Terms of Contract
Acceptance of an application is at the sole discretion of the University of Business and International Studies (“UBIS”) and may not be claimed by an applicant. UBIS reserves the right to amend or rescind any acceptance if it is discovered that the applicant has withheld or falsified any information. Upon acceptation of an application by UBIS, a Study Agreement (“Contrat d’Ecolage”) comes into force between UBIS and the applicant (the “Student”). UBIS will provide services to the Student as laid out in the Brochure, in particular courses leading to degrees in the offered programs. The Student commits to respect the terms and conditions of the present contract. The rules laid out in the Student Handbook shall be part of this Agreement and shall have the same legal effect as this Agreement. Any amendment and supplement to this Agreement shall come into force only after a written agreement is signed by both UBIS and the Student. Amendments to the rules as laid out in the Student Handbook are deemed to be tacitly accepted by the Student if he does not object in writing, and come into force at the beginning of the next term of study.

Duration and Cancellation
The Student commits himself/herself for a minimum of one term of study (one trimester).
The commitment is tacitly renewed for the following term of study except when the Student informs UBIS in writing of his/her cancellation of enrollment. Students may cancel their enrollment at any time.
UBIS may dismiss the Student according to the conditions laid out in the Student Handbook.

Course Schedule
Courses take place according to the Academic Calendar, which is made available to the Students before the start of the courses.

Fees and Payment Schedule
Any changes in fees will be announced by UBIS to the Student at least three months before the beginning of the next term of study.

Responsibilities of UBIS
UBIS is not responsible for accidents or damages caused by the Student to a third party during the courses.
UBIS is not responsible for thefts of Students’ personal property.

In the event that UBIS is delayed in or prevented from performing its obligations under this Agreement by Force Majeure, UBIS will not be held responsible for any damage by reason of such a failure or delay of performance. UBIS shall inform the Student, without delay, of the effects of Force Majeure, take appropriate means to minimize or remove these effects and attempt to resume performance of the obligations delayed or prevented by the event of such Force Majeure. After the event of Force Majeure is removed, UBIS and the Student agree to resume performance of this Agreement with their best efforts.

Notices; Law and Settlement of Disputes
Notices or other communications required to be given pursuant to this Agreement shall be written in English.
All notices permitted or required hereunder shall be deemed to be duly given upon receipt when it is delivered personally or sent by registered mail or postage prepaid mail or by a recognized courier service or by facsimile transmission or by electronic mail to the address of UBIS or of the Student as set forth above or to such other address as UBIS or the Student shall give notice.

This Agreement shall be governed and construed under Swiss Law. Any provision of this Agreement that is invalid or unenforcable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity or unenforceability, without affecting in any way the remaining provisions hereof in such jurisdiction or rendering any other provision of this Agreement invalid or unenforcable in any other jurisdiction. In the event of any dispute arising out of or in connection with the present agreement, jurisdiction shall be attributed to the Courts of the Canton of Geneva.