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Because business never stops, prepare now for your future career!
60
ECTS Credits
63%
Female students
30
Students per year
35
Average age
Impactful & Transformative Learning from Expert Faculty & World-Class Active Practitioners!
Master the Capabilities Required to Positively Lead through Mega Trends influencing the Business landscape
A Customizable Program of Study designed with your unique needs in mind!
Designed to enable you to develop Key Expertise that matter to you!
Real knowledge
All our professors are active business practitioners and recognized experts in their field.
Career center
A facilitator to expand your professional network, especially through BSL Alumni.
Partnership with Start Up Incubator
Direct access to a start-up incubator to support your entrepreneurial venture, during and after your studies!
Ideally located
No need to disrupt your home-life, programs are part-time and the campus is centrally located with excellent access to public transport and free parking!
Small classes
Small classes with personalized attention and direct support from the professors.
International atmosphere
International and diverse environment with students from 60 nationalities.
The advantages of your Executive Courses at BSL
Why BSL advocates a different approach to business education
To build a new generation of leaders, it has become essential to create learning programs that address the fundamental changes of working in the 21st century. This includes focusing on how digital transformation, current economic trends, changes in societal structure and environmental concerns have affected the business landscape and what to expect from the future.
We are committed to creating a personalized and focused learning experience for each of our students. With small, diverse and highly interactive classes, each student has the opportunity to truly participate in seeking new ideas for measuring the role and impact of business in today’s society.
Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS)
The Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS) offers specialized knowledge, enabling students to gain a qualification in a specialized subject area, enhancing their professional development. Designed for young professionals with a desire to set themselves apart and empower their career progression.
BSL offers the chance to transform our 6 CAS programs and 1 Capstone Project into our highly-ranked Master in International Business degree. In other words, you can complete your Master in International Business part-time over 3 years, while earning certifications along the way!
Because business never stops:
Seize the Opportunity to enhance your self-confidence & develop as a subject-matter expert, without losing your income!
Career enhancement & personal transformation made possible and accessible in a customized format
Committed to supporting your Leadership Career
Our dedicated Careers Office is there to connect students to opportunities in Switzerland and worldwide. Both Alumni and companies have access to an internal job platform sharing openings for internships, job, volunteer positions and useful events to the BSL Community. With lifetime access, it acts as a real networking booster for our students and alumni for their entire career!
MASTER THE ESSENTIAL & INNOVATIVE SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE FOR THE 21ST CENTURY & LEVERAGE BUSINESS AS A FORCE FOR GOOD!
We help you to settle in the vibrant city of Lausanne
Should you be looking to relocate for your studies, our team will help you find accommodation in the Lausanne area, can offer you advice and assistance for your move and support in any interaction you have with the city administration. There is always a last minute accommodation solution available or for a transition period.
Lausanne, the second-largest city on Lake Geneva, combines a dynamic commercial town with the locality of a holiday resort. The capital of the canton of Vaud is also a lively university and convention town. Sports and culture are given the high profile that you would expect from the Olympic capital.
▶️ 3 Courses
▶️ Length of Program:
1 semester (6 months)
▶️ Frequency:
4 to 8 hours a week over 20 weeks
▶️ Start dates:
4 times per year (February, May, September & November
▶️ Deliverables :
Weekly Classes, Assignments, Group Projects, Mid Term and Final Exams
▶️ Final Project: No
Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS)
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How do we react to living in VUCA world?
The acceleration of change is the signature of the 21st century. Business is the place where opportunities have the potential to become reality. Hence, Business transformation is at the heart of the World Transformation. At Business School Lausanne we have designed our Master of Business Administration (MBA) studies to look beyond the success or innovation of any specific company by taking a broader view of the business landscape.
Our MBA programs are intended for those with previous managerial and leadership experience who wish to make a significant contribution to the enhancement of professional practice in the field of management. The process which will lead to this transformation will be undertaken via the critical review and the systematic application of appropriate theories and research to professional practice.
Dr. David Claivaz, Acting Dean of BSL Lausanne
Dr. Michael Hathorn
Contributor to the World Business Council on Sustainable Development. Member of the Society for Organizational Learning and the American Marketing Association.
Yiftach Sagiv
Founder of the Dutch company ExtraMile Academy, he has dedicated himself to creating learning tracks in personal development and business performance since 2003.
Anja Langer Jacquin
Chief Commercial Officer of DEPsys, a cleantech scale-up that helps energy providers transition to a smarter grid and accelerate the uptake of renewable energies.
Dr. Marko Majer
Dr. Marko Majer has founded one of the leading advertising agencies in Slovenia, and in 25 years collected many awards for their work on prominent global client brands.
Dr. Jan Erik Meidell
Former CFO and CEO from the investment and industry sectors. Lecturer at IFM Université, aSSIST (Seoul) and IMD.
Dr. Timothy Connerton
President and Director of major divisions in Norsk Hydro/Hydro Aluminium, Alcoa, and Alghanim Industries.
