Our latest "Luxury" stories

The Mark Challenge is delighted to announce the winners of the 8th edition. After the Grand Finale 2020 was held fully online due to the pandemic, we were glad to organize a blended Event broadcasted on May 19th from the Monaco Yacht Club. On February 23rd, 117 teams from 44 international Universities and Business Schools…

And the Development of the SuperYachts Market during the Pandemic. Monaco, June 1st, 2021 Six years ago, the International University of Monaco signed a partnership with the Monaco Yachting Cluster. The objective was for the international students to discover that unique industry, develop their interest and knowledge of the yachting sector (in Monaco especially), and train a new…

The Mark Challenge team is glad to announce a partnership with Parley for the oceans. Parley is the space where creators, thinkers, and leaders come together to raise awareness for the beauty and fragility of our oceans and collaborate on projects that can end their destruction. Parley for the Oceans will award the best sustainable project…

Meet with Noémie Goris, MSc in Luxury Management 2020. After graduating from her MSc in Luxury Management program, Noémie has started her career in the Yachting industry, working for a leading shipyard in Germany. A couple of months later, she moved on to the private jet industry, first working as a broker and an airline. Now she…

Prepare Your Future! March 9th Instalive: Q&A between a student and his professor. March 10th 2 pm. Presentazione del programma Bachelor 6 pm. Webinar in Italiano sull’MBA 6.30 pm. Presentazione Online del Master of Luxury Management March 11th 6 pm. Webinar in Italiano sul Master in International Management 6.30 pm. Webinar in Italiano sul Master in Finance 6.45 pm. Webinar in…

Partnership to promote the yachting Industry around the world, focusing on education, sustainable values, and networking opportunities. The International University of Monaco (IUM), together with Young Professionals in Yachting Monaco (YPY Monaco), Cluster Yachting Monaco, and Onboard with Marcela, join forces to promote the yachting Industry around the world, focusing on education, sustainable values, and networking opportunities for professionals in the yachting Industry.…

Join us and get inspired by our Alumni career stories! On February 11th Ieva Mikelinskiene, Senior Research Analyst at Tiverton Trading, will explain her journey as a Financial Trader. ⌚ at 6.30 pm Desislava Peycheva (Daisy) Peycheva, Business Manager at Right Formula, will talk about Rethinking Formula 1 assets to engage customers globally: immersion in an…

Meet with Anna Padovan, MSc in Luxury Management 2020, and Assistant Buyer at Rinascente, Italy. Your professional biggest challenges working in such a demanding industry? To be creative and actively propose innovative ideas. In the luxury industry, you need to always reinvent your business to be more attractive for your target generations and to attract the right…

Meet with John Marques, MSc in Luxury Management Alumnus 2016. This dynamic Portuguese entrepreneur has just launched his fashion label, MARQUES. What have you done since you graduated from IUM? After IUM, I moved to Dubai to complete my internship at W Motors. That is where I ended up working for several years heading the marketing department.  At the…

Meet with Sellma REICHSTEIN, MSc in Luxury Management Alumna 2018. Meet with Sellma REICHSTEIN, MSc in Luxury Management Alumna 2018. What have you done since you graduated from IUM? I left IUM in 2018 with an MSc degree in Luxury Management with a desire to develop my career within luxury fashion and lifestyle. I wanted to use…

After winning the Special Award in Yachting at the Mark Challenge Competition 2020 during her MSc in Luxury Management at IUM, Trudy Berger recently started her company called Brand Therapy. What have you done since you graduated from the IUM MSc in Luxury Brand Management?  Once I finished the Master in 2020, I started thinking even more…

Meet Marissa Gordon, a sparkling American MSc in Luxury Management Alumna. She has recently started her own company, “Maridani“, a boutique brand agency that provides impeccable service and turnkey activations based in the Southeast United States. What have you done since you graduated from IUM?  Since graduating from IUM, I consulted for an Events Management company in…

Meet with Vishal Bamalwa, MSc in Luxury Management 2014, a Successful Indian Entrepreneur. After completing an MSc in Luxury Management, Retail specialization in 2014 at IUM, Vishal wanted to create a brand that could be exported to India. Vishal founded Santieb’s in October 2017. Santieb’s that is loosely based on his mother’s name, Santosh, is aimed to revolutionize…

Meet with Nicholas Williamson, American, passionate about the luxury automotive and watch industry! How did you come about the idea of studying abroad? I initially did two years of university in the United States. I wanted to pursue a business degree, but I became more interested in the luxury industry. I heard about IUM from a…

Meet with Sini Mu, a successful Chinese alumna who is now working EC traffic acquisition at DIOR China. What have you done since you graduated from IUM? I have focused on digital marketing and eCommerce in the luxury industry after graduating from IUM. I have worked for BURBERRY, MICHAEL KORS, and now I’m responsible for EC…

An interview with the MBA Program Director, Dr. Marika Taishoff “Our aim is not only to enroll candidates who have perfect MBA profiles from the very outset but, just as importantly, those that will gain and grow the most as a result of the program.” When you look at the class profile for the class of…

Meet with Strahinja Stra Bojat, MSc in Luxury Management 2018 What have you done since you graduated from IUM? I moved to London and started a career in the Luxury Retail Industry. At first, I started working as a Luxury Recruitment Consultant, and I realized that the roles I worked on were actually the ones I…

Meet with Carolina Urias, a dynamic Spanish/French new student of the MSc in Luxury Management program. How did you come about the idea of studying abroad? I have been working in the luxury industry on the French Riviera for seven years now, and I decided to challenge myself by going back to university. It was the moment to invest…