GUIDES TO THE UNIVERSITY

Internationalization at Università Bocconi has been a strategic priority pursued since 1974, the year in which the first international agreements were put into place. Over the years these programs have developed an extensive network of affiliations and exchanges with prestigious academic and cultural institutions all over the world, including the recent formation of a special network of partner institutions in the field of law. Constant collaboration between Bocconi and foreign universities on research and joint teaching projects provide Bocconi students and teaching staff with invaluable international experience. Thanks to its network of international affiliations, Università Bocconi is able to offer law students opportunities on a global scale.

Study programs abroad:

• Long programs (Exchange Programs , Themis Program and Free-Mover Semester Programs);
• Short programs (Campus Abroad Programs).

All the international programs will be presented in detail during the "International Week Preview and International Week.

Exchange Program

The Università Bocconi "Exchange Program" (including the LLP-Erasmus Program) deals with student exchanges under bilateral agreements with many universities in the world, giving students the opportunity to attend courses for which they can receive credit as part of their Bocconi degrees.

There are about 30 Faculties of Law included in the network which are specially addressed to the Combined Bachelor and Master of Science in Giurisprudenza [Law] and they are some of the most renowned institutions in the field of law.

The agreements are based on reciprocal arrangements that allow students from both institutions involved to complete a period of study abroad without paying extra university fees and tuition to the partner institution. Students are, however, responsible for travel, board and lodging expenses.

 
Eligibility and requirements
Students can take the semester abroad just one time during their fourth and fifth years. Therefore students regularly enrolled in the third or fourth year of the Combined Bachelor and Master of Science Program can apply.

Students are allowed to enrol in a semester abroad at one of the partner universities only if they pass the selection which is based on merit and language skills.

Application and deadlines
Students are advised to check the application procedures and deadlines released in successive Markets and External Affairs Division publications and on the website www.ir.unibocconi.eu/exchange
 

Exam recognition
Students can receive credit for a maximum of 5 courses.

For credit approval procedure check Exam Recognition for exams passed in foreign universities.

Information
For Exchange Program details, for updated information on eligible students, admissions procedures, deadlines and available destinations check the website www.ir.unibocconi.eu/exchange.

In the same section you can also check comments by students who have been aborad in the past and the list of automatically recognized courses.

Free-Mover Semester Program
Students interested in attending a semester abroad outside the Exchange Program can enrol at a number of universities abroad where they can study just one time during the last year of their degree as part of the Free-Mover Semester Program (fee-paying Visiting Students or Independent Students). Università Bocconi has identified a number of schools, mainly members of its international network, that are willing to accept such students. The list of universities abroad will be published on the webpage at http://www.ir.unibocconi.eu/. This is the only list considered valid for the recognition of exams taken in schools abroad as part of the Free-Mover Semester Program.

Any other applications for alternatives must be examined individually beforehand by the Markets and External Affairs Division. The application, accompanied by a motivational letter and information about the chosen university, must be submitted to the Markets and External Affairs Division Study Abroad before enrolling at the foreign university for a Free-Mover Semester Program.

Application procedure 
Students who meet the academic and language requirements should contact their chosen institution to ask for programs and  start the enrolment procedures.
Once students have been admitted by a school of the Free-Mover Semester network, they must contact the Markets and External Affairs Division Study Abroad and request the authorization to carry out the period as a free-mover program student.

Students are responsible for travel, board and lodging expenses for the period abroad, as well as fees and tuition for both Bocconi and the institution abroad. Students are advised to take out health insurance for the entire period of study abroad. 

Exam recognition
Students can receive credit for a maximum of 5 courses.

For credit approval procedure check Exam recognition for exams passed in foreign universities is to be finalized and will be available later.

NB: Students are reminded that, in any case, receiving credit for exams taken abroad in the Free-Mover Semester is incompatible with other long-programs abroad: Exchange, Themis and Moot).

Themis Program

Among the opportunities offered to students enrolled in the last years of studies we outline the Themis Program. This program allows students to acquire an international certification released by the Themis network which, in addition to Università Bocconi, includes also Esade (Barcellona, Spain), Freie Universität (Berlin, Germany), Université Est CréteilVal de Marne, Paris (Parigi, Francia) e Maastricht Law School (Maastricht, the Netherlands). The programme curriculum includes also an exchange experience at one of the partner institutions, a joint seminar realised at one of the network universities and an international internship.

Further information on timelines, requirements and application procedures is published on the website at www.ir.unibocconi.eu/themis.

Exam recognition
Students can receive credit for a maximum of 5 courses. 

The short programs offered by Università Bocconi give students the opportunity to spend a brief period of time abroad, generally during summer, combining educational activities with the exploration of new cultural, social and economic environments.

Campus Abroad
Campus Abroad Programs - generally held during the period in which lessons are suspended - are organized by Università Bocconi in collaboration with partner schools abroad and last about 1 month. The programs aim to expose students to an international context by combining a Bocconi course with a series of "country specific" activities (seminars and visits to local companies and institutions).

Selection
The program includes a summer session and a winter one. Student are admitted to the program for the proposed destinations at graduate level

For detailed information on students that can be eligible to apply to the two editions check www.ir.unibocconi.eu/campusabroad

Students are admitted after a selection based on merit requirements and language skills.

Exam recognition
The Campus Abroad exam is fully a Bocconi exam, follows all the univerisity rules and regualtion relating to the program structure and no "recognition procedure" is required. To have exams and program credit points registered in the academic career, students must pass the final exam and participate in both lessons and related activities.
Students are reminded that their participation in all activities and presence for the entire period of the program is compulsory.

Information
Detailed information on the Campus Abroad Program and any updated information on eligible students and requirements is published on the website at www.ir.unibocconi.eu/campusabroad.

Scholarships for international programs

Students taking part in international programs can apply for scholarships from ISU Bocconi (Student Assistance and Financial Aid) and the TCA - University Fees Office (for information about scholarships and application forms, download the pdf file "Conditions for awarding scholarships" which is available on the ISU website in the download area).

Students chosen for the Exchange Program for one semester of study at a European institution which has signed a bilateral LLP-Erasmus agreement will receive a LLP-Erasmus scholarship from the European Union.