Come and spend a day in Lugano at USI and discover our Executive MBA course.

Take advantage of this opportunity to experience an exceptional free overview of the courses, campus, and the academic body.

When: 14,15,16 February 2019

Where: USI, Executive Center, Via Giuseppe Buffi 13,6900 Lugano

The session is divided into two courses and includes also a talk from special guest Maifredi Cesare.

Course: OPERATION MANAGEMENT

Professor Paulo Gonçalves

Professor of Operations Management at USI.
PhD (MIT Sloan), M. Sc. (MIT), M. Sc. (USP), B. Sc. (ITA).

Course Description

During this session, your managerial skills will be tested through challenging questions regarding operational management issues applied to real world situations. You shouldn’t be scared though, as it will turn into a funny and stimulating experience, thanks to an interesting simulation on management education created by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The game is top secret… however we can tell you that beer will be part of it. If you would like to know the rest… come and discover it for yourself.

This course addresses the management of operations in manufacturing and service organizations. It introduces the concepts and techniques related to the design, planning, control, and improvement of manufacturing and service operations. Operations Management is a vast subject and several possible topics could be covered in class, emphasis will be placed on practical tools that can aid decision-making.

Program overview and structure

First Block:

1. Operations role in competitive advantage
   2. Process design
   3. Demand forecasting
   4. Capacity management

Second Block:

1. Inventory management
   2. Supply chain management
   3. Supply chain design

Course: CORPORATE ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Professor Gianluca Colombo

Executive MBA Director
Director of AMC Advanced Management Centre Institute of Management at USI
Director of Institute of Management at USI

Course Description 

The theme of the course is corporate entrepreneurship. Corporate Entrepreneurship, also known as Intrapreneurship, is about launching new initiatives within existing corporations. These “new initiatives” can range from minor process changes to spinning-off entire business units.

Program overview and structure

1. Entrepreneurship Introduction & Overview
   2. The Nature of Corporate Entrepreneurship
   3. Creating the entrepreneurial organization
   4. Business Planning

Quando: 5 febbraio 2019  dalle ore 10:45 alle ore 18:00

Dove: Auditorium, Università della Svizzera italiana

Economia e sfide della politica

Giornata di studio con Elsa Fornero e Carlo Cottarelli

L’economista dispone da tempo di quadri concettuali per affrontare dibattiti come la riforma dei sistemi pensionistici, la politica di bilancio o l’accumulazione e l’insolvenza del debito sovrano. Perché gli economisti incontrano difficoltà nel condividere conoscenze con udienze più ampie? È solo la concorrenza elettorale a distrarre il mondo politico dalla consapevolezza del peso del debito pubblico? Uno scienziato politico può aiutarci a decifrare le fasi delle complesse dinamiche inerenti all’Unione Europea? La storia può illuminarci sulle ragioni sottostanti a forze centrifughe come Brexit? A quali conseguenze per la Svizzera porteranno gli sviluppi geopolitici correnti?

L’economia non basta più per affrontare queste questioni. Quest’appuntamento vuole dare un contributo ai dibattiti intorno al ruolo dell’economia nella storia e nelle istituzioni, attraverso un’iniziativa che raccoglie intorno a un tavolo recenti e influenti decisori pubblici, operatori del mondo finanziario, scienziati politici, ed economisti. A tavole rotonde seguiranno dibattiti, presentazioni di libri e altri lavori di grande respiro.

Programma

10:45 – 11:00 Apertura, saluto del Rettore dell’USI, Boas Erez, e del Decano della Facoltà di scienze economiche dell’USI, Prof. Patrick Gagliardini

11:00 – 13:00 Dialoghi: Economia, vincoli istituzionali e mandati elettorali

– Carlo Cottarelli, Direttore dell’Osservatorio Conti Pubblici Italiani, precedentemente Direttore Esecutivo FMI e Presidente incaricato del Consiglio dei Ministri Italiano
– Elsa Fornero, Università di Torino, ex Ministro del Lavoro e delle Politiche Sociali (2011-2013)

A colloquio con:

