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Portrait An introduction to the IBR 

As part of Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, we offer our expertise and 40-year experience in the following areas: Business Development, Leadership and HR, Service & Operations Management, Public and Non-Profit Management, Regional Economics, Management and Law.

Team

Get to know the IBR's approximately 100 employees and find out who is responsible for which area. 

Facts and figures 

With 60 continuing education programmes offered every year and some 135 research and service projects, the IBR generates a turnover of CHF 10 million (not including degree programmes).

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IBR employees (as of 2017)

  • Over 100 employees (72 of whom are in full-time posts), thereof
  • 80 lecturers and
  • 20 research associates and administrative staff

Turnover (2017)

  • CHF 10 million turnover (not including degree programmes), thereof
  • 56% continuing education
  • 32% applied research & development
  • 12% services

Continuing-education programmes

  • Executive MBA Lucerne
  • MBA Lucerne
  • 9 Master of Advanced Studies MAS
  • 2 Diploma of Advanced Studies DAS
  • 18 Certificate of Advanced Studies CAS
  • Programmes for administration staff and administration executives
  • Professional courses

Seminars

  • Management seminars
  • International Weeks
  • tailor-made programmes to suit your company’s needs

Participants in continuing-education programmes

  • total 1,170 participants
  • thereof 720 participants in MAS-, DAS-, and CAS-programmes
  • thereof 240 participants in other continuing-education programmes
  • thereof 210 in seminars

Participants at events

  • over 800 participants

Research and service projects

  • 90 ongoing research projects
  • 45 ongoing service projects
 

History of the IBR 

The Institute of Business and Regional Economics IBR has 35 years of experience of providing degree programmes, continuing education, consultancy and research.

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Today

  • 100 employees (as of 2016)
  • Annual turnover CHF 10,000,000.– (not including degree programmes)
  • Largest provider of continuing education programmes

2008

  • Renamed Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts and Science and Lucerne UASA – Business
     

1997

  • Introduction of the new tertiary education stage «Fachhochschule»

1990

  •  Foundation of Fachhochschule Zentralschweiz FHZ with five sections
  • 30 employees
  • Annual turnover CHF 3,000,000.–

1979

  • Foundation of the IBR by Prof. Dr. Paul Senn
  • 3 employees sharing one 70 per cent position
  • Annual turnover CHF 250,000.–

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