Studying at the University of Verona
Here you can find information on the organisational aspects of the Programme, lecture timetables, learning activities and useful contact details for your time at the University, from enrolment to graduation.
Academic calendar
The academic calendar shows the deadlines and scheduled events that are relevant to students, teaching and technical-administrative staff of the University. Public holidays and University closures are also indicated. The academic year normally begins on 1 October each year and ends on 30 September of the following year.
Course calendar
The Academic Calendar sets out the degree programme lecture and exam timetables, as well as the relevant university closure dates..
Period | From | To |
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Periodo generico | Oct 1, 2022 | May 31, 2023 |
Primo semestre (lauree magistrali) | Oct 3, 2022 | Dec 23, 2022 |
Secondo semestre (lauree magistrali) | Feb 20, 2023 | May 19, 2023 |
Session | From | To |
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Sessione invernale (lauree magistrali) | Jan 9, 2023 | Feb 17, 2023 |
Sessione estiva (lauree magistrali) | May 22, 2023 | Jul 7, 2023 |
Sessione autunnale (lauree magistrali) | Aug 28, 2023 | Sep 22, 2023 |
Session | From | To |
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Sessione autunnale | Dec 5, 2022 | Dec 7, 2022 |
Sessione straordinaria riservata MS e MCI | Feb 24, 2023 | Feb 24, 2023 |
Sessione invernale | Apr 4, 2023 | Apr 6, 2023 |
Sessione estiva | Sep 5, 2023 | Sep 7, 2023 |
Exam calendar
Exam dates and rounds are managed by the relevant Economics Teaching and Student Services Unit.
To view all the exam sessions available, please use the Exam dashboard on ESSE3.
If you forgot your login details or have problems logging in, please contact the relevant IT HelpDesk, or check the login details recovery web page.
Academic staff
Study Plan
The Study Plan includes all modules, teaching and learning activities that each student will need to undertake during their time at the University.
Please select your Study Plan based on your enrollment year.
1° Year
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2° Year activated in the A.Y. 2023/2024
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Legend | Type of training activity (TTA)
TAF (Type of Educational Activity) All courses and activities are classified into different types of educational activities, indicated by a letter.
Type D and Type F activities
SOFT SKILLS
Find out more about the Soft Skills courses for Univr students provided by the University's Teaching and Learning Centre: https://talc.univr.it/it/competenze-trasversali
CONTAMINATION LAB
The Contamination Lab Verona (CLab Verona) is an experiential course with modules on innovation and enterprise culture that offers the opportunity to work in teams with students from all areas to solve challenges set by companies and organisations.
Upon completion of a CLab, students will be entitled to receive 6 CFU (D- or F-type credits).
Find out more: https://www.univr.it/clabverona
PLEASE NOTE: In order to be admitted to any teaching activities, including those of your choice, you must be enrolled in the academic year in which the activities in question are offered. Students who are about to graduate in the December and April sessions are therefore advised NOT to undertake extracurricular activities in the new academic year in which they are not enrolled, as these graduation sessions are valid for students enrolled in the previous academic year. Therefore, students who undertake an activity in an academic year in which they are not enrolled will not be granted CFU credits.
