International Online Master in Artificial Intelligence

The International Online Master in Artificial Intelligence is a 1-year program, taught 100% online and in English, for graduates and professionals ready to lead AI adoption in business. Learn to build an AI strategy, measure ROI and apply machine learning, LLMs and AI agents to marketing, finance and operations on real company challenges. Prepare for roles like AI Strategist, AI Product Manager and Data Scientist, with a 20% average salary increase after the Master.

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Formula 1 year

Method Online

Language English

Start Date October 27, 2026

Enrollment 83%

Available seats 8

Scholarship valid until October 2nd

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A globally recognized business school

The International Online Master in Artificial Intelligence is delivered by Rome Business School, a Top 3 business school in Italy according to international rankings (QS and Eduniversal), the 1st most international business school in Italy and a recognized leader in online learning.

The School holds 4 QS Stars overall, with the maximum 5 Stars for Online Learning, Teaching, Employability and Inclusiveness, and it is the first and only Italian business school included in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2025.

With 23 Master programs ranked internationally, its flagship programs stand out: the International MBA is 18th in Europe and the Middle East in the Bloomberg Businessweek Best B-Schools 2026–2027, while the International Online MBA is 57th worldwide, 23rd in Europe and 3rd in Italy in the QS Online MBA Rankings, and 15th worldwide and 10th in Europe in the CEO Magazine Global MBA Rankings 2026.

Rome Business School is also rated Level 4 – Transforming School in the Positive Impact Rating 2026.

What does our International Online Master in Artificial Intelligence offer?

The International Online Master in Artificial Intelligence is a 1-year, 60 ECTS program by Rome Business School, taught in English and delivered fully online. It is designed for graduates and professionals who want to lead AI adoption in business, not just understand the technology.
Instead of focusing only on code, the Master focuses on the organizational and managerial implications of AI: how to build an AI strategy, choose the right platforms and vendors, measure ROI, manage change and deploy AI responsibly. You will work with machine learning, natural language processing and LLMs, computer vision, AI agents and robotic process automation, and apply them to marketing, finance, HR, operations and R&D.
By the end of the program you will be ready to drive AI integration within an established organization, or to launch your own AI startup.

What you will be able to do

Master AI for business: understand AI concepts, methodologies and tools to solve complex business challenges.
Apply AI across functions: use AI in marketing, finance and operations to optimize processes and improve decision-making.
Lead responsible AI: integrate ethics, privacy, fairness and bias mitigation into every AI project.
Learn by doing: work on company projects, case studies and a real-world capstone.
Collaborate across disciplines: work with peers from diverse academic and professional backgrounds.
Stay ahead: build a continuous-learning mindset to keep pace with fast-moving AI technologies.

Why choose our International Online Master in Artificial Intelligence?

Career Impact

Graduates report an average salary increase of 20% after completing the Master. Recent alumni work as Technology Risk Managers at EY, Technical Directors at Huawei, Embodied AI Engineers at MBZUAI and AI Quality Assurance Analysts at Accenture.

Flexibility

Study from anywhere while you keep working. The FLEXON Online Disruptive Learning Model combines live-streamed lectures with faculty, digital learning pills, forum discussions, teamwork and continuous feedback, so you can balance your career, your personal life and your studies.

Cutting-Edge AI Curriculum

The 2026 curriculum has been updated to reflect where AI is heading: LLMs and NLP, AI Agents and RPA, Spatial Intelligence (XR, VR, AR), Edge Computing and Industry 5.0. You will get to know the main AI platforms, including AWS, Google AI, IBM Watson and Microsoft Azure, and practice with Python, R, IBM Watson and collaboration tools such as Miro.

Business in Action

From theory to job-ready skills. You will learn to design and deploy machine learning models, integrate AI into business processes, evaluate AI platforms for strategic decisions and build intelligent solutions across industries through:

AI in Business case studies: analyze how leading companies apply AI in real contexts.
Business Practice Lab: work on a real challenge with managers from a leading tech company.
Capstone Project: create your own AI startup or solve a real company challenge with AI.
Company Insight Classes and virtual company visits: six monthly sessions with managers from top companies.

