The Double Degree LUISS-EBS is a challenging two years programme for graduate students, entirely taught in English.
After its completion, students will obtain two diplomas: a Master’s Degree in General Management awarded by LUISS University and a German Master’s Degree in Management awarded by EBS, European Business School, Rheingau-Wiesbaden.

The Program is structured as follows: the first year is carried out at EBS (Wiesbaden), the second year is carried out at LUISS (Rome).

The students will be registered at LUISS during their stay at EBS, being exempt from taxes at EBS, while continuing their regular fees and payment at LUISS.

EBS reserves the right to accept the students selected by LUISS.

Available slots:

• Two for A. Y. 2012-2013

Admission:

• Pre-requirements
• Selection Process
• Application Procedure and Timing
• Results

Stay at EBS:

• Study Plan
• EBS Welcome Guide 2010-11 (The updated edition will be soon available)
• Life at EBS
• EBS Key Data Sheet 2011-12: please do not individually contact the EBS staff before the selection.
• Thesis Guidelines (to be published)and info

Admission

Pre-requirements

The following will be considered eligible to participate to EBS-LUISS Double Degree Programme for a.y. 2012-13:

Laureandi students (that handle the Degree Request to the Student Office by May 30th 2012), enrolled in the third year of the Bachelor Degree in Economics and Business and in the Bachelor Degree in Economia e Management:

• holding a weighted average grade equal or above 26.50/30 and having passed a minimum of 15 exams by the Winter session a.y. 2011-12 (January - February 2012, excluding languages and internship);
• willing to enrol to the Master's Degree in General Management by July 4th 2012 (completing the apposite Student Office form and paying the first instalment);
• graduating by the Summer session 2011/2012 (July 2012, with a final Degree grade equal or above 100/110)
• who present  a GMAT/GRE certificate (even if the minimum score required is 600 slightly lower scores may be accepted) when they apply for the Program. Alternatively students can attend an EBS ad hoc test (EBScore) that will take place on March 5th at 9.00, room 301. In this case, the application deadline is anticipated to February 24th, h.12.00. By that day, students will also have to bring a proof of payment of the EBScore fee (Please consider this a non-refundable fee. All information on your LUISS email: if you don’t receive them, please contact international@luiss.it)
  Please check the “EBScore description” in section “Modulistica” on the right of the page for all the relevant information on the EBScore test.  

Please check on http://www.mba.com/the-gmat.aspx the GMAT exam details and on http://www.ets.org/gre the GRE exam details.

and

Economics and Business/Economia e Management Graduates:

• who have a final Degree grade equal or above 100/110, as a minimum requirement to access the Call;
• who held a weighted average grade equal or above 26.50/30, prior to the defence of the Thesis. The weighted average grade (and not the final Degree grade) will be considered in the analysis of the students' academic performance (please see the paragraph Selection, Step 1)
• willing to matriculate to the Master's Degree in General Management  by July 4th 2012 (completing the apposite Student Office form and paying the first instalment of the University fee and the Regional Tax).
• who present  a GMAT/GRE certificate (even if the minimum score required is 600 slightly lower scores may be accepted) when they apply for the Program. Alternatively students can attend an EBS ad hoc test (EBScore) that will take place on March 5th at 9.00, room 301. In this case, the application deadline is anticipated to February 24th, h.12.00. By that day, students will also have to bring a proof of payment of the EBScore fee (Please consider this a non-refundable fee. All information on your LUISS email. If you don’t receive them, please contact international@luiss.it).
  Please check the “EBScore description” in section “Modulistica” on the right of the page for all the relevant information on the EBScore test.

Please check on http://www.mba.com/the-gmat.aspx the GMAT exam details and on http://www.ets.org/gre the GRE exam details.

Students with a Bachelor Degree in Economia e Management are required to present TOEFL (IBT version) with a minimum score of 100 (but slightly lower scores may be accepted by EBS). Alternatively they can present one among the following certificate with the reported minimum overall score:

• TOEIC 850
• IELTS 6.5 
• ESOL CAE grade A (Certificate in Advanced English)
• CPE (Certificate of Proficiency English)
• BEC 3, Higher (Business English Certificate)
• TELC Telc English C1

The mentioned certificates should not be older than two years.

