The Corporate Advisory Board Annual Meeting of Rome Business School was held, where its 106 School members met at the Ara Pacis to discuss the drivers of the future of education. This annual meeting brought together managers and CEOs of world-class companies such as Eni, Red Bull and Microsoft together with Rome Business School professors. Professionals and academics met to intercept and analyse the new needs, trends and criticalities of the world of work, in order to shape a training offer in line with the needs of the market.
Guest of excellence Carlo Cottarelli, renowned economist and former Senator of the Republic, who has held central roles within the International Monetary Fund as Director of the Fiscal Affairs Department and Head of Economic Oversight for many countries, spoke at CAB Day as keynote speaker, stating
We have excellence in Italy in the educational sector, such as Rome Business School, in the training of talent. Companies, as well as business schools, play a crucial role for our young people, and it is their job: to hire the right people, assess their performance, continue to train them and reward the most deserving ones.
Several insights emerged regarding future trends in the corporate world. First and foremost, sustainability and social responsibility, with companies demonstrating a growing awareness of environmental and social challenges, hence greater adoption of sustainable practices and integration of ESG criteria; increasing attention is being paid to inclusiveness and diversity, with more and more investments aimed at creating inclusive workplaces, with the goal of attracting and retaining diverse talents and fostering innovation; finally, technology, together with the need to promote a positive attitude to change, always looking at innovation as an opportunity to be seized.
Cottarelli’s speech was wide-ranging, focusing on the main issues and criticalities characterising Italy’s macroeconomic scenario:
For Italy, I believe it remains fundamental and a priority to reform Italian bureaucracy, to simplify it, to have a public sector that works more easily with which citizens and businesses can interact more easily. Not only that, it will be crucial to increase investment and facilitate the way businesses interact with the public administration.
The Corporate Advisory Board has proven to be an indispensable pillar for the evolution and strategic development of Rome Business School and its educational portfolio. Thanks to solid interactions with 106 managers from different sectors, the CAB drives the updating and creation of a dynamic training proposal closely aligned to the needs of the business world. Indeed, the Rome Business School CAB continues to drive innovation and excellence through numerous valuable initiatives. From the 30 Inspirational Welcome Sessions to the 19 CAB lecturers in the RBS Master’s programmes, to the participation in the Career Fair of 14 members, including Amazon, AMEX, L’Oréal. With 29 CAB Members part of the faculty and 5 Career Centre Workshops in partnership with Hays, Michael Page and PwC, each initiative aims to provide students with hands-on educational and professional experience. In addition, 11 Company Visits at companies such as Canon, Red Bull, Quell, countless job offers shared exclusively with RBS students by companies such as NTT Data, Bulgari and Amazon, and Business Practice Labs, in collaboration with 24 managers, CAB in 2023 has helped to provide students with tangible opportunities to learn on the job and enter the world of work. Today, 70.1% of RBS students received a job offer before completing their Master’s degree and 76.3% experienced a salary increase during their studies.
It is worth noting that, thanks to the consolidated expertise of CAB members, 6 Master’s degrees have been launched in the last year, ready to respond to the challenges of today’s market such as the Global Master in Data Science and Business Analytics, the International Master in Energy Management, and the Master in Pharma and Health Management. Through the 10 CAB Workshops, CAB has also contributed to increasing the quality and value of the Masters, recognised year after year by the most prestigious international ranking and certification institutes: RBS is 1st in Italy for ASFOR accredited masters, 1st in the world together with 6 other Business Schools for Class Experience according to QS World University Ranking for International Online MBA; it is the only Italian business school, together with POLIMI, in CEO Magazine’s rankings; it has received 4 out of 5 stars from QS Stars Rating and 6 of its masters are among the top 50 best masters internationally according to Eduniversal.
We are deeply grateful to the members of our Corporate Advisory Board for their valuable contribution in shaping the future of our educational programmes. Thanks to their guidance and collaboration, we have developed valuable initiatives that prepare our students to successfully face the challenges of the global marketplace. We will continue with determination to maintain Rome Business School as a reference point of higher management education, offering our students the best opportunities for professional growth, says Antonio Ragusa, Dean of Rome Business School.
Rome Business School vigorously pursues its commitment to provide its students with opportunities for shadowing and exchange with leading companies and multinationals, continuing to consolidate partnerships with the corporate and managerial world, to guarantee an educational environment in tune with the needs of the market and the world of work.
