Neoma Business School

The study plan abroad includes core courses, the choice of a specialization and the dissertation for a total of 60 ECTS.

The core courses are:

•  Leading Responsibly in Complex Environments – 2 ECTS
•  Shape your Career – 1 ECTS
•  Simulation – 3 ECTS (the number of credits may slightly vary - in that case the credits are balanced in the specialization)
• 1 specialization - 44 ECTS (inlcuding different courses in a specific area of specialization)
• Dissertation -  10 ECTS

The professional experience/internship is not included in this Double Degree exchange program, hence it is not possible for Neoma to activate it during the exchange (eventually UniBo could activate an additional internship that would grant extra credits - but it will not be possibile to graduate at UniBo before the end of the interhsip)

Specializations are available at the Reims and Rouen campuses.

For the academic year 2023/24 the following specialization courses are offered (double degree students don’t have access to the following MScs: Reims- International Luxury Management; and Paris- Marketing, Luxury Marketing track):

○ MSc Marketing

○ MSc International Finance

○ MSc Business Analytics

○ MSc Entrepreneurship & Innovation

○ MSc Global Management

○ MSc International Business Development

○ MSc International Project Development

○ MSc Supply Chain Management

○ MSc Sustainability Transformations

○ MSc Artificial Intelligence for Business

○ MSc Strategy, Organisation & Consulting

○ MSc Cultural & Creative Industries

○ MSc Wine & Gastronomy

The specializations may vary each year. The details of the courses for each specialization and the presentation brochure are attached to this webpage. 

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

• complete their first year at University of Bologna before the beginning of the mobility programme;
• complete the application form as Double Degree students at the host university according to the deadlines and details provided by the partener university;
• Submit the Learning agreement on https://almarm.unibo.it and complete the other procedures required by the Erasmus programme (such as the Erasmus contract...)

Please note:

In the presentation of the learning agreement, it is necessary to include all the activities to be completed abroad (at least 60 credits) creating correspondance groups for activities of the second year study plan, as indicated below:

* according to the contents of the courses, it is necessary to put each one or two courses in correspondance of the study plan.
For the elective courses it is not necessary to find a corresponding elective course among the ones offered by the programme, but you just have to indicate the corresponding sector.
   For assistance: didatticaforli.em.international@unibo.it

During the double degree exchange, it is necessary to complete the activities scheduled at Neoma Business School for a total of at least 60 credits, including the dissertation.

The final thesis must be exclusively prepared according to Neoma's guidelines and with a Neoma supervisor. Since the final examination must also be defended at UniBo, it is necessary to identify a UniBo supervisor, keeping in mind that the dissertation is the one prepared for the partner university. 

If deemed appropriate, the UniBo supervisor may request a small addition of approximately 10 pages, especially for the bibliography section.

It is recommended to communicate the name of the Italian supervisor to didatticaforli.em.info@unibo.it to explain to the Professor the specific procedures for double degree students.

Following the completion of the program with the dissertation, Neoma will convene a jury for the attainment of the French degree.

Generally, exams (and the mobility period) conclude in April, while the jury typically meets at the end of June for the thesis validation.

Upon completing the credits with the dissertation at Neoma, following the Jury (typically at the end of June), Neoma 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 is usually submitted through https//almarm.unibo.it.

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 group, 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 and faster. For support: didatticaforli.em.international@unibo.it

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

The Neoma ECTS table for the a.y. 2022/23 is attached (though it may be subject to annual updates).

Following the Committee's decision, the student affairs office will update the academic record with exams taken abroad to ensure that the student has all examinations recorded before graduation, in accordance with the deadlines specified in the academic calendar.

To fulfill the graduation requirements, it is also imperative to submit a graduation application according to the procedures and deadlines outlined by the academic program. Additionally, the final exam (prepared at Neoma) must be defended at the University of Bologna according to the graduation schedule.

At the end, for the issuance of the University of Bologna diploma, it is necessary to send a copy of the Neoma diploma to the Student Office.