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Looking for future managers in Luxury Goods (and going to Italy too!)

Well, this is a real dream job. Imagine dealing every day with Design, Fashion and Luxury Goods... and even to be paid for that. Not to mention studying in Italy in a 500 years old location,

How to snare that job?

As for every job a good start is to get an MBA, better if attending a prestigious University well connected with important companies operating in that field.

Alma Graduate School - MBA Design, Fashion and Luxury Goods

Alma Graduate School (Business School of Bologna University – Italy, yes the country that leads that sector) answers this demand with its exclusive MBA Design, Fashion and Luxury Goods.

This MBA is the only full-time international MBA, TAUGHT COMPLETELY IN ENGLISH, with a high level international faculty, specializing on design, fashion and luxury products in Italy.

In fact companies from the design, fashion, and luxury goods sector hire MBA's because they know they can benefit from their strong general management skills. However, often times, they report a lack of knowledge of the design, fashion, and luxury goods world and of the specific tools necessary to manage brands of the sector.

Not to mention that the University of Bologna (which I attended myself) was founded in 1088 and it is the oldest university in the Western World, it has always been a leader in innovative courses of studies.

Thanks to an agreement between Alma Graduate School and UniCredit, international MBA students are also eligible to apply for student loans.

Intensive Italian classes are offered free of charge to international participants who wish to improve their language skills during their stay in Italy.

The goal of this MBA program is to enable participants to pursue a successful career in the design, fashion and luxury goods sector.

Alma Graduate School, together with leading companies and managers of the sector, will provide participants with a first-hand full immersion in the design, fashion, and luxury goods world.

Part of the program are also internships, career development activities, and a business English course.

Participants to the MBA Design, Fashion and Luxury Goods will also have the unique opportunity to meet and work together with top managers of the sector.

And if you wonder which kind of connections the School has developed, just take a look at the Executive Committee and its corporate affiliations.

Angelo Manaresi, Professor of Marketing and Program Director, University of Bologna

Massimo Bergami, Dean, Alma Graduate School

Alessandro Bonfiglioli, Managing Director, Alessi

Alessandro Chiesa, Recruiting Manager, Ferrari

Franco Collini, Human Resources Manager, Max Mara Fashion Group

Fabio D'Angelantonio, Executive Vice President Sun and Luxury Retail, Luxottica Group

Gabriele Del Torchio, CEO, Ducati Motor Holding

Alberto Festa, Managing Director, Bulgari Italia

Paolo Fontanelli, CEO, Furla

Nicola Giorgi, Managing Director, Hogan - Tod's

Alma Graduate School

Alma Graduate School headquarters are located at Villa Guastavillani, built in 1575 and recently completely restructured.
Alma Graduate School provides on-campus facilities for students, faculty, and staff: the reading rooms, the computer labs, the Aula Magna, the multimedia and conference rooms, not to mention the restaurant and gym. Alma Graduate School’s state of the art computer labs and technological equipments are always available to students, as well as Alma’s protected wireless network, which fully covers Villa Guastavillani and its premises.

A shuttle bus connects the school with major bus stations in downtown Bologna in less than 10 minutes. Public parking is available on campus as well.

The school is welcoming international students and is available to help them in finding accommodations.

I attended Bologna University and I gladly work for the success of this enterprise.

Consorzio Alma

Villa Guastavillani - Via degli Scalini, 18

40136 Bologna (BO) - Italy

Tel +39 0512090111

Fax +39 0512090112

info@almaweb.unibo.it

NOTE:
On Tuesday May 4th 2010 at the spectacular STAFF USA (Diesel Group) show room, 220 West 19Th Street, 10th Floor - New York, the Alma Graduate School of Bologna has officially presented the next MBA program in Design, Fashion and Luxury Goods.

The event has been also a great opportunity to meet in person some of the movers and shakers of that sector.

Speakers):

Massimo Bergami, Ceo of Alma Graduate School

Francesco Maria Talò - Consul General of Italy in New York

Angelo Manaresi, Directo MBA program

Claudio Del Vecchio, Ceo, Brooks Brothers

Alma's top graduate alumnus, Alessio Rossi (Gucci Group),

Teodora Sevastakieva, Export Director, Ferragamo Parfums

Alma Graduate School has also announced their inaugural scholarship program for international students.

Not to mention to really taste "luxury". In fact, before and after the the presentation, it has been possible to taste exquisite wine by Arnaldo Caprai and real Italian specialties by Chef Cesare Casella, Dean of the Italian Culinary Academy and famous in NYC for Salumeria Rosi.