DrAlessio Cozzolino

I am a dedicated teacher committed to helping students develop both a deep understanding of business phenomena and strong critical thinking skills. In my classes, I combine rigorous theoretical frameworks with rich case studies and current news, enabling students to build sound decision-making abilities and avoid common pitfalls that lead to company failures.

Students consistently describe my classes as highly engaging, intellectually stimulating, and extremely valuable for their careers. I teach across some of the school's most demanding and globally ranked programmes, including the CEMS Master's in International Management (ranked 17th worldwide), the EMBA, Executive Education, and our Master's programmes — most recently designing and delivering a new Executive Education class for Bord Bia, Ireland's national food board.

I integrate evidence from cutting-edge research (including my own) and regularly invite senior industry leaders as guest speakers, from organisations including Deloitte, LinkedIn, and leading entrepreneurial ventures, to enrich the learning experience with real-world perspective. I have also adapted my teaching for the AI era, combining safeguards for academic integrity with structured, hands-on use of AI tools to build students' critical understanding of how these technologies are reshaping industries.

My teaching has been recognised through the UCD College of Business Teaching & Learning Award (2019–2020) and inclusion in the Dean's List of Outstanding Teachers (2024–2025). I continue to invest in my own development as an educator, having recently completed the UCD Certificate of Continuing Professional Development in Teaching & Learning and the UCD Digital Badge in Active and Collaborative Learning — both of which I apply directly to how I design and assess my courses.