LUISS Business School (reviews)

LUISS has been awarded the Golden BIP award, which recognizes it as Italy’s Best University. LUISS Business School was officially honored as a school of elite education when it achieved the international certification EQUIS in 2015.

Academics at LUISS Business School

Teaching and learning at LUISS Business School takes place in Italian and English both outside and inside the LUISS Business School classroom. Entrepreneurship is a significant part of the business and management education offered by the School and is highlighted as the core element of its strategy. LUISS Business School focuses on teaching students to learn from experience and helps them find their mission and vision of the future by implementing innovative programmes. A “can do” attitude and analytical thinking are highly promoted in the educational process at the School, where cognitive and soft skills are shaped in an international environment in order to provide opportunities for students to create global networks. LUISS Business School aims to enhance the international experience by offering study abroad programmes at universities in 22 countries listed below:

• USA
• United Kingdom
• Spain
• Argentina
• Australia
• Austria
• Belgium
• Canada
• China
• Croatia
• Estonia
• France
• Germany
• Greece
• India
• Israel
• Japan
• Mexico
• Peru
• Poland
• Russia
• South Korea

The main areas of research that are developed at LUISS Business School are Strategy and Corporate Renewal, Corporate Governance and Performance Measurement as well as Innovation and Organization Design. Moreover, the School partners with Confindustria, where partners coming from the corporate, no profit and public sectors collaborate to create programs aimed at improving existing knowledge on management practices.

Campus & Student Life

LUISS Business School’s new campus of Villa Blanc has been the home of the school since January 9th, 2017. It is located on Via Nomentana 216 right in the heart of Rome. Overall, the facilities of the University make it possible for students to undertake various extracurricular activities ranging from sports to cultural activities.

• LUISS Business School students can use the library, which is specialized in social sciences and holds about 120,000 books, more than 2,000 paper journals, 75 databases, and 30,000 e-journals.
• There is a Video library located at the University Student union, which provides additional innovative teaching tools and is also students’ disposal.
•  The so-called Web TV is a multimedia laboratory used for shooting, editing and publishing video content online, which all students are free to join.
• Radio LUISS is a web-based radio created by students, which offers music, entertainment programs, coverage of University events and interviews with leading people in the business and political world.
• LUISS University Press is the publishing house of the University, which publishes study materials, essays and research.
• Casa LUISS is a free service to LUISS students, which supports them in the process of finding accommodation.
• The university places a huge emphasis on healthcare and provides health services for free on campus as well as off-campus through local health units.
• There are 2 cafeterias on campus, where students can have lunch and dinner.
•  Students can take part in numerous cultural activities organized by the University. LUISS has also established student discount agreements with local theatres.
• LUISS offers its students the opportunity to practice a wide range of sports, including basketball, football (soccer), volleyball, rugby and athletics. Students can use the facilities of PALALUISS University Sports Center, Acqua Acetosa and CUS for their sports activities.

Career & Alumni

LUISS is honored for its outstanding work in securing job placements for graduates. Successful people, such as Massimiliano Guzzini, who is the President of ASSIL (Association of Italian Lighting Manufacturers, and Anna-Victoria who is a well-known entrepreneur in Health and Fitness, owe their prosperity to the University. LUISS Business School has also created the LUISS Business School Alumni, which is an association striving to help business school alumni to expand their business or make connections among the economic community.