IM Global Experience Requirements

Exchange Program 2025-26

The MSc in International Management Global Experience includes a mandatory experience abroad, either an Exchange program or an internship. It is highly recommended to carry out the mobility in a country other than the student's country of origin.

The main features of the Exchange program for IM Global Experience students are:

  • reserved slots available
  • guaranteed allocation
  • dedicated selection process

The application opens once a year, during the 1st year of the study cycle. 

Academic Requirements

To be eligible for the Exchange Program all students need to meet the following academic requirements: 

  • Enrollment to the 1st year of the International Management Global Experience Program

Please note that some destinations might require a specific minimum GPA. When necessary, the details can be found on the Brochure.
If the applicant moves from an MSc program to another one, exams which are not part of the 1st year - 1st semester of the NEW MSc program study plan will not be included.

Language Requirements

The enrollment in the MSc in International Management Global Experience is sufficient to fulfill the minimum language requirements for English. In addition to the minimum requirements for the Exchange program, some partner universities have additional language requirements. You will be able to check them in our destination Brochure once available.
Please read carefully both sections below:

To be eligible for the Exchange Program it is always required to have a minimum level of English, French, German, Spanish or Portuguese according to the institutions you are applying for.

Level B2 obtained with a minimum grade of 25/30 or higher for English, proved automatically through enrollment in the MSc in International Management Global Experience.

Level B1 or higher for French, German and Spanish, proved by one of the options listed below:

  • Citizenship
  • International Certification
  • University Language Exam
  • Secondary School Diploma or Bachelor's Degree - Please contact the Study Abroad office providing any document which can be useful to evaluate your case
  • Previous Exchange Program completed

How to fulfill the Minimum Language Requirements for French, German or Spanish:

Citizenship citizens from a country where French, German or Spanish is the first language, can certify their minimum language proficiency by submitting their passport at the time of application to the program at Punto Blu.
Bocconi Language Exam applicants with the exam already registered in their undergraduate Bocconi career do not have to submit any international certification at the time of application to the program unless the university they are applying to has additional requirements.
Students who passed the exam at a University other than Bocconi must provide proof of level and grade during the application procedure.
International Certifications for Other Languages
  • certificates must be recognized by Bocconi Language Center with an equal or higher level of B1 and must submitted at the time of application. For the minimum scores accepted, please refer to the Bocconi Language Center tables;
  • for Spanish, SIELE GLOBAL is accepted in on-site or remote mode;
  • certificates must be awarded no more than 3 years prior the Exchange Program application deadline.

 

 

 

To apply for destinations with the additional language requirements all Bocconi students, even native speakers, must submit an international certificate (e.g. a British student must submit TOEFL or IELTS for the University of Pennsylvania).

For the language additional requirement, please note that:

  • applicants will need to satisfy both minimum and additional requirements.
  • FCE, CAE, CPA, TOEFL My Best Scores, and IELTS General Training are not accepted.
  • TOEFL and IELTS Academic certificates must be issued no more than 2 years before the departure date.
  • all other certificates must be issued no more than 3 years before the departure date.
  • the Bocconi Study Abroad Office accepts IELTS Online, TOEFL Home Edition, and IELTS One Skill Retake to meet additional language requirements. However, many institutions may require the standard in-person version. Therefore, we strongly recommend choosing the most widely accepted format, as it cannot be excluded that some partner institutions may request the standard certificate to be submitted within a short timeframe after the Bocconi selection and during the Host School application process.
  • for students applying for a destination with limited slots per semester, the certificate needs to be valid at the beginning of the latest semester available (e.g. if you are selected for a destination where the latest departure date is in April 2026, your IELTS/TOEFL must have been obtained no earlier than April 2024).