• For a third year in a row UniCredit organizes two programs in support of finance education

New issues of the two master’s programs - New Europe Master in Banking and Entrepreneurship and UniCredit MBA Retail are organized by UniCredit for a third year in a row. In this way the European banking institution gives an opportunity to young professionals with interests in the field of finance to receive high-quality education in the prestigeous education institutions Fondazione Cassamarca and Alma Graduate School and to lay the foundations of their international carrier.

Partial and full scholarships are to be provided to the best applicants in both programs making them suitable and accessible for all.

New Europe Master in Banking and Entrepreneurship

New Europe Master in Banking and Entrepreneurship is suitable for graduated bachelors and masters with not more than two years of professional experience. Ideal applicants are from Central and Eastern Countries in which UniCredit is present. They must have a diploma from an accredited university, TOEFEL certificate or similar exam proving excellent command of English and work experience (or completed traineeship) possibly in the field of finance.

What is unique for New Europe Master as compared to other master degrees is the possibility to participate in a 3-month internship in one of the banks or companies of UniCredit. Another notable feature of the program is the chance it gives to the participants to live in Italy, to learn the language and experience the Italian culture.

The eight edition of New Europe Master in Banking and Entrepreneurship begins on 13 October 2010. Students will visit at least 1,000 lecture hours, work meetings and workshops, followed by a three-month internship and a final defense of a master’s thesis (September 2011). The deadline for applications is 30 June 2010. The fee for New Europe Master in Banking and Entrepreneurship is EUR 25,000. Every year the program sponsors provide scholarships for the best students covering up to EUR 22,000 from the program cost. Additional information is available at the program’s site www.masterbe.com or by contacting the coordinators at: jogpAnbtufscf/dpn

UniCredit MBA Retail

UniCredit MBA is suitable for students who would like to start or develop their carrier in retail banking and finance. The master program is organized jointly with Alma Graduate School. Applicants must hold a university degree from an accredited university or to have distinctive professional experience. The program modules are taught predominantly in English and applicants will be tested for establishing the level of command. They must have from 3 to 5 years of professional experience, preferably in the field of finance. UniCredit provides full or partial scholarships to the best applicants as well as preferential student loans. The new edition of the program starts in September and the application deadline is 15 July 2010. Exhaustive information about UniCredit MBA is available at the program site www.almaweb.unibo.it/unicreditmba or via email address: vojdsfejuncbAbmnbxfc/vojcp/ju

About UniCredit Group

UniCredit is a principal financial organization with strong presence in 22 European countries and representative offices in other 27 markets, with over 10,000 branches and approximately 166,000 employees as of 30.09.2009.

In the CEE region, UniCredit has the biggest informational network of around 4,000 branches and agencies.

The Group is active in the following CEE countries: Azerbajdzhan, Bosna Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Litva, Kazahstan, Kirgiztan, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey and Ukraine.