SDA Bocconi position in global ranking: in the 2011 Global MBA Rankings, SDA Bocconi enters the European top 10 and reaches the 28th position in the world, gaining 10 positions from 2010, and is now the only Italian school in the world's top30.
The Milan Fashion/Design effect: we are located in the Fashion & Design global capital with countless events, fashion shows, trade fairs.
Dedicated Faculty: we are the only Business School in the world with a dedicated Fashion and Design academic and professional faculty with over 30 Professors plus visiting professors.
Guest speakers: throughout the year more than 80 guest speakers come to MAFED and provide real life cases and insights on the industry as well as network opportunities.
360 degree knowledge/expertise: a 360 view of the industry with a cross disciplinary structure of the course blending management and creativity.
Network: more than 400 Alumni Worldwide after 10 years of MAFED and a large Business community through Altagamma and the SDA Bocconi's Fashion & Design Platform which has been educating executives for 20 years.
Experience "Made in Italy" and meet the leaders through company visits including factories, showrooms, and flagship stores.
Not only fashion...: we offer students the opportunity to move between fashion and design based industries and across segments, from luxury to fast fashion retailers.
International scope: in terms of students (over 20 nationalities), materials and case studies from global markets and companies, study tours to France and Spain and job opportunities through our network worldwide.
Entrepreneurship: we offer a course in business planning and dedicated tutors for students willing to implement their start up in fashion, luxury and design.
We keep on building on these assets every year, improving our teaching materials, investing on new contents, exploring new possibilities in terms of networking and business opportunities for our students. And we can always rely upon the support of our partner companies who have followed us from the beginning: the Altagamma network of fashion and design brands and companies such as Diesel, L’Oréal, Louis Vuitton, Prada, Adidas, Yoox, 3M, Whirpool, GFK Eurisko and Landor.
I welcome you to live the MAFED experience to become a manager in industries where passion, international exposure and a strong knowledge-base are the key sources of competitive advantage. For any information please do not hesitate to contact me or my staff.
Sincerely yours,
Stefania Saviolo
MAFED Director
