New Europe Master in Banking and Entrepreneurship, Italy

New Europe Master in Banking and Entrepreneurship is a post-graduate program, sponsored and organized with the contribution of Fondazione Cassamarca and UniCredit Group 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. 

Master[BE] is connecting people from all over New Europe, including Azerbaijan, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey, Ukraine and many others. We all have one goal in common: to increase cultural and general institutional knowledge as a basis of economic development in open environments such as the Italian North East, in particular in the Veneto region, and to apply it in New Europe Countries. 

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 one of the Central and Eastern European countries where UniCredit Group 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)

A maximum of 30 students will be accepted into the program. Admission to the New Europe Master in Banking and Entrepreneurship will follow a selection process based on the candidates’ documentation in addition to interviews to get to know them better and to evaluate their competence in English. 

Application and deadline
In order to apply for the New Europe Master in Banking and Entrepreneurship and the related scholarship, applicants must provide the following documents no later than June 30, 2010.

• Motivation letter
• Curriculum Vitae
• Application form
• Passport copy
• English transcript of academic degree, exams, grades
• Language certificates
• Letter of recommendation (e.g. university professor, manager of a company)

The registration fee for the program is Euro 25,000. This includes board, lodging and teaching materials. The sponsors of the New Europe Master in Banking and Entrepreneurship will award selected candidates with a scholarship covering up to Euro 22,000 of the registration fee of the Master’s program. The remaining fee is to be paid in three installments of Euro 1,000 each (+ 20% VAT).

Applicants interested in a scholarship should send a completed scholarship application form together with all other required documents to the Secretary, Umanesimo Latino S.p.A. no later than June 30, 2010. The request must include acceptance of all the conditions of the scholarship and the authorization to handle personal data. Applicants who will be granted a scholarship will be notified by letter and by e-mail. 

For more details and application forms please go to the website: http://www.masterbe.com

 

Key contacts:
Operating manager: Mr. Daniele Paparotti - info@masterbe.com
Secretary: Mrs.Monica Zoppas - infocampus@fondazionecassamarca.it.