Master's Degree Programme in
Global Accounting and Finance
Enrolment until 2024/2025

Double Degree with SKEMA Business School

Partner University website
SKEMA Business School
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 double degree agreement between Ca' Foscari University of Venice and SKEMA Business School allows selected students to attend courses in the second semester of the 2nd year at the partner university and to obtain, at the end of the programme, two highly valuable academic qualifications for both the national and international job market.

More specifically, depending on the degree programme students are enrolled in, they will obtain:

  • Master’s degree in Global Accounting and Finance (Ca’ Foscari Univesrity of Venice) and MSc in Corporate Financial Management (SKEMA Business School);
  • Master’s degree in International Management (Ca’ Foscari Univesrity of Venice) and MSc in International Business (SKEMA Business School);
  • Master’s degree in Innovation and Marketing (Ca’ Foscari University of Venice) and MSc in International Marketing & Business Development (SKEMA Business School).

Admission requirements

The double degree programme is reserved for students enrolled in one of the following master’s degrees:

  • International Management;
  • Global Accounting and Finance;
  • Innovation and Marketing.

To participate in the programme, students must apply during the 1st year of enrolment in the master’s degree.

At the time of submitting their application, candidates must:

  • have obtained at least 18 ECTS;
  • have a weighted average of 24/30 or higher in the exams taken.

Before departing for the mobility, students are required to have completed all the exams envisaged for the first year, as outlined in their study plan, as well as the exams scheduled for the first semester of the second year, for a total of at least 84 ECTS to be achieved at Ca’ Foscari.

Students intending to participate in the programme must have an adequate level of English proficiency, which must be certified through one of the language certifications recognized by the partner university.
Selected students will be required to submit their language certificate during the registration phase at the partner university, it will not be required at the time of application.

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

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

Programme and study plan

The programme includes a 4-month study mobility (approximately from early January to late April) for the completion of 30 ECTS, divided as follows:

  • 21 ECTS for exams;
  • 9 ECTS for an internship.

To obtain the degree of the partner university, selected students must complete an internship lasting at least 4 months (in Italy or abroad), which must be approved by SKEMA and completed by December of the year in which the mobility takes place. No mobility grant is provided for the internship.

Students enrolled in the Master's degree programme in Global Accounting and Finance will have access to the Master in Corporate Financial Management at one of the following SKEMA campuses: Sophia-Antipolis (France), Belo Horizonte (Brazil), Suzhou (China).

Students enrolled in the Master's degree programme in International Management will have access to the Master in International Business at one of the following SKEMA campuses: Paris (France), Raleigh (United States), Suzhou (China).

Students enrolled in the Master's degree programme in Innovation and Marketing will have access to the Master in International Marketing & Business Development at one of the following SKEMA campuses: Sophia-Antipolis (France), Lille (France), Suzhou (China), Belo Horizonte (Brazil).

For more information about the programme and the courses to be taken during the mobility, please contact the Educational Programmes Office of the Venice School of Management: international.management@unive.it.

Tuition fees and mobility grant

Selected students are required to pay tuition fees to Ca' Foscari for the entire duration of the programme and will benefit from total exemption from the payment of tuition fees at the partner University.

During 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

After meeting all the requirements for obtaining the degree at both universities, students will graduate at Ca’ Foscari by following the procedures and deadlines indicated on the relevant webpage: Thesis and final degree exam | Deadlines, admission and procedures.

Once the Italian degree has been obtained, students must inform the Welcome Unit, which will handle the submission of the necessary documentation to the partner university to initiate the double degree issuance process.

Both diplomas will be legally recognized in the countries where they are issued.

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.