years | Modules | TAF | Teacher |
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1° 2° | Ciclo tematico di conferenze: “Conflitti. Riconoscere, prevenire, gestire” - 2022/2023 | D |
Riccardo Stacchezzini
(Coordinator)
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1° 2° | Securitisation transactions - Focus on securitisations of OF NPL / NPE /UTP | D |
Michele De Mari
(Coordinator)
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1° 2° | Soft Skills Coaching Days - 2022/2023 | D |
Paola Signori
(Coordinator)
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1° 2° | The Fashion Lab - 2022/23 | D |
Caterina Fratea
(Coordinator)
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years | Modules | TAF | Teacher |
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1° 2° | Economic Thinking and Thesis Writing | D |
Marco Minozzo
(Coordinator)
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1° 2° | Job club | D |
Paola Signori
(Coordinator)
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1° 2° | Data Analysis Laboratory with R (Vicenza) | D |
Marco Minozzo
(Coordinator)
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1° 2° | Data Visualization Laboratory | D |
Marco Minozzo
(Coordinator)
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1° 2° | Python Laboratory | D |
Marco Minozzo
(Coordinator)
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1° 2° | Data Science Laboratory with SAP | D |
Marco Minozzo
(Coordinator)
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1° 2° | Advanced Excel Laboratory (Vicenza) | D |
Marco Minozzo
(Coordinator)
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1° 2° | Excel Laboratory (Vicenza) | D |
Marco Minozzo
(Coordinator)
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1° 2° | Laboratory on research methods for business | D |
Cristina Florio
(Coordinator)
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1° 2° | Laboratory on research methods for business | D |
Cristina Florio
(Coordinator)
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1° 2° | Piano di marketing 2022/23 | D |
Fabio Cassia
(Coordinator)
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1° 2° | Programming in Mathlab | D |
Marco Minozzo
(Coordinator)
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1° 2° | Programming in SAS | D |
Marco Minozzo
(Coordinator)
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years | Modules | TAF | Teacher |
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1° 2° | Business & predictive analytics for International Firms (with Excel Applications) - 2022/23 | D |
Angelo Zago
(Coordinator)
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1° 2° | Multinational companies and their foreign direct investment - 2022/2023 | D |
Riccardo Fiorentini
(Coordinator)
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1° 2° | Soft skills training for economics - 2022/23 | D |
Claudio Zoli
(Coordinator)
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1° 2° | Topics in applied economics and finance - 2022/23 | D |
Claudio Zoli
(Coordinator)
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1° 2° | Experience 3 Days as a Manager | D |
Riccardo Stacchezzini
(Coordinator)
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years | Modules | TAF | Teacher |
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1° 2° | The Chartered Accountant as a business consultant | D |
Riccardo Stacchezzini
(Coordinator)
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1° 2° | Integrated Financial Planning 2022/2023 | D |
Riccardo Stacchezzini
(Coordinator)
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years | Modules | TAF | Teacher |
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1° 2° | Project "B-EDUCATION: ideas that count" - 1 cfu | D |
Roberto Bottiglia
(Coordinator)
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1° 2° | Project "B-EDUCATION: ideas that count" - 2 cfu | D |
Roberto Bottiglia
(Coordinator)
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Sustainable business models (SBMs) (2023/2024)
Teaching code
4S008098
Teacher
Coordinator
Credits
9
Language
Italian
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
SECS-P/07 - BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND ACCOUNTING STUDIES
Period
Primo semestre (lauree magistrali) dal Oct 2, 2023 al Dec 22, 2023.
Courses Single
Authorized
Learning objectives
The course aims to give to the students the knowledge of corporate sustainability (economic, social and environmental) and social responsibility topics, of the different kind of business models for sustainability (such as circular economy models, benefit corporations among the others) and of the main international standards and management and reporting tools presently available, in a context of stakeholder relationships and engagement. In reply to sustainable development, organisations are asked to change their business models and to widen the boundaries of their measurement and reporting practices, in compliance to recent institutional and regulation changes (such as the ONU’s Sustainable Development Goals –SDGs - or the recent regulation on benefit corporations and on non-financial reporting). At the end of learning process, students will know and be able to implement the sustainability business models, and to apply the international standards and tools to plan, manage, control and report sustainability issues in different organisational contexts; they will be able to structure an hypothetical process of implementation of the different models in a firm and to assess the quality of management and reporting tools already adopted by the firm.
Prerequisites and basic notions
No specific knowledge is required as prerequisite to deal with the course topics.
Program
More in details the course program will include:
The studies on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
The strategic approach to corporate social responsibility: business case and shared value
Sustainable development (SD) and corporate sustainability (CS).
The business model (BM) and the Business Model Canvas (BMC)
Sustainable business models (SBM): taxonomies, archetypes and canvas
Focus on some sustainable business models: Benefit Corporations (BC) and circular business models.
Sustainability reporting and the Italian regulation on non-financial disclosure (D. Lgs. 254/2016), the UE Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD)
The main standards of CSR and sustainability management and reporting:
- UN initiatives: Global Compact and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
- ISO 26000
- SA 8000
- GRI (Global Reporting Initiative)
- ESRS (European sustainability reporting standards)
Analysis of some sustainability and integrated reports
Further materials (scientific articles, standards and ppt presentations) will be available on the e-learning platform.
