International Accreditations. |
The ANZQAN community works together to discuss and understand the impacts of accreditation on management education. The ANZQAN membership includes universities and business schools that are at various stages of their accreditation journey. This includes fully accredited schools, those undergoing accreditation and schools that are interested in eligibility. There are three main international accrediting bodies worldwide.
AACSB.
As the world’s largest business education alliance, AACSB International—The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) connects educators, students, and business to achieve a common goal: to create the next generation of great leaders. Synonymous with the highest standards of excellence since 1916, AACSB provides quality assurance, business education intelligence, and professional development services to over 2,000 member organisations and more than 1,000 accredited business schools worldwide, in more than 100 countries and territories. AACSB's global headquarters is in Tampa, Florida, USA; its Europe, Middle East, and Africa headquarters is in Amsterdam, the Netherlands; and the Singapore office serves as the primary support base for Australia and New Zealand schools.
EMFD.
The European Foundation for Management Development is an international, not-for-profit, membership organisation of business schools and corporations. Founded in 1972, EFMD is based in Brussels, Belgium, with offices in Asia and the Americas. EFMD has nearly 1,000 member organisations from academia, business, public service and consultancy in 85 countries. EFMD provides a unique forum for information, research, networking and debate on innovation and best practice in management development. It is recognised globally as an accreditation body for quality and impact assessment in management with established accreditation services for business schools and business school programmes, corporate universities and online courses.
AMBA.
The Association of MBAs is the impartial authority on postgraduate management education and is committed to raising its profile and quality standards internationally for the benefit of business schools, students and alumni and employers. Established in 1967, AMBA is based in London, UK, and currently accredits over 300 business schools, plus over 40 schools jointly with the Business Graduates Association (BGA), in 80 countries.
The themes of ethics, corporate social responsibility and sustainability are found across all accreditation standards, and these are closely connected to several international membership organisations dedicated to progressing globally responsible leadership and practice. This diagram demonstrates the connections between these organisations and the business school accreditation bodies.
The themes of ethics, corporate social responsibility and sustainability are found across all accreditation standards, and these are closely connected to several international membership organisations dedicated to progressing globally responsible leadership and practice. This diagram demonstrates the connections between these organisations and the business school accreditation bodies.