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16 November 2015

At 12 pm, LUISS Business School will dedicate a minute of silent to honour all the victims from Paris attack

Today at 12 pm LUISS Business School, along with all Italian Universities, will observe a minute of silence in memory of the victims of Paris attack, as requested by Minister of Education Stefania Giannini. “This silence will be the voice of our condemnation and our determination of no fear” explains CRUI President Gaetano Manfrendi. 16/11/2015

09 November 2015

The launch of Project Organising Competence Centre

(By Andrea Prencipe, POCC Director and Associate Dean for International Development LUISS Business School) On November 4th LUISS Business School has formally launched the Project Organising Competence Centre (POCC) with the aim to promote research, build theory, and support improvements in project practices by forging a close collaboration with industrial partners in Italy and internationally. The POCC reflects a recent growth in research and teaching expertise in project studies within the LUISS Business School and the University at large. It is being established to address a variety of issues concerned with project-based organising in firms and projects, including innovation, learning, capability building, and strategy. The launch event has been well received: academics and project practitioners interacted and shared ideas and information on a variety of themes and topics. Dr. Mark Kozak-Holland delivered a very interesting lecture on impossible projects: using historical case studies, he drew implications and lessons to face current project management challenges. I have then chaired a round table discussion on Impossible Projects: Massimo Debenedetti (Fincantieri) highlighted the challenges for implementing innovation mind-set in a project-based organisation; Lill Von Bork (Ericsson) illustrated the synergistic contribution of tools and people for the delivery of impossible projects. The second round table discussion was centred on the Milan Expo 2015 – literally, an impossible project made possible: Marco Rettighieri (Italfer), Alberto Prina (Telecome Italia), Alessandro Francolini (Ericsson) remarked the importance of effective project management, team work, and effort and commitment of individuals. I should think that the November 4th launch event signed a good start in terms of topic and approach: POCC’s faculty is convinced that by linking industry and academia to co-create new knowledge generate the basis to advance the knowledge frontier in project studies to inform project practices and approaches. POCC and PMI will host the 4th International MegaProjects Workshop on 19-20 May 2016 at LUISS Business School. 9/11/2015

06 November 2015

Society and stock exchange: effects on corporate governance and compensation

Special guest: European Banking Authority Save the date - 22 January 2016 LUISS Business School – Sala Colonne Viale Pola, 12 Rome (Italy) On January 22, 2016 will be held the event “Society and stock exchange: effects on corporate governance and compensation” organised by the Observatory on Executive Compensation and Corporate Governance. The meeting aims to analyse the opportunities and changes required by companies that are going to be listed on a stock exchange market, paying specific attention to the impacts that will affect Corporate Governance and the management remuneration system. The debate will allow to examine in depth the new European regulation with the European Banking Authority (EBA) representatives, and to understand how the Remuneration Committee operates in the Italian governance thanks to the participation of the Presidents important remuneration committees. The event is a great opportunity to share opinions and talk about the relations between stock exchange and governance together with the protagonists of the new stock exchange season. The programme will be available soon. Save the date – January 22, 2016

05 November 2015

Welcome Day Master LUISS BS

On October 26 and 27, 2015 it took place the LUISS Business School Masters’ Welcome Day. The Dean, the Directors of the Master and the Staff welcomed all students, wishing them that the path they are going to undertake could be a personal and professional experience crucial for their future careers. Students are expected to be curious, passionate and open to collaboration, to welcome with optimism new opportunities and face forthcoming challenges with determination. Good luck to all of them! Watch the gallery of the event .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } Welcome Day Specialised Masters Welcome Day Food & Wine Welcome Day Event Management

04 November 2015

LUISS Business School and EQUIS: paths and perspectives in the video interviews with the Dean and the Rector

30/10/2015 Only 150 institutions accredited from the 15,000 surveyed globally. A single data that well expresses the prestigious EQUIS certification (European Quality Improvement System). The accreditation is very distinctive for LUISS Business School since for the first time in Italy, EQUIS gives a certification to an entire training programmes portfolio. With this regard, LUISS President Emma Marcegaglia pointed out that this achievement represents an amazing result that is obtained by only 1% of the business schools in the world. The recognition involves not only the Business School but also the Department of Business and Management, as proof of the internationalization process that we started," The two recent video interviews with the Dean of LUISS Business School, Prof. Paolo Boccardelli, and the Rector, Prof. Massimo Egidi, make evidence of what the accreditation means and what will represent for LUISS Business School. The Dean talks about a starting point, a part of a path that makes the School strongly committed on many issues. It is also an opportunity, as the Rector points out, in order to innovate teaching methods and to strengthen further relations with the corporate world and the public sector, both nationally and internationally.

