Alma Info - Company Visits

Here is some general info about Alma from the 2011 brochure:

Since 1088, people have come from all around the world to study
in Bologna: a strategic crossroads in Europe, where science,
technology and entrepreneurship meet values, culture and lifestyle.
At Alma Graduate School we blend our academic knowledge with
the managerial experience and practice of the most innovative and
successful Italian companies.
Students join an international community of Alumni, Executives and
Professors. One year in our Business School is an unforgettable
experience and the beginning of a lifelong membership in a powerful
professional network.
Program
Design, Fashion and Luxury Goods is a concentration of the
University of Bologna MBA program and is made up of two
different building blocks:
General Management (MBA core courses)
-- Corporate Finance
-- Corporate Strategy
-- Financial and Managerial Accounting
-- International Finance
-- Marketing Management
-- Organizational Analysis: Leading People and Organizations
Design, Fashion and Luxury Goods concentration
-- Fashion Tradition and Products: Clothing and Leather Goods
-- Gemology and Watches
-- Industrial Design and Branding
-- International Production and Logistics
-- International Trade Techniques
-- Luxury Goods: Boats, Cars and Motorbikes
-- Oenology and Food Culture
-- Organizational Behavior
-- Parfumes and Eyewear

Interaction between theory and practice is a distinctive trait of
the program: master lectures, workshops, guest speakers and
discussion of new business cases take place throughout the
year, alongside regular classes.
Teachers come from both university and industry, and offer
participants the opportunity to discuss specific issues, and learn
from the most successful experiences of the real business world.
Program features include:
Internship
Career development
Business English class
Italian crash-course

Now let me just give you some examples of the company visits and lectures we have scheduled for this semester:
Giuseppe Zanotti
Antica Corte Pallavicina
Technogym
Ducati
Lamborghini
Alessi
Yoox
Tod's
Trussardi
FIAT
Luxottica
Slow Food

... to name a few

My favorite of course was Antica Corte Pallavicina.  Check out these pics - hanging culatello, salame, parmaggiano - like little slices of heaven