| Swiss Management Center | |
|---|---|
| Established | 1985 |
| Type | Private |
| President | Hendrik Hammje, MBA |
| Postgraduates | 1,168 |
| Location | Zurich, Switzerland and Vienna, Austria |
| Website | http://www.swissmc.ch |
Swiss Management Center is a for-profit corporation founded in 1985 with operative headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland.
The company holds interests in various higher education projects through which it offers online Bachelor -, Master-, and Doctorate programs. SMC is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP),[1] a specialized accreditation association for business education. ACBSP is a programatic accreditation body in the U.S., recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA)[2]. SMC is also accredited by the European Council for Business Education (ECBE)[3]. Both ACBSP and ECBE are affiliates of the European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA)[4].
In an MBA overview by the Financial Times in 2010, no accreditation was listed for SMC.[5] In Germany the Kultusministerkonferenz assessed the Swiss Management Center as a private "not recognized institution",[6] and the Swiss University Conference does not list SMC among the "Recognised or Accredited Swiss Higher Education Institutions".[7]