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The International Business School for the 21st century.

ESE CAREER BOOKLET ESE CAREER BOOKLET INTERNSHIPS, STUDENT STATISTICS, STUDENT TESTIMONIALS, GRADUATES EMPLOYMENT PROFILE

THE EUROPEAN SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS The International Business School for the 21st century

The European School of Economics is a Business School , Music Industry Management, Sports offering unique undergraduate and postgraduate Management, Hospitality and Tourism Management, programmes at its centres in , New York, , Art Management and Media Management. , and Madrid. A university can no longer limit itself to provide textbook The European School of Economics’ mission is to knowledge and mere academic preparation reducing prepare a new breed of leaders, courageous, sincere itself to an ‘exam house’ attaching titles and empty labels. individuals with the intellectual abilities, cross cultural A university should propose a system of vital ideas and versatility, practical skills and ethics needed to operate prepare its student body to become revolutionaries today’s business world. founding a new humanity - individuals inspired by an objective ethic - visionary men capable of nurturing the ESE offers its students academic space without ‘dream’ of a global economy and planetary diplomacy. borders in six different centres, al situated in some of the most beautiful settings that Europe and the United Beyond academic excellence, cross cultural studies States have to offer. and a very pragmatic approach the European School These settings complement the cosmopolitan atmo- of Economics aims to facilitate in each and every sphere of our ESE centres and provide students a rich student a process of inner revolution, encouraging and stimulating environment in which to pursue their personal development through self-study and studies. “Beyond the powerhouses of industry and skyscrapers of nance behind all that is useful, individual research leading to self-knowledge. beautiful, and true among man’s conquests... at the origin of every institution and scienti c Students can move freely between the centres during The School offers specialised modules in today’s their course of study on either a semester or yearly achievement there is always one man’s dream an individual’s vision.” emerging and cutting-edge business sectors, such basis having the possibility of attending the same as Entrepreneurship, Finance and Marketing, Event programmes in London, New York, Rome, Milan, Management, Environmental Economics, and Florence and Madrid. Elio D’Anna, ESE President and Founder

2 OUR MISSION

4 ESE STUDENT STATISTICS • INTERNSHIP PLACEMENTS FOR 2010-2014 ESE STUDENTS

Prestigious Faculty and Visitors Distinguished faculty and seasoned academic staff provide students with a specially-tailored set of learning experiences that help them identify and achieve their career objectives. Visiting professors and guest speakers are frequently invited to further enrich the student’s learning experience, and are chosen from among the leading figures in the world of current events, academics and business. Nobel Prize winners and Heads of State are constant guests for international business meetings and seminars as well as academic ceremonies at ESE.

Small Classes and 1:4 Teacher - Student Ratio Learning takes place in small group settings where individual student attention is given top priority.

Challenging Learning Environment International learning environment with instruction in English that embraces the most select students from over 70 countries and fosters tolerance and understanding through healthy competition.

ESE STUDENTS NATIONALITIES: Academic Year 2013/2014 Average percentage of students by Continet

• SECTOR OF EMPLOYMENT FOR ESE GRADUATES

6 7 INTERNSHIPS TRAINING

In today’s competitive job market, it is becoming increasingly important to help students clarify their own life goals and show them the way toward building their unique and personal dream. We believe that anyone can realize their dreams and have the ability to do what they really love.

From the very first year of study, our students have the concrete opportunity to proactively move towards their goals and target their objectives, through a combination of extra curricular activities and in-company training which – at the end of the programme - amount to a bona fide mini-career.

While developing a range of marketable skills and competencies, internship will allow students to:

• apply course knowledge in practical situations within the work environment • bridge the gap between study and work • develop inner qualities and gain a practical understanding of the concept of individual responsibility, according to which external events are projections of one’s own inner states • test individual career plans by obtaining experience in a chosen field, and thus helping one to better understand what it is that they really love to do • develop a professional network and assess internship providers for future employment opportunities

Working in collaboration with more than fifteen hundred leading international companies, including some of FORTUNE’S 100 Best Companies to Work For, the European School of Economics offers one of the most competitive university internship programmes available today. Many students are offered jobs even before • POSITIONS HELD BY ESE GRADUATES graduation.

The Internship Department plays a crucial role in assisting students to identify their objectives and learn how to exert their full potential. It provides each student, in all the campuses worldwide, with individual and active support aimed at building up a strong professional profile with particular emphasis on internship experiences.

This table shows the diverse company sectors where our students have interned.