03 November 2015

InterMobil, an European project aimed at SMEs to foster the mobility and the intercultural business training

The project “Intercultural competence training for SMEs hosting European mobilities – InterMobil” has been executed within the frameworks of the Erasmus+ Programme, funded by the European Union. The project aims to create a more favourable environment for youth exchanges and mobility programmes in the field of VET and Labour Market placements. InterMobil addresses different actors involved in EU-mobilities: SMEs and similar organizations hosting mobilities, intermediaries facilitating EUmobilities and EU-mobilities sending organizations; Learners that are involved in EU mobilities; EU mobilities networks, VET institutions and VET system in EU countries For more information on our current activities and forthcoming events, you can visit our project site at: www.intermobil-project.eu.

30 October 2015

Recovery in Real Estate and education: a great opportunity

(By Enrico Cestari, Real Estate & Infrastructures area, LUISS Business School) 30/10/2015 The increasing trend in Real Estate brokerage is an important signal for the entire Real Estate sector. The rise in the levels of trust translates in an increased dynamic of the transactions. In particular, the growth of Real Estate sales was 8,2% in 2014 (Source: Nomisma, June 2015), thanks, also, to the banking system which lowered the rigid loan policies. The recovery phase has begun, and it is important to pay attention to the importance of a different mind-set in order to benefit from the opportunities it brings. The increasing complexity and the global competition call for new skills and capabilities. With this regard, education is essential in order to train both the new upcoming junior professionals and executives with strong professional backgrounds. LUISS Business School offers two kinds of learning experience: EREF – Executive Real Estate Finance, an executive course for those who have already gained a working experience and want to strengthen and improve skills and networks; and MAREF – Master in Real Estate Finance , a post-degree master for young graduates who want to start a career in Real Estate. Starting from this year LUISS Business School’s initiatives connected to the real estate field will be evaluated and validate, form a scientific point of view, by a REAL ESTATE STEERING COMMITTEE composed, besides from the Faculty, by the major professionals of this field, to offer skills and profiles capable of answering to the requirements of a market that is becoming always more complex and competitive.

29 October 2015

Orlando Ayala: The Real Madrid Digital Transformation.

Orlando Ayala, Corporate Vice President and Chairman, Emerging Markets of Microsoft, will meet students at LUISS Business School on next 3rd November, at 11:45 am for a speech about the strategic partnership that he signed with Florentino Pérez, Chairman of Real Madrid C.F. at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium. Orlando Ayala will talk about the full commitment of Microsoft to ensuring that people from across the world can make the most of each moment of their lives. Amazing things can happen by providing people with the right tools, just when they need them in order to interact, create or share everything they can imagine. Ayala will focus on the amazing Real Madrid case related to the full digital revolution of the club. This new era translates into an unprecedented personalized experience for supporters that will allow millions of fans from all over the planet to enjoy their passion for Real Madrid anywhere, anytime and on any device. The fans of the club are the real stars of the agreement. Ayala will tell how they built a digital platform that is revolutionizing the way in which Madridistas can follow their team and share their passion for the club. Through cutting-edge technologies, supporters of Real Madrid will be able to access experiences, content and exclusive digital services, either at the stadium, at home or in any other location. A host of online services will provide an enriched experience for watching matches. For instance, supporters of the club will be able to access the stadium virtually, before, during and after each game, selecting the content they want to see when they want to and where they want to see it. The aim of this technological initiative is to make Madridistas the real stars of their own experience by allowing them to view and consume the content they want and also create and share it with their friends on social media and other digital channels. The event will take place on November 3rd, at LUISS Business School - Viale Pola 12, in the MBA class. It will start at 11.45 am and it will finish at 12.45 with a Q&A session when the students will have the great opportunity to interact with Orlando Ayala. Register for the event

28 October 2015

The photo contest exhibition on theme Expo 2015, organized by the startup Pixtury.com

From 26 to 30 October, 2015 the LUISS Language Café, at Viale Romania, hosts the final exhibition of the photo contest on theme "Expo 2015 - Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life", launched, in view of the closure of this global event, by Pixtury.com, an e-commerce portal founded and managed by Michele di Magno, former MBA LUISS BS. The winning photos of the contest will be displayed at the exhibition, organized and set up by the association Sinestetica Expo. Pixtury's contest opened an interesting discussion on the subjects of food and sustainable development, stimulating the creation of original artworks to show to the public. Pixtury is an e-commerce website specialized in the sale of artistic photos. The photographic community of the startup has now over 2,000 photographers and a gallery with more than 4,500 photos divided in 27 categories.

