Turn your SAA journey into a EU-Recognised Master (Laurea Magistrale) in 1 year.
Building on what you have already done at SAA: recognition of prior learning, flexible, affordable, 100% online.
Feel like you need more?
- Missing the last mile concerns many, for some it is a personal trophy, for others it means opening a professional door, or maybe a door to internationalisation.
- With SAA’MBA you reached “Master di Primo Livello” level, you can now complete you CV with a “Laurea Mgistrale”.
Designed for SAA alumni
Some of your SAA Professors may have mentioned this to you in class:
- In about 1 year you can obtain a Laurea Magistrale, because Q.Institute recognises your previous studies at SAA
- 100% online designed for working students
- Other alumni of SAA successfully did it
How does it work?
- Apply by sharing some information about yourself here
- Get credit recognition for your SAA exams
- Start learning at Q.Institute in English or Italian (other languages are available)
Ask a graduate SAA-Q.Institute
- Riccardo Luca completed his MBA at SAA in 2023 and his GMiM at Q.Institute in 2025.
- Riccardo works for Banca Sella in Italy and has choosen GMiM as as booster for his career, to aim for positions requiring a Laurea Magistrale.
- Riccardo has given his availability to answer questions you may have; email.
Why GMiM is a smart investment
- Up-to 50% cost and time saved with recognition of prior learning (your SAA exams)
- Official Master level 7 (Laurea Magistrale)
- Designed for working students: at your own pace (asynchronous), leveraging your work experiences (WBL), earn while you study
- Stepped commitment: enroll, then pay course by course (75€/ECTS), if not satisfied you are free to quit
- Value for effort: complete your academic CV to Laurea Magistrale level, open up career advancement opportunities, internationalise your CV
- Thanks to Recognition of Prior Learning, you pay for only the ECTS credits you actually need to complete your journey to Laurea Magistrale.
FAQ
Yes, for all SAA students English and Italian are enabled for all courses
Academic requirement: Bachelor degree (MQF6; equivalento to Laurea di Primo Livello) in business administration or related fields.
Applicants with bachelors in fields non-related to business administration, they may be asked to validate pre-requisites in the some fields; a Q-Institute’s ad hoc commission will evaluate the application, eventual previous experiences and assign pre-requisetes, when required.
All applicants shall have a partner company, which engages to cooperate with Q-Institute to the training of students (WBL protocol). A partner compny is the company where the working student is currently working; the engagement relates to agreeing with the study plan of the student.
English proficiency equivalent to IELT level 6.5 or above for courses in English; a Q-Institute’s ad hoc commission will assess English proficiency during the selection process.
Yes, GMiM is an officially recognised MQF level 7 Master (the level of what we call Laurea Magistrale in Italy). MQF (Malta Qualification Framework) belongs to the European Higher Education Area (Italy is part of it, together with another 48 states).
Yes, you are in control of your schedule. During the admission process you will receive an individual plan of studies, which corresponds to the difference between the full plan of studies of GMiM and the courses completed at SAA, which are recognised as prior learning. You will have the freedom to complete your plan of studies within 10 years. Each course is asynchronous, therefore you can choose when to start it, based on your personal and professional agenda.
You are in control of your financial commitments, as you pay-as-you proceed. Before starting each course of your plan of studies, you pay for that specific course (100€ per each ECTS credit of the course). This allows you to dilute your investment over time and minimize the financial risk, shall you decide not to complete the program.
SAA alumni participating one of of recruitment campaigns are not required to pay the RPL fees, as Q.Institute will do this for the whole group of the campaign with more efficiency. Furthermore, you know upfront before enrolling how your individual plan of studies will look like. We will still ask you the list of the courses you did at SAA, as we need to validate your achievements before enrolment.