8 9 Campari Finance Auditorium di Roma ESE Coca-Cola Allianz Bank Music Media Srl Dalmar Energia Apogeo Consulting INTERNSHIP GEM Craft Banca Italo-Romena Non-Profit / General Electric CES Finance Government Organizations Hewlett Packard Deutsche Bank European Parliament COMPANY IOLO Ltd. Equita, Inv. Banking Idee Migranti La Gioiosa Ernst & Young UNESCO PROFILE My Vision International European Investment Consulting Pirelli Finlombarda Oil & Gas Radici Group Fitch Ratings Paymar Oil & Co. SAIWA Srl Global Europe Petropars Securicomm Italia Srl Goldman Sachs Unilever HEC Finance Pharmaceutical Where I&B Pharm Ese students Event Management Intesa San Paolo AFM Banqueting Pioneer Investments Real Estate have interned, Bodaclick Price Waterhouse Coopers Acocella Group Fiera Milano International Société Générale DiFarCo Real Estate are still Gruppo Rosso/TownHouse Sumitomo Mitsui Banking SC Central Residential Park interning Hotels Tradeville Keyword Europa Services My Way Corporate Industrial ELBI Electric Outline SAS Faca GE Healthcare St. Regis Florence GSA Srl Georgian Railway Tres Chik Radici Human Lab Westin Excelsior Florence RH REG Holding Immigration RHIAG MCD SARI Fashion and Luxury Steel Trading Solutions AG Silk Road Group Agatha Ruiz De La Thai Air Alexander McQueen Media and Communications UPS Attila & Co. Srl Valspeed Calzedonia Class Editori Chanel Egg Media Sport Conte of Florence Il Giornale Alto Spa Dada Inventa CPM Global Europe Damiani Karla Otto Inter Football Club Ferragamo L’Officiel Hommes Italia Juventus Football Club Gilli Neo Network Milano City Marathona Club New Partners Film Production Palauno La QuintaGroup Srl MdC - Marco de Comunicaciòn - Parma FC Madrid Polisportiva Lombardia Uno LVMH Modenese & Modenese RCS / La Gazzetta Marco Polo Milano Pink & Chic Rotterdam Racing BV Automotive Rock Media BMW Saachi & Saachi General Motors Nicole Farhi Sky TV Tourism & Hospitality Mv Agusta - Motorcycle Art Nike Totalcom Antoitalia, San Pietro all’Orto Pampaloni Argenti Wise Media Hotels & Resorts Consulting Phillipp Plein Radio Cope - Spain Forte Village Resort, Sardegna EBS Consulting Richmond Italia Milano Town House Hotels incl. Seven GDSSLURP Societa Italia Stars Galleria Kienbaum Exec. Consultants Spazio Sei Music and Film Industry Price Waterhouse Coopers Stefanel Spa Amiata Records Gaming QRP Stone Island Filmmaster Mangatar Willis Italia Studio Zeta Milano Milano Film Festival Consumer Goods Swatch Group Red Onion IT - Technology Black & Decker Tomorrow Group Ltd Preludio Bizmatica

11 DANONE SPA NEOMOBILE SPA ESE GRADUATES DELOITTE, MILAN NESTLÈ EMPLOYMENT PROFILE: EXPEDIA NEXEN SPA

FAO, ROMA NIKE

Find out where FITCH RATING NOVARTIS

some of ESE Graduates GIORGIO , MILAN OGILVY HEALTHWORLD, LONDON have been employed, GOOGLE, MILAN PARMALAT and are still working GUCCI, FLORENCE, MILAN PENSPLAN INVEST SGR SPA, BOLZANO

HEWLETT-PACKARD PFIZER

HUGO BOSS RALPH LAUREN

ABERDEEN ASSET MANAGERS LTD, ITALY BRANCH IBM RDS PARTNERS

ACCENTURE IFAD, ROME RICHEMONT ITALIA SPA

ACONEX HARRODS, LONDON SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE

ACTIVEAST MANAGEMENT (UK) LIMITED, LONDON HILTON WORLDWIDE, ROME SWAROVSKI

AUDITORIUM PARCO DELLA MUSICA, ROME HUGO BOSS TOMORROW LTD, LONDON

AMAZON JOHNSON & JOHNSON TWBA, LOS ANGELES

AMELIE ALLURE INVENTA CPM UEFA

AMERICAN EXPRESS L’ORÉAL UNICREDIT CORPORATE, MILAN

ARMANI GIORGIO LVMH, BRAZIL UNILEVER

ARMENTA LVMH, VALENTINO SPA, MILAN

BANCO SANTANDER LVMH, ITALY VALENTINO SPA, ROME

BARCLAYS INVESTMENT BANK INTER ACADEMY, FLORIDA YOOX GROUP

BLOOMBERG, LONDON MCKINSEY & COMPANY YOUNG & RUBICAM, MILAN

CARTIER SPA MICROSOFT YOU FIRST SPORTS

CONDÉ NAST ITALY - VANITY FAIR MILANO MINISTERIO DE TURISMO, ECUADOR

KARLA OTTO LTD, NEW YORK MISSONI

12 ESE STUDENTS

ESE believes in the individual. Only individuals can transform society. Self-discovery, personal development, the search for each student’s uniqueness and originality are at the heart of any activity and at the top of any priority. Each campus is designed to give individual attention to each student.

Entrepreneurial ability and qualities will be especially encouraged for the development of a sixth sense: intuition and strong belief in one’s own dream. Since its founding, the European School of Economics has graduated many talented people who have continued on a path filled with success, here you will hear from some of them. This is a collection of testimonials of students who wish to share their experience at ESE.

14 15 ESE STUDENT “My experience at the European School of Economics has been amazing both on the Academic side as well TESTIMONIALS as for the Internship, where I was fortunate to work in a world-renowned cosmetic company.

The ESE Placement Office was very pro-active and gave me invaluable advice to help me prepare for the interview and secure the position.

