ALTIS Graduate School Milan: sustainability MBA
ALTIS, the graduate school of Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore dedicated to sustainability in management, won the AshokaU-Cordes Innovation Award in 2012, the first non-American program to receive it. Its E4Impact spin-off is active in 13 African countries.
About ALTIS
ALTIS Graduate School of Sustainable Management is the graduate school of Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore dedicated to sustainability in business management, based on Via San Vittore in Milan. Founded in 2005, the school promotes academic research and educational programs on sustainability strategies, governance, social entrepreneurship, social innovation, circular economy, and diversity, equity and inclusion.
ALTIS offers Full-Time Master's programs in Business, Finance and Sustainability, Executive Master's, and executive courses aimed at those working in the third sector and public administration. Through its spin-off, the E4Impact Foundation, the school organizes and coordinates MBA programs dedicated to impact entrepreneurship in numerous African countries, an internationally recognized model. In 2012 ALTIS's MBA in Impact Entrepreneurship became the first non-American program to receive the AshokaU-Cordes Innovation Award, a prestigious recognition awarded by Ashoka, an international non-profit organization active in social entrepreneurship.
Main academic areas
MBA in Impact Entrepreneurship (extended into Africa through the E4Impact Foundation), Full-Time Master's in Business/Finance/Sustainability, Executive Master's
ALTIS statistics and indicators
Employability: specific figure not published. Main courses delivered in Italian, except for the MBA in Impact Entrepreneurship delivered in English in Africa.
ALTIS's history
ALTIS Graduate School of Sustainable Management, initially named ALTIS - Graduate School Business & Society, was born in 2005 within Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Milan, from an idea by Professor Mario Molteni, a lecturer in Business Economics and Corporate Strategy, together with then-rector Lorenzo Ornaghi. The school's founding coincided with a historical period in which European countries were beginning to integrate the concepts of corporate social responsibility and sustainable development into their agendas, with Italy among the first countries to adopt the European guidelines on the subject.
In this context Università Cattolica decided to establish a Graduate School entirely dedicated to research, education and knowledge transfer on entrepreneurship and management oriented toward sustainable development. In 2012 the school's MBA in Impact Entrepreneurship became the first non-American program to win the AshokaU-Cordes Innovation Award, an international recognition that consolidated its reputation. Since then the school's spin-off, the E4Impact Foundation, has organized and coordinated MBA programs dedicated to impact entrepreneurship in a growing number of African countries, now thirteen, expanding the international influence of the model developed in Milan.
What people say online about ALTIS
Available information comes mainly from Wikipedia and Università Cattolica's official website, with little presence of independent reviews on general-purpose platforms.
The most significant international recognition, won by the MBA in Impact Entrepreneurship as the first non-American program to receive it, represents tangible proof of the quality and innovation of the educational model.
Given the specialized nature of the school, focused on sustainability and social entrepreneurship rather than general management, the target audience is more niche compared to general-purpose business schools.
- First non-American program to win the AshokaU-Cordes Innovation Award in 2012
- Expansion of the E4Impact Foundation spin-off into thirteen African countries, with concrete impact and the ability to scale beyond Italian and European borders
- Solid history, founded in 2005 during a period of strong European attention to corporate social responsibility issues
- Very strong distinctive positioning for those seeking education oriented toward social and environmental impact
- Part of the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore system, with all the institutional solidity that entails
- Little presence of independent student reviews on general-purpose platforms
- Target audience more niche compared to general-purpose business schools, given the focus on sustainability and social entrepreneurship
FAQ — ALTIS
ALTIS represents a unique model in the landscape of Italian business schools: its specialization in sustainability and impact entrepreneurship, combined with international expansion through E4Impact in 13 African countries, positions it as a reference point for those seeking management education oriented toward social impact.
