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The History of the American Institute of Applied Sciences in Switzerland
The story of the American Institute of Applied Sciences in Switzerland began in 1963, at the creation of the American College of Switzerland, whose academic body had the vision of combining both the effectiveness of American graduate education with the Swiss work ethic.
Discover the History of the American Institute of Applied Sciences in Switzerland
Explore the evolution of our business school
Building upon this vision, four of the ACS (American College of Switzerland) teachers created the American Graduate School of Business in 1991, which flourished one of the leading international business schools in Switzerland.
To accommodate its growth, AGSB moved from its initial location at the Hotel Excelsior in Montreux in 1991 to La Tour-de-Peilz and finally to its present-day larger campus, still in La Tour-de-Peilz, which can now welcome 400 students.
In 2019, the school changed its name from the American Graduate School of Business to the American Institute of Applied Sciences in Switzerland to reflect its growing international education status.
Evolution of the logo
History Through the Years
- Sept 1991
- Sept 1991
- Jan 1992AGSB Campus in La Tour-de-Peilz
- Nov 1992Class of 1992
- Jan 1993AVDEP (Association of Private Schools in Canton Vaud) Recognition
- Nov 1993Class of 1993
- Jan 1994Swiss Federation of Private Schools (SFPS) association membership
- Nov 1994Class of 1994
- Nov 1995Class of 1995
- Nov 1995Class of 1995
- Jan 1996European Council of International Schools (ECIS) membership
- Nov 1996Class of 1996
- Nov 1997Class of 1997
- Jan 1998
- Nov 1998Class of 1998
- Nov 2000Class of 2000
- Nov 2001Class of 2001
- Nov 2002Class of 2002
- Nov 2003Class of 2003
- May 2004Class of 2004
- May 2005Class of 2005
- May 2006Class of 2006
- May 2007Class of 2007
- Jun 2009Class of 2009
- Jul 2010Class of 2010
- Sep 2014
- Sep 2016
- Apr 2017IACBE reaccredited
- Jun 2017Academic Agreement with Universidad Anahuac in Huixquilucan Mexico
- Jul 2017
- May 2018Academic Agreement with University of Prince Mugrin in Medina, Saudi Arabia
- May 2018ECBE reaccredited
- Sep 2018Academic Agreement with Dar Al-Hekma University in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- Oct 2018Establishment of AGSB S.A
- May 2019Recognized as an IATA Certified Training Center
- Jun 2019Academic Partnership with Tiffin University
- Jul 2019Establishment of AUS, The American Institute of Applied Sciences in Switzerland
- Jul 2019Academic Agreement with Ferrari Fashion School in Milan
- Sep 2019Recognized as a Higher Institution by the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
- Oct 2019Became a member of the Chamber of Commerce Switzerland – Central Europe
- Sep 202029th Anniversary of AUS
