International University in Geneva

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president = Eric Willumsen
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International University in Geneva (IUG) is a private university founded in 1997 and located at the ICC, International Center Cointrin, Geneva, Switzerland.

History & Mission

Founded by Swiss businesspeople and incorporated as a not-for-profit Private Foundation in 1997, its first president was David Williamson (retired president of DuPont). IUG's mission is to "provide the highest quality education for student success in business and related careers" in "cooperation with the international business community."cite web
title=IUG Brochure 2008-2010
url=http://www.iun.ch/common/doc/en/IU_BROCHURE_2008-2010.pdf
accessdate=2008-06-01] .

IUG indicates that it promotes and encourages cultural diversity, and aims to develop analytical skills and human behavior analysis that serves the needs of future leaders in the professional & political world scenario of 2020.

Academics

Courses

The undergraduate and graduate programs provided:

BBA and MBA in Business Administration. The MBA and EMBA programs allow concentrations in Banking, Finance & Accounting, Marketing, E-Commerce, Telecommunications and Human Resource Management. Fact|date=June 2008

BA in International Relations.

MIB in International Business.

BA and MA in Media and Communication; part-time or full-time.

People

The president is Mr. Eric Willumsen (founder and former executive vice-president). The chancellor is Dr. Claude Martin, former Director General of World Wide Fund for Nature.

Faculty is distinguished by program-completion at Cranfield, HLS, IMD, INSEAD, Sorbonne, Berkeley, and work at United Nations agencies, NGOs, and other organizations.

Guest speakers and honorary doctors for the graduation ceremony have included Adolf Ogi, Queen Noor of Jordan, Sir Peter Alexander Ustinov, Bertrand Piccard, Edward de Bono, Daniel Borel, Albert, Prince of Monaco II Werner Geissler, and former IOC Director General François Carrard.

There are 250 students - some are children of very prominent business leaders and politicians in Russia, Qatar, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Oman, Argentina, Mongolia, Thailand,Libya.Fact|date=June 2008

Membership

IUG has developed educational affiliation agreements for study-abroad in:
* Europe: ESIC Spain, Helsinki, Institut Supérieur du Commerce Paris, Yeditepe University Istanbul
* North America (USA): Tulane New Orleans, IUP, MISS California, UConn Connecticut, Champlain College Vermont
* South America: Universidad Externado de Colombia Colombia, Anahuac University Mexico City, Universidad de San Ignacio de Loyola Peru

IUG is a member of
* EMFD: European Foundation for Management Development
* Φβδ International Honor Society: εΓ Chapter
* AACSB: Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (USA)
* CLADEA: [http://www.cladea.org|Consejo Latinoamericano de Escuelas de Administración]
* NAFSA: [http://www.nafsa.org|National Association of Foreign Student Advisers] (USA)
* NACAC: National Association for College Admission Counseling (USA)
* AACRAO: [http://www.aacrao.org|American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers] (USA)
* ECIS: European Council of International Schools (U.K.)
* AGEP: [http://www.agep.ch|Association Genevoise des Ecoles Privées] (Switzerland)
* FSEP: [http://www.swiss-schools.ch|Fédération Suisse des Ecoles Privées] (Switzerland)

References

External links

* [http://www.iun.ch Official Site]