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Master Digital Transformation

OPEN INNOVATION & YOUTH ENTREPRENEURSHIP

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Inizio

27/10/2025

Termine

30/06/2026

Edizione

3

Format

Full-Time

Termine iscrizioni

16/10/2025

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Premessa

LUM University “Giuseppe Degennaro” and CIHEAM Bari are launching the international Master programme in “Open Innovation & Youth Entrepreneurship” with a specific focus on the digitalization of the main economical sectors of the region, in collaboration with LUM Strategy Innovation (spin-off of LUM University specialized in strategy and innovation), Almacube (spin-off of the University of Bologna specialized in open innovation), BUSINESSMED (main representative of the private sector with 25 Confederations of Enterprises from States members of the Union for the Mediterranean), UNIMED (network of Higher Education and Research Institutions in the Euro-Mediterranean region, Sub-Saharan Africa, Middle East and Western Balkans) and with the technical support of the Mediterranean Innovation Partnership (MIP), the Mediterranean Innovation Hub and national and international companies.

 

 

Objectives

This programme is designed to empower younger generations and improve their employability opportunities by promoting their active involvement in the economic development of their regions.

The Master course aims to train a new generation of innovation managers:

  • to enhance the entrepreneurial culture;
  • to contribute to the design, development, and implementation of innovative projects within enterprises and organizations (innovation managers);
  • to launch new business initiatives (start-ups);
  • to provide consultancy services to promote knowledge transfer by introducing business innovation processes and methods (innovation brokers).

Requisiti di ammissione

The course is organized into weekly units covering a total of 1500 hours (60 ECTS credits) – including 360 hours of face-to-face lectures, complemented by individual and teamwork activities and more than 350 hours of internship at private companies. The working language is English. The lectures will be held in CIHEAM Bari headquarters in Valenzano (Italy).

 

Attendance is compulsory for at least 70% of total class hours.

The Master’s course objective is to train a new generation of innovation managers. More specifically, through applying a new mindset and new methodological approaches (Design Thinking, Lean Startup), students are accompanied through the creation, prototype development, and enhancement of innovative entrepreneurship ideas (new products/services for new markets), with a focus on the digitalization of the main economical sectors of the region and the agri-food field, from production chain to food consumption, health aspects and circular economy.

 

Training will focus on both technological innovation and social innovation for a new business generation. They will adopt a new approach in conducting activities based on learning by doing with a strong interaction with startups and successful businesses that will be involved in all the modules of the Master programme.

Direzione e coordinamento

Antonello Garzoni

Antonello Garzoni

Direttore scientifico

Damiano Petruzzella

Damiano Petruzzella

Coordinatore scientifico

Marco Savorgnan

Marco Savorgnan

Coordinatore scientifico

Gabriella Longo

Gabriella Longo

Coordinatore operativo

Struttura del corso

The course is structured in two parts: the first part that provides participants with fundamental concepts to master the following subjects: Start-up & Entrepreneurial mindset; Business Model Design for innovation; Agile Methods & Change Management; Corporate sustainability: managerial and financial tools; Innovation in Agrifood I e II (Trends in agrifood); Social Innovation for local Communities; Living Lab approach; Communication & Marketing for Startups; Speculative design, Future foresight & System thinking; Project Cycle Management; Design Sprint.

 

The second part (project works with companies) aims at helping students develop an innovative solution for a selected company using the Open Innovation process and the Design Thinking methodology. The internship phase is closely related to the activities developed during the project works and will be carried out at national and international companies.

 

In terms of job placement, the Master course aims at creating the following professional profiles:

  1. Self entrepreneur
  2. Innovation manager: expert in the management of innovation processes
  3. Innovation broker: specialist in knowledge transfer between research institutions and

TOTALE: 1500 ORE

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Graduation (minimum 3-year degree in any discipline).

APPLICATIONS

Applications are open to candidates of any nationality. Candidates can apply online on LUM University website until October 16, 2025.

Applicants are invited to follow the online application procedures by clicking this LINK.

To complete the application form you must:

  1. Complete the contents of all mandatory sections and subsections in the application;
  2. Check that all sections of the form have been correctly filled in;
  3. Submit the application.

APPLICATION SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS

To send via email (schoolofmanagement@lum.it)

You will receive a confirmation email after you’ve submitted the form.

To complete application, the documents below are necessary:

  • Motivation Letter written in English
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Bachelor’s degree final Diploma and transcript of records (both in the original language and officially translated into Italian language)
  • Copy of Passport

Costo e incentivi

Prezzo del Master € 8.000,00

Tuition fees amount to 8,000.00 €.

 

LUM University grants 20 full scholarships covering 100% of tuition fees, to candidates from Italy and other EU and non-EU countries.

Applications will be evaluated only if all required documents have been provided upon submission.

The selection criteria are based on an evaluation of applicants’ previous education and its match with the requirements of the Master’s program, as well as their motivation and the documents provided in their applications.

The scholarships will be awarded in the order in which the applications are received, up to the point where the available resources are exhausted, in compliance with the admission requirements for the Master’s program.

 

With the support of “Ministero dell’Università e della Ricerca” from the funds of art.14-bis of the Law Decree n. 152 of the November 6th, 2021, converted with modifications by Law n. 233 of the December 29th, 2021, “Patti territoriali dell’alta formazione per le imprese”.

La nostra è un’offerta formativa completa, che si arricchisce di anno in anno di contenuti in linea con le esigenze delle aziende e del mercato del lavoro.

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