Bocconi University centers and four research project centers. Bocconi is a member of the Offshoring Research Network, an international network researching the offshoring of business processes and services. The University is home to a number of societies, some of which are directly involved in facilitating students' integration into the campus life environment and in organizing special events ranging from business games to excursions. The University hosts several student run publications: Bocconi lies in the Navigli area of Milan, making for easy access to all the main landmarks and activities of the city for its students. In the atrium of the oldest building
Bocconi University MBA and Master of Arts in International Affairs (MAIA) with the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) in Johns Hopkins University's Bologna Center. In 2006, research was mainly funded by Bocconi itself (around €1.5 million), the European Union (around €1.4 million) and the Italian Ministry of Education, Universities and Research (around €300 thousand), in addition to other external sources (around €11 millions). In 2011, the European Research Council (ERC) assigned around €5 millions to five projects in the area "social science and humanities" led by five Bocconi professors. As of 2007, the University has 20 permanent research