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Training and events

We offer a variety of high-level, tailor-made training and education courses that further our professional field and its members.

Take part in our seminars and events

We offer a wide range of training and further education courses to help you expand and deepen your knowledge. These include high-level, tailor-made seminars and in-house training sessions for internal auditors held in English, French and German. We offer our seminars online and in person. They cover everything from foundational courses to sessions on current, industry-specific topics such as IT auditing, fraud detection and soft skills optimisation, and also include cross-sector seminars. We also offer preparatory seminars for individual training programmes. In addition, we hold afterwork events, conferences and ERFA groups to help encourage exchange between colleagues working in internal auditing.

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Speakers

Our seminars are led by experienced auditors, academics, professors and external consultants. We select our speakers individually based on the concept and topic of the seminar. They all enrich the sessions with their expertise, background and wealth of experience. All of our seminars focus on knowledge transfer and practical applicability in the participants’ everyday professional life.

SURNAME / FIRST NAME TITLE QUALIFICATION(S)  
Dr. Rainer Lenz Dr. / PhD CIA, QIAL, CIIA VIEW PROFILE
Nikolai Hombach Dipl. Ingenieur ITIL, COBIT, ISO20000 VIEW PROFILE
Barbara Widmer Dr. iur. LL.M., CIA VIEW PROFILE
Peter Braun lic. iur. LL.M. VIEW PROFILE
Maria Driessen BSc Business Adiministration VIEW PROFILE
Hans-Willi Jackmuth IT-Security Beauftragter VIEW PROFILE
Sibylle Baumgartner M.A. International Relations VIEW PROFILE
Matthias Leisinger MBA VIEW PROFILE
Niklaus Studhalter BBA, CIA VIEW PROFILE
Angelica Bienz CIA, CRMA, CPA, CFA VIEW PROFILE
Frank Bertisch lic. rer. pol. CIA, CRMA, CISA VIEW PROFILE
Dr. Peter Wesel Dr. / PhD VIEW PROFILE
Tennessee Soudain Dr. iur. / PhD VIEW PROFILE
Bruno Bischoff M.A. Political Science VIEW PROFILE
Maria Castillo MSc Sustainability and Consultancy VIEW PROFILE
Lana Ollier M.A. Environmental policy and regulation VIEW PROFILE
Bruno Blumenthal BSc Computer Science, CISA, CISM, CISSP VIEW PROFILE
Rico Blumenthal EMBA Business Engineering VIEW PROFILE
Christoph Deeg Dipl. Instru. Mu. VIEW PROFILE
Dr. Ulrich Hahn Dr. rer. pol. Dipl.-Wirtsch.-Ing., CISA, CIA, CRAM, CGAP VIEW PROFILE
Dr. Dominik Foerschler Dr. / PhD M.A. Banking & Finance, CIA, CRMA VIEW PROFILE
Olivier Jaeggi MSc Environmental Engineering VIEW PROFILE
Dr. Jan Küpfer Dr. / PhD CIA, CRMA VIEW PROFILE
Dr. Alexander Schuchter Dr. oec. / PhD VIEW PROFILE
Alejandra Simantirakis-Aller M.A. Finance and Auditing VIEW PROFILE
Eric Chemama VIEW PROFILE
Raymond Fein VIEW PROFILE
Felix Bucher VIEW PROFILE
Michael Dietrich VIEW PROFILE
Irène Wilson VIEW PROFILE
Roy Weiss VIEW PROFILE
Bernd Schindler VIEW PROFILE
Sebastian Böhringer VIEW PROFILE
Denise von Moos VIEW PROFILE
Albana Gashi-Pnishi VIEW PROFILE
Bruno Cajacob VIEW PROFILE
Peter Weiss Dr. VIEW PROFILE
Stéphanie Chaudé VIEW PROFILE
Philipp Lanz VIEW PROFILE
Roberto Lombardi VIEW PROFILE
Florian Schütz VIEW PROFILE
Baroum Mrad VIEW PROFILE
Anthony Pugliese VIEW PROFILE
 