“In 2010 I graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from a I read all about the company, its philosophy and German University and I am currently enrolled on an products, studied their business and tried to MSc Marketing Programme at ESE Madrid, a course establish what they would expect from an intern. I chose to build on my academic background in International Business. The meeting was successful and after a meeting with The Masters not only gives me the chance to gain the CEO I was asked to start for a 3-month period. more expertise in one of my favorite business areas, but also helps me to improve my international The learning experience was far beyond my communication skills and provides me with the expectations. The company works on a flat structure opportunity to complete an internship relevant to my therefore I had the chance to engage in many chosen sector. different tasks and develop my management and I am currently interning at BMW Iberica in Madrid marketing skills in the international arena.” in the area of “Fleet Management”, a department, which manages and distributes the company’s fleet WE HAVE cars for marketing events and special sales activities. COLLECTED I’m working in a small team of five people and have SOME OF my own areas of responsibility. The working environment is very pleasant and besides OUR STUDENTS gaining valuable work experience in an international TESTIMONIALS corporate company, the internship is giving me the REGARDING chance to apply the academic knowledge I have gained during my studies and improve my Spanish.” THEIR INTERNSHIP AND THEIR Nora Federica Coppola LATTER WORK MSc in Marketing MSc in Management 2011 EXPERIENCE ESE Madrid ESE London

16 17 “I am a Graduate in Foreign Languages and Literature “For the past two months I have been working in “I was given the opportunity to do my internship for who decided to enroll on the Certificate Programme Inventa CPM as an Account Manager. Pioneer Investments at their Milan office. in Event Management at ESE Florence, an environment To describe the agency in a nut shell, the operations I truly loved as the school is located in the heart of carried out are heavily focused on branding for the During my three months in the company I had the Florence and is based in a wonderful historical building. various high level clients I have had the opportunity opportunity to develop my knowledge in a variety of to follow and work with, including The Diners Club investment processes and take part in the day-to-day I found the course to be the most useful, interesting International, UBI Banca and Compass Bank. work within my team. and informative way to learn about Event Management My duties have included tasks such as administration and the programme has undoubtedly enriched my - working with Excel charts and databases - to taking The placement within Pioneer also gave me valuable understanding in this fascinating field. part in several interesting projects, such as following insight for choosing the topic for my upcoming thesis from start to finish the opening of a “vintage” temporary this autumn. Organizing events has always been my dream and shop in the centre of Milan to promote the launch of after a few work experiences, including an internship at a new credit card for The Diners Club. The environment in the Milan office is very familiar and Salvatore Ferragamo, I had the opportunity to realise I would classify this experience as completely positive international and the overall experience has given me one of my greatest dreams: to complete the internship and informative, providing an overall perfect immersion a very strong starting point for entering employment in London, my favorite city, at Il Bottaccio, a prestigious into one of the most important business sectors as well as for my own personal development.” events venue, where I had an amazing experience to date, beginning with the professionalism of my which has broadened my horizon and really changed colleagues to the fact that the work here is stimulating my view about many things. and continuously evolving. I simply cannot wait to add this Multinational name to my CV!” I am currently employed in an international event organisation, where I hope to continue gaining experience in the event sector in order to realize one of my biggest dreams: to organise the Baftas in London and the Oscar ceremony in Los Angeles.

“Dream, Plan, Achieve...and Enjoy” is the motto I live by (quote from Dr. Brian May), and ESE is the best place to study if you are a Dreamer like me.”

Ilaria Di Mascio Riccardo Ray Anahita Bambaei Event Management Certificate 2011 BSc in International Business 2013 MSc in International Finance 2013 ESE Florence ESE Milan ESE Milan

18 19 “I am currently coming to the end of my 6-month work “After having attended a master’s degree at ESE, I placement in a world leading financial institution, started my internship at 1927 Limited in London. which specialises in Intelligent Information 1927 Limited is a distribution company of several fashion for Business. brands such as Juicy Couture, Sam Edelman, See by Chloe and so on. I am extremely grateful to the Internship Office for helping me find such an incredible opportunity and I was part of the sales and marketing team. From the for which I am extremely grateful. very beginning I was trained starting with quite banal tasks and as I became more familiar with the system I have been fortunate to work as part of a team on the and showed my abilities to my colleagues, I gained EXTEL project which has given me hands-on experience more and more responsibility and trust. in dealing with international clients and performing I was in charge of doing market researches aiming at market research, surveys and perception studies for “I graduated from the Faculty of Literature and finding the most suitable and potential customers as some of the world’s most important companies. Philosophy of the University of Florence. well as contacting them personally. Having focused on Humanities I felt the need to

I have improved my skills in analysis, communication complement my studies with a degree that allowed During the sale periods I had the chance to present and and commercial relationships providing consultancy me to develop my managerial skills and that gave me sell the collections to customers coming from all over to the IR teams.” the possibility to join the more modern and dynamic the world, refining the languages that I speak. job market.

It was for this reason that I decided to do a Master During the internship I had the possibility as well to travel in Marketing at ESE Florence. In this school I with the marketing and sales team: we were in Milan discovered an international, welcoming and bright for a week and at the end of June and I will probably fly environment where the professors are qualified and to in order to present with a colleague of mine a always available to help and encourage students. French fashion brand that we are currently promoting. I decided to specialise in web marketing: in fact

my internship consisted in assisting a young and I work in a very cheerful, informal and organic esteemed Florentine CEO. environment, even if we definitely toil.”

What ESE offered me was the very unique possibility to “invent” my future: firstly discovering what my strengths and dreams were and then supporting me in realising them.”

Francesco Bertacchini Carlotta Carucci Marco Ferri After having interned with 1927 Limited company in London, MBA in Marketing 2011 MSc in International Marketing 2011 MSc in International Marketing 2013 ESE placed him at YouFirst Sport in Milan. Currently, he is ESE London ESE Florence ESE Milan working in the field of Football club in Florida, USA.

