Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi | |
Motto | Empowering Talent |
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Type | Private |
Established | 10 November 1902 |
President | Mario Monti |
Rector | Gianmario Verona |
Administrative staff
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1,369 (as of November 2006) |
Students | 14,313 (as of 2012) |
Location |
Milan, Italy 45°27′1″N 9°11′23″E / 45.45028°N 9.18972°ECoordinates: 45°27′1″N 9°11′23″E / 45.45028°N 9.18972°E |
Campus | Urban |
Affiliations | AACSB, EQUIS, AMBA, CEMS, CFA, ASFOR, EAPAA |
Bocconi University (Italian: Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi, Italian pronunciation: [universiˈta luˈiːdʒi bokˈkoːni]) is a private university in Milan, Italy. Bocconi provides undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate education, in addition to a range of double degree programs, in the fields of economics, management, finance, law and public administration.
SDA Bocconi, the university's business school, offers MBA and Executive MBA programs. Its MBA program was ranked 22nd in the Financial Times' Global MBA Rankings 2017.SDA Bocconi was also ranked 16th by Businessweek's Top Global Schools for its MBA and 7th among European business schools. Bocconi University is renowned as one of the leading business and management schools worldwide, ranking 11th in the QS World University Rankings 2017 edition. Bocconi complements its research through several dedicated research centers.
Bocconi University was founded in 1902 by Ferdinando Bocconi and was named after his son, who died in the Battle of Adwa during the First Italo-Ethiopian War. The university was initially affiliated to the engineering school Politecnico di Milano and the teaching model based on that at the École Supérieure of Antwerp.