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'''Geneva Business School''' ('''GBS''') is a private [[business school]] in Switzerland (Geneva) with campuses in Spain (Barcelona), Kazakhstan (Astana & Almaty), United Arab Emirates (UAE), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and China (Chengdu).
'''Geneva Business School''' is a private [[business school]] campuses in (), and ().


==History==
==History==
Established 1995 in Geneva, the IFGP (Institut de Formation en Gestion du Patrimoine) marks the origin of Geneva Business School (GBS). Today IFGP is owned by GBS and continues to provide instruction to local Swiss private bankers.<ref>[https://www.ge.ch/sep/rs_fiche.asp?idEcole=304 Establishment document of IFGP]</ref>

In 2001, the University of Finance was created to provide education in international banking and finance. Over time, other institutions merged into the school. The University of Business & Finance Switzerland (UBFS) of Wettingen transferred its programs into the school in 2009. Around the same time the programs of Business & Management University (BMU) were also transferred into the school. In 2010, the name Business & Management University was replaced by the name Geneva Business School (GBS).

Since 2012, GBS has opened campuses in Spain (Barcelona), Kazakhstan (Astana), United Arab Emirates (UAE), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and China (Chengdu).
[[File:MG 2583 (3).jpg|thumb|GBS Geneva Campus - Switzerland]]

==Academic programs==
GBS offers several [[Undergraduate degree|undergraduate]] and [[Postgraduate education|graduate]] business education programs leading to [[Bachelor's degree|bachelor]], [[Master's degree|master]] or [[Doctorate|doctoral]] qualifications. All GBS programs, worldwide, are taught in English. The Geneva Business School [[Bachelor of Business Administration|BBA]], [[Master of Science|MSc]], [[Master of Business Administration|MBA]] and [[Doctor of Business Administration|DBA]] degrees offer specializations in [[Business Administration]], Global Banking and [[Finance]], International Management, [[Entrepreneurship]] and Innovation, [[Sport management|Sports Management]] and Marketing, [[International relations|International Relations]], [[Digital marketing|Digital Marketing]], [[Hospitality]], Tourism and Event Management, Oil & Gas Management, [[Islamic banking and finance|Islamic Finance]], Healthcare Management, Information Technology and Business Analytics, [[Marketing management|Marketing Management,]] Healthcare Management, Educational Leadership & Management, Quality Management, Global Logistics and Supply Chain Management, [[Human resource management|Human Resource Management]] and Project and Operations Management.

GBS offers a dual degree program with the [[INSEEC Business School]] (Chambéry, France).
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==Accreditation status==
[[File:GBS Barcelona Campus - Spain.jpg|alt=GBS Barcelona Campus - Spain|thumb|GBS Barcelona Campus - Spain]]
The GBS Geneva campus has accreditation for its business programs through the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education [[International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education|(IACBE]]) and is listed in the IACBE members accredited list. Accredited programs are the Master of Science in Finance ([[Master of Science|M.Sc]]), Master of Business Administration ([[Master of Business Administration|MBA]]), Bachelor of Finance ([[Bachelor in Finance|BF]]) and Bachelor of Business Administration ([[Bachelor of Business Administration|BBA]]).<ref>[http://www.iacbe.org/memberpdf/GenevaBusinessSchool.pdf IACBE GBS-Geneva Accreditation]</ref>

The GBS Spain Campus in Barcelona has accreditation for its business programs through the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education ([[International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education|IACBE]]) and is listed in the IACBE members accredited list.<ref>[http://www.iacbe.org/memberpdf/Geneva-Business-School-Spain.pdf IACBE GBS-Barcelona Accreditation]</ref>

The GBS Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Campuses in Dammam and Riyadh has accreditation for their business programs through the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education ([[International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education|IACBE]]) and is listed in the IACBE members accredited list.<ref>[http://www.iacbe.org/memberpdf/Geneva-Business-School-KSA.pdf IACBE GBS-KSA Accreditation]</ref>


In 1995, the ''Institut de Formation de Gestionnaire de Patrimoine'' was founded in Geneva. In 2001, The University of Finance was created to provide education in International Banking and Finance to bankers and students. The [[Canton of Geneva]] asked the University of Finance to take over ownership of the bankrupt Geneva Business Institute in 2003, and was renamed ''Business and Management University Ltd''.
The GBS United Arab Emirates Campuses in Sharjah and Fujairah has accreditation for their business programs through the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education ([[International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education|IACBE]]) and is listed in the [http://www.iacbe.org/results.asp IACBE members accredited list].<ref>[http://www.iacbe.org/memberpdf/Geneva-Business-School-UAE.pdf IACBE GBS-UAE Accreditation]</ref>
The GBS Kazakhstan Campus in Astana has accreditation for its business programs through the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education ([[International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education|IACBE]]) and is listed in the IACBE members accredited list.<ref>[http://www.iacbe.org/memberpdf/Geneva-Business-School-Kazakhstan.pdf IACBE GBS-Kazakhstan Accreditation]</ref>
[[File:GBS Barcelona Campus - Students.jpg|alt=GBS Barcelona Campus - Spain|thumb|GBS Barcelona Campus - Spain]]
The United States [[Council for Higher Education Accreditation|Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA)]] notes GBS as a program accredited by a recognized U.S. Accrediting Organization.<ref>[http://www.chea.org/search/actionProg.asp?seq=115165 CHEA Database]</ref>


