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Tuition Fee

Study FEE for on campus/online

Mandatory Fees for All Applications:

  • Submission fee: 9 Euro € (one-time per academic year)

  • Admission Fee; 299 Euro € (one-time per academic year)

Students residing in EU countries have the option to pay their fees in Euros.

The tuition fee for online education

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Study fee for online programs:
9,900 CHF per academic year

Study fee for executive programs:
14,900 CHF per academic year

Tuition fees start at CHF 19,900 per year or CHF 2,490 per month for non-business–related programs.

Feel free to consult Google, XE, or any other service to get an approximate idea of the fee in your local currency.

Please be aware that Taxes and Charges are not included in the listed fees.

Please note that scholarships are not offered for BSc, MSc and PhD programs

An additional 20% in taxes and charges will apply to all of our programs

STUDY IN SWITZERLAND (NOT ONLINE)

The tuition fee for on-campus education in Switzerland 

Study on campus in Switzerland (only BBA in Hotel Management and MBA)
Tuition fees for the On-Campus study program in Switzerland, specifically for the Hospitality program (acceptance and visa regulated by the State):

The tuition fee for our On-Campus study program in Switzerland, specifically tailored for the Hospitality program and regulated by the State, amounts to 39,990 Swiss Francs per year.

Moreover, additional fees associated with the program include:

  1. Online Business English Preparation Course (mandatory for all students): 199 CHF (to be completed and paid before registration).

  2. Submission fee: 9 Euro (to be paid before receiving an invitation).

  3. Admission Fee: 299 Euro (to be paid before receiving an invitation).

  4. Registration fee: 100 CHF (to be paid before receiving an invitation).

  5. Administration fee: 3000 CHF (to be paid before receiving an invitation).

Furthermore, students are required to cover a study fee of the first year, ensuring access to our exceptional academic resources and facilities.

usually, the average fee is 39900 Euro per year

Kindly note that the fees do not include travel expenses, accommodation, food, or other living costs incurred during the study program.

STUDY IN BISHKEK (NOT ONLINE)

The tuition fee for medical education (in Bishkek)

Study on Campus in Bishkek (only Medicine)

Medical University Fees (on campus) we have per year over 1500 Medical Students:

Tuition fees for the On-Campus study program for medical studies (acceptance and visa regulated by the State in Bishkek): CLICK HERE

usually, the average fee is 19900 Euro per year (including everything)

STUDY IN DUBAI (NOT ONLINE)

Study on campus in Dubai (only vocational education)

Tuition fees for the On-Campus study program for Vocational studies

(acceptance and visa regulated by the State in Dubai): CLICK HERE

usually, the average fee is 29900 Euro per year (including everything)

We have online and on-campus Education

We offer 5 intakes per year, scheduled on the last Saturday of February, April, June, September, and November.

PAYMENTS OPTIONS for the study fee:

  • Students pay the full fee of the estimated program and obtain a special scholarship (5-10%)

  • Students pay half of the fee before the start and the remaining during the first year. 

Tax deductions on tuition fees might be available if you live and work in Switzerland, allowing you to potentially deduct a portion or all of your tuition costs from your taxable income. However, it's essential to understand that regulations differ from one canton to another. For personalized assistance regarding the application process, we encourage you to reach out to us directly.

The fee for the Joint Program is 1980 Euros. Upon receiving written acceptance, students have 14 days to register for the program. Failure to pay and register within this period will result in an additional fee of 9999 CHF as an administration fee.

Additional Mandatory Fees/4

Thesis Defense: 390 Euro for online defense or 1900 euros for on-campus defense

1. Graduation Packagee/5:

E-Certificate and Transcript: 112 Euro (You will receive an electronic version of your certificate, and you also can register for the printed version for an extra fee. SIU team highly cares about the environment, therefore, we are going totally paper-free and is not providing printed documents by default.) (for short courses less than 4 weeks 7 Euro)

OR Hard copy for certificate: 2818 Euro (MUST BE REQUESTED 15 days before graduation) (for short courses less than 4 weeks 199 Euro), it includes: 