  • Dr. / PhD
  • Dr. Rainer
  • Lenz
  • CIA, QIAL, CIIA
  • VIEW PROFILE
  • Dipl. Ingenieur
  • Nikolai
  • Hombach
  • ITIL, COBIT, ISO20000
  • VIEW PROFILE
  • Dr. iur.
  • Barbara
  • Widmer
  • LL.M., CIA
  • VIEW PROFILE
  • lic. iur.
  • Peter
  • Braun
  • LL.M.
  • VIEW PROFILE
  • Maria
  • Driessen
  • BSc Business Adiministration
  • VIEW PROFILE
  • Hans-Willi
  • Jackmuth
  • IT-Security Beauftragter
  • VIEW PROFILE
  • Sibylle
  • Baumgartner
  • M.A. International Relations
  • VIEW PROFILE
  • Matthias
  • Leisinger
  • MBA
  • VIEW PROFILE
  • Niklaus
  • Studhalter
  • BBA, CIA
  • VIEW PROFILE
  • Angelica
  • Bienz
  • CIA, CRMA, CPA, CFA
  • VIEW PROFILE
  • lic. rer. pol.
  • Frank
  • Bertisch
  • CIA, CRMA, CISA
  • VIEW PROFILE
  • Dr. / PhD
  • Dr. Peter
  • Wesel
  • VIEW PROFILE
  • Dr. iur. / PhD
  • Tennessee
  • Soudain
  • VIEW PROFILE
  • Bruno
  • Bischoff
  • M.A. Political Science
  • VIEW PROFILE
  • Maria
  • Castillo
  • MSc Sustainability and Consultancy
  • VIEW PROFILE
  • Lana
  • Ollier
  • M.A. Environmental policy and regulation
  • VIEW PROFILE
  • Bruno
  • Blumenthal
  • BSc Computer Science, CISA, CISM, CISSP
  • VIEW PROFILE
  • Rico
  • Blumenthal
  • EMBA Business Engineering
  • VIEW PROFILE
  • Christoph
  • Deeg
  • Dipl. Instru. Mu.
  • VIEW PROFILE
  • Dr. rer. pol.
  • Dr. Ulrich
  • Hahn
  • Dipl.-Wirtsch.-Ing., CISA, CIA, CRAM, CGAP
  • VIEW PROFILE
  • Dr. / PhD
  • Dr. Dominik
  • Foerschler
  • M.A. Banking & Finance, CIA, CRMA
  • VIEW PROFILE
  • Olivier
  • Jaeggi
  • MSc Environmental Engineering
  • VIEW PROFILE
  • Dr. / PhD
  • Dr. Jan
  • Küpfer
  • CIA, CRMA
  • VIEW PROFILE
  • Dr. oec. / PhD
  • Dr. Alexander
  • Schuchter
  • VIEW PROFILE
  • Alejandra
  • Simantirakis-Aller
  • M.A. Finance and Auditing
  • VIEW PROFILE
  • Eric
  • Chemama
  • VIEW PROFILE
  • Raymond
  • Fein
  • VIEW PROFILE
  • Felix
  • Bucher
  • VIEW PROFILE
  • Michael
  • Dietrich
  • VIEW PROFILE
  • Irène
  • Wilson
  • VIEW PROFILE
  • Roy
  • Weiss
  • VIEW PROFILE
  • Bernd
  • Schindler
  • VIEW PROFILE
  • Sebastian
  • Böhringer
  • VIEW PROFILE
  • Denise
  • von Moos
  • VIEW PROFILE
  • Albana
  • Gashi-Pnishi
  • VIEW PROFILE
  • Bruno
  • Cajacob
  • VIEW PROFILE
  • Dr.
  • Peter
  • Weiss
  • VIEW PROFILE
  • Stéphanie
  • Chaudé
  • VIEW PROFILE
  • Philipp
  • Lanz
  • VIEW PROFILE
  • Roberto
  • Lombardi
  • VIEW PROFILE
  • Florian
  • Schütz
  • VIEW PROFILE
  • Baroum
  • Mrad
  • VIEW PROFILE
  • Anthony
  • Pugliese
  • VIEW PROFILE
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External seminars and events

