Learn, understand, get hired: business and management from Geneva.
The Institut de commerce et de gestion de Genève brings together online and international programmes and an independent observatory of the Swiss economy, youth employment and graduate salaries.
Figures of the moment
3.0 %Unemployment rate in Switzerland14,678Unemployed aged 15 to 24+1.5 %GDP growth, Q2 20261stGlobal innovation rankingSECO, La situation sur le marché du travail en août 2026
Our programmes
Four entry points, in several languages, online or abroad with a partner Group.
Online programmes
ESEAD offers a 100% online programme: BBA and MBA by distance learning, four intakes a year, a personal tutor available day and night. ESEAD's…
Business languages
Lingalink is the business-language learning service: ten-minute professional situations to practise, native-voice recordings, levels A0 to C1, in…
Cotonou · Libreville
N'Djamena · Washington
Abroad, with the École de Commerce de Lyon Group
The École de Commerce de Lyon Group, the Institute's partner, is present in Lyon, Abidjan, Tunis, Cotonou, Libreville, N'Djamena and Washington. It…
Jobs and careers
Emploi Link is a job-search engine for all of Switzerland, with a filter by working language (French, German, English, Italian) and the salary shown…
Swiss hub of the Institut de commerce et de gestion de Genève
ESEAD — Higher School of Distance Education
ESEAD offers a three-year BBA after secondary school and a two-year MBA from bachelor's level, entirely at a distance, with four intakes a year.
Lingalink
Each lesson is a professional situation to practise: meeting, negotiation, interview, letter. Ten minutes a day, from level A0 to C1.
IA Prométhée Suisse
IA Prométhée generates reference documents (dissertation, thesis, business plan, market study) from a bank of verified real sources.
HelloJonas
An artificial-intelligence assistant, backed by human secretarial support for some tasks, for executives, managers and professionals.
Neodigita
Digital and AI training: catalogue, pathways and observatory of digital careers in Switzerland.
Emploi Link
Emploi Link is a job-search engine for all of Switzerland, with a filter by working language (French, German, English, Italian) and the salary shown when published.
The observatory of the Swiss economy and employment
Official, dated and sourced figures to understand the market that business-school graduates enter.
Why Geneva
An international hub
International Geneva counts 40 international organisations, about 750 NGOs and the permanent missions of 185 UN member states.
A multilingual Switzerland
German is the main language of 62% of residents, French of 23%, Italian of 8%: our content exists in four languages.
Data before slogans
We publish official figures only, dated and sourced.
Latest analyses from the observatory
The labour market
The unemployment rate is 3.0% in August 2026: 141,544 registered unemployed, 9,439 more (+7.1%) than a year earlier.
Graduates and salaries
One year after graduating, 6.4% of holders of a university five-year (bac+5) degree and 4.9% of university-of-applied-sciences bachelor's holders are unemployed (FSO, 2025 survey).
Youth employment
In August 2026, 14,678 young people aged 15 to 24 are unemployed, 3.4% of that age group, up from 12,294 in July.
Frequently asked questions
What is the Institut de commerce et de gestion de Genève?
An institute being established in Geneva. It brings together business and management programmes, digital learning tools and an observatory of the Swiss economy and employment.
Does the Institute award degrees?
No. The Institute is being established and awards no degree or title. The diplomas of the partner Group's programmes are institutional diplomas, issued by the institution concerned.
Which programmes are available today?
Online programmes (BBA and MBA by distance learning with ESEAD, thirty-five languages with Lingalink) and, abroad, the business and management programmes of the École de Commerce de Lyon Group, our partner.
Where do the observatory's figures come from?
From official sources: State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), Federal Statistical Office (FSO), WIPO, IMD, Swiss Bankers Association, FDFA. Each figure is dated and links to its source.