  • Diploma

  • Transcripts if applicable

  • Diploma Supplement - if applicable

  • Shipment by SwissPost

  • Swiss Notary

  • State foreign affairs Legalization OR Apostille

2. Exam fee: 99 Euro per exam/module or 599 Euro for the annual exam 

Final State Graduation Exam Fees (optional and applicable only after passing all exams and defenses) per year and valid only for the final study programs like BSc, MSc, and PhD:

  • Higher Education: €990

  • Vocational Education: €490

Please note that the final exam must be taken on campus at one of our designated centers and can be done only after passing the university final exam

Other payments (optional):

  • Graduation Ceremony in Switzerland: 490 Euro (if applicable) + 250 Euro

  • Any e-document: 9 Euro 

  • Any signed document: 99 Euro - Shipment fee is included (Swiss Post)

  • Virtual Learning: 31900 Euro per year

  • Blended Learning: 1500 euros per week. available only for blended learning student

  • ASIQUAL UK Validation Certificate: 420 £ (must be paid before the student starts)

  • GAFM USA Validation Certificate: 400 - 990 Euro (Lifetime certificate), the fee depends on the title

  • Additional Transcript: 100 Euro  (per Transcript of Academic Record)

  • Diploma Replacement: 985 Euro (per Diploma)

  • Thesis Defence in Switzerland: 1900 Euro (The fee is for the defense only)

  • Thesis Defence ONLINE: 390 Euro for all students

  • Final Exam in Switzerland: 900 Euro

  • Financial Statement: 19 Euro

  • individual teaching hours 50-200 euros, depending on the subject and level.

  • Thesis in Different Languages (German, French, Russian, Arabic, or Spanish): 1990 Euro For a Master, 2990 Euro For a D.Phil and DBA, and 3990 Euro for a Ph.D.

  • Printing your thesis by SIU every 5000 words 75 Euro.

  • Sending any Document DHL/FedEx/TNT: 150 Euro up to 200g

  • Dual award with Azteca University, an additional 9000 Euro

  • Dual Award with UCN University, an additional 9000 Euro

If you don't have a High School Diploma, we have a "Pre University" program (1 year) for 3300 €

  • Joint E-Certificate and Transcript: 405 Euro + 99 Euro. You will receive an electronic version of your certificate, and you also can register for the printed version for an extra fee.

  • ​Or a hard copy for the joint certificate of 1490 Euro (MUST BE REQUESTED 15 days before graduation), it includes:

    - Diploma

    - Transcripts

    - Diploma Supplement - if applicable

Additional Public Legalizations (optional per any SIU printed Documents)/7:

International students may request our graduation office to stamp their documents by the Swiss notary and Legalization/Apostille and their embassy in Switzerland.

  • Swiss Public Notary 490 Euro (can be only for the SIU printed documents - certificate legalisations have different fees.)

The following additional legalizations can be done only after obtaining the Swiss Notary

  •  + Legalization OR Apostille: 490 Euro

  •  + Legalization OR Apostille + Swiss Chamber of Commerce: 590 Euro

  • RECOMMENDED FOR ALL:+ Legalization OR Apostille + Swiss Federal Chancellery: 890 Euro (must have for all students who need embassy legalization) 

  •  + Legalization OR Apostille + Swiss Federal Chancellery + Your Embassy in Zurich: 990 Euro (if the Embassy is in Bern 1190 Euro and if in Geneve 1390 Euro) if the embassy requests also the Swiss Chamber of Commerce, an additional 280 Euro will be applicable.

  • ++ Legalization OR Apostille + Your Embassy in Switzerland + Swiss Chamber of Commerce +  your embassy in Switzerland + Swiss Embassy in your Country: 2990 Euro

  • any other requests, please contact us

Students from LDC/LIC countries are eligible for scholarships, allowing them to apply for financial assistance covering up to 70% of the tuition fee.

1.1. Students who have a sponsor who/which pays their fee, must pay 10% as an additional fee of the total estimated fee.
1.2. Any fees outside this page that d
iffer from the fees on this page should be taken as stated on this page.
1.3. In addition to any fee, there is 8.2% AQT tax will be added to the fee
1.4..if the student stays in the course longer than the regular duration, should pay the fees for the extra semesters. For example, if stays in EBBA for 3 semesters then should pay for 3 semesters, not only 2 semesters. The fees of an extra semester should be paid no longer than 2 weeks before the start of the extra semester.

