Francesca Roveda, a member of the recruiting and admissions team for SDA Bocconi’s MBA program, discusses what makes the SDA Bocconi MBA unique, the school’s admissions process, career opportunities and more.

Program Highlights (5:30) | Admissions (28:26) | Financing & Scholarships (48:00) | Careers (55:30)

About Our Guest

Francesca Roveda recruits candidates for the MBA, Executive MBA and Specialized Masters program for Bocconi University’s School of Management. Francesca has been with Bocconi for nearly 30 years, starting in the marketing office and then moving over to recruiting and admissions in 2008.

What is unique about the SDA Bocconi MBA? What are its key advantages?

• Located in downtown Milan, which has the third largest economy among EU cities after Paris and Madrid and is recognized as one of the world’s finance and fashion capitals; Paris, London and Barcelona are a one-hour flight away
• SDA Bocconi MBA starts in September and lasts 12 months
• 100 students per class from 30 countries; 75% of students are from outside Italy
• Admissions is looking for applicants who truly listen and respect diversity and have strong interpersonal skills to work in groups 
• Students can specialize in Finance, Marketing & Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Luxury Business Management
• SDA Bocconi is celebrating its 50th birthday in 2021 

Episode write-up and show notes: https://touchmba.com/sda-bocconi-mba-program-admissions-interview-francesca-roveda

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Safira Djati shares her journey from private equity analyst in Indonesia to the NUS MBA, where she is President of the NUS MBA Student Council. How has Covid affected the program and what has most surprised her about the NUS MBA so far? Safira shares the importance of student clubs and her takeaways from leading the 38th NUS MBA Student Council as its first female and Indonesian president. Finally, Safira touches on being a mother and making the most of her MBA.

Questions

• Safira's background, pre-MBA goals, and reasons for applying to NUS (3:20)
• Safira's NUS MBA experience vs. expectations (8:30)
• MBA recruiting during Covid (14:00)
• What Safira has learned from the MBA (17:00)
• Singapore job-seeking as an international student (20:05)
• Building connections in VC/PE (24:20)
• Safira's experience running for President and leading the 38th NUS MBA Student Council (30:10)
• Safira's advice for mom MBAs (46:20)
• Safira's last thoughts on making the most of your MBA (52:00)

About Safira

Safira Djati currently attends the NUS MBA. Prior to NUS, she worked as a Manager and Investment Analyst for PT PPA Capital in Jakarta, Indonesia. Safira graduated from Universitas Prasetiya Mulya with a Bachelors in Economics. Safira is President of the NUS MBA Student Council, runs her own jewelry business, XAVIA Jewelry, and is looking to pursue a private equity, venture capital or impact investing role after graduation.

Show Notes

• Connect with Safira on LinkedIn
• Get your profile assessed by NUS MBA Admissions Team
• Chat with NUS MBA Student Ambassadors
• NUS MBA

Episode write-up and show notes: https://touchmba.com/inside-the-nus-mba-student-council-president-safira-djati-nus-mba

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