LIUC Università Cattaneo: programs and MBA in Castellanza
LIUC - Università Cattaneo is a private university between Milan and Malpensa, founded in 1991 by the Industrial Association of the Province of Varese. LIUC Business School offers an International Full-Time MBA in English, a part-time Executive MBA and specialized Master's programs.
About LIUC - Università Cattaneo
LIUC - Università Cattaneo is a private university based in Castellanza, in the province of Varese, strategically located between Milan and Malpensa Airport. The university, with roughly 2,500-3,000 students overall, is organized into two main schools: the School of Economics and the School of Engineering. Within the university, LIUC Business School operates as the management school dedicated to post-graduate and continuing education, structured around three areas of activity: applied research and consulting, open and tailor-made programs for companies, and Master's programs, including an International Full-Time MBA in English and a part-time Executive MBA.
The campus, built according to the Anglo-Saxon model with an integrated university residence, offers an environment strongly oriented toward business economics and management engineering education, with solid roots in the Lombard industrial fabric and a growing international profile.
Main academic areas
Bachelor's and Master's in Business Economics and Management Engineering; International Full-Time MBA in English and part-time Executive MBA
LIUC statistics and indicators
The International MBA is delivered entirely in English; most bachelor's programs are in Italian. Employability and percentage of international students not specifically published.
LIUC - Università Cattaneo's history
LIUC - Libera Università Carlo Cattaneo was founded in 1991 on the initiative of the Industrial Association of the Province of Varese, with the goal of offering university education closely connected to the needs of Lombardy's productive world. From its founding the university has been characterized by a strong tie to the local business fabric, distinguished by an educational model oriented toward practice and the concrete application of economic and engineering skills.
The campus, built in Castellanza according to criteria inspired by the Anglo-Saxon university model, includes a university residence housing both Italian and international students. Over the years the university developed LIUC Business School internally, specifically dedicated to post-graduate management education, gradually expanding its offer with international Master's programs in English and Executive programs aimed at managers and professionals.
Today, over thirty years after its founding, LIUC continues to serve as a reference point for education in Business Economics and Management Engineering in northern Italy, with a growing number of international students drawn by the university's direct ties to the business world.
What people say online about LIUC - Università Cattaneo
Information available is mainly institutional, with limited presence on independent international review platforms.
Reflects the nature of a mid-sized university predominantly oriented toward the Italian and Lombard market.
The Anglo-Saxon-style campus with integrated residence is generally described positively for the quality of its facilities.
- Strong historical tie between the university and the local industrial world, founded directly by Varese's Industrial Association
- Quality of the Anglo-Saxon-style campus facilities
- Institutional solidity and specific positioning in Business Economics and Management Engineering
- Growing international profile thanks to English-language MBA programs
- Limited presence on independent international review platforms
- More modest international projection compared to major Milan or Rome business schools
- No large body of easily accessible independent reviews
FAQ — LIUC Business School
LIUC represents a distinctive educational model in the Lombard landscape, where the direct tie to the industrial world since its founding translates into an academic offer strongly oriented toward economic and engineering practice.
