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SCHOOL PROFILE The FEDE is an INGO International Non-Governmental Organisation and a supranational institution that Business School Lausanne (BSL) is a private Swiss business school that offers BBAs, Masters, MBAs was created in 1963, which is endowed with and DBAs, and whose goal is to train future managers who are responsible, competent and keen on participatory status with the Council of Europe. societal, environmental and economic issues, locally and internationally. It federates an international network comprised of over 500 higher and professional education With small numbers per class, and by offering personalised supervision, BSL guides students until they institutions in 35 countries across 4 continents, join the job market. which share a common project that is hinged on academic excellence, pedagogical innovation, scientific research and openness to the world. Owing to a deliberate international approach (with students from over sixty nationalities), BSL has carved a niche as an innovative school in terms of education, by establishing a pedagogical plan based The FEDE delivers 90 European degrees that are on the values of responsibility, sustainability and entrepreneurship. available in English and in the national language, from the Foundation Degree, the European Bachelor’s Degree, the European Master’s Degree to the DBA of Business Administration. The FEDE counts an international network of over 180,000 alumni.

PROGRAMMES AND DIPLOMAS: INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMMES:

Programmes and certificates: International exchange programmes: Bachelor of Business Administration - Master’s Degree: International - BSL offers possibilities for dual degrees at bachelor’s level Business - Master’s Degree: International and Sustainable Finance - through partnerships with the Dublin Business School MBA - Executive MBA - MBA in Sustainable Business - EMBA in (Ireland) and UPEC (Paris-Est Créteil University). Sustainable Business - DBA (Doctorate of Business Administration) - - At master’s level, an exchange programme is currently in DAS in Sustainable Business (in collaboration with the University of place with Renmin University in Beijing. St. Gall) Courses taught in english: All BSL courses are taught in RESEARCH PROGRAMME: English. Business School Lausanne conducts various research French as Foreign Language (FLE): BSL students can enrol activities in the field of sustainable corporate , for French as a foreign language (FLE) classes at Ecole particularly within the framework of its DBA. Lémania under preferential terms.

STRENGTHS OF THE SCHOOL

- Classes in small groups - Individualised supervision for the student - Speakers from the professional realm - Interactive approach to learning - A network of international partner schools ADDRESS AND CONTACTS - A network of partner companies - Significant Alumni network around the world Business School Lausanne - Route de la Maladière, 21 - CH 1022, - Access to databases, particularly EBSCO Chavannes-près-Renens, Switzerland Phone: +41 21 619 06 06 Student Association : [email protected] There is an association of former BSL students. www.bsl-lausanne.ch

KEY FIGURES Number of students: 250 - Percentage or number of foreign students: 90 % - Number of teaching staff: 70 Percentage of international lecturers: 60 % - Number of Ph.D. holders: 30 - Number of alumni members: 1300 - Number of internships per year: Internships are offered to students depending on their study programmes Partnerships: BSL has many partnerships, in particular with the CFA Institute, Delta Mu Delta, EFMD, GRLI, PRME, The Global Compact, St-Gall University and the Swiss Federation of Private Schools. Accreditations: ACBSP (Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programmes) since 1996; ISO certification Ranking: BSL is ranked 3rd in Switzerland and is among the Top 20 in Europe in the QS Global 250 Business Schools Report 2017. BSL is also ranked 2nd in the QS MBA Jobs and Salary Trends Report 2015-16. Contact for registration: [email protected] or +41 21 619 06 09 for bachelor’s and master’s programmes and +41 21 619 06 65 for the E/MBA UPDATED IN OCTOBER 2017 - NON-BINDING DOCUMENT - SUBJECT TO MODIFICATION - © FEDE 2017 MODIFICATION TO - SUBJECT 2017 - NON-BINDING DOCUMENT IN OCTOBER UPDATED

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