IES ABROAD MILAN
Via Carducci, 26 | 20123 Milano, Italy
The IES Abroad Milan Center is located in the city’s bustling historic center, near the prestigious Università Cattolica.
Features include:
High-quality multimedia classrooms
Fully equipped music practice rooms
Student lounge
Digital photo facilities
Library and reading rooms
High-speed wireless Internet access
Center staff:
Roberto Andreoni IES Abroad Director
Roberto Andreoni, Director, IES Abroad Milan, holds a doctorate in Music Composition from the University of California, Berkeley. His undergraduate degrees were earned at the Conservatorio G. Verdi in Milan and the Accademia Internazionale della Musica. He previously served as the Director of the Civica Scuola di Musica in Assago and of the Accademia Internazionale della Musica in Milan. Dr. Andreoni is an active composer whose works are regularly performed and recorded. In addition to his responsibilities as Program Director, he also serves as the Music Coordinator for IES Abroad Milan.
IES Abroad Staff
Irene Baldoni Assistant Director
Laura Carrera Internship Coordinator
Luca Blumer Academic Advisor for Outside Institutions & Customized Programs
Maria Bond Academic Assistant
Walter Muto Student Services Coordinator
Manuela Nigrelli Housing Coordinator
Anna Salandini Fiscal Administrator
Faculty
Costanza Asnaghi Italian
Master’s in Teaching Italian to Foreigners, Università Ca' Foscari, Venezia. Degree in Foreign Languages and Literatures (Specialization in Information Sciences and Social Communication), Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano
Anna Belloni Italian
Degree in Foreign Languages and Literatures, Università Statale degli Studi di Milano
Chiara Bodini Italian
Master’s in Intercultural policies, Università degli Studi di Firenze; Degree in Foreign Languages and Literatures, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano
Daria Cantù Social Innovation and Sustainability
Master’s in Service Design, Politecnico di Milano; Doctoral Student in Design and Innovation for Sustainability
Marco Capovilla Photography
Degree in Information Sciences, Università di Pisa; Doctorate from the Scuola Normale di Pisa; Researcher at the University of California – Berkeley
Gianluca Capuano Music Musicologist, Conductor, Director, Orchestra Milano Classica
Laura Carrera Internship Seminar Worked for Hewlett-Packard for 16 years as Marketing Communication Specialist, responsible for magazines, catalogs and the Italian website. Now a Consultant in various areas: website start-up, stock exchange market, marketing communication, accounting, new media advertising, luxury merchandising. Degree in Economics, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano
Gabriele Cavallini Art History
Doctorate from the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano; Degree in Art History, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano
Francesco Colombo Music
Conductor; Conducted orchestras in Italy, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Albania, South Korea, the United States, Mexico and Argentina. Works regularly with the Orchestra Sinfonica Giuseppe Verdi in Milan
Erica Corbellini Managing Fashion and Luxury Companies, International Business
Degree in Business Administration, Università Bocconi, Milano; Professor at the Università Bocconi
Simone Fontanelli Music
Composer and Conductor; Degree in Composition, Conservatorio "G. Verdi", Milano
Silvia Francalanza Italian
Degree in Foreign Languages and Literatures, Libera Università di Lingue e Comunicazione (IULM), Milano; Professional Translator with a specialization in Insurance and Medicine
Giovanna Fungi Psychology
Master’s in Clinical Psychology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano, Doctorate in Transcultural Psychotherapy, Fondazione Cecchini-Pace (Milano)
Enrico Girardi Music History
Doctorate in Musicology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano; Degree in Modern Literature, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano; Post-doctorate work at the Università Cattolica, Conservatorio "Giuseppe Verdi", and Accademia Internazionale della Musica, Milano; Music Critic for "Il Corriere della Sera"
Silvia Gobbi Italian
Degree in Foreign Languages and Literatures, Instituto Universitario di Lingue e Letterature Moderne, Milano; Master’s in Italian, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano
