SOHS Swiss Online Hospitality School® Earns Accreditation from ARIA – A Quality Assurance Agency Listed by CEENQA and EURASHE, and Recognized by Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Higher Education

OUS Academy in Switzerland
Jun 25
2 min read

The Swiss Online Hospitality School® (SOHS), a leading provider of online education in hospitality management, proudly announces its official accreditation by ARIA – Agency for Research, Innovation, and Accreditation. This significant achievement reinforces SOHS's position as a quality-driven institution offering flexible, globally recognized hospitality education.

SOHS operates as a specialized division of the OUS Academy in Zurich, which is a branch of the ISBM International School of Business Management in Lucerne, Switzerland, and forms part of the Swiss International University (SIU) in Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic. Through this academic network, SOHS benefits from a strong international academic foundation and institutional oversight rooted in European and Swiss educational traditions.

ARIA is an officially recognized quality assurance body under the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Innovation of the Republic of Uzbekistan. The agency is also listed as a full member of CEENQA (Central and Eastern European Network of Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education, Germany) and EURASHE (European Association of Institutions in Higher Education, Belgium). These listings confirm ARIA’s role as a credible and internationally engaged accreditation body within the European Higher Education Area (EHEA).

The ARIA accreditation confirms that SOHS meets international standards in academic quality, online education delivery, curriculum development, faculty qualifications, and student support services. It also validates SOHS’s mission to deliver career-focused, flexible hospitality programs designed to meet the needs of working professionals, aspiring managers, and global learners.

ARIA’s recognition by CEENQA and EURASHE ensures that SOHS’s accreditation is widely respected across Europe and Central Asia. For students and graduates, this provides a high level of assurance in terms of degree recognition, academic mobility, and employability across borders. For partners and employers, it reinforces confidence in the school’s commitment to excellence in digital hospitality education.

SOHS’s accreditation is also a key step in fulfilling the growing demand for professionally oriented, quality-assured online education in hospitality—a sector that continues to evolve rapidly in response to global trends. With the credibility that ARIA provides, backed by European recognition networks, SOHS is well-positioned to expand its global reach while maintaining the integrity and rigor expected of a Swiss educational institution.

In conclusion, the Swiss Online Hospitality School® (SOHS)—as part of the OUS–ISBM–SIU academic system—has proudly joined the ranks of accredited institutions under ARIA, a quality agency listed in CEENQA and EURASHE and recognized by a national ministry of higher education. This reflects SOHS’s unwavering commitment to academic quality, innovation, and global relevance in the field of hospitality education.