A team of MBA students from SDA Bocconi in the final of the Hult Global Case Challenge on devising solutions for providing clean water to the needy. Water.org will receive 1 million dollars to implement the winning proposal

Open until May 30 the international business idea competition which will reward the most innovative ideas from around the world for starting a new fashion venture with participation to a fashion management course in Milan

Large infrastructure and transportation projects in many countries already utilize innovative "value capture" financing systems. The point is to try to attribute their costs more accurately to those companies, organizations, groups and geographical areas which benefit most from each project.

Selected from among the best young and talented classical musicians working in Italy at a recent national competition, Federico Rossini also studies business administration and management at Bocconi. He balances both pursuits, potentially giving himself double the opportunities

Empowerment means getting customers involved on a long-term basis, but it is more than simply people choosing the color of their candies or sweaters. It is a strategy that brings added benefits for companies, quite apart from reducing risk, cutting costs and improving time-to-market

Alberto Di Stefano, Bocconi graduate and successful international investment banker, left everything for a sabbatical year in which he took a long trip around the world, using an unusual method to see the sights. He tells his story in a recently-published book, "Around the World by Boat Hitchhiking"