Talk:International University in Geneva/Archive 1
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a brief article on IUG has been submitted but is really only a stub. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.97.206.199 (talk • contribs) 03:42, October 31, 2005
- Temp page moved to main article. RedWolf 07:31, 5 November 2005 (UTC)
it was made by "Swiss business people"? that's pretty lame. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.186.231.170 (talk • contribs) 02:22, December 29, 2006
Added context and Google-able research, removed advertisement from booklet. Michael.Fercu (talk) 02:00, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
Eduniversal rankings are highly suspicious - there is actually no sense in using them in Wikipedia at all. Shouldn't these references be removed altogether?Digiti17 (talk) 15:02, 7 November 2012 (UTC)
Query from university staff
User:NBost has asked me via email about the "citation needed" template for the statement about NYTimes and IHT calling IUN the most international of Switzerland's university-level institutions. It means just what it says it means: we need a citation for that passage. I have done a GNews search for it (including archives) and can't find it. I will soon remove it if no-one produces a proper source for it. Mrs Bost (apparently the university's librarian) also indicates that "they" (presumably several people at the university) want to remove the passage about accreditation. However, the source provided does appear to establish that the university is not on the list of accredited/recognized institutions. Nomoskedasticity (talk) 11:05, 19 January 2013 (UTC)
- I also cannot find a source for the statement. The fact that it is attributed to both the NYTimes and the IHT leads me to think that it appeared in paid content included in an advertising supplement to both papers. In the past, I've seen similar statements with similar attribution submitted by other institutions, and they turned out to come from that type of source. --Orlady (talk) 14:31, 19 January 2013 (UTC)
- I think that's very likely correct. I've just done some searching in Nexis, and there is no such article. So, I've removed the passage. I suspect this won't be the end of it, though. Nomoskedasticity (talk) 15:35, 28 January 2013 (UTC)
Please note that The International University in Geneva is a not-for-profit foundation and the status that we had 16 years ago is not now relevant. Thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nbost (talk • contribs) 10:57, 21 February 2013 (UTC)
- That sounds fair enough. Nomoskedasticity (talk) 13:11, 21 February 2013 (UTC)
For the moment it is mainly public universities which are listed in the CRUS listing (accreditation) however a new federal law (l’aide aux hautes écoles suisses) which will come in place in 2016 and the creation of a new Swiss accreditation agency will allow for private universities to be listed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nbost (talk • contribs) 14:02, 27 February 2013 (UTC)
- I restored the statement about lack of CRUS recognition. It is true now, even if it will change in 2016. If there is a published source that discusses the CRUS accreditation situation, information could be added to the article. --Orlady (talk) 15:27, 27 February 2013 (UTC)
In fact it is not possible for any Swiss private university to be listed on the CRUS’ list of accredited universities. However, the new law to be adopted in 2015 (Loi sur l’encouragement des hautes écoles et sur la coordination dans le domaine suisse des hautes écoles (LEHE)) will establish a new Swiss Council of Accreditation which will allow the accreditation of private universities. Moreover, the CRUS will be dissolved after 2015. The text reads as follows:
« Les hautes écoles suisses fonderont en novembre 2012 Swissuniversities. Cette association réunira sous un seul toit les hautes écoles de tous les types et servira de base à la création de la conférence des recteurs des hautes écoles suisses, qui naîtra avec l’entrée en vigueur de la nouvelle Loi sur l’encouragement des hautes écoles et sur la coordination dans le domaine suisse des hautes écoles (LEHE), prévue en 2015. La Conférence des recteurs des universités suisses (CRUS), la Conférence des recteurs des hautes écoles spécialisées suisses (KFH) et la Conférence suisse des recteurs des hautes écoles pédagogiques (COHEP) se dissoudront après l’entrée en vigueur de la nouvelle loi. »
The full text can be found on the web site of the CRUS :
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