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The Roxbourg Global Accreditation System is designed to validate and authorize elite professionals to lead, scale, and mentor humanitarian ventures. This process ensures that those at the helm of global social enterprises possess the verified competency to drive systemic change.
Beyond individual validation, all Accredited Professionals are eligible to obtain a Roxbourg License, authorizing them to establish their own licensed Innovation Academy and coach future candidates through the Roxbourg Venture Acceleration System.
Accreditation Philosophy: From Practitioner to Leader
The Professional Validation Board (PVB) - comprising Roxbourg Fellows, Alumni, and Global Experts - utilizes a rigorous review process to assess the Venture Plans submitted by Professional Master’s and Professional Doctorate candidates.
Based on the performance metrics and real-world impact demonstrated, the PVB issues two distinct levels of professional recognition:
I. Professional Validation (Individual Certification)
Standard Validation (80%+ Score): Authorizes the candidate to graduate with a Swiss Professional MBA or Professional Doctorate Qualification.
Gold Standard Validation (90%+ Score): Recognizes elite mastery and awards the Roxbourg Gold Medal, signaling top-tier leadership in the global social enterprise sector.
II. Institutional Accreditation (Academy Leadership)
Accreditation Status (80%+ Score): Grants the professional the authority to lead an independent academy and coach candidates to earn their Professional MBA Qualification.
Gold Accreditation (90%+ Score): Awards the Gold Medal for institutional excellence to the leader and their respective academy.
Institutional Disclosure:
Professional Qualifications: Roxbourg offers 12 distinct Professional Master’s and Professional Doctorate Qualifications.
Integrity Clause: Final validation and accreditation status are provided only after a comprehensive review of facts. In accordance with the Roxbourg Policy, any certification or accreditation may be revoked at any time if untruthful information is provided.
Legal Standing: All qualifications and accreditations are issued by the Roxbourg Institute of Social Entrepreneurship (RISE), an initiative of Majamba Sàrl, Switzerland. These are private professional qualifications and are not state-conferred academic degrees.
WHY PROFESSIONAL HIGHER QUALIFICATIONS?
Swiss Innovation
Roxbourg is a Swiss innovation based on the “Apprenticeship System” that has been perfected in Switzerland and Germany over the past 100 years. You learn by doing.
Collaboration
The Swiss Apprenticeship System is highly structured. Being on time, respecting others, and focusing on the “joy of work” are some of the core values. You focus on deliverables.
Professional Higher Education Everywhere
In 2015 / 2016, the Roxbourg Team launched GoodFestival with seed capital from the Lausanne and Vaud Governments in Switzerland which provided an opportunity to apply the principles of the Swiss Apprentice System to create a “Professional Higher Education” system for professionals who want to learn outside the campus.
Accreditation
In May 2020, Roxbourg completed the operational launch of the SwissMBA.Org Accreditation Framework, which became the basis of the Roxbourg Global Accreditation System. Roxbourg accredits professionals.
Acceleration
In February 2021, with the seed funding from the State of Vaud Government in Switzerland, Roxbourg completed the operational launch of the Roxbourg HYPR Accelerator (now called Roxbourg Venture Accelerator), the world’s biggest equity-free, scholarship-based humanitarian accelerator.
Certification
Between 2021 and 2023, the Roxbourg Institute of Social Entrepreneurship (RISE) launched the Professional Doctorate of Business Administration (DBA) and ten Professional Master of Business Administration (MBA) qualifications, where accredited Roxbourg Fellows certify candidates.
Digital Learning Platform
All Professional Master’s and Professional Doctorate candidates are eligible to receive the Roxbourg ID powered by Google for Education and Acer for Education, which provides access to the Roxbourg Digital Learning Platform that can turn any space into a micro-campus.
Go Global
At Roxbourg, candidates earn a Professional MBA or a Professional DBA qualification by scaling up a sustainable project or a social venture that addresses the root cause of gender, environmental, or social inequity. Everyone can “Study From Anywhere” and graduate in Switzerland.
Admissions Open
All applicants are eligible for a Merit-Based Scholarship. The scholarship level depends on your professional achievements, current economic conditions and the scope of your venture.