US Ambassador: Don’t let failure stop you US Ambassador Donald Beyer encouraged students to not let failure hinder them in career paths. Talking about cultural differences in business between the USA and Switzerland, Ambassador Beyer said it is considerably easier to fail and bounce back in the USA. “You fall down six times and then succeed on the seventh. Don’t let failure stop you,” he said. more...
	Campus Olten: Additional Accommodation for International Students  End of January 2012, the new owner of “Franziskushaus” in Dulliken near Olten, Otto Wipfli and Ruedi Nützi, Director of the School of Business, signed an agreement to use the former training centre of the Capuchin as a residence hall for international exchange students. more...
	South African Ambassador in Discussion with the School of Business FHNW George H. Johannes, the South African Ambassador to Switzerland, paid a second visit to the FHNW School of Business in Olten on Friday, 20 January 2012. more...
	Negotiating in an International Environment The School of Business recently published a book of case studies and practical recommendations for negotiations in eight different countries including the USA, the UK, Russia and China. more...
	Studying at the School of Business FHNW Studying at the School of Business FHNW means studying applied sciences, solving real-world issues and working with companies. Video
	The Sextant The Sextant is a twice-yearly publication which focuses on people, projects and programmes with an international aspect related to the School of Business. Current issue  Autumn 2011! more...

The School of Business is a leading establishment in education, executive education and internationalisation in Switzerland.

Bachelor, Master and Continuing Education

With over 150 academic programmes and related activities (EMBA, Master of Advanced Studies, courses seminars and workshops), the School of Business of the University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland FHNW is Switzerland’s leading provider of continuing education in business management. It tutors more than 1800 students in Bachelor degree programmes, undertakes applied research and development and is an active player in the field of consultancy. In autumn 2008 two new Bologna-conform Master programmes started up.

Training for Swiss and international business

We train executives and managers for Swiss and international business with an emphasis on small and medium-sized enterprises. Later in their careers we offer a uniquely broad pallette of continuing education opportunities. We enable students and clients to access up-to-the-minute knowledge that can be applied in the real world.

Know-how at three campuses

Remaining close to our regional customers is vital. Being active at three campuses (Basel, Brugg/Windisch and Olten) places expertise in close proximity to the customer.

Knowledge and technology transfer

The quality of the knowledge imparted and of the teaching is guaranteed by experienced teaching staff, who have practice-oriented knowledge, and research assistants in possession of the latest know-how. To help put into practice what has been learnt in as straightforward and concise a manner as possible, the School makes use of a number of strategies. We draw on projects awarded by companies,  application-oriented tasks and a broad cross-section of teaching and learning modes.

International exchange

We are also the natural, professional partner for any company seeking to venture abroad to China, India, the USA or Europe. We offer special international programmes of education and, with cooperation treaties in place with over 130 partner-universities, we are in a position to secure an intensive exchange of teaching staff and students throughout the world.