Silvana Greco Sociology
Degree in Economics from Università Bocconi, Milano; Doctorate in Sociology, Università degli Studi di Milano
Angela Lazzaroni Music
Degree in Piano and Harpsichord, Civica Scuola di Musica and Conservatorio “G.Verdi”, Milano
Sante Maletta Italian History
Doctorate in Philosophy, Università degli Studi di Roma; Degree in Philosophy, Università degli Studi di Milano; Lecturer, Philosophy, Università degli Studi della Calabria
Elena Marangione Italian
Degree in Foreign Languages and Literatures, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano
Nazzareno Mazzini Cinema
Degree in Philosophy, Università Statale, Milano; Professor of Graphics adn Digital-Virtual Design, IED (Istituto Europeo di Design), Milano
Kevin McManus Art History
PhD program at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano, Master’s in Art History, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano
Renata Palermo Italian
Degree in Communication Sciences, Università degli Studi di Catania and in Culture and Languages for Communication, Università degli Studi di Milano; Master’s in Italian Literature, University of Virginia, USA
Francesco Parrino Music
Violinist, PhD in Italian Music, Royal Holloway College, University of London; Master’s of Music, Royal Academy of Music, London; Degree in Music, Hogeschool voor de Kunsten, Utrecht; Degree in Violin, Conservatorio “Giuseppe Verdi”, Milano
Mara Perbellini Film Studies
Master’s in Screenwriting, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano; Degree in Letters and Philosophy, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano; Founder of Studio metaphora, script development and consulting company
Marco Pisoni Modern Art and Design, Music
Degree in Letters and Musicology, Università degli Studi di Pavia; Degree in Guitar, Conservatorio; Professor at the Scuola Politecnica di Design, Milano
Francesca Pola Art History
Doctorate in Contemporary Art History, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano; Degree in Modern Letters, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano; Lecturer, Contemporary Art History, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Brescia
Stefano Procacci Political Science
Doctorate in Political Representations and Behaviors, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano
Liat Rogel Social Innovation and Sustainability
Doctoral program at Politecnico di Milano; Master’s in Service Design, Politecnico di Milano
Rocco Ronza Political Science, Sociology
Doctorate in Sociology and Social Research, Università degli Studi di Trento; Degree in political Science, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano; Professor, Centro Interuniversitario Italiano, Pàsmàny Peter Catholic University, Budapest and the Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca
Maria Sepa Italian Literature
PhD in Italian Literature, Brown University; Degree in Letters, Università degli Studi di Roma; Consultant, Bompiani publishing company, Milano
Carlotta Soffiantini Italian
Degree in Modern Letters, Università Cattolica di Milano; Diploma DITALS (Teaching Italian to Foreigners),Università per Stranieri di Siena; Master’s in Italian, Università Cattolica di Milano; Doctoral Program in Linguistics, Università Cattolica, Milano
Francesco Tanzilli Italian Politics
Doctorate in History, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano; Degree in History, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano; Visiting Scholar, Notre Dame University and New York University
Luca Toccaceli Communications
Degree in Philosophy from the Università degli Studi di Milano; Music consultant and publisher
Caterina Zaiontz Psychology
Doctorate in Psychoanalytical Psychotherapy, Scuola di Psicoterapia psicoanalitica (IPA), Milano; Degree in Clinical Psychology, Università degli Studi di Padova; Degree in Applied Linguistics, Institute of Linguists of London; Director, International Studio of Mental Health, Milan Clinical Psychologist/Psychoanalyist
Patrizia Zanardi Voice Soprano - Extensive international performances, Diploma Conservatorio "G. Verdi" Torino, Cum Laude, M.A Verdi's Repertoire, Conservatorio "G. Nicolini" Piacenza, Cum Laude, M.A Art Song and Vocal Chamber Music, Conservatorio "G. Nicolini" Piacenza, Cum Laude, Voice Prof. Conservatorio "G. Frescobaldi" Ferrara.
