At the origin of the famous marmites full of chocolate vegetables sold during the Escalade each December in Geneva is La M ?re Royaume. The Escalade celebrates the events of the night of 11/12 December 1602 when the citizens of Geneva repulsed the attempt by the soldiers of Charles-Emmanuel I, the Duke of Savoy, to seize the city. The story as it is now told states that, from her window above the Passage de la Monnaie (i.e. a street within…
The end of the year tends to bring good news, and we here in Diva are very proud to learn that the International University in Geneva was selected among the top ten business schools in Switzerland. After analysing over 4’000 business schools from more than 150 countries, an international scientific committee selected the 1’000 best business schools globally. Nine business schools were selected from Switzerland, including IUG, IMD, University of Geneva (HEC), University of Lausanne and the University of…
