Description: “Competitiveness Challenges of the New Europe: The Case of Italy” will explore an in-depth look at the EU and its institutions. The course will consist of 2 mandatory pre-departure sessions on campus in late February/early March, followed by a week in Milan, Italy. The course will conclude with a final class on campus following the group’s return. While this course has a strong analytical perspective, discussion of day to day issues in lives of Italians – and even more so, operational and strategic issues of Italian companies – are at its core. Students will visit several Italian businesses and will be asked to apply principles introduced in the classroom at Babson as well as at Bocconi University to these visitations. Bocconi University, the host for this program in Milan, is one of Babson’s strongest strategic partners and is ranked the number one business school in Italy. Bocconi promotes both economic advancement and civic values by providing students with solid intellectual and professional training so they can contribute to the innovation and development of Italian and European businesses.

Transportation: The program travel dates are March 12-21, 2010. An international group flight itinerary will be arranged by the program, and details on the flight will be provided to enrolled students through the program manager. Students are responsible for booking their own tickets. It is important to note that the flight cost is not included in the program fee.

The UG Italy Offshore Course Information Session was held on Wednesday, October 14th. For those students who missed the presentation and would like to review the info session material, please see the info session presentation below prior to submitting an application.