Master's Degree in Coffee Economics and Science - Ernesto Illy

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The master's degree in Coffee Economics and Science is a university master's degree is an in-depth multidisciplinary preparation to graduates interested in working in the world of coffee, and more genera

lly, in the field of agro-alimentary -- in every stage of the productive cycle -- from the cultivation to the catering industry, including logistics and the industrial process.

🌟 Day 10 🌟- Coffee Industrial Day – From Process to ProductThe second week of the Residential Period concluded with a fu...
29/05/2026

🌟 Day 10 🌟- Coffee Industrial Day – From Process to Product

The second week of the Residential Period concluded with a full Coffee Industrial Day, dedicated to understanding how coffee is transformed from raw material into a consistent, high-quality product. ⚙️☕️

The day brought together different perspectives, with Paola Muggia and Marina Marin, illycaffè experts in coffee processing and packaging, alongside Professor Sonia Calligaris, Professor of Food Science at the University of Udine.

Students explored key industrial phases such as roasting, packaging, and process control, gaining insight into how precision, technology, and scientific knowledge ensure consistency and quality at scale. The sessions highlighted how every step — from thermal processes to preservation techniques — plays a crucial role in protecting the integrity of the coffee.

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🌟 Day 9 🌟 - Complexity, Supply Chain & Systems ThinkingDay 9 brought the focus to analytical thinking, expanding the per...
28/05/2026

🌟 Day 9 🌟 - Complexity, Supply Chain & Systems Thinking

Day 9 brought the focus to analytical thinking, expanding the perspective on how complexity shapes the coffee industry at a global level. 🌐📦

Guided by Professor Pietro Romano, Full Professor of Supply Chain Management at the University of Udine, students explored the concept of complex systems, learning how interdependence, uncertainty, and multiple decision layers influence global supply chains.

Through models and discussion, the session encouraged a shift from linear thinking to a more systemic approach, essential for understanding and managing real-world dynamics.

The day was enriched, in the afternoon, by a session with Gian Luca Malvicini, Agronomist at illycaffè, who focused on coffee cultivation and climate change, highlighting how environmental factors directly impact production, quality, and long-term sustainability.

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🌟 Day 8 🌟 – Social Impact, Inclusion & Responsible LeadershipDay 8 marked an important shift in perspective: from techni...
27/05/2026

🌟 Day 8 🌟 – Social Impact, Inclusion & Responsible Leadership

Day 8 marked an important shift in perspective: from technical and strategic topics to a deeper reflection on the role of leadership in shaping people, organizations, and society. 🌍🤝

Led by Dr. Chiara Ferretti from the EY Foundation, the Workshop of today combined insights, discussions and experiential activities to explore what it really means to lead in today’s complex and constantly evolving world. Starting from the idea that every leader develops their own unique “blend”, students reflected on their personal leadership style, values, and aspirations.

Through interactive sessions, they engaged with key dimensions of contemporary leadership — agility, vision, connection and entrepreneurship — and explored how these translate into action within organizations and across the coffee value chain. From navigating uncertainty and reading emerging trends, to building meaningful collaborations and fostering inclusive environments, the focus was on leadership as a practice that enables others and creates shared value.

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🌟 Day 7 🌟 - Quality, Sensory Evaluation & Competitive StrategiesDay 7 of the Residential Period brought students deeper ...
26/05/2026

🌟 Day 7 🌟 - Quality, Sensory Evaluation & Competitive Strategies

Day 7 of the Residential Period brought students deeper into the systems behind quality and competition, combining hands-on observation with strategic and agronomic insight. ⚙️☕️

The morning was dedicated to immersive visits to the Sensory Lab and the Quality Lab at illycaffè, offering a closer look at how quality is measured, calibrated, and protected.

The Sensory Lab, illycaffè’s hub for sensory training and calibration, is where perception becomes a shared and structured language. Alongside it, the Quality Lab showed the analytical side of quality control, where scientific protocols ensure consistency before the coffee reaches the market.

Later in the morning, the focus shifted to strategy with Giuseppe Taccari, Vending Director & General Manager Austria&Germany at illycaffè, who explored Competitive Strategies in the Coffee Industry, offering insights into positioning, innovation, and differentiation in a global market.

The day concluded with a session led by Luca Turello, Head Agronomist at illycaffè, who invited students to rethink coffee not simply as a crop, but as a complex agribusiness system. His lecture explored how market volatility, capital concentration, and systemic uncertainty shape decisions at farm level, highlighting the need to manage variability through a holistic, non-linear approach.

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🌟 Day 6 🌟 - Sensory Foundations, Markets & Aroma ExplorationThe second week of the Residential Period opened with a day ...
25/05/2026

🌟 Day 6 🌟 - Sensory Foundations, Markets & Aroma Exploration

The second week of the Residential Period opened with a day that connected sensory awareness, market insight, and innovation. ☕️🔬

The morning began with an introduction to the Sensory Lab, led by Barbara Mazzon, Sensory Analysis Specialist at illycaffè. The Sensory Lab — illycaffè’s hub for sensory training, calibration, and quality evaluation — represents a key space where perception becomes measurable and shareable. This first session helped students take another step in developing a more structured sensory approach, linking intuition with method.

The day then moved into the market perspective with Enrico Piccoli, Global Marketing professional at illycaffè, who guided the class through Markets and Consumption Models. His session offered insight into how coffee is positioned, communicated, and experienced across different contexts, with a focus on the B2B sector.