The content of books, lessons and materials used during the lessons is adherent to the course program.
The program and the materials are the same for students attending o not attending the lessons
Book:
Balluchi F. e Furlotti K. (a cura di), La responsabilità sociale delle imprese. Un percorso verso lo sviluppo sostenibile (Seconda edizione), Giappichelli 2019, ISBN 978-88-921-2975-7, solo capitoli 1, 3, 7, 8, 9
Oppure:
Terza edizione (2022): solo capitoli 1,3,8,9,10
Bibliography
Didactic methods
The teaching methods will include frontal lessons on the theoretical basis of Corporate Social Responsibility, Sustainable Development and Corporate Sustainability, as well as on recent literature on Sustainable Business Models, dealing with sustainability implementation at strategic and operational business level.
Main international standards and guidelines on sustainability management and reporting will be examined.
Students could participate (though it is not mandatory) to group works deepening which will be assessed for the final exam.
Some entrepreneurs, consultants and managers will be invited to speak about their business experiences on sustainability and reporting.
The lessons are on-site following the published timetable. The lessons will be recorded and available on the course Moodle platform. Participative learning activities will be held on-site and cannot be recorded due to their nature.
Learning assessment procedures
The examination is written, and is composed by three open questions on the course program; during the course a group work could be prepared (but it is not compulsory), which would be assessed at the end of the course with a score (up to 2 points) on the final exam score.
The exam is the same for both students attending or not attending the course lessons.
The exam process would be subject to change in case the COVID-19 pandemic emergency will endure, following potential regulation from the Ministry of Education or from the University.
Evaluation criteria
Knowledge of the theories and tools (models and standards) studied in the course.
Ability to reflect on practical applications to the business world.
Criteria for the composition of the final grade
Sum of the points obtained in the written exam, plus point of the group works (if done).
Exam language
italiano
Sustainable Development Goals - SDGs
This initiative contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN Agenda 2030. More information on sustainabilityCareer prospects
Module/Programme news
News for students
There you will find information, resources and services useful during your time at the University (Student’s exam record, your study plan on ESSE3, Distance Learning courses, university email account, office forms, administrative procedures, etc.). You can log into MyUnivr with your GIA login details: only in this way will you be able to receive notification of all the notices from your teachers and your secretariat via email and also via the Univr app.
Linguistic training CLA
Graduation
The final exam consists of a paper in written form of at least 80 pages, exploring a topic of the student's choice relating to one of the subjects in the student's syllabus. The topic and title of the paper must be selected in agreement with a university lecturer from one of the SSDs included in the student's syllabus. The work must be developed under the guidance of the lecturer. The thesis is the subject of an oral presentation and discussion in front of a Degree Committee on one of the dates established explicitly in the calendar of teaching activities. In agreement with the Supervisor, the thesis may be written, and the discussion may take place in English.
Internships
The curriculum of the three-year degree courses (CdL) and master's degree courses (CdLM) in the economics area includes an internship as a compulsory training activity. Indeed, the internship is considered an appropriate tool for acquiring professional skills and abilities and for facilitating the choice of a future professional outlet that aligns with one's expectations, aptitudes, and aspirations. The student can acquire further competencies and interpersonal skills through practical experience in a work environment.
Gestione carriere
Student login and resources
Method of attendance, teaching delivery and locations
The lectures on all the subjects of the course of study and the related examinations take place in person.
However, as a further service to students, it is also envisaged that, unless otherwise announced by the individual lecturer, lectures will be video-recorded and made available on the relevant e-learning spaces of the lectures a few weeks after they have taken place. Exceptions to this timing will only be possible for part-time students.
Attendance is not compulsory.
Further details on compulsory attendance can be found in the course regulations available under Regulations in the Course menu. Although the regulations do not stipulate a specific obligation, please check the instructions provided by the individual lecturer for each course or any laboratories and/or internships.
Part-time enrolment is permitted.
The venue for lectures and examinations is the Vicenza University Hub.