In February 2009, Nomura Group signed an agreement with Bocconi University in Milan to create the Nomura chair of corporate finance. The university has built a strong international standing in business, economics and law since its foundation in 1902. This is Nomura Group's second sponsorship agreement with a European university the first being with Oxford University.
The new relationship will support Bocconi's research through seminars, workshops, reports, and other publications.