20 21 “My experience with ESE is truly a valuable one. “I am currently a 3rd Year BSc International Business The school made a strong academic impact on me student at ESE Florence who is not only learning with all the new things I’ve learned. through lectures with experienced teachers, but also It presented a very dynamic classroom setting with through a lot of hands-on experience in the Event teachers and students from different parts of the Management sector. world, all of whom gave me different perspectives on every matter we tackled in class. I am learning day-by-day the necessary skills to It was definitely a unique experience, which I wouldn’t achieve my career goals. have had even if I took the same course back home. I am really pleased with the internship experiences at Forte Village Resort in Sardinia, and a recent one The school also helped me secure an equally valuable in the Event Management Department of The Westin internship which ensured in my continued education Excelsior & St. Regis in Florence. even beyond the school’s walls. I consider both of them very significant for my future “I am currently enrolled on a Bachelors in Business in the field. Administration at ESE Madrid and as part of my first Academics aside, the school fostered a sense of family year I have had the opportunity to complete a 3-month which I appreciated especially since I was far away I would like to mention the international atmosphere internship with Bodaclick.com, Madrid, a website that from home. of ESE, which makes everyone more open to different organises weddings in over seven countries worldwide. I never felt lonely despite being halfway across the cultural perspectives, a factor which is so important I’m working in both, the Wedding List Department globe from my own family and friends.” for a successful business. where I am responsible for mailings; and the Marketing Moreover, I appreciate the help and support of the Department where I work as part of team responsible teachers who are alwaysthere for the students.” for website content.

Thanks to Bodaclick, I have gained an overview of the internal operations of an international company and an insight into international meetings, team work and customer relationships, which permit me to increase my knowledge of the Spanish language.

Furthermore my colleagues are all very kind and helpful, which helps a lot! I have really enjoyed the experience, thank you Bodaclick and ESE.”

Maria Margarita B. Ocampo Crisitina Burlacu Florent Bailly Events Management 2010 BSc in International Business 2011 BBA ESE Florence ESE Florence ESE Madrid

22 23 “The choice to attend the European School of “After completing the Event Management Course “I have recently completed my first year of the BSc Economics in Florence is one of the best decisions at ESE London, I was pleased to be accepted with a International Business Programme at ESE Madrid I have made. highly successful Event Company based in the capital, and immediately after started my internship in the The academic and work experience I gained in to complete my 3-month internship in which I was Communication Department of the fashion company, school and during the internship made me the assigned the highly responsible role of staff Agatha Ruiz de la Prada. business professional that I am today, working for co-ordinator. a multinational company in Switzerland, for which I During the placement I had the opportunity to be have to thank ESE for. The beginning was difficult and frustrating but gave involved in many areas and my responsibilities have I would highly recommend ESE to anyone who wants me the motivation to work hard to maximize my covered events organisation, press relationships and to have a great education and study in beautiful abilities and to quickly develop my professional skills. PR, organizing press clippings, developing press continental cities, mixing lifestyle, culture and In a few weeks my efforts paid off and I began to staff releases and translating documents. languages and the chance to meet new people from major events and juggle communications with the different backgrounds and nationalities. project managers, agencies, staff and computerised Further on I was involved in several photo shoots and systems. In addition I found that the relationships I even more impressively, I had the chance to show my In my opinion, all these factors combined with the developed with my colleagues were key to the creative side by helping out in the creative department, support and help from ESE staff will make great experience as being able to communicate with a where I helped the designer’s with their different individuals of each of you that are considering diverse range of people is highly important when projects. Overall, it has been a great and satisfying attending this school.” working in this business sector. experience.”

After a while I was given the opportunity to go to events, help the Project Manager and manage the staff and this was definitely the highlight of the internship as I was able to see first hand how events are organised, run and managed. To work with such a company is very demanding in both work hours and responsibility, but I had an amazing time, learned more than I could ever have believed, met great people who trusted me to fulfil my role and was part of unique events which gave me vital experience and the confidence to seek a career in the industry.”

Marko Milojkovic Dafna Hillel Christina Lindstrom MSc in International Management 2011 Certificate in Event Management 2011 BSc ESE Florence ESE London ESE Madrid

24 25 “I am completing my internship at the Gruppo Rosso/ TownHouse Hotels a group of companies, which focus on organizing trips and events for companies within Italy and abroad. I work in events for the Seven Stars Galleria, a 7 stars hotel in Milan. I was a little nervous about the placement as Italy is not my home country and Italian not mother tongue, however I was welcomed in the best way possible by my colleagues and the company gave me a lot of responsibilities as soon as I started which I am glad they did, as it encouraged me to learn fast and gave me confidence.

I am in charge of the full process of organising events from receiving the request to contacting the clients, discussing their preferences, designing the menu with the chef, contacting suppliers such as florists, technicians, musicians, etc.; to preparing the contract and payments, and of course, hosting the event. I kindly thank the placement department at ESE Milan and the HR department here at the Gruppo Rosso for all their help; it has been such a fulfilling experience!”

Elsa Cabre Sandberg MSc in International Management 2014 ESE Milan

26 “The group Radici is a family owned Italian chemical “During my internship experience at Class Life, the production company with a wide international activity. division of Fashion, Luxury and Lifestyle for Class It spreads its operations in four sectors: Chemicals, Editori, one of the biggest publishing houses in Italy, Plastics, Synthetic Fibers and Textiles. I was able to overcome many different barriers.

