Accreditations
The School of Business, Economics and Law is accredited by EQUIS, AACSB and AMBA, and thus one of only about 135 business schools in the World that is “Triple Crown” accredited.
One of about 135 Triple Crown accredited business schools in the World
EQUIS, AACSB and AMBA are the three most prestigious international accreditations for business schools. They are different in nature and complement each other. Only about 135 business schools in the world have all three distinctions and are thus popularly referred to as “Triple Crown” accredited.
This is valuable proof that the School's courses, programmes, research and collaborations maintain an internationally high quality. The accreditations confirm that we are a strong business school, active in an international arena and continually developing in line with the requirements and changes around us. Accreditations are important when it comes to creating international academic partnerships with high-quality institutions. e.g for student exchanges.
Quality assurance
Gaining accreditation revolves around ensuring the quality of our education, research and collaboration with industry and society. The accreditation procedures are one of several important means for quality assurance and continuous development through a structured system for international peer review. We also have continuous internal processes for quality assessment and assurance.
About the accreditations
The accreditations EQUIS, AMBA and AACSB are international recognitions of quality of the organisation.
Each of the three accreditations has a unique focus and by achieving all three, the School ensures that it is a high-quality institution of higher education and that is has rigorous processes in place for continuous quality improvement.
EQUIS
The School obtained its first EQUIS accreditation in 2004 and was re-accredited in 2009, 2014, 2017 and in 2022 .
EQUIS assesses the whole institution and has a strong focus on governance and strategy, research, internationalisation, ethics, responsibility and sustainability and collaboration with the business community. There are currently over 220 EQUIS accredited business schools around the world.
AMBA
The School obtained its first AMBA accreditation for its Executive MBA programme in 2013 and was re-accredited in 2016 and in 2021.
AMBA accredits MBA programmes and the assessment is based on the quality of the education, the curricula and the interaction with the participants. There are just under 300 AMBA accredited business schools around the world.
AACSB
The School obtained its first AACSB accreditation in 2016 and was re-accredited in 2022.
AACSB International assesses programmes but accredits institutions. AACSB focuses on governance, mission, faculty qualifications and learning. There are about 1035 AACSB accredited business schools around the world.
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