Sustainability Management School

Sustainability Management School
Type Private business school
President Ivana Modena, Ph.D.
Location Gland[1], Switzerland
Website www.sumas.ch

Sustainability Management School (SUMAS) is a business school focused totally on sustainability and a responsible management education (UN Sustainable Development Knowledge Program, Voluntary Initiative).[2]

SUMAS is based in the headquarters of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in Gland, a small town by Lac Leman, one of the largest inland lakes in Europe, in the French-speaking part of Switzerland. It is half way between Geneva and Lausanne.

Academic programs

Sustainability Management School offers:

  • Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Sustainability Management

The aim of the three-year BBA program is to offer a theoretical and practical degree that addresses challenges in sustainability facing leaderships in today’s global environments.[3]

  • Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Sustainability Management

Designed for all professionals in corporations, nonprofits and governmental agencies demanding sustainability knowledge and practice. The aim of the full-time (one year) or part-time (two years) Master of Business Administration in Sustainability Management is to offer a predominantly professionally oriented education that addresses sustainability challenges facing leaders in today’s complex work patterns. [4]

  • Online MBA in Sustainability Management

Online MBA course is delivered through the SUMAS's virtual learning environment, where student can access to teaching material and communicate with faculty and other students.[5]

Recognition and membership

Sustainability Management School is a member of following associations:

SUMAS is also a part of Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME) [9] initiative and The United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) [10] initiative.

References

  1. ↑ "Sustainability Management School - SUMAS, Switzerland". Stipendii.
  2. ↑ "Sustainability Management School". Sustainable Development.
  3. ↑ "Sustainability Management School (SUMAS), Switzerland". OIC. Archived from the original on 2015-01-19.
  4. ↑ "Sustainability Management School (SUMAS)". Mastersportal. 27 December 2012.
  5. ↑ "Sustainability Management School - SUMAS". Top Universities. Archived from the original on 2015-01-19.
  6. ↑ EFMD Members list
  7. ↑ EABIS Member details
  8. ↑ R20 List of Partners
  9. ↑ PRME Participant details
  10. ↑ United Nations Global Compact list of Participants Archived 2013-10-20 at the Wayback Machine.

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