Founded in 2013, OUS Academy is an innovative and successful young Academy that combines the European Education System with Swiss Quality. Situated in the heart of Zurich Switzerland, OUS provides virtual education for students who want to have a Bachelor, a Master and a Doctorate degree in different study fields. Several study programs are available as Business and Communication, Economy and Finance, Hospital and Healthcare, Business Law, Marketing and Leadership, Political Science and Diplomacy, and Tourism and Nutrition. Education in four languages is possible at OUS Academy: English, German, Russian and Arabic. The Academy of Business Management does provide several facilities to the students or people who work and who do not have time to study. Lectures and exams are held online. The platform of OUS Academy which can record online activities is quite useful as everything can be watched online later. The interactive classes where the lecturers and students are present at the same time increase the quality of the education as it is very different from the old traditional system. Seminars, presentations, workshops, and discussions are held every term regularly for students and for lecturers. OUS Academy has achieved a lot of success since its foundation in 2013. OUS Academy is allowed in the board of education in the State of Zug to issue diplomas, which is a trademark in Switzerland. OUS Academy has a lot of national and European certifications and is double-certified by ISO. OUS Academy is Certified by Swiss EduQua, the Swiss quality label for further education institutions (EduQua) is the Swiss national quality assurance body. OUS Academy in Switzerland is proud to receive the EOCCS Certification for our online system and courses. EOCCS is a high-quality label for any online Academy seeking worldwide recognition. At OUS we believe that EOCCS is a great proof of quality in the field of online and distance education. We are proud to be the first Academy in Switzerland to achieve the EOCCS Certification by EFMD Global Network. OUS is accredited by several international accreditation bodies such as ASIC UK, ECBE Belgium, and many more which are available on their website. OUS has partnerships and collaborations with more than 130 Universities in 50 Countries around the world: Europe, Asia, America, and Africa. Recently, OUS offers a joint award diploma with two universities: the Academy of Dąbrowa Górnicza (WSB) and Taras Shevchenko National Academy. OUS received several awards due to its success: the Customer Satisfaction MENAA Award in Dubai, the Star of the Year 2017 with 463150 votes, and the winner of Project of the year 2017. OUS had several TV and newspaper interviews with CNBC, City Dubai, RTV, ATV, and much more. The staff of OUS is also very valuable and friendly. Around 80% of the staff have a doctorate degree and graduated from successful international universities. Furthermore, a lot of them have a deep experience in business and management. Being a successful and young institution, OUS is proud to have students from 120 countries all over the world. OUS continues its educational path and is happy to grow day by day. OUS quality assurances in short: Swiss EduQua Certified EFMD-EOCCS Certified ASIC Accredited ECBE Accredited ISO 9001/29990 Certified Interview with Prof. Habib Al Souleiman

British Newspaper "The Leaders Times" Interview with OUS Switzerland, the interview with Prof. Habib Al Souleiman https://www.ous.edu.eu WHO ARE THE COMMITTEE FOR THE AWARD? As it's written on the awarding organization website (date on the awarding day): 1. Academic Committee Germany: Igor Dementyev, Professor, Bonn University (state recognized university) Bulgaria: Mickhail Stancev, Doctor, Sofia State University (state recognized university) Estonia: Juri Martin, Rector, Euro University (state recognized university) Nigeria: Babalola Afe, Rector of Afe Babalola University (state recognized university) 2. Another Committee Poland: Jan Chehotski, CEO, EMPEX Russia: Evgeniy Kachalov, Director, Centre of Market Research Switzerland: Michael Derrer, Director, Swiss Institute of Quality as well a judge at a Swiss Court and academic member at a Swiss State University UK: John Netting, Director General, Europe Business Assembly Committee Co-Chairs: John Netting, Director General, Europe Business Assembly (Oxford, UK) Austria: Manfred Froschauer, Managing Partner, SERY Communications Czech Republic: DSB EURO s.r.o., Owner and General Director, Hlavac Milan India: Vivek Shukla, CEO, Vivek Shukla: Healthcare Strategy & Business Development Malta: Hector Cassola, President, ‘Business Enterprineurship’