Algorethics: Responsible AI

AI is growing faster than regulation. Future leaders must know how to use it responsibly. You will study ethical frameworks, bias and fairness, privacy and security, explainability and transparency, and AI regulation and governance.

International Bootcamps

The Rome Bootcamp is included in the Master. You can also join one of 14 International Bootcamps across 4 continents, including Silicon Valley, Dublin (Data and Tech), India (Digital Innovation) and China (E-Commerce and Digital Marketing).

World-Class Faculty

Learn from AI founders, data scientists and tech leaders with experience at Google, IBM, Pfizer and Olidata. Faculty members have authored 35+ papers and 3 books on AI, and hold certifications from IBM and NASA JPL – Caltech.

Where this Master can take you:

AI Strategist
AI Product Manager
AI Transformation Lead
AI Solution Architect
Data Scientist
AI/ML Engineer

Business Intelligence Analyst
AI Pre-Sales Consultant
Responsible AI Lead / AI complicance Manager
AI Innovation Manager
Head of Data Science
AI Startup Founder

+20% average salary increase after the Master

Among our partners:

Rome Business School works side by side with leading companies in technology, consulting and innovation, including Oracle, Microsoft, IBM, NTT Data, Enel, TIM, Tableau and Immutable Data. Our partners bring real AI challenges into the classroom through the Practice Lab, Company Insight Classes and Capstone Projects, and open doors to internships and career opportunities.

Program

The International Online Master in Artificial Intelligence gives you the managerial and technical fluency to turn AI into business value. Instead of focusing only on the technical side of AI, the program emphasizes its organizational and managerial implications, so you can lead AI integration within an established company or launch your own AI startup. The journey moves from business foundations to AI specialization and responsible leadership, and every stage is connected to real company challenges.

You start with the Gateway to Business Program, a set of self-paced pre-courses that align your starting point, whether you come from business or tech. In the first semester, the Managerial Core builds the business foundations every AI leader needs.

You then move on to Focusing and Specializing, where you master the business value of AI, real-world use cases, AI and machine learning algorithms, and the platforms and vendors that make AI work at scale.

In the second semester, you become an Innovative and Responsible Leader, exploring how AI combines with exponential technologies such as AI agents, IoT and extended reality, and how to deploy it ethically and responsibly. Throughout the year, the Leadership Program, the Future Ready Electives, the Business Practice Lab and the Capstone Project let you apply, personalize and prove what you learn.

1 Start with Managerial Core

2 Get Into Focusing and Specializing

3 Become an Innovative and Responsible Leader

4 Future Ready Electives

5 Business in Action

6 Capstone Project

Understand how a business works before you transform it with AI.

Marketing: Traditional and Digital
Project and Operations Management
Managerial Economics
Financial Statement Analysis
Business Strategy
Human Resource Management
Data Analytics for Managers
Management Accounting for Decision Making

Develop practical applications of AI as virtual assistants and chatbot

The Business Value of AI

Introduction to AI in Business · AI Strategy and Business Alignment, ROI and Business Impact · AI Adoption and Change Management. Align AI initiatives with organizational goals and quantify their impact.

AI in Practice and Use Cases

AI across key industries (Healthcare, Technology, Media and Telecommunications) and along the corporate value chain (Sales, Finance, Marketing, Data Engineering, R&D, HR), taught by industry experts.

AI and ML Algorithms for Business

Machine Learning, Predictive Analytics and Computer Vision · Natural Language Processing (NLP) and LLMs. Apply algorithms to forecasting, sentiment analysis, chatbots, text generation and image recognition.

AI Platforms and Vendors

AI Infrastructure and Cloud Computing · AI Development Frameworks and Tools, AI Platform Selection and Evaluation · Data Management and AI, AI Integration with Existing Systems.

