Business Summer Program in Milan

Course Description: Business Summer Program in Milan

Business of Luxury Goods Summer Program 💼✨

The Italian Business Excellence Management (IBEM) program has a strong focus on the luxury sector, where Italian companies excel: Fashion, Automotive, Yachting, Jewelry & Watches, and Hospitality. Unlike traditional business summer programs, this one is extremely hands-on, built to teach skills you won't find in university textbooks. Students learn the "Made in Italy" managerial model directly from top executives and founders, through company visits, applied workshops and a real business challenge.

📍 Location: Milan — Italy's economic and financial capital

👥 Ages: 15–18

🗓️ Summer 2027 (2 weeks) — Intake 1: Day Program 5–16 July | Residential Program 4–17 July

🗣️ Language of Instruction: English

The IBEM is headquartered in the heart of Milan, home to the stock exchange, major banks and numerous multinational HQs. Students alternate in-class lectures within walking distance of their accommodation with company and innovation-district visits across Northern Italy, the country's primary industrial and economic powerhouse.

🌟 Why Choose Our Camp

✔️ Learn the "Made in Italy" Model – Directly from top executives and founders in Italy's leading luxury companies.

✔️ Extremely Hands-On – Company visits, applied workshops and a real business challenge, not just textbook theory.

✔️ Meet Industry Leaders – Meetings with CEOs and founders across fashion, automotive, yachting, jewelry & watches and hospitality.

✔️ Full Immersion – Residential students stay in a university residence, connect with peers from around the world, and live the program 24/7.

🚀 Program Highlights

• ✅ 60 hours of lessons & company visits.

• ✅ All company visits included.

• ✅ Company visits to Pagani, Baglietto, Pomellato and other Italian leading brands.

• ✅ Build your own business from scratch, culminating in a real business challenge.

• ✅ Weekend excursion to Lake Como.*

• ✅ Choice of Day Program or Residential Program.

📋 What's Included

• All lessons & company visits (60 hours).

• All company visits.

• Accommodation in Milan.*

• Full board (3 meals/day).*

• Excursions & cultural visits.*

• Certificate of completion.

• 24/7 staff supervision.

• Liability & Accident Insurance.

*These services are only available to students enrolled in the Residential Program. Airport transfers are available as a paid add-on (see Additional Services below).

🌍 Cultural Excursion

• 🏭 Company Visits – Pagani, Baglietto, Pomellato and other Italian leading luxury brands.

• 🌊 Lake Como – A special weekend excursion.

🎯 Model & Approach

The program blends business foundations + real industry access + a hands-on project:

• Foundations – leadership, strategy, and the organizational models that drive excellence in Italian enterprises.

• Firsthand Experience – exclusive company visits, applied workshops and direct interaction with industry leaders.

• Industry Focus – exploring how Italy's luxury industries turn strategy, craftsmanship and innovation into globally recognized success.

• Final Project – a group project built around creating a real business.

🏗️ Structure of the Program

01 – Leadership & Entrepreneurial Mindset Foundations of Italian business management: leadership, strategy and the organizational models behind Italian enterprise excellence.

02 – Strategy, Finance & Internationalization Applied workshops and direct interaction with industry leaders on strategy, finance and taking a business global.

03 – Industry Deep Dive & Real Business Project Company visits across Italy's luxury sectors, culminating in a group project built around creating a real business.

🗓️ A Typical Day

This sample schedule shows what a weekday looks like for students on the programme. Times may vary slightly depending on activities or excursions.

Residential Program

🕖 Morning

• 07:00 – Wake up

• 08:00 – 09:00 – Breakfast

• 10:00 – 12:30 – Morning classes

🍽️ Midday

• 12:30 – 13:30 – Lunch

📚 Afternoon

• 13:30 – 16:30 – Afternoon labs

🧘 Early Evening

• 17:00 – 19:00 – Excursions / free time

• 17:30 – 19:00 – Welcome session (arrival day only)

🍝 Evening

• 19:00 – 20:00 – Dinner

• 20:00 – 22:30 – Supervised night activities

🌙 Night

• 23:00 – Lights out

Day Program (Monday–Friday): Morning classes 10:00–12:30, Lunch 12:30–13:30, Afternoon labs 13:30–16:30.

✈️ Special Days – Intake 1, 2027

• Arrival Day: 4 July

• Excursion Day: 11 July

• Check-out Day: 17 July

This balanced schedule combines structured learning, social time, and rest to ensure students stay engaged, energised, and well supported throughout their stay.

💡 Reasons to Participate

💼 Learn business where "Made in Italy" is made — Milan, Italy's economic capital.

🤝 Meet real CEOs and founders from luxury fashion, automotive, yachting, jewelry and hospitality.

🚀 Build your own business from scratch and pitch a real business challenge.

🌍 Make international friends with the same ambition.

💫 Get skills you won't find in a university textbook.

🏨 Accommodation Options (Residential Program)

📍 University Residence, Milan

• Single rooms with private en-suite bathroom.

• Common study areas, gym & social spaces.

• 24/7 supervision with staff.

• Safe, international community environment.

🍽️ Meals

• Residential Program: full board with breakfast, lunch and dinner every day.

• Day Program: lessons and company visits only; accommodation, full board and excursions are part of the Residential Program.

💶 Dates and Fees

• Intake 1, Residential Program: Sunday 4 July to Saturday 17 July 2027

• Intake 1, Day Program: 5 July to 16 July 2027

• Residential Program: €5,050 per participant, including lessons, visits, accommodation, full board and excursions

• Day Program: €2,950 per participant, including lessons and visits

✈️ Travel & Access

Closest airports: Milan Malpensa (MXP), Orio al Serio (BGY) & Milan Linate (LIN). Airport transfers are available on request as a paid add-on (see Additional Services).

➕ Additional Services

To make your child's experience as smooth and flexible as possible, we offer the following optional services:

✈️ Milan Airport Shuttle — one-way / return:

• Milan Malpensa Airport (MXP): €150 / €300

• Orio al Serio Airport (BGY): €150 / €300

• Milan Linate Airport (LIN): €75 / €150

Reservations accepted up to 2 weeks before the arrival date. Transfers are shared with other students.

🛏️ Extra Night:*€150

🎓 Certification

• Certificate awarded upon course completion.

🔥 Don't just study luxury business — learn it from the executives building it. Join the Business of Luxury Goods Summer Program in Milan.

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