Official inauguration of the Swiss School of Economics university campus

PRESS RELEASE – 19.11.2015 – 11am

La Cordée des Alpes –  Rue du Centre sportif 24, 1936 Verbier

Official inauguration of the Swiss School of Economics university campus

On 19 November 2015, Swiss School of Economics (SSE) will officially inaugurate its first cycle of continuous postgraduate program. Conceived with the objective to offer a learning platform for university students in their third tier of studies, the school allows individuals and organizations to thrive by co-creating viable business solutions for the planet and its people. With a strong emphasis on a return to essential basics such as a very pragmatic education of tomorrow’s industry leaders, SSE bridges futuristic theories about economics with a regular and constant training of acquired concepts thanks to paid internships or practical periods in partner companies.

Responsibility, sustainability and entrepreneurship: those are the three core values that act as pillars to the new actor in the field of education in Valais. Located in Verbier, SSE offers an outstanding learning environment in a world renowned resort with a large international impact and actively supports young entrepreneurs in their own projects with a personalized infrastructure and coaching. This allows them to develop their first own company in a Canton of Switzerland that is particularly open to bringing additional dynamism to its industry. Faculty recruited for the academic follow up of such students must all hold a PhD degree in their own field of expertise in order to guarantee an unequalled quality of teaching.

A new vision for a new era

Focusing on Master and Doctoral programs only, Swiss School of Economics intends to act at the very heart of tomorrow’s business leaders by bringing them a completely different vision of today’s issues, and developing new and alternative solutions. As such, a particular emphasis is laid on the aptitudes of students to manage their own future business with a solid knowledge of their role in society, placing societal achievement before monetary value maximization. Individuals learn how to recognize their position in the world, their responsibilities and duties towards people surrounding them, and contributing to their success.

This new approach to teaching naturally includes a strong component of practice and insists that students « know what they are talking about » thanks to extensive practical trainings in companies. These paid periods also serve as professional springboards to participants eager to prepare their upcoming career and secure a job offer before they graduate, thanks to an increased professional experience that is particularly appreciated by Human Resources. Something not often seen in business schools today.

From Verbier to the rest of the world – flexibility and integration in focus

Even before its own official opening, Swiss School of Economics is proud to have attracted the attention of partners from Europe and Asia with its innovating program that gives more space to experience in the field. Currently, the school has signed agreements with universities in Taiwan, Portugal and Albania, underlining its willingness to offer a maximum flexibility to students and understanding that global citizens must first be treated as global students. Academic semesters can therefore be attended in one country or another, with the same administration and an easy recognition of transferrable university credits.

Integration also remains a central topic for the founders of the Swiss School of Economics that see in their school an ideal opportunity to further contribute to the integration of individuals in their host country. With a considerable added value in their résumé upon graduation, they can count on the irrevocable support of many administrative structures that have vowed to help them integrate their company in the local business network and acquire real estate much easier to build their own family. Swiss School of Economics also applies this notion of integration to its own situation as it will soon propose a series of executive modules adapted to the needs of local business owners in Verbier who must face each year a new kind of clientele. Just another way to illustrate that the SSE Campus is not a part of Verbier, but is Verbier itself. As easy as that.

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