Schiller International University

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Schiller International University
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Type Private for-profit university
Established1964
FounderFriedrich Schiller
Accreditation ACCSC
President Marta Muñiz
Provost Victoria Bamond
Location
CampusUrban
Website schiller.edu

Schiller International University (SIU) is a private, for-profit university with its main campus and administrative headquarters in Tampa, Florida. It is named after the German playwright and philosopher Friedrich Schiller. [1]

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It has campuses on two continents in four countries: Tampa, Paris (France), Madrid (Spain), Heidelberg (Germany). Schiller offers associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees. It also offers online degrees through distance learning.

History

Schiller was founded in 1964 by Walter Leibrecht as a study-abroad program for Americans living in West Germany. In 1967, Schiller International University opened Madrid and Paris international campuses. Students could move around the two campuses. [1] Two years later, Schiller moved its international campus in Germany to Heidelberg and in 1983 they received accreditation from the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools. [2] In 1991, the university opened its international Campus in Tampa, Florida. [1]

In 2023, Schiller International University was accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges [3] .

Campuses

Tampa

The university's administrative headquarters and admissions office are in Tampa. At one time it was located in Dunedin, Florida. By 2006, the university moved to East Bay Drive and then Ulmerton Road in Largo. [4] The campus had 43 students in 2022 and a 0% graduation rate. [5]

Paris

In 2022, the Schiller Paris campus moved from the 15th arrondissement of Paris near the Place de la Convention. [6] to 55 Av. Hoche, [7] near the Arc de Triomphe, where it is currently located. The campus has 44 students. [8]

Madrid

The Madrid Campus is located in a historic building on Paseo de Recoletos, 3 [9] 5 next to Paseo del Prado and the National Library. 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. [10]

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. [11] The address of the campus is Zollhofgarten 1, 69115 Heidelberg, Germany. The campus has 123 students. [12]

Accreditation

Schiller International University has been accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC) since May 2023.

As of 2015 Schiller students can gain a double degree awarded by Schiller and the University of Roehampton in the United Kingdom, thanks to a bilateral agreement between both universities. [13]

Academics

Schiller has five areas of study that cover international business, business administration, international relations and diplomacy, management of information technology, hospitality and tourism management, 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

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