We work with leading academic institutions and partner organisations in the fields of internal auditing and further education. As a result, we promote the inclusion of internal auditing topics in degree programmes and offer our members access to interdisciplinary training and further education programmes at discounted prices.

HEG HAUTE ÉCOLE DE GESTION, GENÈVE

Certificate of Advanced Studies en Audit Interne

The HEG in Geneva offers a Certificate of Advanced Studies in Internal Auditing which includes access to the official Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) exams. 


The full programme and registration form are available on the HEG website.

Study programme
Module 1 :
Introduction to internal auditing
Module 2 :
The fundamentals of internal auditing (Part I)
Module 3 :
The practice of internal auditing (Part II)
Module 4 :
Internal auditing expertise (Part III)

INSTITUTE OF ACCOUNTING, CONTROL AND AUDITING
UNIVERSITY OF ST. GALLEN (HSG)

Study programme: Internal Auditing in a GRC Perspective

This course offers one-of-a-kind training in the areas of governance, risk and control/compliance (GRC) and internal auditing. The course content takes into account the latest developments in the field, such as digitalisation, data science and data analytics. It enables participants to practise their profession at a high level and contribute long-term to their company. The programme also prepares participants for the IIA exams (e.g. CIA, CRMA). Upon completing all three modules and passing the tests, participants also obtain a Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS) – one of the most prestigious further training qualifications offered by higher education institutions. The course is primarily aimed at participants who work in internal auditing or for internal auditing service providers. It is also suitable for those who work closely with the field of internal auditing or are interested in internal auditing or related areas, such as specialists working in governance, risk management and control/compliance. More information about the programme can be found in the course brochure.

The course will be held on the following dates:
Module 1:
03–04/10/2022 (in person) and 05–06/10/2022 (online)
Module 2:
07–08/11/2022 (in person) and 09–11/11/2022 (online)
Module 3:
23–24/01/2023 (in person) and 25–27/01/2023 (online)
Location:
Weiterbildungszentrum Holzweid, Holzstrasse 15, 9010 St. Gallen
Contact:

Institute for Accounting, Control and Auditing, University of St. Gallen (ACA-HSG), Esther Bannwart Notter Tigerbergstrasse 9 9000 St. Gallen, Switzerland

TEL:
+41 71 224 76 30

IIAS/EXPERTSUISSE SEMINAR 2023

This year’s seminar on ‘Current topics in the field of internal auditing’ will take place on 22 November 2023 in Zurich.

The seminar is aimed at managers and staff working in internal auditing, financial auditors, compliance officers, risk managers, administrative board members, members of auditing committees and those interested in the topic of internal auditing.

6TH CONFERENCE ON ETHICS AND GOVERNANCE – “COMPLIANCE AT RISK”

ACFE, in partnership with the FER, and in coordination with the IIA Switzerland (Institute of Internal Auditors), ACAMS Switzerland (Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering), and the ECS
(Ethic and Compliance Switzerland), is pleased to invite you and your guests to the 6th Conference on Ethics & Governance.

“Compliance at Risk - From Economic Warfare to Tax Evasion, how to face legal challenges in a globalized economy”

Date 14 September 2023 at 9:15 am
Place FER Genève, 98, rue de Saint-Jean, 1211 Genève 11

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IIA OnDemand Learning

IIA OnDemand Learning is an online self-learning resource aimed at internal auditing specialists. It allows you to keep up to date with the latest developments and learn at your own pace, whenever and wherever suits you best.

You can learn online anytime, anywhere. Log in and take a look at what we have on offer.

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