Schiller International University (SIU) is a private for-profit university with its main campus and administrative headquarters in

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. It is named after the German playwright and philosopher Friedrich Schiller. It has campuses on two continents in four countries: Tampa, Paris (France), Madrid (Spain), Heidelberg (Germany). Schiller offers Associate, Bachelor's, and

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s. It also offers online degrees through

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History

Schiller was founded in 1964 by Dr. Walter Leibrecht as a study-abroad program for Americans living in

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. In 1969 the college relocated to

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. In 1967, The Global American University, Schiller opened the

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and

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international campuses. Students could move around the two campuses. In 1969, Schiller moved its international campus in Germany to Heidelberg and in 1983 they received US acreditation (Accredited Member ACICS). In 1991, the university opened its international Campus in Tampa, Florida.

Campuses

Tampa

The main campus is located in Tampa, Florida. The university's Administrative Headquarters and Office of Admissions are in Tampa. The current president is Dr. Manuel Alonso-Puig. At one time it was located in

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, Florida. By 2006, the university moved to East Bay Drive and then Ulmerton Road in Largo. The campus has 21 students and a 12% graduation rate.

Paris

Schiller has a campus in the 15th arrondissement of Paris near the Place de la Convention. The campus has 44 students.

Madrid

The Madrid Campus is located in a historic building on Plaza de la Republica Argentina in Northern Madrid. The Madrid campus specializes in International Business and in International Relations. In addition to US accreditation, the Madrid campus is recognized by the Comunidad de Madrid, allowing students to apply for "homologación." The campus has 74 students.

Heidelberg

The Heidelberg campus was the first Schiller campus and the largest. For years the campus was located in the Villa Krehl in Bergstraße, it also was located at 8 Hölderlinweg in the 1980s in the Altstadt (old city). In the summer of 2012 the campus moved to new facilities in the Bahnstadt. The address of the campus is: Zollhofgarten 1, 69115 Heidelberg, Germany. The campus has 123 students.

Accreditation

Schiller International University was accredited by the

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ACICS Member Directory
" Retrieved on March 9, 2016. (ACICS). In 2022, the US Department of Education revoked ACICS’s accrediting authority. The US DOE will allow The university to continue operations until February 29, 2024. After that, it must be accredited by another organization. As of 2015 Schiller students can gain a double degree awarded by Schiller and the

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in the United Kingdom, thanks to a bilateral agreement between both universities.

Academics

The Global American University, Schiller has five areas of study that cover, international business, business administration,

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and

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, management of information technology,

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and sustainability. English is the language of instruction on all campuses. Students may relocate from campus to campus while continuing their academic program. Schiller features the American pattern of university education.

Notable alumni

* Simon Bowthorpe (born 1964), English * Usman Dar, Pakistani politician * Paras Shah, Ex Crown Prince Of Nepal * Otto Sonnenholzner (born 1983), 50th Vice President of Ecuador

References

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