Swiss School of Management

Academic Senate

Duties of the Senate

As mandated by the School’s governing body, the Academic Senate is empowered to: determine academic policies; set conditions for admission and the granting of degrees; authorize and supervise courses and curricula; and advise the administration on faculty appointments and promotions. This delegated authority makes the SSM Academic Senate unique among faculty governments.

The Academic Senate provides the organizational framework that enables the faculty to exercise its right to participate in the School’s governance.
TERMS: The founder is elected for a lifetime. All other members are elected for seven years, with a maximum of 2 times possible.
MEETINGS: The Academic Senate meets twice a year, once before the yearly graduation and a second time in mid-April.

Dr. Premkumar Rajagopal | Chair of the Academic Senate

Member of the School Board, Academic Director – SSM Asia

Dr. Vasileios Margaritis | Dean of Research Center

Dean of The Swiss School of Management Research Center, Member of the Academic Senate and School Board

Dr. Elizabeth Soliday-Naui, Elizabeth

In-Residence Program Director SSM Barcelona, Board Member of the SSM Research Center

Dr. Massimiliano Bracalé,

President and Founder, Swiss School of Management

Dr. Paolo Bongarzoni | Vice Dean, Member of the Academic Senate,

Professor of Managerial Statistics, Finance, and Economics