Skill Development Program: Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Italy

Take a walking tour of Milan and learn about the city with your Field Director

Enjoy dinner in Milan

🔹 Guided learning & skill development session #1: Build critical global competencies during a session led by experts in the field 

Visit Sforzesco Castle, a palace with regal courtyards, impressive art, and interesting museums

🔹 Independent exploration: Spend a half day exploring Milan on your own

Travel to Turin

🔹 Cultural engagement: Take a tour of Turin

With an expert local guide you will see:

• Piazza San Carlo, located between the impressive San Carlo and Santa Christina churches
• The Cathedral of San Giovanni Battista, where the Shroud of Turin is kept 

Stand on the panoramic observation deck of Mole Antonelliana, a monumental building featured on the two-cent Italian euro coin

Visit the National Cinema Museum, an exhibition that houses all-thing-cinematic and is one of the top-most visited Italian museums 

Enjoy dinner in Turin, an area famous for playing host to Slow Food’s Salone del Gusto and Terra Madre conferences

🔹 Guided learning & skill development session #2: Build critical global competencies during a session led by experts in the field 

🔹 Independent exploration: Spend a half day exploring Turin on your own

Take an excursion to Bra, a town known for its culinary history and culture

🔹 Cultural engagement: Enjoy lunch at a local farm and sample delicious farm products

Enjoy a wine tasting in the Cuneo region

Travel via Pavia, the capital of the region known for its wine, rice, and dairy products, on your way to Parma 

Enjoy dinner in Parma, a region famous for its prosciutto and cheese 

🔹 Guided learning & skill development session #3: Build critical global competencies during a session led by experts in the field 

🔹 Independent exploration: Spend a half day exploring Parma on your own

Travel to Milan, a cultural, financial and artistic hub of Italy 

Reflection Session: Reflect together on your new knowledge and skills and discuss how you can use them after returning home

Enjoy dinner in Milan