7 Entrepreneurship and Innovation MSc Degree Programs in Italy

The Master of Science (Laurea Magistrale, LM-77) in Management of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (MIE) of the University of Milan aims to provide students with theoretical knowledge and analytical tools to identify and exploit entrepreneurial opportunities for innovation, change management and organizational transformation. The drivers of new business creation, the ability to identify business opportunities offered by the markets, and the analysis of human, economic and financial resources needed to create and develop new projects represent some of the topics in the entrepreneurship field. Entrepreneurship and innovation are interwoven.

The programme is designed to familiarize students with features of today's most promising business models, and to provide them with the necessary tools, not only for adopting these models in medium-large businesses with pre-established structures but also for launching new business initiatives in the form of start-ups.

Economics and communication for management and innovation is a multi-disciplinary program specifically based on the needs of enterprises and Confindustria, the main Italian Association of Entrepreneurs. The program is based on enterprise science, digital communications, and applied computer science.

The Master’s degree program in Agrifood Innovation Management (AIM) is designed to meet the demand of graduate students for professional and scientific skills in the field of agri-food innovation management, product enhancement, and improvement of quality management systems. The degree aims to train and develop agrifood innovation managers, who will be able to promote innovation in the agrifood industry, encourage the development of new business initiatives and endorse positive change at the supply chain level.

This Master of Science is designed to provide students with the analytical competencies and problem-solving skills to understand the mechanisms and to master the processes through which innovative ideas are developed and turned into market applications.

is a 1st level master in line with the “Europe 2020” strategy, with the objectives of the Smart Specialization Strategy of the Center-South and with KETs (key technologies enabling). The Master is designed to answer business demand industrial, commercial, service and auditing, and consulting firms experienced professionals in the areas of the digital economy, digital marketing and New Media, complex analyzes through Big Data and real-time adaptations, or in the new areas of competence deriving from Industry 4.0. The affirmation of the Industry 4.0 paradigm will lead companies to growing challenges: use of software platforms and technological solutions more and more innovative, ever-increasing volumes of data/information to be processed and analyzed, new models of interaction with customers/consumers, and new logistical and distribution models, which translates into the research and selection of new functions, first of all It specialist and data security manager. “Digital Manager 4.0: ICT and Innovation” is a 1st level University Master that represents the innovative answer to this new demand of the companies that are looking for qualified personnel capable of having multidisciplinary skills that allow the design, management, and implementation of projects with a particular focus on communication and marketing. The training course is designed to acquire skills aligned with the most recent methodological proposals.

Companies that have experienced great success in the past are currently facing a crisis due to technological, economic, political, and consumer behavior changes. Technological innovation has transformed, and is still transforming, the way businesses operate, creating new opportunities for growth and development.