Degrees

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Abbreviation
Name

Description

A Levels
A levels

Cambridge International A/AS Levels are internationally benchmarked qualificatio ...

AH&LA
American Hotel & Lodging Association

As AH&LA prepares to celebrate its 100th anniversary, each month Lodging Magazin ...

AICE
Advanced International Certificate of Education

First introduced by Cambridge in 1994, Cambridge Advanced International Certific ...

BA
Bachelor of Arts

Bachelor of Arts (BA), from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degre ...

BA-IR
Bachelor of Arts International Relations

The Bachelor of Arts in International Relations (BA-IR) Programme is challenging ...

BA-MC
Bachelor of Arts in Media and Communication

The Bachelor of Arts in Media and Communication (BA MC) offers a broad-based edu ...

BBA
Bachelor in Business Administration

The Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) is a bachelor's degree in business ...

Bologna Declaration

The Bologna declaration is the main guiding document of the Bologna process. It ...

BS
Bachelor of Science

A Bachelor of Science (BS, BSc. or less commonly, SB or ScB) is an undergraduate ...

CFA
Chartered Financial Analyst

The Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation is an international profession ...

CFC
Commercial Certificate of Proficiency

This 3-year full-time training, comprises 2 years’ study and 1 year of practical ...

CMI
Chartered Management Institute

The Chartered Management Institute (CMI) is a professional institution for manag ...

DBA
Doctor of Business Administration

The degree of Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) is a research doctorate in ...

DELF
Diplôme d'Etudes en Langue Française

DELF is an international language diploma issued by the French Education Ministr ...

DIR
Doctor of International Relations

The Doctor of International Relations (DIR) Programme is the highest degree offe ...

EBBA
Executive Bachelor of Business Administration

The Executive Bachelor of Business Administration (EBBA) is an intensive program ...

EMBA
Executive Master of Business Administration

The Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) is an intensive program d ...

EMIR
Executive Master of International Relations

The Executive Master of International Relations (EMIR) is designed for busy prof ...

FCE
Cambridge First Certificate in English

A certificate from Cambridge ESOL tells people a great deal about you and what y ...

Flex MBA
Flexible Master of Business Administration

The Flex MBA program is developed in the form of seminars for middle and higher ...

French Baccalaureate

The baccalauréat (French pronunciation: ), often known in France colloquially as ...

GMAT
Graduate Management Admission Test

Leading business schools and management education programs worldwide recognize t ...

ICE
Cambridge ICE

Cambridge ICE is the group award of the International General Certificate of Sec ...

ICT
Cambridge ICT

Information and Communications Technology (ICT) is now part of the educational e ...

IELTS
International English Language Testing System

IELTS is the International English Language Testing System.

IELTS conforms to ...

IGCSE
International General Certificate of Secondary Education

Cambridge IGCSE is the world's most popular international curriculum for 14-16 y ...

MA-International Hospitality Management
Masters International Hospitality Management

The Master’s programme seeks to develop students’ critical analytic skills and f ...

MA-MC
Master of Arts in Media and Communication

The Master of Arts in Media and Communication (MA-MC) programme trains young pro ...

MBA
Master of Business Administration

The Master of Business Administration (MBA) is a master's degree in business adm ...

MIB
Master of International Business

The Master of International Business is a postgraduate degree designed to develo ...

Degrees

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Abbreviation
Name

Description

MIR
Master of International Relations

The Master of International Relations is a prestigious, well-rounded and challen ...

MIT
MASTER IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE

The Master in International Trade (MIT) is a high standard program in internatio ...

NU
Northwood University

he Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree is awarded by Northwood Univ ...

PSAT
Priliminary SAT

The Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT) is a ...

SAT
SAT

The SAT is a globally recognized college admission test that lets you show colle ...

SDHOM
Swiss Diploma in Hotel Operations Management

The Swiss Diploma in Hotel Operations Management develops hospitality and manage ...

Secondary Studies

Secondary education is the stage of education following primary school. Secondar ...

SHDIHM
Swiss Higher Diploma in International Hotel Management

Successful graduates of the Diploma programme can continue on to the Higher Dipl ...

Swiss Maturité

In some private schools in Switzerland, students can opt to take the Fédérale Ma ...

TOEFL
Test of English as a Foreign Language

More than 7,500 colleges, universities and agencies in more than 130 countries r ...

TOEIC
Test of English for International Communication

For more than 30 years, the TOEIC® test has set the standard for assessing Engli ...