Lead AI Projects to Manage new Business Models

AI and Exponential Technologies

AI, Internet of Things (IoT) and Industry 5.0 · AI Agents and Robotic Process Automation (RPA) · Spatial Intelligence: AI and Extended Reality (XR, VR, AR) · AI and Edge Computing.

The Social Responsibility of AI

Ethical Frameworks for AI and CSR, AI Regulation and Governance · Bias and Fairness, Explainability and Transparency · Privacy and Security in AI · Building Ethical and Responsible Organizations.

Personalize your Master: choose 1 elective from two macro areas.

Macro Area I · Next Gen Business: Innovation, AI and Digital Growth

AI 4 Business: Shaping the Future: Creating Value with AI · Think Bold: AI and the Future of Business · AI 4 Business in Marketing, Finance, HR, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Fashion, Tourism and Hospitality, Arts, Media and Entertainment
Innovation and Growth: Growth Strategy · Innovation to Market · Design Thinking, Imagination, Creativity · Neuromarketing · Customer Experience Innovation
Tech and Digitalization: Advanced Python for Data Analytics · Advanced Python for Generative AI · Cybersecurity for Business · Big Data and Analytics in Business

Macro Area II · Global Business Excellence

Industry Verticals:g. Advanced People Analytics · Intellectual Property Rights Across Industries · Sustainable Change Management
International Business:g. Cross Cultural Management · International Corporate Finance · Global Governance and International Organizations
Preparation for Professional Certifications:g. PMP · CAPM · PSM Professional Scrum Master · Tableau Certified Data Analyst · CFA Level 1 introduction
Global Electives with RBS international partner business schools

Practice Lab | In partnership with Microsoft

The Practice Lab is where theory becomes practice. Managers from a leading technology company, together with the Program Director, guide you through three phases:

Managers Meet-Ups: discover how the company uses AI in its daily business.
Hands-on Class: analyze, assess and build a plan or strategy on a real company brief.
Get on Task: solve real business scenarios and present your solutions to the managers.

Example challenge: as AI and digital-transformation consultants, guide a consumer products company through a sustainable AI-driven revolution.

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Capstone Project

Tackle a real-world business challenge with AI, working in small teams. Choose your focus:

Create your AI startup: Business Model Canvas, pitch deck, business architecture, resources and path to market, video of the idea.
Solve a corporate function challenge: design AI-powered solutions for Marketing, HR, Operations or Finance.
Solve an industry challenge: apply AI to a concrete need in Healthcare, Finance, Retail and more.
Transform your own company: use AI to create measurable impact in your current workplace.

Rome Business School International Bootcamps experiences: Take your learning global

The Master includes the Rome Bootcamp, an intensive week of lectures, workshops and networking in the Eternal City. To go further, join one of 14 International Bootcamps across 4 continents (optional, at additional cost):

Silicon Valley: meet senior managers, startup incubators and venture capitalists where global tech was born.
Dublin: Data and Tech, in Europe’s tech hub.
India: Digital Innovation.
China: E-Commerce and Digital Marketing.
Also: Paris · Barcelona · London · Porto · Tuscany · Grand Tour of Italy · Lagos · Qatar · Lima

Discover all Bootcamps

Faculty

Learn from AI builders, not just AI theorists

The Master is taught in English by international professors and industry professionals who have founded AI companies, built enterprise data platforms and led digital transformation at global organizations.

Meet the full Faculty

Program Director

Raffaele Miele, PhD

Dr. Raffaele Miele is a seasoned expert in Artificial Intelligence and Data Science having over 10 years of experience in the field and with a solid academic backround in Machine Learning and Statistics. He currently serves as Chief AI Scientist at TopView S.r.l. and Program Director of the International Master in Artificial Intelligence at Rome Business School. As a lecturer at the University of Naples Federico II and other institutions, he teaches advanced courses in AI and Data Science.

