ECTS) credits in Economics and Business subjects (of which at least 20 credits in Economics and 20 in Business);
** the equivalent of 15 (ECTS) credits in mathematics and/or statistics subjects;
*** the equivalent of 10 (ECTS) credits in a law subject.

All International Degrees must be specifically approved by the Faculty Board
For students with an exceptionally outstanding study record, the Faculty Board can authorize graduates who do not hold the required qualifications to take an aptitude test.

2. Specific knowledge
A student's admission depends on his/her passing a specific knowledge test given and judged by a panel of examiners appointed by the Faculty Board.
The panel will examine the candidate on the following subjects:

• Language skills: the possession of a language certificate at B2 level, either a TOEFL or an FCE certificate or an equivalent qualification. Without this certificate the candidate will have to take a placement test and pass an oral exam to check his/her language skills.
• Basic knowledge of the principles of International Economics, Marketing or Business Management at undergraduate level.
• For candidates with outstanding abilities, who have been admitted to the aptitude test by the Faculty Board, the test can also include general cultural knowledge.

3. Deadline
Applications can be submitted at two different times:

• By 13th September 2010
• By 1st December 2010. This date is only for those applicants who did not apply in September.

A calendar for checking the course requisites and aptitude test for September and December is given below:

Calendar for 1st Test (September 2010)	Deadline
Admission form submission	13 September 2010
List of candidates admitted to the oral exam	24 September 2010
Interviews	27-29 September 2010
List of successful Candidates	30 September 2010

Calendar for 2nd Test (December 2010)	Deadline
Admission form submission	1° December 2010
Assessment of curricular requisites by the board	9-11 December 2010
List of candidates admitted to the oral exam	12 December 2010
Interviews	14-16 December 2010
List of successful Candidates	17 December 2010
*Only those applicants who did not apply in September can participate in this test

4. Enrolment rules and admission forms

For general information about studying in Italy, visa requirements etc. please visit http://www.study-in-italy.it.
For admission forms to IEB, please contact the Secretary Office of IEB (see below).


Contacts

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For further information, contact Prof. Giuseppe Canullo's (IEB Program Coordinator) secretary's office:
E.mail: ieb@univpm.it
Tel.: +39 071 2207100 (11 a.m. -13 p.m.)
Fax : +39 071 2207102