New Europe Master in Banking and Entrepreneurship

 Master[BE] is a post-graduate program, sponsored and organized with the contribution of Fondazione Cassamarca and UniCredit since 2003, which aims to provide a technical and practical understanding of the European banking system and of the multifaceted relationships between banks and business communities. The objective of the program is to create new, highly qualified professionals with a command of the knowledge essential to bank and business management.

The business school Master[BE] offers a successful method of studying the European banking system including the relationships between businesses and financial environments. The program concentrates mainly on two areas, banking and entrepreneurship, as these areas especially represent the most important factors in all economies. The program is particularly focused on the situation of the Eastern Europe. IT allows young students from New Europe to obtain better knowledge of entrepreneurship philosophy (for example the business environment in the Italian North East) and typical standards for operating in the European banking sector in general.

 Since 2007 the Master[BE] has been recognized by ASFOR as a Master Specialistico (specialized master program). This recognition proves the absolute quality of both the didactic and organizational aspects of the program in that, even without belonging to any university structure, is judged as the best university master program in Italy.

Master[BE] takes place in Italy, in the Veneto region in Conegliano (Treviso), on the premises of the superb, former Franciscan monastery Ex Convento di San Francesco. This location combines the beauty and tranquility of the building with the opportunity to live in Conegliano, a pleasant town thriving with activity. At the same time, students can immerse themselves in the zone of Italy that represents the heart of the European model of entrepreneurship.

 MODULE 1 - APPLIED ECONOMICS & LANGUAGES

    Italian and German business languages & cultures (technical language assistance)
    Basic principles of mathematics & statistics applied to economics
    Microeconomics, macroeconomics & economics policy
    Monetary economics, monetary policies & banking supervision in Europe
    International economics & finance (European vs. New Europe)

MODULE 2 - CORPORATE FINANCE & RISK ANALYSIS

    Balance sheet and income statement, international accounting standards (IAS), banks? accounting
    Analysis of economic & financial processes - basic financial principles & corporate finance
    Capital budgeting: national/international financial management & investment valuation
    Risk management function: risk valuation & uncertainty, Basel II (credit risk & rating)

MODULE 3 - ENTREPRENEURSHIP

    HR policy & development
    Company and operations Management
    Marketing
    Strategy

MODULE 4 - FINANCE & FINANCIAL MARKETS

    General overview of financial markets & instruments
    The return to risk ratio puzzle: portfolio theory, CAPM, APT
    Capital structuring & financial policy
    Strategic finance: M&A, restructuring

MODULE 5 - BANKING

    Drivers of change in banking
    Bank planning & control: bank performance overview
    Retail banking
    Private banking
    Corporate banking: credit function of banks & their credit policies, client evaluation process
    Corporate banking: relationship bank/company, private equity activity, project finance

FINAL MODULE - CASE STUDIES & PRESENTATIONS

INTERNSHIP - PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE PERIOD & THESIS MODULE

THESIS

Candidate requirements and admission

The Master's program is geared to graduates (both bachelor's and master's degrees) and young professionals with up to two years of professional experience.

Ideal applicants should have citizenship in 1 of the Central and Eastern European countries where UniCredit is present (e.g. Azerbaijan, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey, the Ukraine).

Applicants need to have:

•     a university degree
•     a TOEFL or similar certificate to demonstrate proficiency in English
•     internship experience and / or work experience (preferably finance-related)