Sustainability Management School Explained

Sustainability Management School (SUMAS)
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Motto:Inspiring Innovative Leaders
Motto Lang:English
Established: 2012
Type:Private business school
Academic Affiliation:Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs, Swiss Private School Register
President:Ivana Modena
Academic Staff:+40
Administrative Staff:+22
Students:+240
Undergrad:+60
Postgrad:+180
Doctoral:+10
City:Gland
Country:Switzerland
Campus:Gland & Milan
Language:English
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Sustainability Management School (SUMAS) is a private business school focused on sustainability and a responsible management education (UN Sustainable Development Knowledge Program, Voluntary Initiative).[1] This training center was founded in 2012 by Ivana Modena [2] with the mission of Inspiring Innovative Leaders.[3]

SUMAS's main campus is based in the headquarters of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), just neighbors without any connection, in Gland in the French-speaking part of Switzerland. Moreover, the school has recently opened its second campus in Milan, Italy, in which students can attend all bachelor programs as well as graduate programs specializing in Sustainability Management and Sustainable Fashion Management.[4]

Programs

SUMAS offers private degree programs for different educational programs to all students coming of different ages, and up to IBCP and Bachelors, Masters, MBA, and Doctoral Degrees.[5]

Undergraduate programs

Graduate programs

Master's programs

All Master's programs are offered both on-campus and online.

MBA programs

All MBA programs are offered both on-campus and online.

Doctorate programs

Other programs

Accreditation, memberships, and achievements

Accreditation

Sustainability Management School does not hold the institutional accreditation (AAQ) to award reputable academic higher education degrees in Switzerland.[23]

programmatic accreditations (ACBSP) do not guarantee recognition for qualifications, exams or programs passed, from said Institutions.

Affiliations and memberships

Ranking

The school's Online MBA in Sustainability Management was named 18th among The 23 Best Online MBA Programs in Sustainability for 2017–2018.[28] Moreover, Sustainability Management School achieved 4 out of 5 QS Quacarelli Simonds Stars in 2017.[29]

Campuses

Switzerland

SUMAS is headquartered in the city of Gland, between Geneva and Laussane. Its Swiss campus is a city campus with different buildings, including:[30]

Italy

SUMAS opened in February 2020 its brand new campus in Milan, Italy. Located in BASE Milano, students can attend Sustainability Management and Sustainable Fashion Management programs in this campus.[31]

Notes and References

  1. Sustainability Management School. Sustainable Development.
  2. News: Se former entre business et durabilité. Le Temps. 27 September 2019 . fr. 2020-10-29.
  3. Web site: Virtual Open House. SUMAS. en-US. 2020-10-29.
  4. Sustainability Management School - SUMAS, Switzerland. Stipendii.
  5. Web site: Validity of degrees issued by private higher education institutions in Switzerland .
  6. Web site: BBA in Sustainability Management. SUMAS. en-US. 2020-10-29.
  7. Web site: BBA in Sustainable Tourism Management. SUMAS. en-US. 2020-10-29.
  8. Web site: BBA in Finance and Responsible Investment. SUMAS. en-US. 2020-10-29.
  9. Web site: BBA in Sustainable Hospitality Management. SUMAS. en-US. 2020-10-29.
  10. Web site: BBA in Sustainable Fashion Management. SUMAS. en-US. 2020-10-29.
  11. Web site: Master's Degree in Sustainability Management. SUMAS. en-US. 2019-01-30.
  12. Web site: Master's Degree in Sustainable Fashion Management. SUMAS. en-US. 2020-10-29.
  13. Web site: Master's Degree in Sustainable Hospitality Management. SUMAS. en-US. 2019-01-31.
  14. Web site: Master's Degree in Sustainable Hospitality Management. SUMAS. en-US. 2019-01-31.
  15. Web site: MBA in Sustainability Management. SUMAS. en-US. 2019-01-31.
  16. Web site: MBA in Sustainable Fashion Management. SUMAS. en-US. 2019-01-31.
  17. Web site: MBA in Finance and Responsible Investment . SUMAS. en-US. 2020-10-29.
  18. Web site: MBA in Sustainable Tourism Management. SUMAS. en-US. 2020-10-28.
  19. Web site: MBA in Sustainable Hospitality Management. SUMAS. en-US. 2020-10-28.
  20. Web site: DBA in Sustainability Management. SUMAS. en-US. 2020-10-28.
  21. Web site: CAS. SUMAS. en-US. 2020-10-28.
  22. Web site: SUMAS Career-related Studies® Business & Sustainability .
  23. Web site: DECISIONS AND DOCUMENTS .
  24. Web site: Accreditation, Rankings & Affiliations .
  25. http://regions20.org/members-partners/partners R20 List of Partners
  26. http://www.unprme.org/participants/view-participants.php?partid=2860 PRME Participant details
  27. http://www.unglobalcompact.org/ParticipantsAndStakeholders/academic_participation.html United Nations Global Compact list of Participants
  28. Web site: The 23 Best Online MBA Programs In Sustainability for 2017-2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171110155325/http:/www.bestcollegereviews.org/top/online-mba-sustainability-programs/. dead. 2017-11-10. Best College Reviews. 2017-11-10. 2019-01-31.
  29. Web site: QS Stars Rating .
  30. Web site: Lake Geneva Campus, Switzerland .
  31. Web site: Milan City Campus, Italy .

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