– Alessandro Galimberti, Presidente Ordine Giornalisti Lombardia e UNCI, Il Sole 24 Ore
– Luca Soncini, Membro CdA della Banca dello Stato del Cantone Ticino, Docente USI e consulente aziendale

13:00 – 14:30 Pausa

14:30 – 16:15 Tavola rotonda: le forze centrifughe in Europa (In Inglese)

– Bepi Pezzulli, Direttore di Select Milano e avvocato di affari, autore del saggio “L’altra Brexit”
– Frank Schimmelfennig, Professore Ordinario di European Politics al Politecnico Federale di Zurigo (ETH)

A colloquio con:

– Gianluca Colombo, Professore Ordinario di Entrepreneurship e Management e Direttore dell’Executive MBA, Università della Svizzera Italiana
Interverrà l’Avv. Giovanni Merlini, Consigliere nazionale, membro della Commissione parlamentare degli affari giuridici.

16:15 – 16:30 Pausa caffè

16:30 – 17:45 Chi ha paura delle riforme?
– Elsa Fornero
– Christian Vitta, Vicepresidente del Consiglio di Stato del Canton Ticino, Direttore del Dipartimento delle finanze e dell’economia

– Moderatore: Antonio Mele, Professore Ordinario di Finanza, Università della Svizzera Italiana, e Senior Chair, Swiss Finance Institute
17:45 – 18:00 Chiusura dei lavori

Iscrizione obbligatoria a: emba@usi.ch

USI EMBA opens its doors for a complete presentation of its international program

USI EMBA opens its doors for a complete presentation of its new international format, EMBA9

When?

Thursday 24 January

18:00 Speech by Marziale Brusini ” A Journey from Sunset to Sunrise” Sunrise Communications AG, Lugano

Presentation of the nex Executive MBA program, by Prof. Gianluca Colombo – EMBA Director

18:30 Offered Networking Aperitivo

Why?

Meet the Director of the program, the EMBA Team, as well as alumni.
This is an opportunity to learn about the program, application requirements, and details regarding financial aid and scholarships.
USI EMBA gives you the right tools to take your career to the next level, with its new international format.

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– 18 months
– 3 days from Thursday to Saturday
– 8:30-17:30
– 11 core courses
– 2 Advanced Modules
– 1 International Business Course in Dubai
– 1 Keystone Project
– Degree: Executive Master in Business Administration – 60 Credits ECTS – MAS

What?

USI EMBA is a part-time, 18-month Executive Master in Business Administration designed to equip management professionals with a well-rounded skill set as well as introduce them to a strong Swiss and international network. USI EMBA integrates cutting-edge, global business knowledge taught by internationally recognized management scholars, with a specific focus on the individual needs and objectives of each student.
Don’t miss this opportunity!
Invest in yourself!

EMBA Scholarship

Boldbrain Challenge is a new accelerator program in Ticino organized jointly by Fondazione Agire and Centro Promozione Start-Up USI. Yesterday at 18:00, the first edition was concluded with an award ceremony at the Aula Magna at Università della Svizzera italiana.

The event attracted 400 participants.

The winner of 50.000 CHF and of the fulll EMBA Scholarship is i-Win.

In the last two years, the team has developed an innovative window solution to integrate flexible thin film photovoltaic cells into venitian blinds that are enclosed inside an insulating window. The solution protects buildings from overheating in summer and solar radiation, and at the same time, it produces renewable electricity. Although the start-up has not been incorporated yet, the team has already achieved the first important milestones regarding the marketing of the solution.

Advantages and disadvantages between Switzerland and Italy

When: 30.11.2018

Where:  Room A21, Università della Svizzera italiana

Organized by l’Universo.

Going Public or Staying Private?

There is no right or wrong answer.

Let’s debate at USI

Speakers

– Lino Terlizzi, Corriere del Ticino 

– Gianni Dragoni, Il Sole 24 Ore

– Rico Maggi, professor of Economics

Moderator          

– Danilo Taino, Corriere della Sera

Introduction

Alessandro Benedetti, L’universo

When: Friday 16 November

Where: Borsa Italiana di Milano, Piazza Affari