Governance, People and Policies
Bocconi aims to ensure that our policies, research and teaching – as well as the lived experiences of students, faculty, staff and alumni – reflect our promise to uphold a transparent and coherent strategy in the area of diversity, equity and inclusion.
The governance that regulates these important areas is defined by the Deanship for Diversity, Inclusion and Sustainability, currently led by Professor Paola Profeta, who cooperates with the academic committees and diversity delegates of each Department. Wide-ranging policies represent our commitment to the aforementioned values of diversity and inclusion. These include:
In recent years, diversity and inclusion have become key elements of Bocconi’s overall strategic priorities, a shift that has accelerated through the establishment of a dedicated Deanship, among the first of its kind in Europe. With the creation of the role of Dean for Diversity, Inclusion and Sustainability, activities in this area now have a single point of reference and a figure responsible for their coordination. The Deanship is currently held by Professor Paola Profeta.
The Equal Opportunities Committee protects, enhances and promotes a culture of equity and empowerment within the Bocconi community to ensure that all members of the Bocconi community receive – and offer to others – equality of opportunity and treatment, irrespective of their gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, nationality, ethnicity, religion, disability, age or economic background.
To support the work of the committees dealing with diversity and inclusion (Equal Opportunities Committee and the Inclusion, Disability and Wellbeing Committee), a Diversity Delegate has been appointed in each department by the Dean for Diversity, Inclusion and Sustainability.
The Inclusion, Disability and Wellbeing Committee is the body that takes initiatives to analyze and propose ideas regarding topics of inclusion, disability and wellbeing aimed at the Bocconi student body, at staff and at faculty.
Bocconi is based on a strong system of values including pluralism of ideas, moral integrity, inclusion, solidarity and social mobility. Firmly believing that moral dimensions cannot be separated from economic ones, in 2008 Bocconi fully recognized social commitment and responsibility as founding values of its identity and set up the Community and Social Engagement Committee. It is chaired by the Dean for Social Engagement and Institutional Affairs, and is composed of the Dean of the Graduate School, the CLEAMM Program Director, the Dean of Fundraising and Alumni Engagement, a former Director of SDA, a Full Professor, the head of the Students Unit and the former scholarship manager.
The committee currently coordinates three programs, which are made up of a certain number of projects:
- Civic and social engagement of Bocconi students: To help students experience the importance of helping others as a necessary element for their professional future.
- Social mobility: To give economically disadvantaged students the opportunity to study at Bocconi.
- Studying in prison: To allow young inmates to change their lives through higher education.
Bocconi University’s strategies include the fostering of diversity, inclusion, accessibility, equity and multiculturalism thanks to an environment that allows the individual potential of each student, faculty and staff member to thrive.
The Inclusion Service supports this strategy by implementing a number of projects, initiatives and services in collaboration with other organizational units at the University.
The University publishes and circulates the Code of Conduct for Faculty and Students and the Honor Code. These documents commit everyone within the Bocconi Community to maintaining an academic environment for all students that is free from all forms of discrimination based on race, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability or sexual orientation.
Diversity and inclusion have become key elements of Bocconi University’s overall strategic priorities. For this purpose, the University is committed to periodically publishing both the Inclusive Gender Equality Plan (last publication in 2025) and the Gender Report (last publication in 2024). These documents map diversity within the Bocconi community, outline the University’s inclusion practices and set an agenda for future initiatives aimed at overcoming any remaining disparities and achieving fundamental equality for all people.