27 October 2015

Soft Skills Lab

(Di Luca Giustiniano, Associate Professor of Organisation Design, LUISS Guido Carli University) Few years ago LUISS Business School sponsored a research programme called “What companies want”. Surprisingly, more than 200 companies involved in the study seemed to converge towards a clear and simple, common answer: Soft skills! In actual facts, the evidence collected was not so surprising for people like me, studying and being passionate about the so-called organisational behaviour (in short, how and why people behave in certain ways at the workplace). The surprise was indeed related to the evidence that for (too) many years entrepreneurs, managers and scholars have focused their attention on the so-called hard skills: technical and vertical competences, linked to the educational and professional background, answering questions related to “how to do” something. Despite their unbeatable power, and undisputed importance, hard skills are not enough to be a good manager. More and more managers struggle in advancing in their career because of their lack of leadership or relational skills, just to mention two of the most cited reasons. Among the promoters of such a (re-)discovery of the importance of the soft skills, Jack Welch. During his forty-year career at General Electric, he led the company to year-after-year success around the globe, in multiple markets, against brutal competition. His honest, “be-the-best” style of management became the paramount standard in business, with his relentless focus on people, teamwork, and profits. In his latest work “Winning” he states his eight “leadership principles” that balance soft skills (communicating vision, building trust, motivating others) and character attributes (making the tough call, being positive, being nurturing to the core). This introduction is to say that our Masters challenge our participants to be exposed, educated and trained not only on the vertical/technical side, but also on the readiness to interact with their surrounding physical and living spaces. Dealing with own soft skills is not a walk in the park, as it requires self-criticism and willingness to share weaknesses with the other. Nonetheless, if dealt with the necessary open mindedness it can generate excellent results, and a good amount of fun. Just embrace your limits and turn them into your strengths! 26/10/2015

23 October 2015

Specialised Masters Welcome Day

On Monday, 26 October 2015, will take place the Specialised Masters Welcome Day. LUISS Business School will welcome all students that are starting an educational path based on lectures, labs, teamwork and a final Field Project.

20 October 2015

The Part-time MBA focuses on Industries

(By Massimiliana Sensi, Part-time MBA Career Service, LUISS Business School) As a Part Time MBA participant you will join a class of MBA students selected to exploit diversity in terms of age, gender, nationality, experience, education and professional background. LUISS Business School aims to bring out the best in each participant, so that you learn from each other’s experiences as well as from their own cutting-edge research. Our objective is to tease out different perspectives in order to orchestrate a multi-faceted debate and challenge everyone’s assumptions. In this perspective, one of the main objectives the MBA programme seeks is to encourage and develop the knowledge of industries other than those where students are currently operating. That is why we developed, as part of the MBA path, an innovative programme of study focused on some particularly relevant industries such as Pharmaceutical, Fast Moving Consumer Goods and Luxury. This programme format has been designed and finalised to maximise the effectiveness of your learning experience through: a workshop held in court by an officer of high seniority in terms of experience and knowledge of the industry with opportunities for discussion and case histories a panel discussion among selected leaders from the business world of industry moderated by a chairman of great profile and prestige will address topics and very innovative contents. A unique opportunity of growth will be offered to the students who can interact directly with the members of this round table This allows a proper and thorough knowledge of the main mechanisms and dynamics of other market industries. The Programme 20 October 2015

19 October 2015

Inauguration of the LUISS School of Law with guest of honor President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella

Today, October 19, 2015, the inauguration of the LUISS School of Law will take place with the presence of the President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella. Provost Massimo Egidi and LUISS President Emma Marcegaglia will open and close the ceremony. The Director of the School of Law, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, will present the School's course offerings and LUISS Vice Provost, and President of the Research Council of the School of Law, Paola Severino will give a lecture entitled Globalization and the Harmonization of Rules. The ceremony will take place in Aula Magna "Mario Arcellis", on the campus of Viale Pola. The Programme

16 October 2015

Internet of Everything: new opportunities in an always more connected world.

