Kalaidos University of Applied Sciences
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The Kalaidos College Switzerland is a private, according to the Swiss Polytechnics Act state- approved and supervised college. They met in its three departments of economics, health and music with the legal contract of teaching, research and development, training and services. In particular profile making Mass effect two features of Kalaidos FH: The highly practical and scientific orientation of Kalaidos FH show exemplarily in the priorities and projects of their research and in the personnel policy. This is aimed at faculty who are among the most active and best professional people of the subject they teach. It ensures that the transfer between research, teaching, training and practice are carried out by faculty who are employed full in the relevant professional field and face the challenges of the changing professional field.
Establishment, recognition and accreditation
The Kalaidos FH was established in 1997 as a mono -disciplinary college with a business degree programs under the name PHW Private Hochschule Wirtschaft and AKAD university for working professionals. On 6 April 2005 the Swiss Federal Council Kalaidos Foundation has Fachhochschule granted approval for the construction and management of Kalaidos high school. This approval is based on the Federal Act of 6 October 1995 on the UAS ( FHSG ) and the Fachhochschule Council Regulation of 11 September 1996 ( OHES ) and in particular on the results of a multi-annual peer review process in which compliance with the Higher Education Standards Kalaidos FH has been checked and confirmed. Recognition as a college means that the FH Kalaidos the same rights and obligations as the seven state- supported colleges. Nevertheless, there are two main differences: First, the Kalaidos FH reports directly to the federal government (and not the cantons ) subject to and be supervised by this. Second, they received from the State any financial assistance.
Structure of the single multidisciplinary Swiss university with private ownership
The polytechnic approval in 2005 created the possibility of extending the specific strategic orientation of Kalaidos FH on practical relevance, practical application and reconciliation of work, family and studies in other disciplines. This growth is exemplified in the number of students of the Bachelor and Master programs, which have risen 2005-2012 of 1136 to 1915, and the stock of scientific staff (2005: 441, 2013: 707). The successful development is particularly evident in the establishment of specialized institutions in the department of economics, in the founding of the Department of Health in 2006 and the founding of the Department of Music in 2010. These disciplinary aperture within the Kalaidos FH an organizational development thrust in the area of structure and leadership as well as triggered in quality management. In addition to the diversification of a broader economic base and create better conditions for interdisciplinary collaboration were created.
Departments and affiliated schools
- Department of Economics PHW Business School Bern