Dr. Miele holds a PhD in Statistics and a Master’s in Economics from the Università degli studi di Napoli Federico II. In the industrial sector, he has held leadership roles, such as Head of Data Science at Crisma, where he developed and led AI projects in various sectors, including Telecommunications, Finance, and Cybersecurity.

He has also collaborated with large international companies, contributing to data science, AI and machine learning projects and publishing several papers. Recognized internationally, Dr. Miele has earned certifications such as IBM Certified Specialist in SPSS Modeler and SAS Certified Predictive Modeler.

Valentino Megale Program Director of the On Campus Master in AI / Professor of the Bachelor in Accounting and Finance

A tech entrepreneur and biologist with a Ph.D. in Neuropharmacology, Valentino Megale is the CEO and co-founder of Softcare Studios, a startup leading the use of extended reality (XR) and AI for mental health. With over 7 years of experience in Digital Health and international accolades like the Startup Europe Awards, he is a top expert in immersive technologies. Since 2024, he has served as Program Director of the Master in Artificial Intelligence at Rome Business School.

Carmine Buono Professor of the International Master in AI

Carmine Buono is an IT Manager and Principal Solution Architect with over 25 years of experience across multiple Information Technology disciplines. He currently works at Olidata SpA, leading complex projects in AI, Machine Learning, and cybersecurity for clients including the Italian Banking Group and the Bank of Italy. His career includes senior roles at Integris SpA and CRISMA srl, delivering projects for Terna, TIM, and Poste Italiane. A lecturer at Rome Business School in Data Science, AI, and Big Data, he holds a degree in Computer Engineering, a Master's in GIS, and a PMP® certification.

Renato Couto Gomes Professor of the Online Master in AI

Renato Couto Gomes is the founder and president of Pix Force, a leading computer vision AI company, with over 20 years of experience in international law, entrepreneurship, and technological innovation.He holds an SJD and a Master's in International Law from Georgetown University and a Master's in International Commercial Law from the London School of Economics. He is the founder of Redsoft AI and Acertpix, applying AI to agribusiness and identity fraud prevention, with operations across the United States, Brazil, and Europe.

Fernando Ferrer Professor of the Online Master in AI

Fernando Ferrer is a Data Engineer and Artificial Intelligence specialist with over 20 years of experience in data engineering, AI development, and enterprise architecture. He is a professor at Rome Business School and founder of Nerio Data School, where he leads advanced programmes in AI and data science. He holds advanced certifications from Caltech, MIT, and Georgia Tech and has held senior roles at Pfizer, Reaktor, and Toptal across the healthcare, finance, and ad-tech sectors.

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Aldo Pigoli Professor of the Online Master in AI

Aldo Pigoli is an expert in international relations, security studies, and geopolitical intelligence with over 25 years of academic and professional experience. He is an Adjunct Professor at Università Cattolica in Milan, ASERIE, and Rome Business School, teaching geopolitics, international trade, and regional security. He is co-founder of Baia Srl, a Milan-based startup applying AI and network analysis to support SMEs in foreign markets. He holds a degree in Political Science from Università Cattolica and a postgraduate diploma in International Relations and Diplomacy from ISPI.

Corporate Advisory Board

The Corporate Advisory Board (CAB) brings together 133 executives, managers and professionals from leading national and international organizations. It plays a key role in Rome Business School’s quality assurance process and keeps the curriculum aligned with what the job market needs. It now also includes the new Future Makers area (young talents, including Forbes Under 30) and a Not for Profit area.

133 Members

19 CEO and General Management

16 Operations and IT

Career and Entrepreneurship Services

During this Master, students are supported by Rome Business School’s Career Services team. The service helps students and young professionals define their career direction and progress toward professional goals aligned with their skills and experience.

Our Career Service is structured into two areas:

Occupational Pathways: Support focused on preparing students for professional roles through career guidance and industry-oriented tools.
Entrepreneurial Pathways: Support focused on developing entrepreneurial skills and structuring business ideas.

