motto empowering talent type private established 10 november 1902 president mario monti rector andrea sironi administrative staff 1 369 as of november 2006 students 14 313 as of 2012 1 location milan italy 45 27 1 n 9 11 23 e 45.45028 n 9.18972 e 45.45028 ; 9.18972 coordinates 45 27 1 n 9 11 23 e 45.45028 n 9.18972 e 45.45028 ; 9.18972 campus urban sports teams pellicani pallanuotobocconi affiliations aacsb equis amba cems cfa asfor eapaa website www.unibocconi.eu bocconi university italian universit commerciale luigi bocconi italian pronunciation universi ta lu i d i bok ko ni is a private university in milan italy . bocconi provides undergraduate graduate and post graduate education in addition to a range of double degree programs in the fields of economics management finance law and public administration . the mines paristech professional ranking world universities ranked bocconi 1st university in italy 11th in europe and 30th in the world . bocconi university is considered to be among the best universities worldwide in finance economics business and management according to the qs world university rankings by subject 2015 2 bocconi university is 7th worldwide in business & management ; 3 28th in accounting & finance ; 4 18th in economics & econometrics . 5 in all three rankings bocconi university is considered to be the best university in italy and among the top 10 best business schools in europe 3rd 7th and 5th respectively confirming the 2014 financial time s european business school rankings . 6 furthermore bocconi ranked 22nd worldwide in the 2015 qs social sciences and management faculty rankings 25th in 2014 . 7 degrees are offered both in english and italian . sda bocconi the university s business school offers mba and executive mba programs . its mba program was ranked 26th in the financial times global mba rankings 2015 . 8 sda bocconi was also ranked 16th by businessweek s top global schools for its mba and 7th among european business schools . 9 10 bocconi complements its research through several dedicated research centers . 11 contents 1 history 2 campus 2.1 dormitories 3 academics 3.1 undergraduate programs 3.2 graduate programs 3.3 school of law 3.4 ph.d school 3.5 sda bocconi 4 research and endowment 4.1 departments 4.2 permanent research centers 5 services to students 5.1 student scholarships 5.2 bocconi sport teams 5.3 library 5.4 bocconi alumni 5.5 language center 5.6 it services 6 student life 6.1 student associations 6.2 student publications 6.3 recreational activities 6.4 traditions 7 notable people 7.1 alumni 7.2 other 8 alumnus of the year 9 see also 10 references 11 external links history edit bocconi university was founded in 1902 by ferdinando bocconi and was named after his son who died in the battle of adwa during the first italo ethiopian war . 12 the university was initially affiliated to the engineering school politecnico di milano and the teaching model based on that at the cole sup rieure of antwerp . citation needed bocconi is an internationally oriented institution in business economics and law . it is also a research university receiving funds for its research projects from national and international institutions . citation needed bocconi university is structured around five schools undergraduate school graduate school law school phd school and sda bocconi school of management its graduate business school . bocconi presently offers bachelor s degrees master of science degrees mbas and ph.ds in finance economics management statistics law and other disciplines . it also has a number of post experience programs and administers many customized executive education courses . the university also provides activities for high school students in italy such as mathematics competitions 13 model united nations simulations 14 and other major events aimed at orienting them during their secondary education . campus edit full view on the ellipsoid velodromo building as seen from egea the pensionato building between which the sda bocconi building is seen the dubini residence residenza e.dubini of bocconi university the campus was originally located in via statuto near the pinacoteca di brera where its first building was inaugurated in 1902 . the current campus is now located beside parco ravizza between via sarfatti and viale bligny and consists of several buildings all within walking distance to porta ticinese the basilica of sant eustorgio the first building in via sarfatti was designed in 1936 by the italian architect giuseppe pagano . it hosts classrooms an aula magna a restaurant and most of the administrative offices . its entrance features two lion statues which are the subject of several university myths . the pensionato building which faces via ferdinando bocconi was inaugurated in 1956 by architect giovanni muzio and hosts some grand halls some of the canteen and dormitory facilities 350 bedrooms on 5 floors and some faculty offices . the different floors have an irregular form and bear the shape of a symmetric l letter which stands for laude . the sda bocconi building which is also in via ferdinando bocconi was opened in 1985 and features two blocks with a distinct set of dark metal panels . the building was extended in 2001 especially to host egea the university bookstore . the campus football pitch is placed between the pensionato and the sda bocconi building . the modern velodromo building was projected by ignazio gardella and opened in 2001 . it is called so due to its form resembling an ellipsoid velodrome . each of its four floors has about ten classrooms with a capacity of 150 . the velodromo uses a geothermal exchange heat pump as its air conditioning system which provides energy conservation . 15 a marble statue of ferdinando bocconi overlooks the foyer of the ground floor . close by in piazza sraffa are the library building also built by giovanni muzio in 1962 the campus chapel san ferdinando and some smaller buildings such as those with the offices of the language center and other extracurricular activities . in 2007 a new building was inaugurated in via roentgen known as grafton building from the name of the irish practice grafton architects which designed the innovative building . the grafton building won the world building of the year at the world architecture festival 2008 held in barcelona . 