ICN Business School

The study plan includes some mandatory and specialization courses, electives, and an internship abroad. The thesis preparation and discussion will be carried out exclusively at the University of Bologna after the mobility period.

The study plan is outlined as follows:

Specializations are offered in three campuses: Nancy, Paris, and Berlin.

Double Degree students can choose any specialization, but they need to know that the number of places available for the specializations carried out at Paris and Berlin campuses is limited.

The entire program, structured by core courses and specialization courses, is completely offered by each master course.

Attached to this page, you can find the specializations catalogue offered for A.Y 2024/2025.

For each specialization a group of courses is inlcuded (named Specialization 5-6-7-8): in the "ICN Business SChool Fact Sheet"  you will find the name of the specialization while in the "MIM 2 course overwie"v you can find the list of courses for each specialization.

Please note: The catalogue is subject to change, and some courses might not be active if there aren’t enough enrolled students

The students admitted to participate in the double degree programme with ICN Business School, before departure, have to:

• complete their first year at University of Bologna before the start of the mobility programme;
• complete the application form as Double Degree students at the host university according to the deadlines and details provided by partners themselves;
• submit the Learning agreement on https://almarm.unibo.it.

Note:  the learning agreement has already been defined according to the double degree agreement - just the specialization courses (i.e. specialization 5-6-7-8) can be switched according to their content to be more consistent with UniBo courses.

Please find below the sheme of the learning agreement (the final dissertation is excluded because it has to be prepared and disccussed at UniBo).

curriculum BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

curriculum SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEM MANAGEMENT

It is mandatory to complete the activities planned at ICN Business School for a total of 50 ECTS, including the internship, before September, under penalty of losing the possibility of obtaining the title from ICN (the thesis preparation and discussion are not included in the activities to be carried out at ICN Business School because they are to be completed at the University of Bologna).

The internship should be preferably concluded and its report submitted before the end of the summer. Double Degree students need to keep in mind that ICN’s Jury generally reunites in the months of July, November, and February for the approval of the internship and seminar.

In order to participate in the graduation ceremony, which takes generally place in February and July, ICN shall receive the student's graduation certificate from the University of Bologna before the beginning of November. Students graduating from the University of Bologna after the November Jury will have to wait for the next ceremony.

Furthermore, Double Degree students who graduate at Univeristy of Bologna after ICN’s Jury in November will have to register (without cost) for an extra semester at ICN Business School called “PGE+3”.

Relevant information regarding the internship:

• student is responsible for independently searching for the internship.
• several former students have reported difficulties in finding an internship, especially for those who do not speak French or lack professional experience.
• internship can be carried out anywhere; HOWEVER, if it is carried out in Italy or a country outside the EU, it will be necessary to interrupt the Erasmus exchange. This implies that the scholarship for the internship period will be lost (and the amount advanced will need to be refunded), and the exchange can continue as a double degree student without a scholarship.
• internship is activated directly by ICN through their procedures and agreement.

- Upon completing the 50 credits, internship and seminar included, following the Jury (in July or November), ICN will issue the updated transcript;

- it will then be necessary to request the recognition of activities carried out at the foreign institution;

The recognition request has to be submitted on https//almarm.unibo.it. uploading the transcript of records.

For 2025/26 students, the request shall follow exactly the learning agreement.

Note for students 2024/25: even if your learing agreement was approved as a unique gropu, when asking for the recognition, you shall create different groups as indicated in the paragraph "Before Departure". In this way the recognition process will be easier.

The conversion of grades is based on the ECTS grading scale of the University of Bologna - please find attached the ICN ECTS table (though it may be subject to annual updates).

To fulfill the graduation requirements, it is also mandatory to submit a graduation application according to the procedures and timelines outlined by the academic program. Additionally, the final examination (thesis) must be discussed (prepared exclusively at UniBo with a UniBo supervisor) following the graduation schedule.

- Subsequently, the student must send the University of Bologna graduation certificate to ICN to request the issuance of the French degree.

- Finally, for the release of the University of Bologna diploma, it is necessary to provide the student office with a copy of the ICN diploma.

Important considerations:

• GRADUATION TIMELINES: For students completing the internship in time for the July Jury, the first available graduation session at UniBo is generally in September/October (since it is challenging to obtain the transcript in time for July). For students finishing the internship later, the Jury will convene in November, so the first feasible graduation session at UniBo could be in December only if the transcript is received promptly, aligning with the deadlines for exams recognition (otherwise, it will be in March).
• Recognition is  processed through  AlmaRM platform. However, if the student needs to terminate the Erasmus exchange in advance, there will be two steps. The initial recognition (for exams of the first semester) is submitted by almaRM platform. Subsequently, there will be a second "manual" recognition for the internship and career seminar by the Board in charge of students' careers.