MONARCH SWITZERLAND
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RESEARCH · EDUCATION · PROFESSIONAL GROWTH
Deeper understanding.
Responsible leadership.
Meaningful progress.
One institution. Three complementary approaches.
Find your place at Monarch.
INSTITUTIONAL OVERVIEW · SEPTEMBER 2026
Our institution
One Monarch.
Three complementary approaches.
Theory, application and practice within one institutional community.
Monarch Switzerland
SWISS HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTION
For almost two decades, Monarch Switzerland has provided flexible online management education for working professionals. Research, graduate education and professional development come together through three complementary approaches: theory, application and practice.
MGRI
THEORY
Join the Monarch Global Research Institute’s community of scholars through PhD, Doctor of Social Science and post-doctoral pathways. Develop ideas through inquiry, dialogue and opportunities to publish.
Visit the Monarch Global Research Institute →MBS
APPLICATION
Monarch Business School connects professional experience with rigorous inquiry through the Executive MBA and professional doctorates addressing organisational and leadership challenges.
Visit Monarch Business School →MMI
PRACTICE
Monarch Management Institute builds capability through short certificate courses, management programmes and pathways to chartered professional standing.
Visit the Monarch Management Institute →Different pathways. Shared purpose.
Choose the area that reflects the contribution you want to make: extending knowledge, strengthening practice or building capability.
The Monarch difference
Your experience is
a starting point.
Education that values what you already know – and challenges you to take it further.
Bring the questions only experience reveals.
You have spent years developing expertise, leading people and understanding how organisations work. At Monarch, that experience provides a foundation for deeper inquiry. For doctoral participants, it becomes a starting point for examining assumptions and developing an original scholarly contribution.
Develop judgement, not just knowledge.
Professional life rarely offers simple answers. We encourage you to consider evidence, explore alternative perspectives and weigh the consequences of decisions for people, organisations and society.
Make responsibility part of your contribution.
Monarch’s educational philosophy places fairness, integrity and responsible leadership at its centre. These principles connect scholarly inquiry with the responsibilities that accompany professional expertise.
Flexible study. Professional life.
Online, asynchronous learning allows you to organise study around professional and personal commitments. Build on your experience through research, applied education or practical development, with progression and requirements defined by your chosen programme.
Your next chapter
What would you like
to take further?
Begin with your interests and ambitions, then explore the pathway that fits.
Theory: a community of scholars.
Explore PhD programmes, the Doctor of Social Science and post-doctoral study at the Monarch Global Research Institute. Develop your scholarly voice through independent inquiry and academic dialogue, and explore opportunities to publish through MAP—Monarch Academic Publishing, launching in January 2027.
Read the MGRI overview brochure →
Application: insight for professional challenges.
Explore the Executive MBA and professional doctorates at Monarch Business School: Business Administration, Management, Leadership, Applied Neuroscience in Management and Professional Studies. Connect rigorous inquiry with evidence-informed action and responsible professional practice.
Read the MBS overview brochure →
Practice: capability and professional standing.
Explore short online certificate courses, Advanced Management Practice and the forthcoming MBA in Management Practice. MMI also offers pathways to Chartered Associate Manager (CAM), Chartered Professional Manager (CPM) and Fellowship, each with its own eligibility and review requirements.
People of Monarch
Experience gives
our community its depth.
Different professions. Different perspectives. A shared interest in meaningful progress.
A community shaped by professional life.
Monarch brings together business leaders, entrepreneurs, educators, engineers, consultants, public-sector professionals and established specialists. Their experience brings real questions and diverse perspectives into professional and scholarly exchange.
Think beyond your own context.
Encountering different industries, cultures and fields of expertise can challenge familiar assumptions. The community offers a setting for thoughtful dialogue about leadership, research and the responsibilities of professional practice.
A connection that continues.
The Monarch Alumni Association provides a continuing connection with the wider community. Explore the alumni hub to learn about opportunities for engagement beyond your programme.
Meet the people behind Monarch.
Explore profiles and stories from our professional and research community.
YOUR NEXT CHAPTER
Bring your experience.
Explore what
comes next.
Tell us about your interests, experience and ambitions. We can help you identify a suitable next step in research, graduate education or professional development.
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Discover Monarch · September 2026
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