International Politics, Law and Economics (IPLE)

The Bachelor's Degree Programme prepares graduates to find employment in the following areas: national and regional/local public administrations, including diplomatic missions to foreign countries or international institutions; international organisations; NGOs (e.g. those engaged in humanitarian volunteering activities); centres or associations specialised in the study and analysis of political, social, and economic processes; public and/or private (national or multinational) companies involved in international trade and finance; in the fields of services, cultural heritage, tourism, and communication.

Administrative officers at diplomatic and consular missions and at international organizations

Function in a work context
The professions included in this category carry out support functions to the activities a) of the representative staff in service at diplomatic and consular posts and b) of the highest-level officers of international organizations, with particular regard to European regional institutions. These employees participate in the management of the activities of the offices where they are employed; analyze the information held by the offices for the formulation of proposals and opinions to the executives on whom they depend; sub a), contribute to the management of political relations with the host State, also by providing assistance in the identification and correct interpretation of the relevant legal provisions, and participate in the promotion of commercial, scientific and cultural relations carried out by consulates abroad; sub b), contribute to the activity of the offices and departments of international organizations, as well as to the consultations between higher-level officers and representatives of States. They are able to use two foreign languages, even in the sectors covered.

Skills associated with the function
These operators have the ability to identify, understand, analyze and propose solutions to relevant political and legal issues in interstate relations.

Employment opportunities
Ialian diplomatic and consular representations abroad and of foreign states in Italy; intergovernmental, universal and regional (in particular, European) organizations.


Officers of public and private companies who deal with commercial relations with foreign countries

Function in a work context
The professional figures referred to in this profile are those of employees of public and private companies; some of these figures are particularly aimed at the European sphere. They are entrusted with support tasks for the management of commercial relations with foreign countries. In particular, they provide administrative services and assist specialists in identifying foreign suppliers or clients and in concluding contracts with them for the supply of goods or services. They collaborate in the correct execution of contracts and maintain relations with foreign suppliers/customers.

Skills associated with the function
These operators know the reference legal framework (national and international, in particular the regulation of the single European market), have the ability to analyze and resolve issues related to the marketing of goods and services abroad and, finally, to use technical languages or specific.

Employment opportunities
Industrial and tertiary sector companies operating in the public or private sector.


International relations officers in public and private offices and in NGO organizations

Function in a work context
The professions included in this category participate in the promotion and management of institutional relationships with foreign counterparts (located in Europe and also outside Europe) for the public or private sector and for non-governmental organizations. This type of employee performs support functions through the analysis of documents and all the information held in the offices, as well as searching for further elements of information, useful for the preparation of proposals and/or preliminary dossiers for making decisions. They also participate, with functions of responsibility, in the planning and organization of meetings and conferences, and follow up their follow-up.

Skills associated with the function
These operators have the ability to participate in the planning, initiation and management of close links with foreign bodies of the entities in which they are employed and, consequently, to interact with foreign counterparts. They are in able to carry out research in the legal, political and social fields, useful for defining strategies for the promotion of institutional relations with foreign countries.

Employment opportunities
State and local government offices, universities and research institutions, private companies, non-governmental organizations.


Analysts of economic, political and social processes

Function in a work context
The professionals included here carry out studies and research to support the strategies of private and public organizations. These can concern both the organization itself, and the field in which it operates, and the procedural aspects that involve it. These figures autonomously manage and coordinate the collection of information for the analyzes they conduct, and produce research reports and dossiers functional to the choices of the organizations in which they operate.

Skills associated with the function
The analyst of economic, political and social processes has disciplinary knowledge relating to the area in which he operates which allows him to interpret the complexity of the phenomena analysed, and which are combined with skills in the systematic analysis of information, especially thanks to the use of appropriate statistical techniques.

Employment opportunities
Head of studies and research in companies, analyst of processes, junior researcher in research institutes, employee of the research office in parties, trade unions and business associations, head of research in public bodies and public service companies, or in NGOs.


Officers of public administrations at national or local level

Function in a work context
The professions included in this category carry out functions of analysis and evaluation of policies, production of internal reports and tasks of support to the work of management in the context of national and local public administrations which have to deal more or less regularly with issues and policies of international and global scale.

Skills associated with the function
These operators have the ability to carry out research in the economic and institutional fields, to make comparisons appropriately, and to model the problems in order to allow a systematic analysis of processes and policies of competence of the administration to which they belong, and to monitor their implementation in progress and the results.

Employment opportunities
Public offices at different levels of government equipped with research and evaluation facilities.

Technicians of the organization and management of production factors

Function in a work context
The professional figures included in this section are concerned with the monitoring of processes within
companies and organisations, analyzing the use of capital, human and logistical resources and of all the factors used in production processes. These tasks are intended both for the constant evaluation of the quality of the processes, also with a view to certification, and for the identification of strategies for improvement and reallocation of resources.

Skills associated with the function
These professional figures apply the knowledge relating to the economy, institutions and complex organizations provided in the course of study, together with the data analysis and information processing skills guaranteed by laboratories and quantitative courses.

Employment opportunities
Management analyst, time and methods controller, work organization technician