Enjoy a Uni life in Switzerland with a 30 % scholarship

Switzerland is home to one of Europe’s most prestigious higher education systems and is a country rich in diversity with breath taking scenic routes. It is one of the most beautiful countries and an ideal country for a student to pursue higher education. Ms. HemaDoraisamy, the Academic Director of ‘My Global World’ joined with us to talk more about the student life in Switzerland as well to talk about an opportunity available for students to enjoy that experience in Switzerland.

Why do you think students prefer Switzerland for their highe r studies, mainly concerning education in the hos pitality sector?

Well, Switzerland is world famous for hospitality management programmes. So if you have got a Swiss degree, in the hospitality field, you woulddefinitely be recognized. Having a Swiss degree from the hospitality field makes you stand out in that field which ultimately opens doors for more employment opportunities.

And also, when you look at the country, Switzerland, it is a destination where people from all around the world go to enjoy. It is a beautiful country with scenic views which attracts tourists and is also famous for cheese and chocolate. Further, it is also famous for sports like skiing. So why not go for a country where you can get a well-recognized degree while at the same time enjoy your stay over there and maybe even travel around?

Could you share with us about this prestigeeducational institute that offers degree programmes in the hospitality field?

We are known as the ‘ I n t e r national Business Academy of Switzerland and we are based in Zurich. Basically we are a city hospitality institute which means, there are other institutes in Switzerland that offer these programmes but they are located out of the city where as I n t e r national Business Academy stands amidst the city just about a 20 minutes ride from the airport.

Mr. Martin Wilson is the founder and the owner of I n t e r national Business Academy of Switzerland.

There are hospitality as well as business programmes in this institute. We possess under- graduate and post graduate programmes, from Bachelors upto Masters and Doctorate programmes can be obtained from this.

The university is already a home for a few Sri Lankan students and this year there will be scholarships offered too.

What are these scholarships? Tell us more about them.

We are currently offering scholarships to Sri Lankan students since we are new to this country. The scholarships are up to a maximum of 30% for the students who apply. It will be granted based on their Advanced Level results and ILETS results. We require a minimum of 5.5 ILETS and so if students have got this requirement they will be considered for the scholarship. Students from any subject stream can apply for this.

What are the special features of the programmes offered by International Business Academy of Switzerland?

One attractive feature about our programmes is the fact that we allow students to go for internship after studies from six months. So in a three year undergraduate programme for Bachelors, they get a six months studies and six months internships period. And these internships could be anywhere around the world. We do the placements for the students to go for internships anywhere around the world. So the students get an opportunity to travel while they are studying as well.

The other special feature is, there are no examinations to put the students in stressful condition. All our programmes are done based on assignments and presentations where they will be evaluated.

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