In 2009, it was renamed ''Geneva Business School Ltd''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ge.ch/hrcintapp/externalCompanyReport.action?companyOfsUid=CHE-109.605.291&lang=EN|title=Registre du Commerce du Canton de Genève|website=ge.ch}}</ref> In 2012, Geneva Business School opened a campus in [[Barcelona]], Spain. In 2018, a second Spanish campus opened in [[Madrid]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=History|url=https://gbsge.com/history/|access-date=2020-06-05|website=Geneva Business School – International Education|language=en-US}}</ref>
Geneva Business School has been an inaugural accredited institution of [http://www.aasbi.com/ Association of Accredited Schools of Business International] since [http://www.aasbi.com/listaccreditedaasbi.html 2014].


==Program offered==
The Swiss quality label for education institutions [[EduQua]] awarded its label to Geneva Business School.<ref>[http://www.eduqua.ch/index.taf?id=002alc_03&lang=en&_function=detail&AM_ADDRESS_uid1=20030319105654077957000000&AM_MEMBER_uid2=20030319105654099621000000&_UserReference=AC100D3346B4F03FCC104010DEE2528BFBFD], GBS EduQua Label.</ref>


Geneva Business School offers business programs at bachelor's, master's, and doctoral levels taught in English.
Geneva state authorization to operate was issued to GBS for Management in 2001 and in 2002 for Languages.[http://www.gbsge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/GBS-LTD.pdf]


Programs include bachelor's degrees in Management with different specializations such as International Management, Digital Marketing, Entrepreneurship, International Relations, Sports Management, and International Finance.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bachelor of International Management |url=https://gbsge.com/en/programs/bachelor-of-international-management/}}</ref>
Geneva Business School has been an accredited institution on the World Higher Education Database ([http://whed.net/home.php WHED]) of the [[International Association of Universities]] (IAU) WHED since 2013. [[International Association of Universities|IAU]] was founded in 1950 and is the [[UNESCO]] based worldwide association of higher education institutions. IAU maintains the Worldwide Database of Higher Education Institutions, Systems and Credentials known as the "World Higher Education Database" (WHED).


Other programs offered at Geneva Business School include the Master's Degree in International Management,<ref>{{cite web |title=Master of International Management |url=https://gbsge.com/en/programs/master-of-international-management/}}</ref> Master of Business Administration,<ref>{{cite web |title=Master of Business Administration |url=https://gbsge.com/en/programs/master-of-business-administration-mba/}}</ref> and a Doctor of Business Administration (online),<ref>{{cite web |title=Doctorate of Business Administration |url=https://gbsge.com/en/programs/doctorate-of-business-administration/}}</ref> all with various specializations.
Geneva Business School is registered on the Swiss Private School Register.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.swissprivateschoolregister.com/index.php?id=13&L=2|title=The Register- www.swissprivateschoolregister.com|last=swissprivateschoolregister.ch|website=www.swissprivateschoolregister.com|access-date=2016-03-09}}</ref>


The school is partnered with Qualifi, allowing students to earn UK-based degrees as a top-up to their main degree.{{CN|date=June 2022}} It is also partnered with Ubiqum for Web Development or Data Analytics & Machine Learning, with The International Center of European Football for a bachelor's degree in International Management to qualified football players, and with Barcelona International Water Polo Academy for bachelor's or master's degrees to students who pass high school.<ref>{{cite web |title=Other programs |url=https://gbsge.com/en/programs/other-programs/}}</ref>
As of 1 January 2015 Swiss university accreditation landscape is undergoing significant change.<ref name="enqa.eu">{{Cite web|url=http://www.enqa.eu/index.php/changes-on-the-swiss-side-from-oaq-to-aaq/|title=Changes on the Swiss side: From OAQ to AAQ {{!}} ENQA|website=www.enqa.eu|access-date=2016-03-08}}</ref>"The Swiss Agency of Accreditation and Quality Assurance (AAQ) replaced the Swiss Center of Accreditation and Quality Assurance in Higher Education (OAQ) as of 1 January 2015."<ref name="enqa.eu" /> Universities in Switzerland are no longer accredited by the now defunct Swiss [[Swiss Center of Accreditation and Quality Assurance in Higher Education|OAQ]]. "all educational institutions that use the designation “university”, “university of applied sciences” or “university of teacher education” are now legally bound to undergo an institutional evaluation."<ref name="enqa.eu" /> This includes both previously so-called "private" and "state universities".