Donatella Zappieri Managing Fashion and Luxury Companies, International Business
Degree in Foreign Languages (English and French), Geneva University; PR manager and design director
IES ABROAD MILAN
Via Carducci, 26 | 20123 Milano, Italy
The IES Abroad Milan Center is located in the city’s bustling historic center, near the prestigious Università Cattolica.
Features include:
Roberto Andreoni
IES Abroad Director
Roberto Andreoni, Director, IES Abroad Milan, holds a doctorate in Music Composition from the University of California, Berkeley. His undergraduate degrees were earned at the Conservatorio G. Verdi in Milan and the Accademia Internazionale della Musica. He previously served as the Director of the Civica Scuola di Musica in Assago and of the Accademia Internazionale della Musica in Milan. Dr. Andreoni is an active composer whose works are regularly performed and recorded. In addition to his responsibilities as Program Director, he also serves as the Music Coordinator for IES Abroad Milan.
IES Abroad Staff
Irene Baldoni
Assistant Director
Laura Carrera
Internship Coordinator
Luca Blumer
Academic Advisor for Outside Institutions & Customized Programs
Maria Bond
Academic Assistant
Walter Muto
Student Services Coordinator
Manuela Nigrelli
Housing Coordinator
Anna Salandini
Fiscal Administrator
Faculty
Costanza Asnaghi
Italian
Master’s in Teaching Italian to Foreigners, Università Ca' Foscari, Venezia. Degree in Foreign Languages and Literatures (Specialization in Information Sciences and Social Communication), Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano
Anna Belloni
Italian
Degree in Foreign Languages and Literatures, Università Statale degli Studi di Milano
Chiara Bodini
Italian
Master’s in Intercultural policies, Università degli Studi di Firenze; Degree in Foreign Languages and Literatures, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano
Daria Cantù
Social Innovation and Sustainability
Master’s in Service Design, Politecnico di Milano; Doctoral Student in Design and Innovation for Sustainability
Marco Capovilla
Photography
Degree in Information Sciences, Università di Pisa; Doctorate from the Scuola Normale di Pisa; Researcher at the University of California – Berkeley
Gianluca Capuano
Music
Musicologist, Conductor, Director, Orchestra Milano Classica
Laura Carrera
Internship Seminar
Worked for Hewlett-Packard for 16 years as Marketing Communication Specialist, responsible for magazines, catalogs and the Italian website. Now a Consultant in various areas: website start-up, stock exchange market, marketing communication, accounting, new media advertising, luxury merchandising. Degree in Economics, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano
Gabriele Cavallini
Art History
Doctorate from the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano; Degree in Art History, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano
Francesco Colombo
Music
Conductor; Conducted orchestras in Italy, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Albania, South Korea, the United States, Mexico and Argentina. Works regularly with the Orchestra Sinfonica Giuseppe Verdi in Milan
Erica Corbellini
Managing Fashion and Luxury Companies, International Business
Degree in Business Administration, Università Bocconi, Milano; Professor at the Università Bocconi
Simone Fontanelli
Music
Composer and Conductor; Degree in Composition, Conservatorio "G. Verdi", Milano
Silvia Francalanza
Italian
Degree in Foreign Languages and Literatures, Libera Università di Lingue e Comunicazione (IULM), Milano; Professional Translator with a specialization in Insurance and Medicine
Giovanna Fungi
Psychology
Master’s in Clinical Psychology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano, Doctorate in Transcultural Psychotherapy, Fondazione Cecchini-Pace (Milano)
Enrico Girardi
Music History
Doctorate in Musicology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano; Degree in Modern Literature, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano; Post-doctorate work at the Università Cattolica, Conservatorio "Giuseppe Verdi", and Accademia Internazionale della Musica, Milano; Music Critic for "Il Corriere della Sera"
Silvia Gobbi
Italian
Degree in Foreign Languages and Literatures, Instituto Universitario di Lingue e Letterature Moderne, Milano; Master’s in Italian, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano
Silvana Greco
Sociology
