International University in Geneva

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International University in Geneva

Established:	1997
Type:	Private, not-for-profit
President:	Eric Willumsen
Vice-president:	Jaques Finet
Dean:	Winfried Boeing
Faculty:	31
Students:	250
Location:	Geneva, Switzerland (46°13′26″N 6°06′04″E / 46.224, 6.101Coordinates: 46°13′26″N 6°06′04″E / 46.224, 6.101)
Campus:	Urban
Website:	http://www.iun.ch/
US Accreditation: IACBE

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

1 History & Mission
2 Academics
- 2.1 Courses
- 2.2 People
3 Membership
4 References
5 External links

[edit] 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." ^[1] .

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.

[edit] Academics

[edit] 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.^{[citation needed]}
BA and MIB in International Relations.
BA and MA in Media and Communication; part-time or full-time.

[edit] 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, 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.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] 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