Innovation management

Master MAINS is aimed at providing knowledge, methods and instruments focused on the management of innovation. As a complex and inspiring discipline, innovation requires critical thinking, skills and determination; that is why Master MAINS recruits bright students in a variety of disciplines and builds a real interdisciplinary environment, with the aim to develop a broad and in-depth understanding of innovation dynamics in the age of digital transformation.

To achieve this goal, Master MAINS provides a first-class curriculum, covering the diverse areas linked to innovation, from strategy and business model innovation to Big Data, R&D management, management of "industry 4.0” technologies, Project and Risk management, Knowledge and Change management, and many other topics. This wide range of courses allows the students to grasp all the mega trends in the innovation area, building both analytical and communication skills.

Students enrolled in the Master MAINS live a challenging intellectual and interdisciplinary experience, interacting with leading scholars, first-class partner firms, and the academic and business opportunities of Sant’Anna School.

Master MAINS has been designed for high potential students who want to build competences in general management, and at the same time, aspire to have a strategic impact in the organization they will work for, operating in the area of innovation.

Applicants to Master MAINS must have already gained a 5 years university master’s degree at an Italian or foreign University, in all fields of studies. Students are also accepted provided that they have completed all the progress examinations before the beginning of the Master, and expect to obtain the academic qualification within spring 2019.

Only those who are under 31 (-years-old) on December 31st 2018 can apply for the Master MAINS Programme.

Applicants are required to have a good knowledge of English language.

The teaching methods want to facilitate learning and the development of relational and leadership skills.

The training activities are structured mainly with face-to-face lectures, and are aimed at developing an active learning environment, where the teachers and students are actively engaged with the content through discussions, problem-solving and critical thinking and other activities that promote interaction among learners and instructors. Outdoor trainings are also organized, with extensive use of case studies, role playing, business games and simulations.

Other teaching methods (for example: on-line meeting, distance Learning, and e-learning) could be adopted at the discretion of the responsible of each teaching module.