Geneva Business School

Geneva Business School is a private business school. It has campuses in Geneva (Switzerland), Barcelona and Madrid (Spain).

Geneva Business School

Former names	BMU/IFGP
Motto	Real Business. Responsible Leaders.
Type	Business school
Established	1995; 30 years ago (1995)
Address	La Voie-Creuse 16/1st Floor, 1202 , Geneva , Switzerland
Website	gbsge.com

History

In 1995, the Institut de Formation de Gestionnaire de Patrimoine was founded in Geneva. In 2001, The University of Finance was created to provide education in International Banking and Finance to bankers and students. The Canton of Geneva asked the University of Finance to take over ownership of the bankrupt Geneva Business Institute in 2003, and was renamed Business and Management University Ltd.

In 2009, it was renamed Geneva Business School SA.^[1] In 2012, Geneva Business School opened a campus in Barcelona, Spain. In 2018, a second Spanish campus opened in Madrid.^[2]

Program offered

Geneva Business School offers business programs at bachelor's, master's, and doctoral levels taught in English.

Programs include bachelor's degrees in InternationalManagement with different specializations such as International Management, Digital Marketing, Entrepreneurship, International Relations, Sports Management, and International Finance.^[3]

Other programs offered at Geneva Business School include the Master's Degree in International Management,^[4] Master of Business Administration,^[5] and a Doctor of Business Administration (online),^[6] all with various specializations.

The school is partnered with Qualifi, allowing students to earn UK-based degrees as a top-up to their main degree.^{[citation needed]} It is also partnered with Ubiqum for Web Development or Data Analytics & Machine Learning, with The International Center of European Football for a bachelor's degree in International Management to qualified football players, and with Barcelona International Water Polo Academy for bachelor's or master's degrees to students who pass high school.^[7]

Accreditation status

• Geneva Business School has held since 2003 a Programmatic Accreditation from the International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE)^[8] recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) in the USA.
• Since 2002, Geneva Business School also holds, the EduQua Certification, a Swiss quality label for institutions offering continuing education and other programs.
• Among Geneva Business School's accreditations are AASBI, and multiple other memberships^[9]

Rankings

• Geneva Business School is ranked #48 out of 100 for top business schools worldwide and #2 in Switzerland (CEO World Magazine 2025) ^[10]
• Awarded three out of five Palmes of Excellence from Eduniversal International Scientific Committee^[11]
• EMEA Winner for Career Development at the Global Student Satisfaction Awards (Study Portals) - 2021^[12]