The Higher Education Review

For many years, Swiss higher education has been in a league of its own. The innovative model of education offered by world-famous teachers has catapulted Swiss higher education to the top of the international higher education hierarchy. Rochat School of Business is one such Swiss educational institution that has been shattering the barriers of conventional business education with their unique teaching methodologies. Rochat started out with the mission to contribute to their students’ professional development through online higher education programs that enhance their natural abilities and streamline their active integration into modern society. Rochat envisions the individual as the beginning, end, and focus of education, along with members of his or her community. Owing to their high-quality academic programs using a flexible online time-efficient format and using a design that aims at very different latitudes and cultures, Rochat has been able to guide a wide variety of students towards career growth and professional success.

A Unique Higher Education Provider

In this new age, when working professionals are looking to gain more knowledge through online courses, Rochat School of Business offers the best option for people that want to combine their full-time work and family life. “Rochat has an international approach to its courses and their delivery. Our highly qualified professors with Ph.D. degrees, who have actual industry experience working in countries across the world, use the latest media resources in their teaching to stimulate our students’ thoughts. The delivery of programs has been designed to meet the needs of full-time working professionals with families in many different cultural backgrounds. We have seen that current students are more used to education using non-traditional methodologies. Online education

is becoming the standard, however, it is not easy to guarantee high academic standards through online educational systems, and this is where Rochat is becoming successful by providing a combination of online education that ties together the flexibility and high academic standards”, speaks Carlos Güereca, Founding Dean, Rochat School of Business.

Rochat has developed online programs not only to meet the challenges of today’s fast-changing world but also to ensure that high-quality education is available for aspiring students. The institute also has international standards with a very personalized individual support system for its students. Rochat believes that in the online education sphere, communication between students and their professors is essential for students to be successful along with support mentoring services. To cater to a wider audience, Rochat has been offering specially designed and developed programs for their students. At the graduate level, the institute has Masters of Business Administration program and the Masters of Education in Corporate training. The programs have been designed keeping in mind the real global business setting. The MBA offered by Rochat provides a multidisciplinary business environment in view to the students which helps them to understand the dynamics of the global business scenario. For the undergraduate level, Rochat offers bachelor degrees in Business Administration, Marketing and Sales and also a program in Business Communication and Public Relations, developing the students’ potential in an online experience that will have a positive impact on their lives. Also, Rochat offers two Advanced Degree Diploma programs, in Global Business and the other one in Business Tools that are specialization programs that provide the knowledge and tools to perform in specialized areas of an organization.

Prioritizing Student Development

Rochat academic structure is custom designed for working adults that want to continue their studies without leaving aside their family lives. The courses offered by the institute are

asynchronous so that the students can adjust them in their schedule. The professors of Rochat not only design and conduct the teaching of their programs but they also become tutors of the students, interacting with them using the various tools provided by the institute’s LMS. Talking about the students' scholarship opportunities offered in Rochat School of Business, Carlos says, “At Rochat, we are always open to proposals and agreements that benefit students. We understand there are different realities talking about the financial possibilities of students and we take it very seriously as one of our goals is to provide the alternatives so that good students can access first-rate education regardless of their economic possibilities. Also, we have many scholarships and financial support for all our multicultural audiences. In the end, we are operating to offer top-notch higher education for everyone regardless of their financial background.”

"In this new age, when working professionals are looking to gain more knowledge through online courses, Rochat School of Business offers the best option for people that want to combine their fulltime work and family life"

Rochat has international students from the U.S., Mexico, Guyana, Costa Rica, Philippines, India, and the Netherlands taking their online courses. Since 2016, the institute has been adding more programs and as of now, Rochat has 9 programs on 4 different education levels including Continuing Education, Advanced Degree Diplomas, Undergraduate Programs, and Graduate Programs that are designed for working adults. Also, Rochat has been increasing its student population every year, with more than 6,000 students being a part of the institute by the end of 2019.

Carlos is the former university President with 25 years of experience. He is co-founder and advisor of educational
ventures on 3 continents, positively impacting thousands of students with learning opportunities internationally.
Currently, he is the Founding Dean of Rochat School of Business in Switzerland, where he develops higher education opportunities for more than 6,000 students.