Schiller International School
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Other name
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SIU |
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Former name
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Schiller College |
| Motto | One World, One University |
| Type | Private |
| Established | 1964 |
| Founder | Dr. Walter Leibrecht |
| President | Dr. Manuel Alonso-Puig |
| Address |
8560 Ulmerton Road, Largo, FL, 33771-3842, United States 27°53′38″N 82°45′27″W / 27.893906°N 82.757513°WCoordinates: 27°53′38″N 82°45′27″W / 27.893906°N 82.757513°W |
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| Colours | Burgundy and grey |
| Website | www |
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Schiller International University is a for profit private American university with its main campus and administrative headquarters in Largo, Florida, United States. It has campuses on two continents in four countries: Tampa Bay, Paris, France, Madrid, Spain, Heidelberg, Germany. Schiller offers Associate, Bachelor, and Master's degree in a number of areas. It also offers online degrees through distance learning.
Schiller was founded in 1964 by Dr. Walter Leibrecht as a study-abroad program for Americans living in West Germany. In 1969 the college relocated to Heidelberg.
The main campus is located in Largo, Florida. The university's Administrative Headquarters and Office of Admissions are in Largo. The current president is Dr. Manuel Alonso-Puig. At one time it was located in Dunedin, Florida. By 2006, the university moved to East Bay Drive and then Ulmerton Road in Largo.
Schiller has a campus in the 15th arrondissement of Paris near the Place de la Convention.
The Madrid Campus is located in a historic building on Plaza de la Republica Argentina in Northern Madrid. The Madrid campus specializes in International Business and in International Relations. In addition to US accreditation, the Madrid campus is recognized by the Comunidad de Madrid, allowing students to apply for "homologación."
The Heidelberg campus was the first Schiller campus and is still the largest. For years the campus was located in the Villa Krehl in Bergstraße, but in summer of 2012 the campus moved to new facilities in the Bahnstadt. The address of the campus is: Zollhofgarten 1, 69115 Heidelberg, Germany.
As 2015 Schiller has established a partnership with the University of Roehampton (based in Roehampton, London) which offers its students the possibility to an obtain the SIU degree, and after completion of a dissertation or thesis, a University of Roehampton degree.
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