While being an intern in the Radici Group I had the In the beginning I was having a hard time adapting opportunity to participate in the development of new to my new position as I was doing something I didn’t horizons for further evolution of their business. really enjoy. However as I became more confident Market research and business planning in the I started to show my abilities to my colleagues and company of such a level is difficult, but at the same I gained more responsibility and trust. time an informative and fascinating process. I started to do projects by myself, which required a lot

After completing the 3-month internship, I along “ESE Milan’s Placement Office organised a career of managerial skills in order to achieve the required with my Russian family business, hope to continue to day and my interview at ESE with Bizmatica, an IT positive outcome. collaborate with Radici towards establishing a Consultant and Software Development Company. professional business relationship to develop new The current CEO, Paolo Bonetto, offered me a 6-month I learned how to write articles and news for television channels of production between the two countries.” internship to work on the project to open a division and watch them being read on live TV. in Eastern Europe in Bucharest, where my role was Eventually I was able to conduct the news and central to the important financial issues relating to prepare news stories by choosing applicable images, the opening of the foreign subsidiary. audio and video. I gave interviews and followed important events around Europe (St. Tropez, Venice,

The most important aspect of the experience for me Milan) relative to fashion, travel, cooking, sport, art was to apply the academic knowledge I had gained and music amongst others. through the ESE MSc Management programme and in particular, the Accounting and Finance and I am happy with my job now and Class Editori have Organisational Culture module, which took into extended my internship for another three months consideration the impact that different cultures operating in which I will travel Europe, visiting major cultural in different countries could have on negotiation. events and have the opportunity to work with many Learning theory in school is not useful if you are not people from different sectors. able to apply it to the real business world and for this Overall the experience has helped me to grow on I reason I believe the internship was a valuable and both a personal and professional level.” extremely important part of the course.“

Oxana Kiy BA in International Business (spec. Finance) 2010 Stefan Djurovic Luisa Pedetta MSc in International Finance 2012 MSc in International Finance 2012 MSc in International Management 2012 ESE Milan ESE Milan ESE Milan

28 29 “After my degree in Fashion Design I decided to “I am a 21 years old student of the European School of complement my studies with a short course in Fashion Economics who has just graduated. and luxury goods management. I chose the Bachelor of Science in International My experience at ESE was amazing, it was actually Business. I found this university the perfect choice what I was expecting in terms of knowledge. I was for me since I have always believed in international fortunate to receive every day from my teachers a realities and international schools. Respectful and dynamic atmosphere inside the school. I chose the Milan campus because I have always dreamed to work in the fashion and luxury world. Thanks to a very professional advicer inside the It was precisely ESE to put myself in a position to work placement office I got the chance to work as for the brand that I love and whose history fascinates Marketing director assistant for an International me most: Chanel. exhibition for upermarket italian luxury products; The Promotion of the alliance of these companies through After working for a year at the magazine L’Officiel public relations and creating problem solutions inside Hommes Italia, I finally did an interview for the the event made me as an intern appreciate even more company of my dreams. this unique experience and I am able to say, that it So, in May 2012 I started an internship in the marketing gave me the strenght to carry on obstacles in my daily department at Chanel. life routine.” I understood how a big fashion company works and what are the studied and complicated mechanisms that the public does not know. Dozens and dozens of people who move, only in the Milan office, the reins of Chanel business here in Italy. The curriculum is usually empty when you finish to study but thanks to my wonderful college I started working at 18 and I will be forever grateful to my school and my parents to supported me in this. Now I can start my working life with more self-confidence.”

Laura Aparicio Arianna Pischiutta Fashion & Luxury Goods Management 2013 BSc in International Business 2013 ESE Milan ESE Milan

30 31 “Thanks to the work of the ESE internship department, “Coming in contact with the so-called “working world” evaluate is to keep in mind what, why and for which as a first internship experience I worked for MV Agusta, as an intern, it is not so easy as it could appear. intentions you choose to start an internship. as a multitasking member of this organisation. My personal experience was curious and at the same Once I realized that the atmosphere where I was MV Agusta is a motorcycle-leading producer in the time gave to me the strong sense of what it means involved in, was not proper for me I questioned to sport luxury sector. perceiving your own goals. myself: “For which reason am I here? I have three I had the chance to join two different companies months possibility on being part of a real company, My duties mainly involved cooperating in the activities with two different environments, team-workers, would I enjoy doing so or not? Even if it is not so of the post sales department, including improvement objectives and daily timing tasks. confortable, am I learning something useful for my of the dealer’s network efficiency, problem solving of As I am very energetic and open-minded person, future goals or not? Well, after the first month I dealer’s issues, and customer service. However, I have I was ready to push myself into a very dynamic decided to leave the company giving my clear also participated at several quality councils in order environment as the Events world is. However, my motivations and the internship department promptly to make evaluations on the ratio between; quality first experience made me realize that even if you feel answer to my decision and we choose to offer to me perceived by the customers and the real value of the that you can do whatever the managers would ask the chance to join another company even if, for some products. Part of the good work I carried out during to you to do or vice versa when they do not even take technical reasons, it was not so easy to do. these 3 months was due to the several skills you in consideration, the most important aspect to After one week, I could enter in one of the best working I learnt in class at ESE, by giving me a general idea of team that I have never met until that moment. the business environment. I worked with them for two months, they were incredibly well organized and supportive one to another; they This experience led me to live my dream of working loved what they were doing and I could absorb plenty in the automotive-motorcycle sector and it was an of things, we worked hard and at the end of every amazing first step for my career. week we achieved the objectives planned. I definitely I have also been keeping in touch with the company felt part of the group. and for the “EICMA motor show 2013” I went back I believe that, once you recognize and you have clear to work with them as customer care crewmember, in your mind what you strongly want to achieve in and assistant of the sales department. I hope every order to increase your personal knowledge and skills, student will have the same opportunity! Good luck!” do not be afraid to express yourself and show that your purpose is to learn as much as possible even if the conditions around you are not hundred per cent favourable. This experience thought me and confirmed that being capable could give you “The Chance”.”