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==Accreditation status==
[[File:GBS Geneva Students in Class.jpg|alt=GBS students come from all corners of the world and currently represent over 50 nationalities.|thumb|GBS Geneva Campus - Switzerland]]


*All programs are accredited by the private programmatic agency [[International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education]] (IACBE).<ref>{{cite web |title=Geneva Business School IACBE |url=https://iacbe.org/memberpdf/GenevaBusinessSchool.pdf}}</ref>
==Affiliations and partnerships==
Geneva Business School is a member of FEDE (European Federation of Schools), the [[Federation of Swiss Private Schools|Swiss Federation of Private Schools]], the [[Central and East European Management Development Association|Central and East European Management Development Association (CEEMAN)]] and the Geneva Association of Private Schools.<ref>[http://www.fede.education/en/ecole/?code=152 GBS-FEDE Membership]</ref>
<ref>[http://www.swiss-schools.ch/index.php/vsp-mitglieder GBS-Swiss Federation of Private Schools Membership]</ref> <ref>[https://www.agep.ch/eng/ AGEP Membership]</ref>


==Rankings==
Geneva Business School is a founding member of the Swiss Association of Private Institutions of Higher Education (SAPIHE ASIPES) <ref>[https://www.asipes.ch/members ASIPES Membership]</ref>


* GSB is ranked #52 out of 100 for top business schools worldwide and #2 in Switzerland (CEO World Magazine) - 2023<ref>{{cite web |title=Best Business Schools In The World For 2023 |date=4 January 2023 |url=https://ceoworld.biz/2023/01/04/best-business-schools-in-the-world-for-2023/}}</ref>
==Notable faculty==
* Awarded three out of five Palmes of Excellence from Eduniversal International Scientific Committee<ref>{{cite web |title=Palmes of Excellence Awards |url=https://gbsge.com/en/about-us/why-geneva-business-school/world-ranking/}}</ref>
* [[Dominique Xardel]] was Editor in Chief of the Harvard L'Expansion, the French version of the Harvard Business Review. As of 2005, he was Associate Dean for International Affairs at ESSEC. He holds a Doctorate degree from the University of Paris IX-Dauphine. Xardel worked for businesses such as Unilever and Time Inc and he has taught at Geneva Business School in Switzerland. Xardel has authored various books on marketing including The Direct Selling Revolution: Understanding the Growth of the Amway Corporation (1993), a "comprehensive look at the Amway Corporation."<ref>{{cite journal |title=International Business / MBA School in Geneva, Switzerland|url=http://www.learn4good.com/schools/switzerlandgeneva-mbabusiness.htm|journal=Learn4good.com}}</ref><ref name=beaulieu>{{cite book |last=Beaulieu |first=Paul |title=La Gestion Des Ressources Humaines Sur La Scene Strategique |publisher=PUQ |year=1992 |isbn= |quote=Dominique XARDEL dirige l'École Internationale des Affaires à Marseille. ... York) et d'un doctorat d'État de l'Université Paris IX-Dauphine, il a été doyen de L'ESSEC de 1978 à 1988 et rédacteur en chef de la revue L'Harvard l'Expansion. |page=166 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oSew5I3CYQMC}}</ref>
* EMEA Winner for Career Development at the Global Student Satisfaction Awards (Study Portals) - 2021<ref>{{cite web |title=Geneva Business School wins at the Global Student Satisfaction Awards 2021 |url=https://gbsge.com/en/news/newsroom/newsroom/european-leaders-for-career-development/}}</ref>
* Yahia H. Zoubir, PhD, is professor of international relations and international management and director of research in geopolitics at Euromed Management, Marseille School of Management, France. His published works include Praeger's "International Dimensions of the Western Sahara Conflict".<ref>{{cite web|last1=Zoubir|first1=Yahia H.|title=Yahia H. Zoubir|url=http://euromed-management.academia.edu/YahiaZoubir|website=www.academia.edu/|publisher=academia}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Zoubir|first1=Yahia H.|last2=Aghrout|first2=Ahmed|title=Algeria's Path to Reform: Authentic Change?|url=http://www.mepc.org/journal/middle-east-policy-archives/algerias-path-reform-authentic-change?print|website=www.mepc.org/|publisher=Middle East Policy council}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Zoubir|first=Yahia H.|title=North Africa: politics, region, and the limits of transformation|year=2008|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-0-415-42921-4|page=195}}</ref> Books: Doing Business in Emerging Europe, Global Security Watch-The Maghreb: Algeria, Libya, Morocco, and Tunisia
* Jaime de Melo is responsible for research at Geneva Business School. Previously professor at the University of Geneva and a Senior Fellow at FERDI (Fondation pour les études et recherches dans le développement international), he joined the faculty of the University of Geneva in 1993. At the World Bank he was Division Chief of the Trade Policy division from 1991 to 1993 with various positions held in the former Research Department between 1980 and 1993. He is a CEPR fellow, an EU-GDN fellow and a non-resident fellow at the Brookings Institution. De Melo taught from 2000 to 2006 at the World Trade Institute to which he was also a founding member and board member from 2000 to 2006. From 2005 to 2010 he was editor-in-chief of the World Bank Economic Review. “His research focuses on trade policies, on trade and the environment, and on the links between regionalism and multilateralism.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ferdi.fr/en/expert/melo |title=MELO {{!}} FERDI |website=www.ferdi.fr |access-date=2016-04-20 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160416135126/http://www.ferdi.fr/en/expert/melo |archivedate=2016-04-16 |df= }}</ref>”.. "Jaime holds a B.A in Political Science from the Maxwell School, Syracuse University, 1968, an M.A. in international relations from the School of Advanced International Studies and a Phd in economics from the Johns Hopkins University in 1975."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://blogs.worldbank.org/team/jaime-de-melo|title=Jaime de Melo|last=Melo|first=Jaime de|website=World Bank Blogs|access-date=2016-04-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Dervis|first1=K|last2=De Melo|first2=Jaime|last3=Robinson|first3=S|title=General equilibrium models for development policy|url=http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1989/08/440577/general-equilibrium-models-development-policy|website=The World Bank : Documents and Reports|publisher=The World Bank}}</ref>


