CAS Global Mobility Management

• Global mobility managers in medium to large companies in Switzerland
• Level consultant, senior consultant, assistant manager, manager, at Big 4 consulting firm
• Fiduciaries, fiduciary experts with an international focus, such as payroll accounting etc. for cross-border cases
• HR professionals
• Payroll specialists wanting to know more about global mobility
• Employees of payroll providers who wish to expand into the international field
• Personnel managers in SMEs who, due to the broad scope of their responsibilities, must be able to assess international issues

Interdisciplinarity

It provides a wide range of specialist knowledge in the areas of labor and immigration law, freedom of movement, corporate law, as well as international social security and tax law. Provides tools for the strategic and operative planning, implementation, and processing of international employment relationships, comparisons of tax scenarios, as well as organizational abilities.

Internationality

The unofficial language of global mobility and expat management is English. The CAS in Global Mobility Management is the first continuing education program in Switzerland in the field of global mobility management taught in English.

• Basic module
• Advanced module

The CAS is characterized by methodological diversity. In addition to lecture, discussion and literature studies, individual practical cases and a comprehensive case study from practice serve the transfer of knowledge and the teaching of practical application skills.

Lectures / classroom lessons: Usually on Friday, 8.45am-12.20pm and 1.15 to 4.50pm; and on Saturday, 8.45am-12.20pm (exceptions possible).

• Dr. iur. Lothar Jansen
• Dr. iur. Nicole Vögeli Galli, Attorney at law, Certified Specialist SBA Employment Law, Head Unit for Social Law ZHAW
• Stephen Turley, lic.iur.
• Rebecca Heid, EA, MBA
• Dr. iur. Michael Widmer, lic. iur., lecturer ZHAW
• lic. iur. Simone Thöni, Rechtsanwältin
• Friederike V. Ruch, Managing Partner, Head of Global Mobility, Convinus
• Simon Koch, Director KPMG
• Stefanie Junginger, Ernst & Young Ltd.
• Shirin Yasargil
• Thomas M. Fisler, Partner | Head Private Client Tax Services Switzerland, Ernst & Young Ltd.
• Fabian Bigger, Manager | Tax Services, Ernst & Young Ltd.
• Angela Weinberger
• Soorej Mannancherill
• Anna Schmitz
• Gaurav Bhagwanani
• Kevin Schleith, KPMG
• Leon Duvinage

• KPMG

There are two ways to join the CAS Global Mobility Management.

1. Regular admission – with a university degree

• Degree from a state-recognised university of applied sciences (or a predecessor school such as ZHW, HWV or HTL), or from a state-recognised university or institute of technology – in Switzerland or abroad (diploma, licentiate, bachelor's or master's degree)
• At least two years of professional experience at the time of application

2. Admission «sur dossier» – without a university degree

• Tertiary-level professional qualification: Federal Certificate (BP), Federal Diploma (HFP) or College of Higher Education (HF), for example in HR or social insurance
• At least two years of professional experience after completing initial vocational training
• Admission interview

In exceptional cases, applicants without these qualifications may be admitted if they can demonstrate their ability in another way – for example through sufficient professional experience in global mobility management and additional qualifications. In this case, too, at least two years of professional experience and an admission interview are required.

In all cases

• English at level B2 or higher

The Head of Program decides on admission. Not sure whether you qualify? Send us your CV and certificates – we will be happy to check your eligibility.

Applications are considered in the order in which they are received.