Bartolomeo Sessa Maria Vittoria Collu BSc in Marketing 2014 BSc (2nd Year) 2014 ESE Milan ESE Rome WATCH THE INTERVIEW

32 33 “In 2011, I have successfully completed the High School The ESE Internship Department provided me with all for Management and Engineering at the Claude- the necessary documents and information to apply Dornier-School in Germany. successfully for an internship position at Volksbank in Regarding my educational career, I was looking for Germany. It was probably the best start into a banker an international University, teaching Economics and career as I had numerous of possibilities to learn more Finance in English to have far more job opportunities about each department in a bank institute. on the global marketplace later. Beside the theoretical In general, it helped me a lot to find out where my lessons in class a formative experience outside, in strengths meet my interest which defined my future form of an internship, was the best combination to in more detail. The goal for my next internship was graduate. clear and in fact, the year after, I had the outstanding I am enrolled in the B.Sc. Program in Finance at the opportunity to work three months for Deutsche Bank European School of Economics in Milan. in the Investment Banking (Asset & Wealth Management). After the second term, I was excited to experience the banking and finance sector during my first internship I am fascinated by my work and had a great time period in Summer 2012. during my Summer Internship. Additionally, my overall feedback was better than expected, plus I got promising support by several employees and the department director to go ahead with Deutsche Bank after my B.Sc. graduation.

The European School of Economics provided me with the necessary knowledge and important recommen- dations to achieve my goal. Moreover, I am thankful to the ESE Internship Department who comprehensively supported all my applications.

I am looking forward to an exciting career in Investment Banking and can recommend every student to take the opportunity of an internship within the business of your dream.”

Thiemo Storz BSc in Finance 2014 ESE Milan WATCH THE INTERVIEW

35 “Probably most would agree saying students at ESE “After I graduated at 2 different universities in Russia, 2009, a representative office of the company - LUKOIL are characterized for being young professionals with I set the goal to get a Master degree at the European Italia S.r.l. - was opened in Rome to control the different cultural backgrounds from (literally) all over School of Economics in Rome. This College allowed interests of the company in Italy. the world. With no doubt there is a well supported me to completely immerse myself in the learning reason to why students, when asked about their atmosphere, to understand the next steps in my life Like any young and rapidly growing company, Lukoil personal experience at ESE, will most probably have and to make new friends. I would like to note that I Italia needed young, educated, ambitious employees a similar response: “A truly diverse and culturally never wanted to find work abroad and to stay in Italy with knowledge of Russian, English and Italian languages. rich atmosphere.” for long-term period either. Our MBA class was an exceptionally small one, which It all started with a mandatory internship after the My internship period was defined. It was a wonderful in a way allowed us to share and connect in a deeper sense. main study course . I had to decide where I want to go time within a very dynamic and fast-growing business, Being part of such a small group also gave place to a and what I am going to do - the course was selected – sharing working experience with foreign colleagues unique learning experience embodied with enriching it should be a major international energy or IT company. and involving myself into international business one-to-one discussions with our professors, who operations, but the main purpose was to understand would then gracefully adapt their teaching modalities By a happy coincidence, in 2008 the large Russian the necessity and the usage of the knowledge I got. and assignments to our individual preferences. private oil company LUKOIL bought a stake in ISAB During the internship, I met almost every refinery refinery, located in Sicily. With the share of the plant, in employee, found new friends, and got an important I believe it takes preparation, perseverance and even experience in communication, both in social and “fate” (call it luck, chance or coincidence), among technical areas. other factors, to achieve one’s goals, both professio- nally and individually. It was only a couple of minutes In July 2012, the company LUKOIL Italy offered me a after finding out that ESE would have a guest speaker work contract with the possibility of transfer to the from FAO, delivering a lecture on the Decentralization central office in Rome, where I am at the moment. process of the organization, when I started preparing myself for it (which went further into including“ You may ask what did the European School of frameworks for measuring and managing sustainability Economics give me? In addition to professional at FAO’s decentralized offices” in one of my final knowledge, the importance of which is useless to MBA assignments). Shortly after being interviewed, I repeat, University instills work skills, forms a started an internship and after five months I started responsible attitude, explains how to manage time working as a Consultant, in what is still today a and energy in a way to improve the workflow. progressive learning and growing experience. Not last important thing is the opportunity of practicing I am most thankful to the school for giving me such foreign languages.” a remarkable experience, from first-hand cultural exchange with other students and personalized Ana Giselle Kafie attention provided by professors and staff to being one Timur Sultanov Master in Business Administration of the founding blocks into a professional career in an MSc in International Management ESE Rome multi-cultural environment.” ESE Rome

