BASEL, Switzerland, July 8 /PRNewswire/ -- With their nine-month extra-occupational intensive course in "Business Administration" the Betriebswirtschaftliches Institut und Seminar Basel (http://www.business-education.ch) addresses managers and self-employed professionals who require the management tools of Business Administration for the advancement of their careers. The start of the winter term for this flexibly structured Distance Learning Course is on 15 October 2008. According to Dr. Ralf Andreas Thoma, Director of Studies, "Nowadays receiving a consolidated, practice-oriented education in business administration leading to an additional professional qualification is absolutely necessary to further one's career and to improve one's job opportunities."

Imparting practice-oriented knowledge of "Business Administration" is at the centre of our Distance Learning Course leading to the Business Economist Certificate (BI). This intensive course comprises all the essential topics of Business Administration and is tailored to suit experienced managers and self-employed professionals coming from disciplines other than economics. The Intensive Course in Business Administration is flexibly composed of 10 modules and organised exclusively as a distance learning course. Work and study can be coordinated without having to move or leave one's private environment.

The tuition fees for this Intensive Course in Business Administration are 4,600 Euros.

Betriebswirtschaftliches Institut und Seminar Basel AG

Founded in Basel/Switzerland in 1999, the Betriebswirtschaftliches Institut und Seminar Basel AG is a private institute of further education offering a variety of practice-oriented and efficient courses of study. Over 100 participants enrol on the intensive courses each year. The Institute is eduQua-certified and member of the SVEB (Swiss Association for Adult Education) and the European Association of Distance Learning (EADL).

Contact: Betriebswirtschaftliches Institut und Seminar Basel AG Dr. Ralf Andreas Thoma Eisengasse 6 CH-4051 Basel Telefon +41(0)61-2612000 Telefax +41(0)61-2616636 E-Mail: info@bwl-institut.ch Internet: http://www.business-education.ch

Contact: Betriebswirtschaftliches Institut und Seminar Basel AG, Dr. Ralf Andreas Thoma, Eisengasse 6, CH-4051 Basel, Telefon +41(0)61-2612000, Telefax +41(0)61-2616636, E-Mail: info@bwl-institut.ch