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The master program in Global Entrepreneurship, Economics and Management (GEEM) aims at providing wanna-be managers, entrepreneurs and analysts with in-depth skills in management, innovation, internationalization, and economics.
Globalization and innovation are the dominant traits in the current market scenario. In this respect, GEEM provides students with a unique mix of managerial and economic competences and skills.
Job opportunities might be found in large and multinational companies, SMEs, startups, international/transnational/domestic/regional economic organizations. During the two-year program students will have frequent in-depth interactions with executives and managers from different companies and organizations, through workshops, laboratories, and stages.
The program is articulated in two curricula:
The course also offers opportunity of double degrees and student exchange programs. In particular, the GEEM is characterized by:
Curriculum: International Business and Entrepreneurship (IBE) - Coordinator Professor Alberto Onetti
The curriculum in International Business and Entrepreneurship (IBE) aims at providing students with the managerial tools required by companies operating in the international markets. Globalization, Entrepreneurship and Innovation are key competitive factors for all companies–both SMEs and large and multinational companies–and industries, both mature and innovative. The course provides a unique set of managerial and entrepreneurial competences and skills that can open multiple career opportunities (either as executive and/or consultant/entrepreneur). Specifically, the program provides advanced knowledge in:
Curriculum: Economics of innovation (EI) - Coordinator Professor Raffaello Seri
The curriculum in Economics of Innovation (EI) provides a qualified learning track in applied research topics on Innovation Economics and International Economics. Specifically, the program provides advanced knowledge in:
Students in Economics of Innovation are trained to become applied analysts in dynamic innovative business sectors and in local and international institutions and organizations. The skills acquired during the program will enable graduates to meet the challenges of a rapidly changing economic environment from a macroeconomic perspective (economic growth and international integration) with a high-level knowledge of microeconomic mechanisms (new technologies, new markets, new customers and suppliers, international business and de-localization).
Enrolment to the Master Degree Course GEEM is without a selecting entry test.
Students can apply on-line at the webpage of the Students Registrar Office (Segreteria studenti), according to the rules and administrative dead-lines
Admission procedure non-Eu international students holding a foreign Bachelor
Admission
These are the minimum pre-requisites
Once you have completed the form you will receive an email with the results (positive or negative). If the result is positive, you will be asked to reply to the email and send the necessary docs for the evaluation and admission.
NOTE:
Admitted students can apply for Visa type D on https://www.universitaly.it/ from March 2026 to June 30th, 2026. The official admission letter will be uploaded on the student’s application on the Universitaly portal for ay 2026/2027. As the time needed for the entire procedure (admission, Visa issue and related documents) may be long, motivated admitted students are invited to apply as soon as possible both for the Visa and for the necessary documents for the enrolment. The deadlines and some useful information are published at Pre-enrolment procedures for non-EU international students .
Enrolment:
If you are a EU National, you may stay in Italy for as long as you like: you only need a passport or ID card.If you are a NON-EU National, you'll have to carry out some formalities.
Foreign Students’ Office Gabriella Franchi e-mail: foreign.students.eco@uninsubria.it
To view curricula and course programmes from previous Academic Years, you can proceed in two ways:
This course offers you the opportunity to attain a Double degree.
For information on scholarships and other benefits, consult:
Do you think that this course fits you? Enroll and start studying with us!
Below are the closures and reduced hours scheduled for the coming months. The listed closures also apply to teaching activities and libraries.
Please note that, on public holidays, University offices and facilities will be closed, teaching activities will be suspended.
Year 2026
In addition to national civil and religious holidays, during which the University's offices and facilities will remain closed, teaching and institutional activities will be suspended on the following days:
Closure Days
Reduced Hours
On the following days, working hours will be reduced: activities will end at 5:00 p.m. and buildings will close at 5:30 p.m.:
31 August
Year 2027 to be updated soon
Acadeic year 2026/2027
First semester
Second semester
Holidays
2026
2027
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FINAL DISSERTATION: 18 ECTS
The final dissertation of the Master Degree in Global Entrepreneurship, Economics and Management has to be written and discussed in English with an abstract in Italian. It consists in the presentation and defense of a written work under the guide and help of a supervisor chosen by the student.
The dissertation is presented in front of a Faculty Committee composed by at least five lecturers of the Department of Economics. Among them there is the supervisor and an assistant supervisor chosen by the Director of the Department of Economics.
Students can choose their supervisor among the lecturers of the Department, it is recommended to ask to a lecturer whose course is in the study-plan of the single student. The subject must be selected together by the student and the lecturer.
Administrative procedure:
The procedure to apply for the final graduation at the University of Insubria is on line.
