SBFI - Industry Advisory Board
The SBFI - Industry Advisory Board was established in 2015 as the School’s advisory body for strengthening dialogue with companies and supervisory authorities.
Bringing together senior representatives from the financial community, the Board supports the continuous development of the School’s educational offer and helps reinforce the link between academic learning and the professional environment.
What the Board does
The Board contributes to the School’s development by:
- sharing strategic input for the design and development of degree programmes
- helping keep the educational offer aligned with the expectations of the professional world
- supporting the planning and management of internships
- identifying new initiatives and forms of collaboration with companies and institutions
- contributing to the continuous improvement of the student learning experience and their transition into the labour market
Member organisations
The Board includes a wide range of organisations in the financial, insurance, professional and regulatory sectors, including:
- AIAF
- ANIA
- Assicurazioni Generali SpA
- Banco BPM
- Banca Akros
- Banca Popolare di Sondrio
- Banca Sella
- Banco di Desio
- Bird&Bird
- BNL
- Borsa Italiana
- BPER Banca
- BPM
- Cfasi
- Consob
- Crédit Agricole
- Credit Suisse
- Creval
- Deloitte
- Deutsche Bank SpA
- Epsilon Sgr and Eurizon Capital
- Gruppo Mediolanum and Gruppo Assicurativo Mediolanum
- Helvetia
- Intesa Sanpaolo
- Invesco
- MDOTM
- Mediobanca
- Mediocredito Italiano
- ODCEC
- Prometeia
- PWC
- QBE
- RAI
- Santander Private Banking
- SAS
- Studio Gft
- UBI Academy
- UBI Banca
- Unicredit
- Unipol
- UnipolSai Assicurazioni
- Willis
Working groups
The Board operates both as a whole and through dedicated working groups. Four working groups have been established to support specific areas of development.
Soft Skills and Digital Skills
This group identifies initiatives aimed at strengthening behavioural and professional skills, including problem solving, team management and public speaking, and supports the development of short training modules connected to teaching activities.
Communication
This group focuses on initiatives designed to strengthen the School’s visibility and communicate its academic positioning within the national and international higher education landscape.
English Language and IT Skills
This group promotes initiatives aimed at supporting students in the development of English language skills together with IT competencies relevant to the financial sector.
Internships
This group supports the development, monitoring and evaluation of internship activities and contributes to the planning, management and promotion of both curricular and extracurricular internship opportunities.
Stage Day
Stage Day is an initiative for first-year students enrolled in the School’s Master’s degree programmes. It is designed to provide guidance for students planning a curricular internship during the second year of their programme and includes short interviews with participating organisations.