Accreditations, international rankings, memberships, and partnerships of the Swiss International Institute Lausanne—a chronology of milestones that attest to the quality of Swiss online education.
IAARInstitutional accreditation, registration in the registry
EQARThe IAAR Agency in the European Registry
eduQuaSwiss Quality Standard, Certificate
QS Top 100World Online MBA 2024, Ranking Report
How to Read This Page. Institutional accreditation means that external experts have evaluated the institution as a whole: its educational processes, administration, and internal quality assurance. This is an evaluation of the institution, not of a specific program. The memberships and rankings listed below supplement this evaluation, and you can view the status of each accreditation by clicking the link.
Agreement with ZKITU: concurrent enrollment in bachelor's degree programs and the opportunity to earn two separate degrees.
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Partnership in Continuing Professional Education: 5 Training Programs for the Sports Industry.
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SIIL Becomes an Educational Partner of the Association of Russian-Speaking Professionals in Switzerland: Training, Professional Development, and Joint Expert Resources.
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Professor Yuri Ovseyenko, director of the Master’s in International Relations program, represented the institute at the World Economic Forum on January 19–22, 2026.
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The institute goes beyond the scope of an educational institution: it conducts research in collaboration with leading scientific centers and develops medical accelerators.
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145 courses from the world's top universities and companies, including Harvard and IBM, have been translated into Russian for SIIL students.
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Membership in a leading Swiss organization in the field of adult education provides access to cutting-edge methodologies and training programs.
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The institute made it into the top 100 of the QS Online MBA World Rankings and ranked 31st among universities in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
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The institute successfully passed an external quality assessment and received international institutional accreditation from the IAAR.
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Forbes Education has included SIIL's partner—the Swiss School of Higher Education—in its overview of private universities in Switzerland.
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The institute has been approved as an educational member of the International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE).
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Forbes Kazakhstan has named SIIL a unique university that makes Swiss education accessible from anywhere in the world.
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The first Swiss quality certification for continuing education for adults, recognized by the federal government, confirmed the quality of the institute’s programs.
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The institute's first strategic partnership: the curricula for SIIL's management programs have been approved by the Swiss business school SSHE.
Read more →The diploma and its supplement are issued in English and state the number of ECTS credits. The IAAR, the agency that accredited the institute, is listed in the European EQAR registry and is a member of ENQA; therefore, the document complies with European standards.
Sample Diploma (PDF)The institute was inspected by an external expert commission during the accreditation process, and its quality system has been certified by the Swiss eduQua standard, which must be renewed periodically.
Report of the Expert Commission (PDF)edX courses from universities and companies are included in degree programs as electives, and partnerships with other universities make joint study tracks possible.
edX Courses for StudentsEach program lists the duration, the number of ECTS credits, and the cost per semester.
SIIL’s accreditations, rankings, and partnerships can be verified through primary sources. Whether a degree is recognized in a specific country is determined by the host institution. Submit an application, and an advisor will help you choose a program.
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