Founded by Swiss businesspeople and incorporated as a not-for-profit Private Foundation in 1997, its first president was David Williamson (retired president of DuPont). IUG's mission is to "provide the highest quality education for student success in business and related careers" in "cooperation with the international business community.". International Herald Tribune and The New York Times called IUG "The most international of Switzerland's university level institutions" IUG indicates that it promotes and encourages cultural diversity, and aims to develop analytical skills and human behavior analysis that serves the needs of future leaders in the professional & political world scenario of 2020. http://www.universitieshandbook.com/
Courses The undergraduate and graduate programs provided: * BBA and MBA in Business Administration. The MBA programs allow concentrations in Banking, Finance & Accounting, Marketing, Luxury, and Wealth Management. * BA in International Relations. * MIB in International Business. * BA and MA in Media and Communication; part-time or full-time. http://www.universitieshandbook.com/
The president is Mr. Eric Willumsen (founder and former executive vice-president). The chancellor is Dr. Claude Martin, former Director General of World Wide Fund for Nature. Faculty is distinguished by program-completion at Cranfield, HLS, IMD, INSEAD, Sorbonne, Berkeley, and work at United Nations agencies, NGOs, and other multinational companies. Guest speakers and honorary doctors for the graduation ceremony have included Adolf Ogi, Queen Noor of Jordan, Sir Peter Alexander Ustinov, Bertrand Piccard, Edward de Bono, Daniel Borel, Albert II, Prince of Monaco, Patrick Odier, Sepp Blatter, Werner Geissler from Procter & Gamble, and former IOC Director General François Carrard. There are 270 students- some are children of very prominent business leaders and politicians in Russia, Qatar, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Oman, Argentina, Mongolia, Thailand, Libya and Kazakhstan. http://www.universitieshandbook.com/
In 2008 EDUNIVERSAL has ranked IUG as excellent business school amongst the 1000 best in the world and 10 best schools in Switzerland considering IUG's international influence and recognition. http://www.universitieshandbook.com/ IUN The International University in Geneva offers Graduate and Undergraduate programs in Business Administration, International Relations and Media & Communications http://www.universitieshandbook.com/
