ISSEA
Politecnico di Studi Aziendali | |
Other name | Politecnico di Lugano |
|---|---|
| Type | Unaccredited |
| Established | 1987 |
Parent institution | ISSEA SA |
| Rector | Gregory Overton Smith |
| Director | Massimo Silvestri |
| Location | , 45°59′56″N 8°54′16″E / 45.99875°N 8.904458°E |
| Language | Italian |
| Website | www |
The Politecnico di Studi Aziendali (Polytechnic University of Business Studies), sometimes referred to as Politecnico di Lugano (Polytechnic University of Lugano), is an unaccredited[1][2] distance learning, proprietary, for-profit university located in Agno, Ticino, Switzerland.
The institution has no campus and issues degrees based on "life experiences." Candidates for a degree are usually required to discuss a project. The school issues Bachelors,[3] Masters,[4] and even PhDs.[5] Despite being based in Switzerland, the school has Italian landlines and the personnel only speak Italian because the degrees are offered mostly to Italians, although in Italy the same kind of unaccredited university would be illegal. However, according to the laws of Ticino, accreditation is not mandatory and an unaccredited school can operate by virtue of the Swiss economic freedom. In this case, the degrees are not recognized by the Swiss government.
References
- ^ "Le politiche di contrasto" (PDF) (in Italian). Cimea. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ^ "Bocciatura per l'ISSEA, che vede l'università sempre più a distanza" (in Italian). Switzerland: Ticinonline. March 1, 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ^ "Facoltà di Scienze Aziendali" (in Italian). Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ^ "Master a distanza" (in Italian). Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ^ "Dottorato di Ricerca" (in Italian). Retrieved 28 August 2014.