The International School of Business at FUA-AUF:
The International School of Business (ISB) offers a wide range of lower and upper division courses aimed at providing a qualified academic knowledge enriched by an in-depth examination of the specific Italian productive framework. Blending theory with practice, its courses constantly connect lectures to real-world situations and contexts and give students experiential learning opportunities characterized by an international perspective, a broad and planned use of technology, an empirical instruction and partnerships with local businesses and major companies and firms. ISB, while providing a curriculum which is marked by global demands and ever-changing financial landscapes, complements such a wide educational breadth with the experience of leading Italian excellence and successful, local business experiences, providing students with a learning capable to form qualified and competitive professionals and to encourage opportunities. The School offers a broad selection of courses in the following departments.
ISB VISION To offer challenging academic programs to develop students’ entrepreneurial capacities including their mindsets, attitudes, belief systems, self-efficacy, emotions and personal values as much as their technical knowledge and skills. To develop entrepreneurial teaching and learning practices offering students techniques that can be applied in the real world. To use multi-disciplinary approaches, which involve students and academics from a range of departments – bringing different forms of knowledge and perspectives to the learning process. Engages external stakeholders in the design and delivery of entrepreneurship provision. | ISB MISSION To promote in students knowledge of global economic and strategic challenges by means of a multicultural educational experience based on international and local models and grounded in the realities and the practices of the business fast changing world. To develop the students ability to understand organizational choices and to advance corporate performance. To stimulate capacities to implement change through effective leadership and communication insight. To promote sustainability and support responsible business practices through critical thinking, technology and innovation. To offer connections between strictly economic subjects, which have been often segregated, and modes of thought drawn also from other disciplines, as sociology, history or philosophy. To attract and nurture students sensitivity to the unique cultural context able to bring innovation to the present and the future. To promote: autonomy, creativity, responsibility, empathy, ability to reflect and solve problems and teamwork. |
ISB VALUES
We are committed to:
The quest for innovation and excellence in teaching and learning in order to develop and apply new forms of valuable knowledge.
Guarantee a unique student experience where everyone is equal, supported and encouraged to realize their potential.
Inspire and lead the local, regional and wider community’s cultural, intellectual, economic, and social life.