Dr. Carlos Da Silva
By the age of 30, Carlos co-founded a NGO, experienced from the inside a start-up scaling as a C-level executive responsible for international expansion, published his first book and lectured strategy at top tier U.S. Universities.
Dr. Guy Ngayo Fotso
Founder and managing Director of the Swiss Institute for leadership, holds 20+ years of proven track records in leadership positions in global fortune 500 organizations as a Change manager and a Marketing and Strategic planning Executive. .
Dr. Margaret Flaherty
Margaret has spent 25 years building and running international business organizations; coalitions of leadership companies.
Meet our Faculty: World-Class Practitioners!
Discover our Impactful Certificate & Diploma Programs for Active Professionals
Which diploma for which stage in your career?
Executive CAS & Diploma of Advanced Studies (DAS)
The Executive Certificate of Advanced Studies (ECAS) and Diploma of Advanced Studies (DAS) are designed for mid-career professionals and are post-graduate executive programs. They offer highly specialized strategic knowledge, enabling you to acquire eminently practical competences in a given subject area. ECAS & DAS courses are offered through two and a half day seminars that run Thursday to Saturday morning and can be completed while working!
Upgrade your E-CAS to a DAS by adding the Project Kick-off Module and the completion of the Business Project in the related field. Each E-CAS & DAS can be articulated into the E/MBA program within 3 years of completion. In other words, we provide you with the opportunity to build your qualifications to a higher degree while meeting your unique educational and professional goals and personal responsibilities. We understand that Business demands and Personal responsibilities do not stop, but neither does your thirst for personal development!
Junior or Entry – Level Professional
Mid to Senior level Professional or Manager/Leader
Certificate of Advanced Studies
(CAS)
Executive-CAS or
Diploma of Advanced Studies (DAS)
Choose from Cutting-Edge Specializations in:
Transformative Leadership For professionals who need to develop skills and competences to lead teams and organizations to the next level of their development.
Strategic Finance The program provides the one stop shop for knowledge development and application that will enable you to take effective financial decisions in the rapidly evolving business context.
Business Transformation & Entrepreneurship Upon completion, you will develop the capacity to evaluate a range of alternative perspectives on business challenges and create opportunities for lasting and purposeful impact.
Impactful Marketing Data driven decision making that optimize Marketing investments and maximize the brand impact. You will learn how to extract meaning from raw data through the application of analytical tools and programming.
Sustainable Business Discover state-of-the-art concepts and tools for tackling global challenges related to the economic, environmental, and social impact of business. You will turn business on its head and explore an outside-in perspective, which redefines business strategies as being driven by sustainability challenges.
Management 100% personalized track Choose 5 executive seminars that matter most to your professional development to create a personalized executive certificate of advanced studies..
Business Administration For professionals seeking the latest frameworks and competencies in management and leadership for 21st century business administration. Think of it like a mini-MBA, providing a holistic overview of business pillars and their strategic frameworks as well as best-in-class leadership.
The Business Project Upgrading your certificate with an impactful business project in the area of your specialty, means the program has an immediate impact on your professional practice whether in your company or another idea, product or concept of your choice. This is your chance to connect what you have learned with how you wish to engage professionally.
Financial Markets Equips you with specialized theoretical and practical aspects of the financial markets. You will learn how modern financial markets work and acquire the toolkit necessary for the successful management of investment portfolios.
Corporate Finance Introduces a holistic perspective on mainstream financial theory for corporations by integrating key principles of responsibility and shared value.
Business Megatrends Prepares participants to undertake the process of strategic and effective decision-making. You will learn what the megatrends are and how to identify and seize market opportunities.
Management Skills for Entrepreneurs You will acquire distinguished management skills by abdicating the traditional ways of management and infusing innovative managerial skills, competences and attitudes.
Quantitative Skills for Data Analysis Prepares and guides you to examine raw data, find meaningful patterns and present decision makers with useful, actionable insights.
Leadership for Systems Thinking Helps you enhance your leadership performance and prepares you to address some of the most urgent issues many organizations are facing.
Choose from Cutting-Edge Specializations in:
KEY FACTS
▶️ 5 Courses
▶️ Length of Program:
Part-Time over 6 to 12 months
▶️ Frequency:
Thursday to Saturday, once a month
▶️ Start dates:
Several times a year, based on Spring and Fall Timetable
▶️ Deliverables:
Pre & Post Course Assignments, In Class Group Project
▶️ Final Project: No
Executive-CAS
▶️ 6 Courses
▶️ Length of Program:
Part-Time over 6 to 18 months
▶️ Frequency:
Thursday to Saturday, once a month
▶️ Start dates:
Several times a year, based on Spring and Fall Timetable
▶️ Deliverables:
Pre & Post Course Assignments & In Class Group Project & Final Business Project
▶️ Final Project: Yes
Diploma of Advanced Studies (DAS)
For Junior Professionals & Individual Contributors
Mid to Senior Level Individual Contributor / Leader
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