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:

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]

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 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

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