In the afternoon, students visited the AromaLab, illycaffè’s research space dedicated to aroma development and sensory perception, where science and creativity meet to shape the aromatic identity of coffee. The visit offered a behind-the-scenes look at how aromas are studied, selected, and refined to ensure consistency and excellence.

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🌟 Day 5 🌟 - Sustainability, Quality Control & Market PerspectivesDay 5 marked the conclusion of the first week of the Re...
22/05/2026

🌟 Day 5 🌟 - Sustainability, Quality Control & Market Perspectives

Day 5 marked the conclusion of the first week of the Residential Period of the Master in Coffee Economics and Science Ernesto Illy, expanding the focus from product quality to the systems that sustain and communicate it. 🌍☕️

The morning sessions were led by David Brussa, Quality & Sustainability Manager at illycaffè, who introduced students to Sustainability and Quality Control. Through theory and real-world examples, the class explored how quality, traceability, and responsible practices are interconnected, and how they create long-term value across the coffee value chain.

In the afternoon, the focus shifted to the market perspective with Lorenzo Glavici, Brand Manager at illycaffè, who presented Markets and Consumption Models from within the illy universe. His talk highlighted how illy builds its global positioning, translates quality into a consistent experience, and connects with consumers across cultures while maintaining a clear identity.

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✨️ Day 4 ✨️ - Green Coffee Selection – From Knowledge to PracticeBuilding directly on the analytical work developed in t...
21/05/2026

✨️ Day 4 ✨️ - Green Coffee Selection – From Knowledge to Practice

Building directly on the analytical work developed in the previous days, Day 4 marked the final step of a three-day journey with Professor Sunalini Menon, where theory and observation were finally transformed into hands-on experience.

After learning how to read green coffee and developing a shared technical language, students were now invited to apply that knowledge through structured cupping sessions.

The day focused on tasting a wide range of coffees, with particular attention to identifying and understanding different types of defects and quality variations.

What had been discussed and analyzed in earlier sessions now became immediate and tangible, something to recognize, compare, and interpret directly in the cup.

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🌟 Day 3 🌟 - Green Coffee Selection – Developing Technical and Sensory AwarenessDay 3 of the Residential Period continued...
20/05/2026

🌟 Day 3 🌟 - Green Coffee Selection – Developing Technical and Sensory Awareness

Day 3 of the Residential Period continued the deep dive into green coffee quality, once again guided by Professor Sunalini Menon, building progressively on the foundations laid the day before. ☕️📘

The focus of the day shifted toward developing technical and sensory awareness, strengthening students’ ability to observe, compare, and critically evaluate different coffee lots. Through guided analysis, the class learned how to recognize defects, assess consistency, and discuss quality using a precise and shared technical language.

Moments of discussion played a key role, encouraging participants to articulate perceptions, question assumptions, and refine their professional judgment. Step by step, complexity began to turn into clarity, reinforcing the importance of structured knowledge when dealing with coffee quality at origin.

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☕ Day 2 – Green Coffee & Coffee Selection – The Foundations of Quality The Residential Period of the Master in Coffee Ec...
19/05/2026

☕ Day 2 – Green Coffee & Coffee Selection – The Foundations of Quality

The Residential Period of the Master in Coffee Economics and Science Ernesto Illy officially came to life with an intense and immersive second day, fully dedicated to one of the cornerstones of coffee quality: green coffee selection. 🌱☕️

Students spent the entire day working closely with Professor Sunalini Menon, internationally recognized expert in green coffee evaluation, sourcing strategies, and quality assessment, with decades of experience supporting producers, traders, and global coffee companies across origins.

Through a structured journey combining theory, discussion, and practical observation, the class explored how coffee quality is shaped long before roasting — starting from origin, varieties, processing methods, and physical characteristics of green coffee. Attention was placed not only on identifying quality markers, but also on understanding variability, context, and decision-making at origin.

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The Residential Period of the Master in Coffee Economics and Science – Ernesto Illy officially beginsThe Residential Per...
18/05/2026

The Residential Period of the Master in Coffee Economics and Science – Ernesto Illy officially begins

The Residential Period of the 15th edition of the Master in Coffee Economics and Science – Ernesto Illy officially opened today in Trieste with the Welcome Day, hosted at illycaffè headquarters.

The morning event marked a key institutional moment dedicated to welcoming the Class of 2026 and reaffirming the shared commitment of the Partners, Università degli Studi di Trieste, Università degli Studi di Udine, SISSA, Area Science Park and illycaffè who contribute to the academic and scientific quality of the program since 2011.

The day begin with the opening remarks delivered by Andrea Illy, Chair of illycaffè, and Gerardo Patacconi, Director of the Master, followed by institutional greetings from the academic partners of the program.

The event also featured a keynote speech by the President Andrea Illy entitled “From Human Capital to Regenerative Capital: Educating the Coffee Leaders of the Future”, offering students an inspiring framework for the weeks ahead.

The morning concluded with a dedicated moment with the Class of 2026 and the official individual and group photographs, symbolically launching a month of intensive learning, dialogue and exchange.

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Via Flavia 110
Trieste
34147

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Martedì 09:00 - 17:00
Mercoledì 09:00 - 17:00
Giovedì 09:00 - 17:00
Venerdì 09:00 - 17:00

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