2.1. The fees are subject to change without any prior notice.
2.2. You may check Google, XE, or any other service to know how much, approximately, is the fee in your local currency.
2.3. The above study fees are for the online study programs, students who would like to join the 100% virtual education program have to pay 12k to 16k € / Per Semester, based on the level
2.4. All fees are for students who don't live in Switzerland, Please contact us if live in Switzerland.

3.1 This is the minimum duration to finish the program. However, if you will need more time you can get up to 2, 4, or 6 semesters additionally (based on the level) upon request. Also, you might get another 2 semesters if you have a real reason which prevents you from finishing on time.
3.2. The term duration is 3 months. semester is 1.5 term
3.3. The academic year is 9
 months weeks.

4.1 The re-exam, re-defense, and any other you repeat are not written on the page. (Re-defense: Bachelor:900 euros, Master 1900 euros, Doctorate 2900 euros)

4.2. Individual exam usually has a fee of 1000 euros, however this might vary.

4.3. External thesis defense committee fees vary between 900 - 4900 CHF per member.

5. We will send your diploma and transcript by Swiss Post free of charge, but for some countries, we recommend sending the documents by DHL / FedEx / TNT or similar shipping companies to your home, please note that we issue our diploma during the graduation ceremony (June/December) however if a student wishes to have it as soon as possible it is possible for an additional fee (1500 euro)
. Please note: our awards are issued two times per year, usually at the end of June and the end of December. it takes up to 30 working days to have all graduation documents (diploma, transcript, etc) from the months mentioned before and up to 120-140 working days for legalizations within Switzerland.

6. The number of semesters is, upon request, up to 8 semesters. However, with a real excuse, the duration can be extended for 2 semesters more.

7.1  If your embassy is charging more than 100 CHF for each legalization then you have to pay the difference, please note that the highest stamp from an embassy is 1200 Euro (for UAE), all other embassies are requesting less in order to stamp your documents.
7.2. In case, your country doesn't have an embassy in Switzerland, please contact us.

7.3. the updated graduation fees can be found at https://www.academy.zuerich/graduation. if the fees differ between both pages, the graduation link fees are the valid ones.

8, direct enrollment into the upper semester has an extra fee of 1000 euros (for example direct entry into the 2nd year bachelor.

9. early exit has an extra fee of 1000 euros (for example exit in 1st-year bachelor and obtaining 1-year Diploma).

10. supervising is not included in the mentioned fees and it is optional.  The supervisor fee is additional (on average 552 CHF per month). fee and minimum duration vary based on the program and the supervisor.

++ Preparation of documents for the cultural bureau office (the education office): 4930 Euro (on top of Additional Public Legalizations number 5), the file is nearly 100 pages stamped and legalized, and ready for submission

 ***valid only if the full study fee is paid within 7 days, to get a scholarship you need to explain your reasons

****Jointly with TNU University UA

11. All mentioned fees are subject to taxes

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SIU has also received a number of prestigious international accreditations, which means that its qualifications can be recognised in other countries, depending on the rules and agreements in those countries. SIU gives students the chance to get degrees that are both legally sound and useful around the world by making sure that local rules are in line with global standards.
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    • Allowance No.: 12Aug2016kom | Issued on: 12 August 2016 | Status: Active ✔️

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The Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the student's embassy in Kyrgyzstan can all certify and stamp final degrees from Kyrgyzstan to make sure they are real and recognised around the world.

✅ Verified by the Dubai Educational Authority (KHDA), United Arab Emirates

The Dubai Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) has given SIU/ISB the approval to offer Vocational, Advanced, and Extended Diplomas (Professional Diplomas) under Permit No. 631419. 🔗 https://web.khda.gov.ae/en/Education-Directory/Training/Training-Details?CenterID=504152

KHDA, the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the student's embassy can all attest to diplomas that were given out with KHDA approval. This gives them a lot of recognition in the region and around the world. We promise to follow the law, make sure our work is of the highest quality, and be open about everything we do in every place we do business.

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