36 37 “I started the Bachelor in Business Administration specialisation Management that I am studying, I had an “My name is Michele Vietri and I am a second year I am currently working at the marketing department of programme at ESE Florence two years ago. interview with IDC, a market research company based Management student of the Bachelor in Business Dezan Shira and Associates as a Marketing Assistant. The possibility to travel and change campuses as in the UK and Ireland. They were looking for an intern Administration at the ESE campus in Florence. The environment here is highly professional but at the well as to have internship experiences around the for the event management team. This was exactly the same time friendly. They consider me as a person, not world were, in my opinion, the biggest advantages kind of management opportunity that I was looking for. This year I was highly motivated to seek an internship as a number, and I really feel part of the team. and therefore the main reasons for me to study at I travelled to London for the interview and it was a abroad, preferably in Asia. I wanted to get to know and this College. successful one; after some general questions about work with a totally different culture from mine. We were able to plan my internship according to my After a challenging and intensive academic year in my studies and specialisation at ESE and my personal After two months of research together with the ESE requirements, my goals and what I want to get out of school, I have finally started my internship in London interests and ambitions, I had to do a short simulation Internship department, we found an interesting this experience professionally speaking. now. Since the beginning of the second year I have been of a call with a client to prove that I was prepared for the opportunity at a company in Beijing. motivated to go to this city and after being here for one job. Some weeks after the interview they contacted me The hiring process was a bit long and challenging My current role in this company is actually divided month, I have also decided to finish my third bachelor to inform me that I could work for them as their intern due to some recruitment policies of the company, but into four projects. First, I am managing a publication year at the ESE London campus. for the following two months. eventually we managed and here I am now, at the other partnership project, that consists of finding partners for Even though London has a very competitive market I have been working for IDC since a month now in the side of the world! our editorial department. Secondly, I am doing market for ambitious students looking for work experiences department of events management and it has been research about the differences between the various in international companies, the idea of moving to such a great experience for me so far. I am learning many development zones of . a cosmopolitan world city and changing my routine different work practices and meeting wonderful people. convinced me to go. The department I work for mainly manages important I am also following a variety of events and conferences Some months before finishing the second term of the events for telecommunication companies and organizes on behalf of the company and finally I am responsible different IT conferences. Last week we had one of the for the translation of articles for the Italian desk. most important events and it was a really interesting opportunity for me to actually learn how you manage I am very happy with this instructive and varied these kind of professional events, from the prepara- internship and it is a very good way of learning Asian tions on paper to the actual event. Before the event I did business life in practice. contact research and I organized the invitations for the event. Of course I also worked during the entire event, Beijing is a busy world capital, but a fascinating city welcoming delegates, helping in the organization of the at the same time that lets me experience different programme and coordinating the event. aspects of Chinese (business) life: chaos and poverty, I have to say that I am very happy with my choice for this but also wealth, entertainment and wonderful works internship. I am having a really good time. of art and history.” I do not only enjoy this incredible city, but I also benefit from this valuable work experience.”

Daniela Alvarez Michele Vietri BSc (2nd Year) in Management BSc (2nd Year) in Management ESE Florence WATCH THE INTERVIEW ESE Florence

38 39 “After I graduated from Bocconi University, I was All the things I learnt became instantly extremely “I am from Sorrento, Italy and I got my bachelor looking for a new school in order to ulteriorly develop helpful and of high value. ESE helped me find two of degree in Tourism Management in Naples in 2012. my education in the business field. the most precious associates I have in my company: In 2013 I moved to New York to get a Master of Science I decided to stay in Milan, so after small research I Gianluca Consonni and Arianna Leoni, who also are in Marketing at the European School of Economics. found out about the European School of Economics. both ESE graduates. New York is a wonderful city, but living there might My experience with ESE was very pleasant and useful, My company, PUNTOPAY, represents in Italy the be tough and not easy for a stranger, ESE has really not only for the learning environment, but also for the technology of QIWI, world leader in the international helped all us students feeling comfortable and friendly and familiar atmosphere from which you can market of electronic payments, thanks to one of the enjoying the opportunities that the city has to offer. constantly take inspiration in your daily activities. most powerful technologic platforms existing. One of the best things ESE NY provides its students ESE helped me improve my knowledge of the Italian Our system allows final users to make many and with is guiding us to the process of really getting the people, their habits, their culture, their tradition and various types of payments – mobile phones recharges, internship of our dreams. their mindset, their behavioral patterns. utilities, postepay recharges, renewal of transportation I got to choose among many companies in very All this learning experience became a true inspiration cards – using modern devices such as selfservice different industries, and eventually selected Kiton, an when I decided to take into consideration of opening terminals or Windows Terminal via Pc. Italian tailoring clothing company. up a company in this country. Managing a start-up requires daily and constantly Working for a luxury brand has always been my huge effort: thanks to the specific skills I acquired at dream, and when I finally got there, I was surprised all ESE, I can take care of all the strategic management my high expectations were met, if not exceeded. of the company, defining and implementing marketing Not only I had the possibility to practice everything I operations and dealing with investors relations. had always been studying in theory, but I also learnt from my manager work ethic and the respect for other Now, here I am, pursuing my dream of seeing my people and for one’s work. company PUNTOPAY growing and getting value everyday, hoping to arrive one day to be one of the I loved my internship so much that I managed to go on main instant payment companies of Italy, as well as working at Kiton for almost a year, much longer that one of the most recognized and famous brands of this the three months originally planned!” country.

ESE, you are one of the reasons I am still in Italy working and developing a company. Thank you!”

Vako Turnava Martino Di Leva MSc in International Management 2013 MSc in International Marketing ESE Milan ESE New York

40 41 “I am a former student of ESE from Turkey. I did an MBA program just at the end of the school year, I was offered an internship in Gucci London office. I actually was the first ESE intern in Gucci London and represented the school very well in their ‘Corporate Image Department’.

Right now I am the Brand manager of Clinique and I am managing a team of 120 people including marketing, sales and education managers. However, I have decided to make a career move and I will continue my path at Unilever as Marketing Manager for all Home Care and Personal Care Categories. I mention these experiences because my life in Italy has shaped me tremendously and the ESE has contributed a lot to my career and life.