16 the new building houses the offices of the entire faculty with its departments and research centers . its underground levels include in addition to the new aula magna seminar rooms a spacious foyer an exhibition area and parking . it is situated right next to the velodromo . 17 several other administrative and research offices of bocconi s individual institutes are scattered across the area especially around parco ravizza and viale isonzo . dormitories edit bocconi university provides off campus students with approximately 1500 places in dorms . residences for students are bocconi residence javotte residence kramer residence the more modern arcobaleno residence spadolini residence and the latest dubini residence inaugurated in 2010 18 . the type of accommodation varies between the residences and the choice is among single rooms in apartments for either one two or four people . the residences offer also services to students such as cleaning services laundry rooms study rooms parking spaces . many students however choose to rent private apartments which are easy to find around the university area . academics edit entrance to the velodromo and new building in background undergraduate programs edit the university offers four three year undergraduate courses in economics which share a common basis in the first three semesters and then distinguish themselves from one another by focusing on either finance clef 19 social sciences cles 20 or business administration cleam ; 21 the fourth course is entirely taught in english biemf and is targeted at both international students and students pursuing an international career . students in this course have the choice to major in economics management or finance during their course of studies . 22 a fifth separate three year undergraduate course in economics focuses on the economics and management of arts culture and communication cleacc . 23 the university also offers a five year course in law which incorporates the italian equivalents of the bachelor of laws and the master of laws . both the bachelor s degrees in finance in italian clef and in english biemf have been recognized by the chartered financial analyst institute cfa institute . 24 the partnership is granted to programs which cover at least 70 % of the content necessary to take the cfa program exam level iii the highest level . 25 in a joint venture with the central european university of budapest bocconi also offers a four year dual degree in international business the first two years of which are spent in budapest and the latter in milan . 26 moreover bocconi university together with university of southern california and hong kong university of science and technology offers the world bachelor in business the first bachelor s programme where students are able to study in three continents over the four years of the degree and obtain three diplomas from the three universities . 27 graduate programs edit the bocconi graduate school has the following programs taught entirely in the english international management ; management ; marketing management ; finance ; economics and management in arts culture media and entertainment ; economics and social sciences ; government and international organizations economics and management of innovation and technology ; accounting financial management and control ; quantitative finance and risk management ; green management energy and corporate social responsibility . bocconi has established a number of partnerships for its master of science programs the master of science in finance was among the first six programs in the world to establish a partnership with the cfa institute and the first in continental europe 28 while the masters of science in management and international management enable a select number of students to take part in the cems master of international management of which bocconi is a founding member along with hec esade and university of cologne . the master of science in international management and the master of science in finance programs were ranked 8th and 9th worldwide respectively by the financial times in 2015 . 29 30 selected m.sc in economics and social sciences english and italian master s students are also given the opportunity to spend their entire second year at yale university or university of minnesota attending their ph.d program in economics . in addition selected m.sc students can participate in double degree programs with several institutions in the world such as university location degrees hec school of management paris france art culture media entertainment economics finance management marketing copenhagen business school copenhagen denmark art culture media entertainment management marketing esade barcelona spain management marketing escola de administra o de empresas de s o paulo s o paulo brazil management university of mannheim mannheim germany finance accounting vienna university of economics vienna austria management marketing university of st. gallen st. gallen switzerland management accounting rotterdam school of management erasmus university rotterdam the netherlands economics finance management accounting moscow state institute of international relations moscow russia economics universit catholique de louvain louvain la neuve and brussels belgium economics stockholm school of economics stockholm sweden finance sciences po paris paris france public administration hertie school of governance berlin germany public administration university of geneva geneva switzerland public administration cass business school london united kingdom management moore school of business columbia south carolina usa management state university of new york albany new york usa public administration queen s school of business ontario canada marketing university of sydney sydney australia accounting university of queensland brisbane australia management university of melbourne melbourne australia marketing indian institute of management ahmedabad ahmedabad india management fudan university shanghai china management keio university tokyo japan finance economics the sda bocconi building . school of law edit main article bocconi university school of law bocconi university school of law was established in 2006 consolidating the tradition