“My experience as a Master student has been really great. I love the teaching methods of ESE Florence, it’s really different from my experience in Portugal.
Professors here are so dedicated and the classes are smaller, which allows for 1-on-1 conversations with our lecturers and group discussions on topics of our interest. I feel free to talk, express my own theories and test business ideas with both my classmates and professors. The classes are like workshops – such a valuable way to learn!
After graduating from my Bachelor in Management, I worked for a year in Event Management for a family business. Now that I am a Master student, I finally understand how to apply all the theory into the real business world. Everything we discuss in class is directly relatable to the workplace. Professors give us lots of case studies and actual examples. I feel like I finally get the bigger picture now.
My goal is to specialise in luxury event management during my internship and to get new perspectives on how events are managed here in Italy. I can then bring those insights back to the family business in Portugal – Solar da Levada and Quinta Lago dos Cisnes in Braga – and work on expanding our activities and attracting more international clients for weddings or corporate events.
I enjoy the amount of activities, workshops and guest lectures that ESE Florence organizes aside from the classes. Last week for example we met the Finance Manager Alberto Cirese and HR Manager Evelyne Maffi of the Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts in Florence – it’s amazing to be able to connect with business professionals and directly learn from them.
ESE Florence gives me a sense of family. The staff is very available and I truly get along with everybody here.
On a personal level I can say that I have grown a lot and have become much more responsible. I have changed my perspectives and learned how to step out of my comfort zone.
Now that I think about it, Florence has become my new comfort zone. I absolutely love it here, it is the best city I’ve ever been to. I am sure that this experience and this city will stay with me forever.”
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