I have actually written a novel recently and the first publisher that I sent it to wanted to publish it. So it got published at end of June and sold quite well. The name is ‘Everybody’s story’ and it takes place in Tuscany. But I must say that the main philosophy behind the School is as it was told in the classroom: ‘The world is such because you are such’. Almost all the magazines have done interviews with me on the book.

And in one of my latest interviews I mentioned the School... Because ESE has been a great inspiration to me. So I wanted to let all of you know and thank you.”

Pinar Gedik MBA in Marketing ESE Milan

42 “Dreams are what makes us want to do more with “I arrived at the European School of Economics through I had always dreamed of being part of the production our lives. During the three years of my bachelor in an international program offered by the Graduate team of a movie, TV or radio show, without really management at the University of Rijeka in Croatia, I School I went to in Belgium. thinking that this would ever come true. But that was became determined that I can and need to do more before setting foot at ESE! with my life. Also, on my second year I fell in love During the few months I spent at ESE New York, I with marketing, with the ability to be creative and in attended classes for the Certificate Program in Event ESE gave me the opportunity to take an internship at constant interaction with other people. Management. ABC, in the production department of the Katie Show. When I saw the philosophy of the European School of Even though I had had event and marketing classes During this internship, I had the opportunity to work Economics being “The Dream is the most real thing before, I learned many things then that I had never with many different people and I had been put in charge there is” I knew that my future lied with it. heard of before. The classes are very much oriented of several missions; It went from the very basic chores During the two theoretical terms I not only grew with towards the international side of things, which I such as filling in for reception, to major tasks such as my theoretical knowledge of all aspects of marketing, found very interesting. But despite focusing on Event taking care of the show’s guests, or assisting producers but I also grew personally. Management, my area of interest is more turned in their work. The multiculturalism which the European School of towards everything related to the media. I had the opportunity to meet and take care of many Economics offers made me grow as a person, and US and international celebrities, and I also had the look at the world from a far vaster perspective. chance to pitch some show ideas immediately to Katie During this time much assistance has been given to Couric herself! me in my choice of an internship. The internship for me symbolizes the cornerstone of During this internship, I saw the “behind the scenes” of a career, which in my case has been a “dream come the production of a TV show. true”. Even though I am only in my first month of I loved having been given the opportunity and trust to working in Inventa CPM, an Italian marketing and “touch” all levels of production, whether the smallest communications agency, I couldn’t be happier. Not duties to the very important ones. only have my colleagues been extremely supportive, I also met very interesting people, through which I and been teaching me everything about the job, but received several job offers to work as a production they are actually helping me with the decision of the assistant for other TV shows, which I declined in order topic of my final dissertation. to pursue my education with an MBA. Sales promotion is my field of work, in which in just this short thirty days my mentor has taught me more New York has definitely been, for me, the concrete than I would have probably learned in thirty books. jungle where dreams are made, and all this couldn’t Dedication, passion, active listening, with the theoretical have happened without ESE!” base which ESE has offered me has proved to be the perfect mix for a successful and happy work experience. Nadine Kramaric Since I am only at the start of my work journey and Isaline Van den Abbeele MSc in International Marketing 2013 a dreamer, I hope for the best and look forward to Certificate in Event Management ESE Milan whatever the future may have in mind for me.” ESE New York

44 45 “One of the reasons why I chose to study at the “My Name is is Ksenia Tkachenko, I am a 20 year old European School of Economics was because of the Russian student who has lived in Milan for 3 years. opportunity of doing two internships during my I decided further education at the European School of Bachelor Degree. It was a completely new experience Economics and I’m delighted with my choice as the for me, since I started university at 18 years old. College has offered a great balance between studying The day of my interview I was a little bit nervous, and their mandatory internship programme. because I have never had one before, and I did not know My main interest is the Fashion Industry and ESE what to expect. provided me with two valuable internship opportunities I remember walking to the job interview, revising in within superb companies allowing me to put my my mind all the possible answers I could give to any academic studies into working practice. possible question they could make. I walked into the company’s building, waited in a couch and entered the My first internship position was within the marketing room for the interview. division of Societa Italia, which distributes famous brands such as Catherine Malandrino, Blumarine, After a few questions, in less than 10 minutes, the Francesco Scognamiglio, Gaetano Navarra, Philipp interview was over, I walked out of the room with only Plein and many more. The second was with my one phrase in my mind: You can start the 2nd of May. favorite designer Alexander McQueen! This was an It was an amazing experience, it was an internship for amazing experience, I was able to work with all the an italian Television company. models, stylists and photographers. I learned anything I could in three months. My I assisted colleagues with visual merchandising, supervisor and my colleagues were all nice and styling and selling and I obtained valuable experience considered me part of the team... I am still in contact in all aspects of the sector while acquiring new skills. with them, and often go to have lunch with them when I am free. I learned about marketing, After finishing my internship on July, I received a phone communication, international business, broadcasting call from the Whole Sales Manager from Alexander operations and all the “little things” related to McQueen and she invited me to work for them as a television broadcasting in general.” seller! I have now done three sales campaigns, im extremely happy, well paid and I am living my dream!

My advice to all students: Do what you really love and achieve your dreams! When you face a difficult situation... don’t be afraid! Face it! Fight for it! When you are fighting with difficulties it’s the best moment of Margherita di Fato Ksenia Tkachenko your life, because you become stronger and remember BSc (2nd Year) in Marketing 2013-14 BSc in International Business 2013 the most important thing... you will never become ESE Rome WATCH THE INTERVIEW ESE Milan successful in something you don’t like to do.”

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