European University
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| Motto in English | Tailor-made education is our Technology! |
| Established | 1973 |
| Type | Business school |
| President | Dirk Craen |
| Students | 500 (Swiss campus)[1] |
| Location | Geneva, Montreux, Barcelona, Munich, London 46°13′26″N 6°06′04″E / 46.224°N 6.101°ECoordinates: 46°13′26″N 6°06′04″E / 46.224°N 6.101°E |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | http://www.euruni.edu |
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The European University (EU) is a multi-campus business school, established in 1973, with headquarters in Switzerland. It operates campuses in Switzerland (Geneva and Montreux), Spain (Barcelona), Germany (Munich), and the United Kingdom (London), with an executive facility in Yvorne, Switzerland.
European University's Spain campus was ranked at 52 out of sixty-seven European business schools in the 2010 Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) rankings.[2] It tied for last in QS's 2010 ranking of finance programs.[3] In the 2011 QS Report, the European University's Spain, Switzerland, and Germany campuses were ranked at 39.[4]
The president of the school is Professor Dirk Craen, who is also UNESCO Chair in International Relations, Business Administration and Entrepreneurship.[5]
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[edit] Programs
EU offers English-language business education programs. It classifies these programs at undergraduate and graduate level; such as bachelor, master and doctoral degree programs in business administration (BBA, MBA and DBA). The university also offers majors in several fields of management education such as communication and public relations, information systems management, wealth management, finance banking and corporate finance.
European University also offers dual degree programs with Nichols College, Massachusetts, USA[6][7] and College of Charleston, South Carolina, USA.[8][9]
[edit] Accreditation status
Four campuses in Europe (Barcelona, Geneva, Montreux and Munich) were accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) in 2009.[10] The Swiss campuses were accredited by the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education in March 2010.[11] As of January 2011, the Spain, Switzerland and Germany campuses are also accredited by the Central and East European Management Development Association.[12] Programs from other locations are not accredited.[13]
Before the ACBSP accreditation process was completed, the institution's accreditation status drew negative attention from international news media and government officials. The Swiss Embassy in Singapore issued information in 2008 stating that the European University lacked educational accreditation in its home jurisdiction of Switzerland, where the Centre of Accreditation and Quality Assurance of the Swiss Universities has responsibility for accreditation.[14] From 1993 to 2007, the European University in Barcelona had authorization from Catalonian authorities to offer programs leading to Bachelor and Master of Business Administration degrees, but this authorization was withdrawn in 2007 due to the institution's lack of official recognition in Switzerland.[15] In August 2009, leading Malaysian newspaper The Star included European University in a list of dubious institutions which were not in recognised accreditation registries.[16]
[edit] References
- ^ Universities Handbook
- ^ Top Business School At www.topmba.com
- ^ "2010 Top Business Schools—MBA in Finance". http://www.topmba.com/mba-rankings/global-200/2010/specializations/finance. Retrieved July 31, 2011.
- ^ QS Global 200 Business School Report 2012 At www.topmba.com
- ^ UNESCO website
- ^ WB Journal Biz Profiles 2008
- ^ Nichols College History & Accreditation
- ^ EU and Charleston
- ^ Dual MBA You Tube EUTV
- ^ ACBSP List of member institutions
- ^ IACBE Accreditation Search List Page
- ^ CEEMAN IQA
- ^ ACBSP Accredited Programs Listing
- ^ Sandra Davie, 270 Shines College students here in a fix, The Straits Times, September 26, 2008
- ^ Official Journal of the Generalitat of Catalonia, DOGC. 4872, 30/04/2007 (in Catalan)
- ^ "Dodgy degrees". The Star. August 23, 2009. http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/8/23/nation/4522725&sec=nation. Retrieved 2009-08-29.
