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ABMS: The first EFMD certified online educational system in Switzerland

In Switzerland, until today, there are only 5 Higher Educational Institutes accredited/certified by EFMD quality labels.

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13 brilliant First of August events - 2017

On the 1st of August, Switzerland celebrates 726 years of unification! Here are our top picks for festivities across the country. Are there others that you love? Let us know in the commen...

Why ABMS?

ABMS – The Academy of Business Management is the place where technology and education meet together in order to present a unique possibility for students from all over the world.

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Au Pays des Enfants; a family festival

Mid Morning Mix

Au Pays des Enfants is a family festival across Chateau d'Oex, Rougemont & Rossinière. It's really easy to travel between the three and explore this incredibly beautiful part of ...

Circus Chnopf - 'Panik!' tour

Mid Morning Mix

Circus Chnopf's 'Panik!' tour is underway and continuing around Swiss cities and villages until mid-September. Dave Sieger, Production Manager, describes the show's style as '...

Angels in America - in Switzerland!

Angels in America is coming to Switzerland – broadcast live from the National Theatre, in London you can see it on cinema screen in Geneva and Basel.

6 great activities around Interlaken

Interlaken is a very popular Swiss holiday destination, located between the beautiful emerald lakes of Thun and Brienz. From the town center, you have the most incredible views on ...

What's on at the UN? 7th round of Syria talks closed on Friday

UN Roundup

Photo: Intra-Syrian Talks Staffan de Mistura, United Nations Special Envoy for Syria briefs the press on the last day of the 7th round of the Intra-Syrian talks, Geneva. 14 July 2017. UN...

McKay Interview: Neuroscientist Dr Henry Markram (17 July 2017)

The McKay Interview

This week, Michael McKay talks to Professor Henry Markram who is the Founder of both the Blue Brain Project and Human Brain Project. His impressive academic record is extensive: • He gained hi...

Dig It! Black Clematis (17 July 2017)

Dig It!

Travers nurseries know a good climber when they see one. Arnaud Travers is the 5th generation of his family to work with plants, and they launched a few new plants at the Salon du Vég&eac...

The benefits of an online degree

ABMS - The Open University of Switzerland is a dynamic, modern university in the heart of Switzerland, with a focus upon all aspects of the management and business industry. Mark Zurcher inter...

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Ciné du Lac - outdoor cinema with a view

Mid Morning Mix

Over the summer we'll see some wonderful outdoor cinemas pop up all around the country. Ciné du Lac is certainly one of the longest events and it will become a feature of the Geneva Plag...

Business Management degrees online with the Open University of Switzerland

Mid Morning Mix

Studying virtually is becoming increasingly popular. Perhaps the advantages of a more flexible schedule and cheaper costs are the cause, but online learning also has a certain stigma atta...

Dig It! Lost Gardens of Heligan & Eden project (10 July 2017)

Dig It!

The holidays are here, and if you are lucky enough to be spending some of your holiday time in Cornwall, then get yourself to the Eden Project and The Lost Gardens of Heligan.

What's on at the UN? Intra-Syrian talks and library events

UN Roundup

Photo: Intra-Syrian Talks Staffan de Mistura, United Nations Special Envoy for Syria briefs the five Permanent Members of the Security Council to the United Nations during the Intra-Syrian talks...

CERN's Large Hadron Collider beauty (LHCb) experiment

Mid Morning Mix

ABMS – The Open University of Switzerland

ABMS - The Open University of Switzerland is a dynamic, modern university in the heart of Switzerland, with a focus upon all aspects of the management and business industry.

Provided by ABMS - The Open University of Switzerland

A "charming" new particle discovered at CERN

Mid Morning Mix

Image: © CERN Daniel Dominguez Representing the new particle observed by LHCb, containing two charm quarks and one up quark. A new particle, dubbed the &ldqu...

You don't have to run away to join the circus

“I do circus skills” is a guaranteed conversation starter.

Cinétransat and Happy City Lab - bringing people together

Mid Morning Mix

Dan Acher is the man behind HAPPY CITY LAB; a series of projects that aim to bring people together. Check out Dan's TEDx talk on reinventing the city. One such project is the Cin&eacut...

WeHike - a hiking community

Mid Morning Mix

Photo taken at: Faulhorn and Männlichen WeHike is a Swiss startup, created by friends who were passionate about hiking and creating communities of like-minded people. WeHike ...

Welcome to the fabulous Gurtenfestival!

Mid Morning Mix

Summer is the time for music in Switzerland! Gurten Festival, running from the Wednesday 12th until Saturday 15th July, will be taking place in the beautiful capital of Bern, up on the famous Gu...

Summer open air cinemas across Switzerland

Can't make it to any summer music festivals this year? Check out all the open-air film festivals going on across the country throughout the summer.

Gena Festival is this weekend and FREE!

Mid Morning Mix

Gena Festival is an open air festival and 100% free, organised and run by volunteers who are passionate about putting on a great festival in Avully, in a countryside setting, just 30 mins away from...