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Politecnico di Milano School of Management

The School of Management was established formally in 2003 and groups together MIP (the Graduate School of Business, founded in 1979)
and the Department of Management Engineering, established in 1990, bringing together all research and education operations in the field
of management.
The School of Management delivers an end-to-end portfolio of services in research, education and high level consultancy within the fields of
management, economics, and industrial engineering. Its mission is to create and share knowledge at the intersection between technology,
management and policy, with the ultimate goal of educating responsible future leaders in both private and public sectors. It also aims at
consolidating its role as a national champion in research and education at all levels with an end-to-end portfolio - including BSc, MSc, PhD,
MBA and EMBA programmes, and executive and corporate education - alongside promoting and developing the School’s international
reputation.
Being part of the Politecnico di Milano influences our work on four levels. First, we focus strongly on innovation, change and the strategic
advantage of technologies used in business; second, we transfer the attention for scientific rationality and quantitative methods typical of the
engineering mindset to the area of management; third, we constantly pursue interdisciplinarity in both research and education, by making
use of the wide array of technical expertise within the sixteen different schools belonging to Politecnico di Milano; and, fourth, we leverage
being part of one of the regional engines of the economy in Europe: Milan and the Northern-Italy ecosystem.

Accreditations, Affiliations and Rankings

Throughout its history, the School of Management has always been known for the quality and excellence of its programs, and over the years,
it has developed lasting contacts with leading national and international institutions for management training accreditation.
In 2007, the School of Management achieved the prestigious EQUIS accreditation (European Quality Improvement System) and joined the
circle of 140 leading business schools accredited by EFMD (European Foundation for Management Development).
In 2009, the School was included for the first time in the Financial Times’ Rankings of top European Business Schools.
In 2013, the School has received accreditation from the Association of MBAs (AMBA) for achieving he highest standard in Postgraduate
Business Education for EMBA and MBA programmes. This accreditation establishes the School MBA programmes firmly amongst the best
in the world and informs employers of the high standards of its graduates. AMBA’s accreditation is internationally recognised as the global
standard for all MBA and EMBA programmes.
From 2015, the School is a member of AACSB International - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.

Academic portfolio

In addition to BSc, MSc, PhD, MBA and EMBA programmes, the School offers also master programs focused on specific topics
(Specialising Masters), whose aim is to provide the students with high professional qualification in specialised fields of management, where
the key to success comes from leading technical knowledge and mature managerial awareness and skills.
All Specialising Masters feature a solid base of knowledge on the fundamentals of general management. Building on this, each Master focuses
on a specific field, industry or management area and provides up-to-date, in-depth knowhow and competencies in that area, through an
appropriate mix of experiential learning, field experience, industry visits and insights, project work practice and traditional class training.

Masters held in English

In addition to numerous programs in Italian, the International Master in Project Management (iMPM) is targeted to recent graduates
and those graduates already in the workplace, and offers a balanced programme of professional training at postgraduate level integrating
the most recent research in Project Management with a cross sectorial and intercultural perspective that focus on managerial, behavioral
and technical competencies developed shared over a 18-month full-time study period.
The International Master in Industrial Management (IMIM) is designed to provide students with primarily scientific or engineering based
educational backgrounds with essential business and managerial skills, relevant to pursuing careers in internationally orientated manufacturing
and servicing industries.
The Global Executive Master in Operations and Supply Chain Management (GEMOS) is a twelve-month long program taught on
campus at two European schools, MIP Politecnico di Milano in Milan, Italy, and EADA Business School in Barcelona, Spain.
Supply chain and purchasing management is integral to the success of international businesses that are striving for competitive advantages
at a global level. The key to this success is having the right skills and knowledge in order to plan and execute strategies that boost revenues
and reduce costs through ideas and innovation. The Master in Supply Chain and Purchasing Management (MSCPM) has been created
to give all the necessary skills to young graduates looking for a successful international career in supply chain and purchasing management.

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