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The Faculty of Business and Economics at UniDistance Suisse offers a bachelor's degree in Business and Economics in French and/or German as well as a master's degree in Economics, Business and Data Analytics. It also offers continuing education programmes.
The faculty's research activities focus on behavioural economics, experimental economics and economic data science.

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Economics Research

Valais Once Again at the Heart of Empirical Economic Research On 1 and 2 October 2026, the Valais Econometrics Workshop was held for the second time. Renowned researchers from Switzerland and abroad gathered to present and discuss recent work in empirical economic research. Discussions focused in particular on labour markets, discrimination, institutional reforms, and their effects on well-being. Through this workshop, UniDistance Suisse promotes scientific exchange and helps strengthen the visibility of the Valais as a research hub for economics.

Innovation in practice: excursion to Schwyz Next and CSEM On 7 September 2026, students from UniDistance Suisse visited Schwyz Next and CSEM in Seewen. Organised by the Faculty of Business and Economics, the excursion gave them an opportunity to dis-cover the innovation ecosystem of the Canton of Schwyz, as well as applied technologies and con-crete examples from practice.

Lehrbeauftragte:r im Modul «Startups & Entrepreneurship, 10 ECTS» (18 %) Arbeitsort: Telearbeit | Arbeitsbeginn: 1. Februar 2027 | Moduldurchführung: Das Modul findet jeweils im Frühjahrssemester (Anfang Februar bis Ende Juli) statt

Lecturer for the Module «Sports Management» 10 ECTS (18%) Place of work: Remote working | Start date: 1 February 2027 | Module delivery: Each spring semester (beginning of February to end of July)

Economics Research

UniDistance Suisse strengthens its commitment to reproducible research UniDistance Suisse is further expanding its long-standing commitment to promoting transparent and reproducible research. Since May 2026, Michael Kurschilgen, Professor of Behavioural Economics and Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Business and Economics, has been serving on the Steering Committee of the Swiss Reproducibility Network (SwissRN), marking the first time that UniDistance Suisse has been represented on the network’s strategic governing body.

UniDistance Switzerland brings together international experts in Brig for the Valais Economics Workshop How can public policies be made more effective and better tailored to the needs of the population? Researchers from various countries examined this question at the Valais Economics Workshop 2026, which took place on 1 and 2 June at the UniDistance Suisse campus in Brig.

New Partnership with the University of Valencia strengthens Doctoral Training UniDistance Suisse signed a “Memorandum of Understanding” (MoU) with the LINEEX Lab at the University of Valencia (Spain) in May 2026. This new partnership gives doctoral candidates from the Faculty of Economics and Management access to one of Europe’s most advanced research infrastructures for experimental economics.

Research in Focus: Prof. Kurschilgen on identity and its influence on our decisions Why do people often act against their own financial interests? And what role does identity play in these choices? In a recent interview, Prof. Dr Michael Kurschilgen, Professor of Behavioural Economics at the Faculty of Economics at UniDistance Suisse, offers insights into his research and explores these questions.

Dean’s office & Faculty Managers

Photo portrait de Manuel Grieder

Prof. Dr Manuel Grieder Dean / Programme direction of the Master in Economics, Business and Data Analytics / Associate Professor

Prof. Dr Michael Kurschilgen Vice-dean / Programme direction for the Bachelor in Business and Economics (French and German) / Associate Professor

Portrait de Jean-Paul Droz

MA Jean-Paul Droz Faculty Manager Bachelor in Business and Economics (French)

MSc Loris Schmid Faculty Manager Bachelor in Business and Economics (German)

MA Felix Schlüter Faculty Manager Master in Economics, Business and Data Analytics (English)

Events of the Faculty of Business and Economics

Bachelor in Business and Economics

UniDistance Suisse

Tuesday, October 20, 2026 12:00 - 13:00 (CEST+2)

CAS Data Science Leadership

UniDistance Suisse

Tuesday, October 20, 2026 12:00 - 12:45 (CEST+2)

Information webinar for the Master of Science in Economics, Business and Data Analytics

UniDistance Suisse

Tuesday, October 20, 2026 12:15 - 12:45 (CEST+2)

UniDistance Suisse

Monday, October 26, 2026 12:00 - 13:00 (CET+1)