The master's program gives students deep knowledge of business processes and prepares them to excel in today's professional market. Graduates will collaborate effectively and apply economic, financial and management theory to reach their business goals and grow as leaders.
4 semesters (3 semesters + master's thesis). Core required courses — 65 ECTS, specialized courses/seminars — 22 ECTS, seminars and masterclasses — 5 ECTS, master's thesis — 30 ECTS.
Study plan · 120 ECTS (PDF) Study plan · 90 ECTS (PDF)An interactive map of the program's key competencies aligned with the official learning outcomes (PDF).
Equip students to develop and implement growth strategies and to evaluate and optimize business processes using critical thinking. Identify market trends and use analytical tools for decision-making.
Financial planning and analysis skills, performance evaluation and budget management. Creating and running targeted marketing campaigns to promote products and select innovations that boost competitiveness.
Effective professional communication in line with ethical business norms. Developing leadership skills to build a productive work environment, motivate teams and reach corporate goals.
Implementing modern automation and artificial intelligence (AI) to optimize operations. Handling the complexities of global business and international projects while adapting to diverse cultural and economic conditions.
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Get a consultationGraduates are awarded the degree of Master of Business Administration (MBA). The Swiss International Institute Lausanne (SIIL) diploma comes with a supplement listing the courses, grades and ECTS: employers and business partners see not just the program title, but its content, volume and workload.
SIIL status and documents
Institutional accreditation, Bologna-system education, ECTS and open documents let you verify the institute and understand the program structure before making a decision.
Each can be verified independently - no need to contact a manager.
External experts assessed the institute's educational processes, governance, internal quality assurance and other aspects of its work. The result is institutional accreditation by the IAAR agency (certificate AA 0298).
Verify SIIL in the IAAR registryIAAR is a member of ENQA and is registered in EQAR. The status of the accreditation agency itself can be verified in European sources.
SIIL programs are structured according to the Bologna system. Their workload is recorded in ECTS - the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System.
This master's program corresponds to the second-cycle workload of higher education.
A university can see the program level, the course list and the total volume of completed study.
The documents show not just the program title, but also its content, duration and workload.
The supplement lists the courses, grades and number of ECTS.
The Bologna system and ECTS make the program structure easy to assess, but by themselves they do not mean automatic recognition of the diploma or admission to another university.
Official documents open in a new tab - you can review and save them yourself.
The document allows the migration service to consider foreign students' applications for temporary residence for study purposes, provided the legal requirements are met. Each application is decided individually.
Institutional accreditation means that external experts assessed the institute as a whole: its educational processes, governance and internal quality assurance - and found them compliant with the agency's standards. It is an assessment of the institute, not of an individual program.
Yes. SIIL's record is published in the open IAAR registry - verification requires no registration or contacting the institute. Open SIIL's record in the registry. The status of the IAAR agency itself can be checked in the European ENQA and EQAR databases.
They make the program “readable” for external assessment: a university or employer sees the program level, course list, workload and total volume of study in clear European units, not just the diploma title.
Accreditation and ECTS are assessment tools: they let a university or employer quickly understand the level, content and workload of a program. Each organization makes its own recognition decision under its own rules and national legislation, so recognition is not automatic. SIIL's open documents make this procedure noticeably easier.
A confirmation letter of inclusion in the list of private educational institutions of the Canton of Vaud (under migration legislation) was issued by the cantonal Population Service on 3 June 2021. It allows the migration service to consider foreign students' applications for temporary residence for study purposes. Each application is decided individually.
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