PAYMENT POLICY
Please note that if you are on a two or three year course, the cost of the second and third year may differ from the cost of the first year.
Students applying from outside of Switzerland are required to pay their first year fees in full.
Furthermore, additional payments may be required from students. Additional charges may include:
Materials – Students will be expected to pay a sum for materials when it is required as part of their courses and such items are not part of the standard academic resources available to students from the school.
Documentation – Additional documents, such as attestations, etc. will be charged if they are requested by the student. This process is carried out by a third party and fees are payable for this service.
DISBURSEMENTS ARE NON-REFUNDABLE:
Any fees payable by the School on behalf of the student or in connection with the student’s application to a third party (for example, courier fees, agent fees payable to the agent, etc.) are non- refundable and non-transferable.
CHANGES IN COURSE STRUCTURE OR OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES:
SSBR management reserves the right to cancel any of the programme intakes in the event that there are less than 3 students enrolled for that programme intake.
SSBR management reserves the right to change the programme and the university partners as needed.
REFUND POLICY
No refunds will be applied in any other circumstance not expressly covered in this policy.
REFUND ELIGIBILITY:
Approval of refunds will be considered by and at the discretion of SSBR management and will be decided on a case-by-case basis.
STUDENT CANCELLATION:
SSBR acknowledges that students may be confronted with exceptional circumstances which may present them with difficulties that would make it impossible for them to continue their courses. In these extreme cases and if the student leaves before the end of the first week of starting classes (approximately within 10 working days of the date on the enrollment letter), one-third of the tuition will be refunded.
On the contrary, if the student leaves after the first week of starting classes, no refund will be given.
REFUND APPLICATIONS WITHIN 10 BUSINESS DAYS OF INTAKE DATE:
When a refund request is made and received within 10 working days from the date recorded on the enrollment letter, approval will be subject to the deduction of the 200 EUR non-refundable application fee and any other fees payable by SSBR on behalf of the student or in connection with the student’s application to a third party (for example, courier fees, bank charges, agent fees payable to the agent, etc.).
MITIGATING CIRCUMSTANCES:
In the unfortunate event of an illness that does not allow a student to undertake their studies, students may request a refund, including a medical record which will need to be submitted together with the refund request. If the refund request is made and received within 10 business days from the date recorded on the medical certificate, approval will be subject to the deduction of the 100 EUR non-refundable application fee and any other fees payable by SSBR on behalf of the student or in connection with the student’s application to a third party (for example, courier fees, bank charges, agent fees payable to the agent, etc.).
There is a charge of 100 EUR for administration fees.
ADMINISTRATIVE CHARGES:
In case of circumstances other than medical conditions, school management will decide the pertinent administrative charge on a case-by-case basis.
REFUND ISSUE PERIOD:
Refund may arrive to the student’s account within 30 days from the request made to admissions@ssbr-edu.ch. The 30-day period will begin on the day that SSBR receives all necessary and complete information required to issue the refund.
All SSBR applicants must read through this policy and consent to the School’s refund policy as specified on the application form.
Not having acknowledged this policy by signing or consenting to the relevant documents does not exclude any students from its application.
This policy is effective from the date specified in the enrollment letter.