Bocconi University

Bocconi University or Università Bocconi (formally known in Italian as Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi [universiˈta kommerˈtʃaːle luˈiːdʒi bokˈkoːni] – Luigi Bocconi Commercial University) is a private university in Milan, Italy.

The university offers programs in economics, finance, law, business administration, management, political science, public administration, information science, data science, and computer science. Bocconi is a founding member of CEMS – The Global Alliance in Management Education. Through its graduate business school, the SDA Bocconi School of Management, the university holds triple accreditation from AACSB, EQUIS, and AMBA. SDA Bocconi offers MBA, Executive MBA, DBA, executive education, professional development, and certification programs.

Bocconi University was founded in 1902 by Ferdinando Bocconi and named in memory of his son Luigi, who was killed in the Battle of Adwa during the First Italo-Ethiopian War. The university was initially affiliated with the Polytechnic University of Milan’s engineering school and adopted a teaching model based on methods used at the École Supérieure of Antwerp.

The university’s first building opened in 1902 on Via Statuto, near the Pinacoteca di Brera. Today, the campus is located beside Parco Ravizza, between Via Sarfatti and Viale Bligny, and comprises multiple buildings near Porta Ticinese and the Basilica of Sant’Eustorgio:

Several other administrative and research offices are located near Parco Ravizza and Viale Isonzo.

Bocconi provides approximately 1,800 dormitory places for students. Residences include Bocconi, Javotte, Dubini, Spadolini, Isonzo, Bligny, and Castiglioni (opened in 2018).

The Bocconi Undergraduate School offers twelve Bachelor of Science programs in English and/or Italian:

The university offers double degree programs with Peking University and HEC Paris, and exchange programs with 290 CEMS partner institutions in 55 countries.