Learn more about our Career Service

How to join

Admission requires a bachelor's degree or equivalent. Candidates with relevant professional experience are also evaluated. No advanced programming background is required: the Gateway to Business Program covers the essentials of Python, R and SQL.

Evaluation of credentials

Application Confirmation

Selection Interview

Admission

Enrollment

Admission process

The admission process is aimed to verify the candidate’s eligibility to attend the Master. The candidate’s academic history, previous experiences in the topics covered in the Master and motivation will be matters of the evaluation. Once it’s sent, the application will be evaluated by the Rome Business School’s academic committee. In order to ensure the application’s suitability, it is important to deliver all of the required documentation.

International Online Master in Artificial Intelligence: Financial Aid and Tuition

Payment

Payment of the participation fee of € 7,600 can be made in the following ways:

Installments from moments of enrollment (earlier enrollment for more installments)
Full Payment with an additional discount of -10%

Scholarships

Based on their personal profile, experience and proven motivation, the candidate may be awarded a scholarship to partially cover the participation fee. In fact, Rome Business School offers the most deserving candidates the opportunity to benefit from 7 different types of scholarships. These partial economic hedges can consist of 6 months of interest-free financing.

Early Enrollment Incentive
Lifelong Learning Scholarship
Academic Excellence Scholarship
Executive Women Scholarship
Entrepreneurial Grant
Better Managers for a Better World Scholarship
Student Loan Assistance Grant

Entrepreneurial Grant
Better Managers for a Better World Scholarship
Student Loan Assistance Grant

Competition for scholarships increases as the start date approaches and funds are limited: we recommend applying as soon as possible.

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Student opinions on the International Online Master in Artificial Intelligence

Giovanni V. - Italy NTT DATA – Functional Analyst Consultant

My current path teaches me that it is not too late to change course even when you have already started a different kind of path. What makes the difference is: the desire to prove yourself, determination and looking straight towards the final goal. The lesson I learned? Do not allow yourself to be influenced by the opinions of others, by the fear of not succeeding and by the first difficulties you encounter.

Lèon D. - France Borsa Italiana – Junior Data Scientist

I discovered and saw all these things in RBS. In addition to technical-managerial knowledge, the master gave me a lot of soft skills, which is a fundamental aspect in the working world

Angela J. - Colombia GeoPark – Project Engineer

I will recommend RBS because it's a place that gives the chance to develop different skills in business, in data science, and with the Career Acceleration Program, students could apply to different job opportunities because it gives tools to pursue a successful career in any specific industry with professional support.

Frequently asked questions about the International Master in Artificial Intelligence

It is a 1-year, 60 ECTS online Master by Rome Business School, taught in English, that trains professionals to lead AI strategy and adoption in business. It covers machine learning, NLP and LLMs, computer vision, AI agents, AI platforms and responsible AI, applied to real company challenges.

It focuses mainly on business management, strategy and the managerial implications of AI. You will work hands-on with tools such as Python, IBM Watson and AWS, but the goal is to lead AI projects and create business value, not to become a pure software developer.

No. The Gateway to Business Program includes introductory courses in Python, R, SQL and Power BI, so you can start at the right level whatever your background.

Yes, we do offer the International Master in Artificial Intelligence On campus.

The Master uses the FLEXON Online Disruptive Learning Model: live lectures with faculty, on-demand digital pills, forums, teamwork and continuous feedback. You can study from anywhere while you keep working.

Graduates work as AI Strategists, AI Product Managers, AI Consultants, Data Scientists, AI/ML Engineers, BI Analysts and AI Transformation Leads, or launch their own AI startups. Graduates report an average salary increase of 20% after the Master.

The tuition fee is €7,600, payable in installments or in full with an additional 10% discount. Several scholarships are available and funds are limited.

A bachelor’s degree or equivalent. Relevant professional experience is also considered. The process includes credential evaluation, application confirmation, a selection interview and enrollment.

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