Transforming perspectives, fostering impact.
Would you like to broaden the horizons of your professional growth? The Executive MBA is a professional and personal transformative journey for high-potential executives who choose to invest in their future, enhancing abilities and skills without compromising their professional and personal commitments.
Participants can choose between two formats:
Weekend
The Weekend format, available in Milano and Roma, a bilingual option that combines sessions in Italian with selected modules in English, is delivered through weekend sessions, providing flexibility for those managing professional and personal obligations.
Modular
The Modular format in Milano, fully international and conducted entirely in English, is structured around intensive training weeks, ideal for professionals seeking an immersive and global learning experience.
Both formats combine flexibility and excellence, allowing participants to tailor their educational journey while advancing their careers.
An Executive MBA means:
My EMBA in 60 seconds: Giorgio Marchi
My EMBA in 60 seconds: Simonetta Formentini
“The EMBA at SDA Bocconi enables you to incorporate education into your career path. Thanks to formats flexibility and mixing of face-to-face and distance learning, you will gain new skills and develop managerial tactics you can immediately implement in your daily work.”
"The EMBA is a fascinating journey of professional and personal growth. Combining methodological rigor and continuous innovation research of the SDA Bocconi faculty with the passion and commitment of a community of top-level participants and alumni, the EMBA transforms students so that they're ready for the next stage in their career".
Participating in the EMBA was an essential step in consolidating my professional expertise, both in terms of skills and the development of my potential. I had nurtured this ambition for years, fully aware that the commitment in terms of time and resources required by such a decision demanded a choice rooted primarily in the quality of the program. Over time, as I became a mother, geographical proximity also became a crucial factor in my decision.
The availability of the EMBA Weekend program in Rome provided the perfect solution, enabling me to embark on a path of sustainable growth. It was challenging, but it was absolutely worth it. I encountered an exceptional faculty, inspiring colleagues, and a highly engaging environment.
The greatest value lies in the awareness I have gained—today, I understand my boundaries and feel equipped to confidently navigate new contexts and unfamiliar challenges. Moreover, realizing that I could successfully balance studying, working, and caring for my family was a significant personal achievement. The substantial effort has been rewarded with meaningful professional and personal outcomes.
For years, I questioned the true value of an Executive MBA. Opinions from those around me were divided, yet all shared one characteristic: they were categorical.
Over time, I came to understand.
The world, in all its richness and diversity, also reflects a division: between those who have completed an Executive MBA and those who have not. If you have the privilege of being among the former, the answer to the question, “Is it worth it?” can only be one.
Of course, this answer will take on different shades depending on the degree of enthusiasm, yet it will never lose its conviction or clarity. Some may simply say, “It was enlightening” or “a formative experience,” while others might declare, “It changed my life.”
Each person's sensibilities will pull them one way or the other. In my case, I can only say it was a little of everything. This adventure—because that’s what it truly is—certainly opens your eyes to a wealth of knowledge that was always there but perhaps remained in the shadows, barely glimpsed or not fully understood. An Executive MBA is also a tool that offers new ways of interpreting and understanding life.
You study, but you also learn to improvise. You share your experiences, but you also learn to question them. You rely on your own abilities, yet you also learn to depend on others. Someone once said that great works require 1% inspiration—or genius—and 99% perspiration, and there may be no better way to describe what to expect from an experience like this.
An MBA demands patience and sacrifice, participation and collaboration, but it guarantees immense rewards, both personal and professional. Deep down, when I first asked myself whether enrolling in an MBA program was worth it, I already knew the answer.
Being able to attend the program here in Rome was both a privilege and a tremendous advantage, granting me access to the resources of one of the most prestigious business schools, all within steps of my workplace.
To anyone who asks, with the right motivation, I can only recommend diving headfirst into this experience.
