Bologna, Italy
Broaden Your Horizons
Gain contrasting perspectives on global issues.
Breadth and Depth
Courses emphasize economics, political science, history and language skills, providing a cross-disciplinary approach.
Lifetime Skills
Students learn lifetime skills for landing challenging jobs and connect with SAIS's global alumni network.
Four Seasons
Experience a day in the life of SAIS Bologna students.
View video shorts here.
Invest in the Future
A wide selection of courses, approachable faculty and first class peers make the SAIS Bologna Center a wise investment.
About the Bologna Center
Home to the oldest university in Europe, Bologna’s long tradition of education, cultural heritage and political vitality makes it an attractive location for SAIS' European campus. On the cusp of its 60th anniversary, SAIS Bologna is distinguished by strong faculty-student relationships, vigorous debate and a cohesive social and intellectual community. Exposure to contrasting European and U.S. perspectives on global issues offers a distinctive academic pairing—making for an extraordinarily enriching experience.
The History of the Bologna Center
- 1950's
- SAIS Bologna holds its inauguration ceremony
- C. Groves Haines founds the SAIS Bologna Center and serves as first director
- Gertrude Pellegrini becomes C. Groves Haines' assistant
- Treaty of Rome is signed, creating the European Economic Community
- Enrollment jumps from 10 to 49 students
- 1960's
- Nobel laureate Robert Mundell joins SAIS Bologna faculty
- SAIS Bologna moves to new building at Via Belmeloro
- Enrollment reaches 94 students
- SAIS Bologna students visit NATO military headquarters in Brussels
- Students in Bologna protest Vietnam War
- 1970's
- Simon Serfaty becomes SAIS Bologna director
- Network of educational exchanges begins, including first student trip to the Belgrade Institute of International Politics and Economics
- Students visit Jagiellonian University in Poland
- Wilfrid Kohl becomes director of SAIS Bologna
- Students protest in Bologna in response to police shooting of a University of Bologna student who participated in a demonstration
- 1980's
- Then-Italian Parliament member Giorgio Napolitano visits SAIS Bologna for its 25th anniversary
- Ronald Tiersky becomes SAIS Bologna director
- Robert Gard becomes SAIS Bologna director
- SAIS Bologna students receive private audience with Pope John Paul II
- Italian President Sandro Pertini visits SAIS Bologna
- Stephen Low becomes SAIS Bologna director
- 1990's
- Gianni Agnelli of Fiat visits SAIS Bologna
- SAIS co-founder Paul H. Nitze attends SAIS Bologna's 35th anniversary celebration
- Robert H. Evans becomes SAIS Bologna director
- Nobel laureates Franco Modigliani, Paul Samuelson, Robert Solow and James Tobin attend SAIS Bologna's 40th anniversary celebration
- University of Bologna and SAIS Bologna co-found the Center for Constitutional Studies and Democratic Development
- Nobel laureate Amartya Sen lectures at SAIS Bologna
- 2000's
- Marisa Lino becomes SAIS Bologna director
- Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus meets with students and faculty
- SAIS Bologna celebrates its 50th birthday
- SAIS Bologna Library is named in honor of former director Robert H. Evans
- SAIS Bologna building is renovated
- Kenneth H. Keller becomes SAIS Bologna director
- Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, chairman of Ferrari and then-chairman of Fiat S.p.A, speaks at SAIS Bologna building inauguration ceremony
- Former German President Richard von Weizsäcker speaks at Gerold von Braunmühl Lecture Series
- Center hosts conference in honor of Professor Patrick McCarthy (1941-2007)
- SAIS Bologna students meet with Italian President Giorgio Napolitano
- 2009 Mario Monti, prime minister of Italy and then-president of Bocconi University, delivers lecture on "Europe and the Crisis"
- 2010's
- SAIS Bologna students raise money for earthquake victims in Haiti
- Bologna Institute for Policy Research opens its doors
- Mario Draghi, then-governor of the Bank of Italy, delivers Enzo Grilli Memorial Lecture
- Professor Erik Jones becomes director of the SAIS European Studies Program
- European Union is awarded 2012 Nobel Peace Prize
Visit the Bologna Center
Prospective Students
Campus Tours
SAIS Bologna has an open-door policy for prospective students and encourages vists throughout the academic year when classes are in session. To arrange a visit, contact the Admissions Office at admissions@jhubc.it.
Open Day
Open Day is an opportunity for students to visit the SAIS Bologna campus. During the day-long event visitors meet current students and faculty and attend classes.
Information Sessions
We understand that many of our applicants live far from the places we travel to. To make sure as many candidates as possible have their questions answered, we have arranged a set of online information sessions. To connect to the sessions, prospective students need access to a computer, an internet connection and a phone line (or Skype). For instructions on how to log-in, please contact admissions@jhubc.it. Below is this fall’s schedule.
- October 24 at 1200 Italy time (1200GMT)
- November 28 at 1700 Italy time (1600 GMT)
- December 19 at 1200 Italy time (1100 GMT)
- January TBC
Public & Press
Events
Various seminar series are organized at SAIS Bologna throughout the academic year. Seminars are grouped thematically and each one is hosted by a SAIS Bologna faculty member. These events bring prominent scholars and practitioners from Europe, the United States and other parts of the world to present current research to the Bologna Center and local community.
Event Calendar
Contact
Bologna Center
Via Belmeloro 11
40126 Bologna
Italy
+39 +39 0512917811
In the Area
- MAMbo Museo d'Arte Moderna di Bologna MAMbo Museo d'Arte Moderna di Bologna
- BolognaFiere BolognaFiere
- University of Bologna University of Bologna
- Piazza Maggiore Piazza Maggiore
- Giardini Margherita Giardini Margherita
- The Two Towers The Two Towers