MBA Brazil and Europe Business Relations

MBA - Brazil and Europe Business Relations - Full-Time, 1 Year MBA Program in Bologna, Italy

The 12-month full-time MBA - Brazil and Europe Business Relations is an intensive and challenging international program at Alma Graduate School, part of the University of Bologna, and is taught entirely in English. 

This MBA major with the Alma Graduate School / University of Bologna,  is focused on business relations between Brazil and Europe. This project is embedded in a wider cooperation framework between the University of Bologna  the Regione Emilia Romagna and the Brazilian Embassy in Italy, to promote and support new partnership projects between Brazil and Italy.

The Brazilian economy is significantly developing mainly because of to the expansion of the internal market. At the same time, Brazil's international economic relations are increasing and Brazil has recently become a strategic partner of the European Union.

Despite Brazil's global importance there is still a lack of information on the true reasons behind its economic development and the success of its companies and the market and partnership opportunities for European companies in Brazil. European as well as Brazilian companies and institutions can highly benefit from the improved reciprocal awareness. Consequently, this may boost their growth as well as help promote public policies of economic and social regulation and development.

This full-time, post-experience MBA also includes: managerial training, team-based project works, workshops with managers and entrepreneurs, in-company visits, access to the Alma Alumni Network (approximately 5,000 managers and professionals in Italy and abroad), and more.

Other program features are: internships, career development activities, a Brazilian Portuguese language course, and a Business English course.

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The MBA in Brazil and Europe Business Relations - concentrating on Brazilian relations - is suitable for delegates with the following background:

• Professionals or Junior Managers with at least 2 years of working experience after graduation of any nationality, who are interested in working with companies having business relations with Brazil and Europe;
• Brazilian or European companies interested in developing their talents;
• Entrepreneurs willing to develop a deeper understanding of the Brazilian market in order to better identify business opportunities;
• Officials of economic institutions (chambers of commerce, consortiums and other bodies) who need to understand issues related to Brazil-Europe relations;
• Government officials willing to broaden their knowledge and to pursue a career in international environments.

The admissions requirements for this MBA in Brazil and Europe Business Relations - concentrating on Brazilian relations - is as follows:

• An Undergraduate degree;
• 2+ years of qualified work experience;
• English proficiency: The TOEFL test is required of all candidates whose native language is not English. The IELTS is acceptable as an alternative.

The admissions process is divided into two rounds of application:

Round I: April 2nd, 2012
Round II: July 2nd, 2012

Find out more about the admissions requirements for this MBA in Brazil - Europe Business Relations and if you are eligible to apply here

The MBA - Brazil and European Business Relations aims to fulful the following outcomes for delegates:

• Promoting networking and the development of reciprocal awareness between European and Brazilian companies
• Supporting Italian and European companies in Brazil and vice-versa. This goal will be pursued through the training of a new generation of managers who will have a deeper knowledge of the economic, regulatory and cultural context of the countries involved;
• Creating a centre of managerial excellence, which will acknowledge and enhance the typical traits of the Latin culture which will stand as a reference point for the companies involved in the project;
• Creating synergy opportunities at all levels (economics, culture, etc.) between Brazilian and European companies;
• Strengthening and boosting the integration between companies and institutions operating in the countries involved. As a result, this will help them to contribute to the development of local economies in the best way possible;
• Identifying new areas of cooperation between Brazil and European countries.

This MBA - Brazil and Europe Business Relations is divided in two main parts: General Management (MBA core courses), which is designed to provide students with the necessary management and business skills; and a Brazil-Europe Business Relations concentration, designed to provide an opportunity for specialization and in-depth focus on this broad topic.

Core courses in MBA - Brazil and Europe Business Relations include:

General Management courses:

•     Corporate Finance
•     Corporate Strategy
•     Financial and Managerial Accounting
•     International Finance
•     Leading People and Organizations
•     Marketing Management

Specialized courses:

•     Business Development Laboratory
•     Cross-cultural Management
•     Europe-Brazil: EU-Mercosul Regulation
•     Financial and Banking System in Europe and Brazil
•     Industrial History and Development in Europe and Brazil
•     Industrial Investments in Europe and Brazil
•     International Production and Logistics
•     Retail Structure and Behavior in Europe and Brazil

This post-experience MBA also includes: managerial training, team-based project works, workshops with managers and entrepreneurs and in-company visits.

The program also features a Brazilian Portuguese language course and a Business English course; intensive Italian classes are offered free of charge to international participants who wish to improve their language skills during their stay in Italy. Italian classes are scheduled in September 2012, prior to the beginning of the MBA courses.

500 Hour Internship

The MBA - Brazil and European Business Relations program is designed with the aim of creating employability as one of the main goals. Interaction between theory and practice is an essential part of the curriculum: master lectures, testimonials, analysis of business cases, and in-company visits will take place throughout the year and will go side by side the core academic courses. 

The program also includes a 500-hour internship scheduled in the last period of the program (June - September 2013). Internships will take place at European or international companies with important relations with Brazil or Brazilian companies with significant business in Europe.

The internship represents an opportunity for MBA participants to analyze real company problems, develop strategies, and elaborate action plans together with upper level managers. Alma's partners have been involved in our academic activities over the years in many different ways: participating in project works, master lectures, and testimonials, offering scholarships, hosting our student internships, or employing our alumni.

The tuition fee for this MBA - Brazil and Europe Business Relations is set to 27,000 euro, which includes study materials, language courses, and the use of Alma Graduate School facilities. The course fee does not include travel or living expenses.

Scholarships and Financial Aid

Alma Graduate School offers numerous full and partials scholarships for participants of the MBA Global Industrial Enterprises. Scholarships range from 10,000 euro to 27,000 euro.

Intensive Italian classes are offered free of charge to international participants who wish to improve their language skills during their stay in Italy. Italian classes are scheduled in September 2011, prior to the beginning of the MBA courses.

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