Compatibility with DDIM

Students can apply for both programmes.
The application of selected students for EBS will be automatically excluded for the DDIM if they confirm their participation at the program with EBS.

Selection Process

The selection of students is made through the not disputable evaluation of an Academic Commission nominated by the Department Director.
The selection follows a 2 step process:

Step 1: The eligible candidates will be ranked after the analysis of their academic performance (credits and average grade, each weighting 60% and 40% of the academic score), the English language proficiency and the analysis of the motivation letter and curriculum vitae.
The Academic Commission will rank eligible students and create the short list for the next step.

Step 2: The interview, which will be held in English, will be carried out by a member/members of the Academic Commission and by the International Development Office Staff between March 19th – 21st (TBC). The interview will focus on motivation and student background and is a key part of the selection process. In case a candidate is not considered suitable for the programme, he/she will not be selected regardless of the academic performance, the positioning in the applicants ranking and the number of available slots.
Moreover, other international certificates , knowledge of other languages, previous international experience are examples of information that will not provide additional points during the selection process, but could be considered as strength points in the students' profile.

The list of selected candidates is considered provisional until the obtainment of the Bachelor Degree by the selected candidates (with a final Degree grade equal or above 100/110) and the enrolment through the Student Office (Segreteria Studenti) by July 4th to the LUISS Master Degree in General Management.
Candidates selected for this programme will thus be requested to enrol to the Master Degree in General Management, or they will loose the right to enrol to LUISS at the Master level. 
The selection results will be published online by March 26th (TBC). Selected students of both rankings will be required to confirm their acceptance through written notification by March 28th (TBC). In case of refusal or missing notification by the established deadline, the following candidate in order of waiting list will be recalled. 
Recalled students will be requested to confirm their participation by written notice by one working day. After this timing, the following candidate in order of waiting list will be recalled. No students will be recalled after March 30th (TBC).

 Every refusal received after this deadline, with the only exception of documented circumstances beyond one’s control, will be transferred to the Dean of the Faculty of Economics for the relevant disciplinary measures, which can include the exclusion from the following examination session. The orientation for departure will be held on May 13th (TBC).

Application Procedure and Timing

• Call for application

Documents to be handled to International Development Office – Sviluppo Internazionale e Accordi:

• Application form  
• 2 passport size photos (with your name written on the back), plus the one to be pasted on this application form.
• International Certificate of English language knowledge
• GMAT/GRE
• Copy of valid identity document (ID card or passport).
• Motivation letter in English.
• Curriculum Vitae in English.
• Laureandi students: Latest transcript of records and  a copy of the Receipt of the Domanda di Laurea.
• Graduates: Transcript of records with indication of the Degree final grade.

Student will be able to participate only if their administrative position is regular and have no pending administrative issues with LUISS.

• Study Plan
• EBS Welcome Guide 2010-11 (11-12 edition not available)
• Life at EBS
• EBS Key Data Sheet 2011-12: please do not individually contact the EBS staff before the selection.
• Thesis Guidelines (to be published) and info
• Please note that students will be requested to pay a semester ticket (about € 95) at EBS. With this ticket they can access all public transportation in the area for Frankfurt and Wiesbaden.

• Study Plan
• EBS Welcome Guide 2010-11 (11-12 edition not available)
• Life at EBS
• EBS Key Data Sheet 2011-12: please do not individually contact the EBS staff before the selection.
• Thesis Guidelines (to be published) and info
• Please note that students will be requested to pay a semester ticket (about € 95) at EBS. With this ticket they can access all public transportation in the area for Frankfurt and Wiesbaden.

Study Plan

• Study Plan

Please note:

LUISS will convert the grades of the courses taken at EBS and mentioned in the section Study Plan for LUISS Students according to the ECTS table which the students will receive before the departure.

• EBS will convert the grades of the courses taken at LUISS mentioned in the section Study Plan for LUISS Students according to its own conversion table.

Thesis info

• The thesis/ Work Project  will be one for both institutions
• Students will be required to have one supervisor at LUISS + one supervisor at EBS
• The thesis will be developed according to the rules in terms of technical characteristics set by EBS (to be published)
• Students will be required to be compliant with the LUISS procedures in order to discuss the thesis at LUISS during one among the available graduation sessions
• Students will be required to be compliant with the EBS procedures in order to discuss the thesis at EBS during one among the available graduation sessions.