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==Accreditation status== |
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European University is fully registered with "[http://www.swiss-schools.ch/?language=en SWISS FEDERATION OF PRIVATE SCHOOLS (SFPS)]". SFPS has established a "[http://www.swiss-schools.ch/files/qualitaetskommission_fr.pdf Committee for Quality Assurance]. Members of SFPS are guarantee with Quality Assurance and training provided by the members are at least set by the state contest or to receive federal recognition for private training. "[http://www.swiss-schools.ch/index.php?sector=04&pg=29 (See reference)]". Each members upon joining as a member of SFPS are required to prove that your school follows a nationally or internationally recognised quality assurance system, which is assessed by a quality assurance commission. |
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The [[Foreign relations of Switzerland|Swiss Embassy]] in [[Singapore]] issued information in 2008 stating that European University lacks [[educational accreditation]] in its home jurisdiction of Switzerland, where the [[Centre of Accreditation and Quality Assurance of the Swiss Universities]] has responsibility for accreditation.<ref>Sandra Davie, [http://www.asiaone.com/News/Education/Story/A1Story20080924-89824.html 270 Shines College students here in a fix], ''[[The Straits Times]]'', September 26, 2008</ref> From 1993 to 1997, European University in Barcelona had authorization from [[Catalonia]]n authorities to offer programs leading to the Bachelor and Master of Business Administration degrees, but this authorization was withdrawn in 2007 due to the institution's lack of official recognition in its home country of Switzerland.<ref name=gencat>[http://www.gencat.cat/diari/4872/07080020.htm Official Journal of the Generalitat of Catalonia, DOGC. 4872], 30/04/2007 (in Catalan)</ref> The Barcelona campus is currently a candidate for accreditation by the [[Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs]], a US accreditation agency.<ref>Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs, [http://www.acbsp.org/index.php?mo=st&op=ld&sid=s1_025about&stpg=141 List of member institutions]</ref> In August 2009, leading [[Malaysia]]n newspaper ''[[The Star (Malaysia)|The Star]]'' included European University in a list of dubious institutions which are not in recognised accreditation registries.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/8/23/nation/4522725&sec=nation|title=Dodgy degrees|date= August 23, 2009|work=[[The Star (Malaysia)|The Star]]|accessdate=2009-08-29}}</ref> |
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In May 2008, the Bachelor-level programme "Business Administration in International Management" run by the European University for Professional Education (EUPE) in [[The Hague]] obtained accreditation from [[NVAO]], the educational accreditation organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders.<ref>[http://www.nvao.net/assessed-programme/detail/2359 NVAO Programme details]. Accessed 2009-09-01.</ref> EUPE had been independent of the European University since March 2005, however, and its website is no longer operational ({{asof|2009|09|01|lc=on}}).<ref>[http://www.euruni-thehague.nl/ www.euruni-thehague.nl] {{wayback|url=www.euruni-thehague.nl|date=20080117042639}}</ref> |
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== Alumni == |
== Alumni == |
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Revision as of 15:23, 17 September 2009
- For other uses, see European University (disambiguation)
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Motto in English | Tailor-made education is our Technology! |
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| Type | Business school |
| Established | 1973 |
| President | Dr. Dirk Craen |
Academic staff | 80 per campus |
| Students | 300 per campus |
| Location | 46°13′26″N 6°06′04″E / 46.224°N 6.101°E |
| Campus | Urban |
| Affiliations | Yes |
| Website | http://www.euruni.edu |
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European University (EU) is an unaccredited multi-campus private business school established in 1973 with headquarters in Switzerland. It operates campuses located in Switzerland (Geneva and Montreux), Spain (Barcelona), and Germany (Munich), with an executive facility in Yvorne, Switzerland.
The University is founded and headed by Professor Dirk Craen, who is also UNESCO Chair in International Relations, Business Adminstration and Entrepreneurship. [1]
Programmes
EU offers English-language business education programs at undergraduate and graduate level: the traditional programs of Bachelor and Master, Doctor of Business Administration (BBA, MBA and DBA), and also the possibility to follow majors in different fields of management education, e.g. Communication and Public Relations, Information Systems Management, Wealth Management and Finance-Banking and Corporate Finance.
Accreditation status
European University is fully registered with "SWISS FEDERATION OF PRIVATE SCHOOLS (SFPS)". SFPS has established a "Committee for Quality Assurance. Members of SFPS are guarantee with Quality Assurance and training provided by the members are at least set by the state contest or to receive federal recognition for private training. "(See reference)". Each members upon joining as a member of SFPS are required to prove that your school follows a nationally or internationally recognised quality assurance system, which is assessed by a quality assurance commission.
Alumni
Alumni are monitored through the alumni section of the EU website (called Alumni Grid), a networking site where students place their current situation including professional status.