Master's Degree Programme in
Management and Sustainability
Enrolment from 2025/2026

Double Degree with ESCP Business School

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Contacts

Academic coordinator: Prof. Elisa Cavezzali
Academic co-coordinator: Prof. Laura Cortellazzo
Venice School of Management - Educational programmes office: international.management@unive.it
International Office - Welcome Unit:  jointdegree@unive.it

The programme at a glance

The double degree agreement between Ca’ Foscari University of Venice and ESCP Business School, one of the world's most prestigious business schools, offers selected students the opportunity to have an international experience, study in a cosmopolitan and multicultural environment, and undertake internships at multinational companies, thereby enhancing their career prospects in an increasingly globalized job market.
Upon completion of the program, participating students will obtain two highly valuable academic degrees for both the national and international labour market.

Type of agreement Double degree  
Admission Call for applications  
Who can apply Recent graduates or students who are regularly enrolled in the 3rd year of the Bachelor’s degree programme in Business Administration at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice for the academic year in which the Call for applications is published, and who intend to enroll, upon meeting the required admission criteria, in the 1st year of one of the following Master's Degree programs:
  • Management and Sustainability
  • Marketing Management;
  • International Management;
  • Global Accounting and Finance;
  • Innovation and Management for Culture and Creativity.
Candidates with an entry qualification other than a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration from Ca’ Foscari University of Venice are not eligible to participate in the program. 		 
Partner universities ESCP Business School  
Duration of the mobility One academic year  
Mobility period 2nd year of enrollment  
Tuition fees Payment of tuition fees and university contributions at the partner university during the mobility year, with an exemption at Ca’ Foscari (except for the regional tax for the right to study). The host university also requires the payment of an administrative fee for enrollment in the academic year preceding the mobility year (M1) and for the mobility year itself (M2)  
Graduation At the Partner University, with subsequent recognition at Ca’ Foscari  
Awarded degrees Depending on the programme of enrolment:
  • Master’s degree in Management and Sustainability;
  • Master’s degree in in International Management;
  • Master’s degree in Global Accounting and Finance;
  • Master’s degree in Innovation and Management for Culture and Creativity;
from Ca’ Foscari University of Venice and
  • Master’s degree in Management from ESCP Business School.
  

Application and selection

Students can apply for the programme following the procedures and deadlines outlined in the Call for applications and its annexes, which are published annually.

The results of the selection process are published on this webpage, according to the timelines specified in Annex A of the Call.

Calls and forms

file pdf Call for applications 2025 355 KB
file pdf Annex A 1 MB
file pdf Annex B 122 KB

Admission Requirements

The program is reserved for:

  • recent graduates of the Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration (Economia Aziendale) at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, or
  • students who are regularly enrolled in the 3rd year of the Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration (Economia Aziendale) at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice for the academic year in which the call for applications is published,

who intend to enroll in the 1st year of one of the following Master's Degree programmes in the academic year following the publication of the Call:

  • Management and Sustainability;
  • Marketing Management;
  • International Management;
  • Global Accounting and Finance;
  • Innovation and Management for Culture and Creativity.

Enrollment is subject to meeting the required admission criteria and securing a place in the ranking.

Candidates with an entry qualification other than a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration from Ca’ Foscari University of Venice are not eligible to participate in the program.

For further details regarding the programme's admission requirements, please refer to the dedicated datasheet in Annex A of the Call for applications.

Programme and study plan

Selected students for the double degree program with ESCP Business School must:

  • complete at least 60 ECTS credits at Ca’ Foscari during the first year, based on a study plan agreed upon at the beginning of the academic year;
  • complete at least 60 ECTS credits at ESCP during the second year;
  • undertake a 36-weeks internship, which is mandatory for obtaining the ESCP degree;
  • for the Italian degree, students must also obtain the required credits for the final examination: the credits corresponding to the Italian final examination will be fulfilled through the mémoire and specific courses taken in France aimed at developing the thesis.

For more information about the study plan, please contact the Venice School of Management’s Educational Programme Office: international.management@unive.it.

Tuition fees and mobility grant

For the mobility year, selected students will be required to pay tuition fees at the partner university and will be fully exempt from paying fees at Ca’ Foscari, except for the regional tax for the right to education.
In addition to tuition fees during the mobility year, the host university requires the payment of an administrative fee for enrollment in both the academic year preceding mobility (M1) and the mobility year itself (M2).

Further details on tuition fees can be found on the Master in Management webpage of the partner university’s website (section "Fees & Financials").

For the mobility period, students will benefit from a mobility grant with a variable amount, as defined annually in the Calls for Applications.

Mobility procedures

Before departing for the mobility, selected students will be required to:

  • complete the registration/application procedure at the receiving institution according to the methods and within the deadlines set by the Partner University;
  • sign the grant agreement that regulates the disbursement of the mobility grant;
  • fill out the Learning Agreement, listing all the educational activities to be carried out at the Partner University and identifying the equivalences with the courses included in the Ca' Foscari study plan, which must be approved by the academic coordinators of the programme at Ca' Foscari and at the Host University.

Further information will be provided by the Welcome Unit (International Office) upon completion of the selection process and after formal acceptance of the offer.

After reaching the destination, students will have to get the confirmation of arrival form signed by the Partner University, to certify the actual start date of the mobility period (orientation/welcome activities or educational activities).

If the students intend to make changes to the study plan agreed upon before departure, it is possible to complete a Learning Agreement variation form, which must be approved by the academic coordinators of the programme at Ca' Foscari and at the Host University within one month from their arrival.
The Learning Agreement variation form must be approved by both Academic Coordinators.

Before returning from the mobility, students will have to get the confirmation of departure form signed by the Partner University, to certify the actual end date of the mobility period.
 

As soon as it is available, students must send the Transcript of records issued by the Host University, i.e. the certificate listing all the exams they passed during the mobility abroad to the Welcome Unit (International Office).
The exams reported in the Transcript of records must correspond to those agreed upon in the Learning Agreement and any subsequent variation forms.

Graduation

Students will complete their studies at the host university according to the deadlines and procedures established by the partner institution.
Once they have obtained their degree, students must inform the Welcome Unit of the International Office by submitting:

  • their diploma or a graduation certificate;
  • a complete transcript of records;

issued by the partner university.

The Welcome Unit will initiate the credit recognition process for the coursework completed abroad and for the final thesis.

Students must submit a graduation request at Ca' Foscari in the first available session following the procedures and deadlines reported in the relevant webpage (Thesis and final degree exam | Deadlines, admission and procedures), indicating the academic coordinator of the double degree agreement as their thesis supervisor.

During the graduation session, candidates will present their final thesis and receive their degree diploma.

Both diplomas will be legally recognised in the country in the issuing countries.

A bonus point will be added to the final exam grade for students who participated in a double or joint degree programme. More information is available at the following webpage: Characteristics and assessment of final exam.

Incoming students

Further information on the procedures for the incoming double degree students: Double and Joint Degrees - Incoming students.