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Roxbourg Accreditation Initiative is built on top of the ROXBOURG HYPR ACCELERATOR which accredits professionals who are leading academies, incubators, accelerators, and campuses that focus on Professional Higher Education (PHE). Roxbourg Institute of Social Entrepreneurship (RISE) is a Swiss-based institute for professionals addressing the root causes of social, gender, and environmental inequity. Roxbourg is not a private university.
Roxbourg Policy governs all Professional Higher Education Programs.

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Accreditation Philosophy

The Roxbourg Jury, made up of Roxbourg Fellows, Roxbourg Alumni, and Experts is responsible for grading Venture Plans that are submitted for review by the Roxbourg Masters and Doctorate candidates. Roxbourg utilizes the grades to make the following decisions regarding Certification or Accreditation based on what the candidate is applying for.

:: Certification: A 80% plus grade allows a candidate to graduate with a Roxbourg Degree* and 90% plus grade allows the candidate to also earn the Roxbourg Gold Medal.

:: Accreditation: A 80% plus grade allows the candidate to coach candidates at their own academy to earn their Roxbourg degree* and 90% plus grade allows the academy to also earn the Roxbourg Gold Medal.

*Roxbourg offers 11 Masters and Doctorate degrees.

Note: Please note the final grades are provided after a review of the facts. The certification and accreditation will be revoked at any time if untruthful information is provided to gain the certification or accreditation. Please see Roxbourg Policy.

Process

Roxbourg accredits independent professionals as Roxbourg Fellows, who lead the certification of Roxbourg MBA and DBA candidates. After you apply, you will be invited for an interview where you may be asked questions on Opportunity Analysis, Team Development, Strategy Development, Brainstorming, Market Research, Product Positioning, Financial Planning, Fundraising, Marketing, Social Media, Contracts, Reporting inc. Taxes, Venture Pitch, and Resilience. And based on the interview, you will be invited to join one of the Roxbourg Programs.

Preparation

Roxbourg Fellows are invited to lead two types of Jams Sessions:

Mission-based Jam Sessions - Type A: These are seminars where you will present the biggest challenges your sustainable venture is facing and invite the participants to solve "missions". These missions are like "micro-apprenticeships", where everyone learns by doing.

Lesson-based Jam Sessions - Type B: These are seminars where you share your insights. For example - here are the 3 things I want every sustainable innovator to know. These "lessons" are like a "micro-internship", where everyone learns based on experiences.

WHY PROFESSIONAL HIGHER EDUCATION?

Swiss Innovation

Roxbourg is a Swiss innovation based on the “Apprenticeship System” that has been perfected in Switzerland and Germany over the past 100 years. You learn by doing.

Collaboration

The Swiss Apprenticeship System is highly structured. Being on time, respecting others, and focusing on the “joy of work” are some of the core values. You focus on deliverables.

Higher Education Everywhere

In 2015 / 2016, the Roxbourg Team launched GoodFestival with seed capital from the Lausanne and Vaud Governments in Switzerland which provided an opportunity to apply the principles of the Swiss Apprentice System to create a “Professional Higher Education” system for professionals who want to learn outside the campus.

Accreditation

In May 2020, Roxbourg completed the operational launch of the SwissMBA.Org Accreditation Program which became the basis of Accreditarium Decentralized Accreditation (ADA). Roxbourg accredits professionals.

Acceleration

In February 2021, with the seed funding from the State of Vaud Government in Switzerland, Roxbourg completed the operational launch of the Roxbourg HYPR Accelerator, the world’s biggest equity-free, scholarship-based humanitarian accelerator.

Certification

Between 2021 and 2023, the Roxbourg Institute of Social Entrepreneurship (RISE) launched the Professional Doctorate of Business Administration (DBA) and ten Professional Master of Business Administration (MBA) degrees where accredited Roxbourg Fellows certify candidates.

Digital Learning Platform

All Masters and Doctorate candidates are eligible to receive the Roxbourg ID powered by Google for Education and Acer for Education which provides access to the Roxbourg Digital Learning Platform that can turn any space into a micro-campus.

Go Global

At Roxbourg, candidates earn a Professional MBA or a Professional DBA degree by scaling up a sustainable project or a social venture that addresses the root cause of gender, environmental, or social inequity. Everyone can start their Professional Higher Education anywhere in the world and graduate in Switzerland.