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Business Administration – (D.B.A.)
Geneva Business School (GBS)
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| Application Deadline: | Swiss or EU Applicants 1 month before the start All Other Applicants 3 months before the start | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 19,000 - | ||
| Location: | Geneva / Switzerland / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 36 months | Start Date: | February, September |
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| Languages: | English French | ||
Location of Geneva Business School (GBS)
It has been designed to meet the needs of candidates who have been or those who are keen on working in areas related to business and finance development that can draw on their everyday practice and work contexts to work towards a doctorate. Its structure of taught and independent elements allows a student to draw on the range of experiences of fellow-students and the faculty members in a mutually supportive environment.
The research departments aim for the candidates to stimulate and undertake certain activities of Research and Development (R&D), to tackle various areas and to master the transfer of the acquired knowledge to a group of private partnership companies.
Candidate would essentially propose these different techniques and strategies to the selected companies and advise as to how to set up and implement these innovative ideas. Candidate would also be responsible for constantly liaising with these companies regarding methods for updating any techniques and providing the maximum amount of relevant material possible.
The DBA (Doctor of Philosophy) is the most common type of research doctorate and is offered by GBS to students who have already gained a vast amount of knowledge in 1 or more of the 3 fields mentioned at faculty. It allows students to carry out extensive research and to acquire competency as an independent researcher; to design and conduct research and to disseminate the outcomes to others in the related field.
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Admission Requirements:
- A candidate for the DBA program must have excellent results from their Masters degree in Finance or Management with an average GPA of (5.0 out of 6.0) from GBS or from an alternative accredited university.
- Amature behavior previous teaching experience and a great inclination for research is highly recommended.
- An application form is available upon request.
- A candidate with a GMAT score of 550 or above would be preferential.
- A good level of English is also a necessity
- It will be common for the student to liaise and communicate
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Master's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Accreditation
IACBE
Geneva Business School has received specialized accreditation for its business programs through the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE), located in Olathe, Kansas. As of February 1st 2011, IACBE is fully CHEA accredited. The business programs in the following degrees are accredited by the IACBE:
- Master of Science in Finance (Msc.F)
- Master of Business Administration (MBA)
- Bachelor of Finance (BF)
- Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)
ECBE
The ECBE mission is to encourage and supports continuous improvement in the quality of Business Education. This is directed towards students and learners in the global market place: academic institutions, faculties and departments and employers.
The following programs are fully accredited by ECBE:
- Master of Science in Finance (Msc.F)
- Master of Business Administration (MBA)
- Bachelor of Finance (BF)
- Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)
eduQua
In the eduQua certification process, adult continuing education institutions get certified. eduQua defines six criteria, which are key to the quality of an institution: the course offer, communication with clients, value performance, staff - meaning the educators, learning success, and quality assurance and development.
Swiss Private School Register
The Swiss Private School Register was founded on August 28, 2006 by the Swiss Federation of Private Schools SFPS (Berne), hotelleriesuisse (Berne) and the Foundation for the Advancement of the Rudolf Steiner School (Stiftung zur Förderung der Rudolf Steiner Pädagogik) in Switzerland (Schaffhausen) in collaboration with the most important Swiss trade associations. The purpose of the Register is to certify high standards of educational services and to demonstrate the integrity and credibility of the private schools listed in the register as well as to protect Switzerland’s reputation as a centre for high quality educational activity.
Faculty
- The Centre of International Finance:
Responsible for the creation of research tasks along with the economic analysis for variousbanks and International Finance Corporations.Analysis management of small-scale portfolios for various banks, finance companies and individuals. - The Centre of Strategic Management:
The creation of strategic management research tasks and development for various local and international companies(BultechSA etc.)creation of work for strategic development for various international organizations. - The Centre of Strategic Marketing:
Realization of work and presentations at the time of international fairs of the modern strategies of marketing (e.g. FIF Algiers, FIF Moscow).
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