Kalaidos University of Applied Sciences
Encyclopedia
The Kalaidos University of Applied Sciences is one of eight federally recognized Swiss Universities of Applied Sciences
.
It currently comprises the following Departments:
institution
. It is part of the federally accredited Kalaidos University of Applied Sciences, one of eight such universities accredited by the Swiss Federal Council
. It has a hybrid role as the only Swiss university of applied sciences organized according to private law, which allows the school to award nationally and internationally recognized and protected degrees. With currently three undergraduate and twelve graduate degree programs in the field of business
and management
, it is one of Switzerland
's largest business schools.
Fachhochschule
A Fachhochschule or University of Applied Sciences is a German type of tertiary education institution, sometimes specialized in certain topical areas . Fachhochschulen were founded in Germany and later adopted by Austria, Liechtenstein, Switzerland and Greece...
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It currently comprises the following Departments:
- Department of Business
- PHW Business School,
- AKAD Hochschule für Berufstätige
- Department of Health Services
History
The Kalaidos UAS is one of the two Swiss UAS organized according to private law. As such, it does not receive federal or cantonal subsidies, but is also less constrained by bureaucratic rules and regulations.PHW Business School
PHW Business School is a Swiss higher educationHigher education
Higher, post-secondary, tertiary, or third level education refers to the stage of learning that occurs at universities, academies, colleges, seminaries, and institutes of technology...
institution
Institution
An institution is any structure or mechanism of social order and cooperation governing the behavior of a set of individuals within a given human community...
. It is part of the federally accredited Kalaidos University of Applied Sciences, one of eight such universities accredited by the Swiss Federal Council
Federal Council
-Governmental bodies:* Federal Council of Australasia, a forerunner to the current Commonwealth of Australia* Federal Council of Austria, the upper house of the Austrian federal parliament...
. It has a hybrid role as the only Swiss university of applied sciences organized according to private law, which allows the school to award nationally and internationally recognized and protected degrees. With currently three undergraduate and twelve graduate degree programs in the field of business
Business
A business is an organization engaged in the trade of goods, services, or both to consumers. Businesses are predominant in capitalist economies, where most of them are privately owned and administered to earn profit to increase the wealth of their owners. Businesses may also be not-for-profit...
and management
Management
Management in all business and organizational activities is the act of getting people together to accomplish desired goals and objectives using available resources efficiently and effectively...
, it is one of Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
's largest business schools.