Degree in Economics from Università Bocconi, Milano; Doctorate in Sociology, Università degli Studi di Milano
Angela Lazzaroni
Music
Degree in Piano and Harpsichord, Civica Scuola di Musica and Conservatorio “G.Verdi”, Milano
Sante Maletta
Italian History
Doctorate in Philosophy, Università degli Studi di Roma; Degree in Philosophy, Università degli Studi di Milano; Lecturer, Philosophy, Università degli Studi della Calabria
Elena Marangione
Italian
Degree in Foreign Languages and Literatures, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano
Nazzareno Mazzini
Cinema
Degree in Philosophy, Università Statale, Milano; Professor of Graphics adn Digital-Virtual Design, IED (Istituto Europeo di Design), Milano
Kevin McManus
Art History
PhD program at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano, Master’s in Art History, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano
Renata Palermo
Italian
Degree in Communication Sciences, Università degli Studi di Catania and in Culture and Languages for Communication, Università degli Studi di Milano; Master’s in Italian Literature, University of Virginia, USA
Francesco Parrino
Music
Violinist, PhD in Italian Music, Royal Holloway College, University of London; Master’s of Music, Royal Academy of Music, London; Degree in Music, Hogeschool voor de Kunsten, Utrecht; Degree in Violin, Conservatorio “Giuseppe Verdi”, Milano
Mara Perbellini
Film Studies
Master’s in Screenwriting, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano; Degree in Letters and Philosophy, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano; Founder of Studio metaphora, script development and consulting company
Marco Pisoni
Modern Art and Design, Music
Degree in Letters and Musicology, Università degli Studi di Pavia; Degree in Guitar, Conservatorio; Professor at the Scuola Politecnica di Design, Milano
Francesca Pola
Art History
Doctorate in Contemporary Art History, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano; Degree in Modern Letters, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano; Lecturer, Contemporary Art History, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Brescia
Stefano Procacci
Political Science
Doctorate in Political Representations and Behaviors, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano
Liat Rogel
Social Innovation and Sustainability
Doctoral program at Politecnico di Milano; Master’s in Service Design, Politecnico di Milano
Rocco Ronza
Political Science, Sociology
Doctorate in Sociology and Social Research, Università degli Studi di Trento; Degree in political Science, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano; Professor, Centro Interuniversitario Italiano, Pàsmàny Peter Catholic University, Budapest and the Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca
Maria Sepa
Italian Literature
PhD in Italian Literature, Brown University; Degree in Letters, Università degli Studi di Roma; Consultant, Bompiani publishing company, Milano
Carlotta Soffiantini
Italian
Degree in Modern Letters, Università Cattolica di Milano; Diploma DITALS (Teaching Italian to Foreigners),Università per Stranieri di Siena; Master’s in Italian, Università Cattolica di Milano; Doctoral Program in Linguistics, Università Cattolica, Milano
Francesco Tanzilli
Italian Politics
Doctorate in History, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano; Degree in History, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano; Visiting Scholar, Notre Dame University and New York University
Luca Toccaceli
Communications
Degree in Philosophy from the Università degli Studi di Milano; Music consultant and publisher
Caterina Zaiontz
Psychology
Doctorate in Psychoanalytical Psychotherapy, Scuola di Psicoterapia psicoanalitica (IPA), Milano; Degree in Clinical Psychology, Università degli Studi di Padova; Degree in Applied Linguistics, Institute of Linguists of London; Director, International Studio of Mental Health, Milan Clinical Psychologist/Psychoanalyist
Patrizia Zanardi
Voice
Soprano - Extensive international performances, Diploma Conservatorio "G. Verdi" Torino, Cum Laude, M.A Verdi's Repertoire, Conservatorio "G. Nicolini" Piacenza, Cum Laude, M.A Art Song and Vocal Chamber Music, Conservatorio "G. Nicolini" Piacenza, Cum Laude, Voice Prof. Conservatorio "G. Frescobaldi" Ferrara.
Donatella Zappieri
Managing Fashion and Luxury Companies, International Business
Degree in Foreign Languages (English and French), Geneva University; PR manager and design director