November 17, Rome, Cisco IoE talks Less than 1% of the world is de facto connected[1]. It is difficult to imagine the potentialities that will rise as more and more devices and people gain access to the web. Potentialities that are anyhow becoming concrete with positive consequences that impact on the whole society. Sustainability, competitiveness, innovation are the key words which can represent IoE, Internet of Everything, the world able to connect people, objects, processes, data flows in quite different ways.[2]. The opportunities created by the increasing digital trend require a careful analysis and planning in order to optimize the benefits of IoE. A large number of individuals and organizations can exploit benefits and advantages. In particular, the Public Administration and government organizations can reduce the costs and increase revenues through the improvement of the productivity and, therefore, of the quality of life. Examples of this kind of administration are Hamburg and Barcelona.[3] Following the edition in Roncale (TV), on November 17, from 9:30 am to 2 pm, the Cisco IoE talks will take place in Rome at the amazing “Auditorium Parco della Musica” with the sponsorship of LUISS Business School. The debate will focus on how IoT can transform the Country and improve the quality of life. The analysis of the Public Administration will be of central importance: a real change must also happen in the relationship between people and institutions. The digitalization and the technological innovation are strategic resources for the country[4]. Find the programme The meeting is divided in three sections: digitalians and innovation; digitalians and country; digitalians and institutions. The program is engaging and intense, as demonstrated by the last edition that ranked between the 10th and the 5th position, in the trend topics, on Twitter for five consecutive hours. That shows the relevance of the topic in the International and National agenda. To register to the event, click on the following link [1] Cfr. http://www.cisco.com/web/IT/tomorrow-starts-here/ioe/index.html [2] Cfr. http://www.connectedfuturesmag.com/a/F14A5/government-organizations-are-transforming-experiences-with-ioe/?COUNTRY_SITE=it&CAMPAIGN=fy15_q3_ioe&POSITION=banner&CREATIVE=cf_it_banner&REFERRING_SITE=ioe_it [3] Ibidem [4] Cfr. http://ioetalks.it/agenda.

14 October 2015

#EducationDay on Twitter, on October 15th the first virtual open day dedicated to the European education

On Thursday, October 15, 2015, Twitter is sponsoring the first #EducationDay: an event that aims to unite the entire educational community in a virtual open day that will involve universities from all over Europe. During the event, over 170 institutions from Italy, France, Spain, Germany, the United Kingdom and Ireland and more will participate in a global conversation presenting their course offerings and student life to the worldwide network of Twitter users. #EducationDay will be a great opportunity to connect universities, students, teachers in a new way. LUISS Business School will participate through the official account, @LUISSBusiness, and invite students, instructors and graduates to share their experiences at the University by posting thoughts, photos and videos with the official event hashtag, #EducationDay.

14 October 2015

EQUIS Results Announced

LUISS Business School, including the Department of Business and Management, enters the elite of education having achieved the prestigious international certification EQUIS, which acknowledges a limited number of Business Schools representing the 1% of managerial education. This accomplishment grants LUISS Business School and the Department of Business and Management the means to access the main rankings for education, thus acknowledging it with the quality standard that only 150 Schools, out of 15 thousand, have achieved. A one of a kind result. It is the first time that a School in Italy manages to validate all of its management programmes, from the Bachelor Degree – already amply distinguished for its elevated selection standards- to the Master in Business Administration, together with the master degrees, the PHDs, the specialised masters etc. An Italian pole of excellence that ascends the international scene thanks to its ability to face challenges even in the most difficult situations. “A long term goal, favoured and strongly desired by all our stakeholders” underlines prof. Paolo Boccardelli, Dean of the School. “The path has been long and not without obstacles, which were overcome with great stubbornness on every level”. The capability of being a team, the perseverance, the sense of duty and the care for students are the elements that have guided the beacon of validation, a result which gives credit to the whole staff that in the last months has had to face comparison with major European and extra European organizations. Work has been done on every level, from the renewal of the programme portfolio to new didactic methodologies, implementing the already prestigious faculty and services, the employability of programmes and researches, which is the result of a strong pool of integrated academics and practitioners. LUISS Business School offers comprehensive formation, that focuses on the classical aspects of knowledge and follows the student through volunteerism projects, theme laboratories and a career service that aims to foster talent and entrepreneurial attitude. Moving to Villa Blanc will serve as final incentive for this School.