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CITY 7 TV Dubai is the U.A.E.’s first English language television an Interview with Dr. Habib Al Souleiman about ABMS Open University of Switzerland and how virtual education can help students from the UAE. https://www.ous.edu.eu/ OUS - The First Virtual Academy in SWITZERLAND Preparing Future Managers 100% Online & Virtual Education City 7 TV is the U.A.E.’s first English language television channel Launched in 2002 CITY 7 TV interview As online and other forms of more and education are still unable to fill in the gap in the education market, the first full virtual university in Europe: the Academy of Business Management Switzerland is in Dubai to introduce the benefits of virtual education to UAE students. Claiming that virtual education is the new phase, of schooling in the world, representatives of the ABMS virtual university revealed thousands of students in Europe and around the world who were unable to exercise high quality education in their home countries due to space and time constraint are now able to receive the content and communicate with the faculties while multimedia sources, internet and video conferencing technologies. One of the key highlights of virtual education according to officials is the flexibility diversion format provides to both students and teachers to go through proper counselling and know what works best for each student. Stating that virtual education is different from other forms of learning including online and digital education, officials stress that although the virtual learning environment uses the online medium for communication, it also offers students and teachers the choice for off tools for instruction. Dr. Habib Al Souleiman: Virtual education is quite new idea. In all over the world it is less than 15 years old . It started with students after we had better internet so the students are able to watch the professor, see their professors. We are not an online university, we are virtual university which means are students are able to see their professors on a daily basis if they need. So, they can see the professor, they can communicate with the professor, they can ask him directly questions if they need. Right now, all of our students are happy and satisfied. So, we have students today from 120 countries. Some of them they have internet difficulties but we are trying to solve the problem by giving them the lectures which is live on a recorded platform. So, they can watch it on the recorded platform whenever wherever they need. This is the advantage of an online and virtual education. So, students from all over the world right now are happy and satisfied, to get this kind of new trained or new technology in order to improve their knowledge. Representatives of ABMS also highlighted that virtual education falls in line with the Dubai and the UAE vision which aims to offer high quality education and smart learning environments to their students. Established as a private and independent young university in 2013, ABMS has a total strength of over 1200 students from 118 countries and offers lectures in English and other languages. The virtual academy recently won the MENAA Customer Award delight award in Dubai earlier this year and offers international acknowledge the bachelor it’s in various departments including business and management starting from bachelors to doctorate degrees Dr. Habib Al Souleiman: Right now the virtual education is improving. Day by day we see new trends and new technologies which can help us in order to give or to deliver better service to students. We believe in 20 years or 30 years we will see some more advanced programs in order to deliver like 3d education where students can really have everything in 3D basis. https://www.ous.edu.eu/

In Europe until this year we still don't have a single accreditation body to evaluate the quality of online eduction whereas the US Educations System has for more than 90 years many accreditation bodies for distance universities Doireann Mc Dermott from Baltic Times interviewed Dr.Habib Al Souleiman from ABMS Switzerland (the first virtual university in Europe) about the advantages and difficulties which online universities face in Europe.

Pearl Radio 102 FM Pearl is the Middle East's first Family's radio station Pearl FM a subsidiary of AJCCC (Al Jalila Cultural Centre for Children) An Interview with Prof. Habib Al Souleiman about OUS Switzerland PEARL FM Interview with OUS University in Switzerland Good afternoon to everybody who is listening to us, to all moms and dads, to all kids, even if they might like sit in the back seat right now getting back from the school. This is Hussain Al Atoli coming live from and the Al Jalila Cultural Centre for Children) is Pearl FM 102. The first family and children radio station in UAE. This very special day we have one of like I can call like a VIP because I had enjoyed a small tour before starting this Al Jalila Cultural Centre for Children. This episode is going to be a bit how different. There is mums who might like now sitting at home or let’s say they’re busy with their kids or let’s say most of the day they are working they’re trying to moving on in their studies. Today we are going to give you like an example a good chance to have this. There is right now something called the virtual studying and that’s why we have on our studios the international dean Dr. Habib Souleiman from Academy of Business Management in Switzerland. Good afternoon Dr. Habib. Dr. Habib: Good afternoon Presenter: Thank you for joining us today. Dr. Habib: Thank you for inviting. Presenter: Today is going to be like totally different kind of questions for me. Because I used to do questions for doctor who were giving advice for kids but right now we are going to mums and parents or you don’t know there might be friends later who are waiting just to go through the chance to move their studies but they are trying to find some kinds of options that could help them to study without spending more time let’s say and this is going to be with us for the coming our till 3 pm. So we going to have more questions coming . Stay tune and this is pear Good afternoon again to everyone who is listening to us. Again, Dr. Habib will come to our studios to pearl FM 102.I know this is kind of a bit of experience here like in Al Jalila Cultural Centre for Children While we were having our tour, you’ re saying it looks like a small university for children here. This is what we are providing. Education, education with fun. And also, the kind of business. Let’s say the kind of thing that academy of business management in Switzerland is providing for education. Right now, we have been reading and listening even myself I did one course in my life virtual study, virtual course. If you want to tell the people, who are listening right now. What is the virtual study? Dr. Habib: Virtual education is quite new idea. Established few years ago, it is similar to online education. However, during the virtual education, you see your professor you can directly speak with your professor, you can communicate with your professor. The professor is live on a daily basis with us. So you can study online, however you can see your professor. Not like in traditional online education where you get the materials by e-mail or you have an access to an electronic campus. And you have to study by yourself. No with the virtual education, universities are delivering virtual education to your home. Presenter: Does it mean, I still remember virtual education when I did the virtual education I was able to see the doctor like in the other side and he was able to see me. Does this also include in this part. Can we say doctors are the professors teaching in the virtual education and the other side they can see students, they can communicate with them. What level are you talking about? Dr. Habib: Exactly. During the life classes, students can switch on his camera, or her camera, as well as microphone and you can ask directly your professor the question you need. So if you didn’t understand the topic, you can simply raise your hand on a virtual class and he will give you the microphone and the camera and you can ask directly your question. So it’s like traditional education, but screen to screen, not face to face....

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