The application has to be done within 45 days before the day of the defense. Students conclude and upload the final degree thesis online and in electronic format (the only accepted format is PDF/A-2b) 20 days before the day of the defense.
The thesis will be approved by the supervisor by the fifteenth day before the beginning of the graduation session to which the student is regularly enrolled. Failure to approve will result in non-admission to the graduation session.
Students can start from the Homepage www.uninsubria.it, click on “Servizi Web – Segreterie Studenti” and log with the login used to enroll to exams.
The Master Thesis has to be sent to by email to:
-the supervisor
-the second supervisor
A paper copy of the Master Thesis must be handed in to the Committee on the day of the Defense.
Admission to the defense
The Supervisor will admit the candidate to the Defense only if he/she:
- has analyzed the topic of the dissertation in an adequate way
-has underlined the links between the main topic and the related economic theories
-has taken into consideration the economic background of the main topic and shown a deep knowledge of the literature about the topic
-has followed the rules while drawing up the Master Thesis
After having written the thesis, the dissertation can be defended in the following months: February, March, June, July, October and December.
The Degree Board decides the final mark according to the opinions of the supervisor and of the assistant supervisor. The final mark ranges from 66/110 to 110/110 and it is calculated by summing:
•grade point average
•0.33 for each “cum laude”
•global judgment about the dissertation and the personal defense of the student
• for the students first enrolled from the a.y. 2015-2016 a bonus of two points is additionally assigned provided they conclude their university career in two years
The evaluation of the dissertation will be done according to the following criteria:
•Negative marks: the dissertation shows many lacks and the Committee agrees that it can’t be improved.
•From 0 to 2 marks: the dissertation is a mere exposition of other texts and has limits and gaps.
•From 3 to 4 marks: the dissertation meets the minimum standards, it shows a limited knowledge of the matter and it tightly concerns the subject.
•5 marks: the content is exposed in a clear and orderly way. The essential bibliography has been consulted and it is inclusive; models and practical investigations are correctly exposed; the construction is coherent
•From 6 to 7 marks: the candidate has deepened not only the main subject but also the related themes. The dissertation reflects the ability of the student to make comparisons and thematic connections, as well as to treat critical and problematic aspects.
•From 8 to 10 marks: the dissertation shows a strong autonomy of judgment, notable critical abilities, a deep analysis of specific aspects, extensive bibliographical knowledge and investigations on the matter. During the defense the candidate shows a deep interest and a strong competence.
The request of a mark over 7 points (with eventually the distinction “cum laude”) has to be communicated by the supervisor to the Director of the Department and to the assistant supervisor at least 15 days before the discussion date of the thesis in a written format and by indicating the most significant parts of the dissertation. It is necessary to name a second assistant supervisor if the starting average point is 102/110.
If the dissertation shows particularly remarkable and original contents, the Committee, with an unanimous deliberation, shall give out the final mark “cum laude”. At the same time the Committee can also deliberate an encomium and award the right to publish the dissertation in scientific journals or similar publications.
Insubria and Jena Double degree students can decide whether to write their dissertation in Jena or in Varese but they have to defend it in Varese in front of a Graduation Committee (a video conference presentation may be organized). The defense is mandatory according to the Italian rules in order to obtain an official Master Degree Diploma. The Graduation Committee in Varese will take into consideration the evaluation of the foreign supervisor of the partner University and will award a mark to both the dissertation and to the defense of the candidate.
Insubria Double degree students must write their dissertation in Hohenheim but they have to defend it in Varese in front of a Graduation Committee.
Hohenheim Double degree students must write and defend their dissertation in Varese in front of a Graduation Committee. Once at home they will hand it to their University.
Insubria and Fulda Double degree students can decide whether to write their dissertation in Fulda or in Varese but they have to defend it in Varese in front of a Graduation Committee (a video conference presentation may be organized). The defense is mandatory according to the Italian rules in order to obtain an official Master Degree Diploma. The Graduation Committee in Varese will share the evaluation with the German supervisor who attends the defense. A mark to both the dissertation and to the defense of the candidate is awarded.
KTU Double Degree: for KTU students the viva voce will take place at KTU in May/June with one professor from Insubria joining remotely the defence.They will have to attend remotely the Italian defence of July in order to receive the formal Italian proclamation of the award of the title. For Insubria students, the viva voce will take place at Insubria before the end of the academic year, with one professor from KTU joining remotely the defence.
All DD students are invited to communicate in advance (50 days) the date of their discussion to Gabriella Franchi (foreign.students.eco@uninsubria.it) in order to fill in all the necessary documents.
The next Defenses will take place on the following days:
March 22-23-24-25 2027 – On-line application from December 22nd 2026 to February 5th 2027. Exams must be concluded by February 25th 2027. The Master Thesis must be uploaded by March 7th 2027.
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