==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.gbsge.com/en Official website]
* http://business-schools.webometrics.info/en/search/Rankings/Geneva%20Business%20School%20type%3Apais


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Latest revision as of 13:01, 20 September 2024

Geneva Business School
Former names
BMU / IFGP
MottoReal Business. Responsible Leaders.
TypeBusiness school
Established1995; 29 years ago (1995)
Location
Geneva
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Switzerland
Websitegbsge.com

Geneva Business School is a private business school. It has campuses in Geneva (Switzerland), Barcelona and Madrid (Spain).

History

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In 1995, the Institut de Formation de Gestionnaire de Patrimoine was founded in Geneva. In 2001, The University of Finance was created to provide education in International Banking and Finance to bankers and students. The Canton of Geneva asked the University of Finance to take over ownership of the bankrupt Geneva Business Institute in 2003, and was renamed Business and Management University Ltd.

In 2009, it was renamed Geneva Business School Ltd.[1] In 2012, Geneva Business School opened a campus in Barcelona, Spain. In 2018, a second Spanish campus opened in Madrid.[2]

Program offered

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Geneva Business School offers business programs at bachelor's, master's, and doctoral levels taught in English.

Programs include bachelor's degrees in Management with different specializations such as International Management, Digital Marketing, Entrepreneurship, International Relations, Sports Management, and International Finance.[3]

Other programs offered at Geneva Business School include the Master's Degree in International Management,[4] Master of Business Administration,[5] and a Doctor of Business Administration (online),[6] all with various specializations.

The school is partnered with Qualifi, allowing students to earn UK-based degrees as a top-up to their main degree.[citation needed] It is also partnered with Ubiqum for Web Development or Data Analytics & Machine Learning, with The International Center of European Football for a bachelor's degree in International Management to qualified football players, and with Barcelona International Water Polo Academy for bachelor's or master's degrees to students who pass high school.[7]

Accreditation status

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Rankings

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  • GSB is ranked #52 out of 100 for top business schools worldwide and #2 in Switzerland (CEO World Magazine) - 2023[9]
  • Awarded three out of five Palmes of Excellence from Eduniversal International Scientific Committee[10]
  • EMEA Winner for Career Development at the Global Student Satisfaction Awards (Study Portals) - 2021[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Registre du Commerce du Canton de Genève". ge.ch.
  2. ^ "History". Geneva Business School – International Education. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
  3. ^ "Bachelor of International Management".
  4. ^ "Master of International Management".
  5. ^ "Master of Business Administration".
  6. ^ "Doctorate of Business Administration".
  7. ^ "Other programs".
  8. ^ "Geneva Business School IACBE" (PDF).
  9. ^ "Best Business Schools In The World For 2023". 4 January 2023.
  10. ^ "Palmes of Excellence Awards".
  11. ^ "Geneva Business School wins at the Global Student Satisfaction Awards 2021".
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