Since 1994, Rochester-Bern Executive Programs combines the experience of the Simon Graduate School of Business at the University of Rochester and of the Universität Bern. The jointly offered Rochester-Bern Executive MBA Program was the first U.S. MBA degree which could be earned in Switzerland.
The Simon School at the University of Rochester is accredited by AACSB International since 1966. Financial Times ranks it number 6 in the world for finance and number 5 for managerial economics. Moreover, the Simon School is ranked the top private U.S. business school for return on investment (ROI) by Bloomberg BusinessWeek.
Since the start of the MBA program in 1994, Rochester-Bern has continuously adapted its offering to the needs of its customers. By doing so, its product palette was widened with company-specific programs and seminars in 2006. Rochester-Bern Executive Programs is run through a foundation and financially self-supporting. Members of the foundation board are both business leaders and academics.