REFERENCE SITES OF INTEREST

INTERNATIONAL ACCREDITATION BODIES

Association to Advance the Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

The mission of AACSB International is to advance quality management worldwide through accreditation and thought leadership.

Association of MBAs

Internationally recognised accreditation service considered the global standard for all Masters of Business Administration (MBA), Doctorates in Business Administration (DBA) and Masters in Business and Management (MBM) programmes.

Association of Management Development Institutions in South Asia (AMDISA)

AMDISA is an international not-for-profit association which networks management development institutions across the South Asian Nations, through exchange of information, conducting regional conferences and providing a forum for academics and business leaders. It is recognised by the South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation (SAARC), as a professional association for consultative purposes. It has 206 members, of which 176 are Institutional Members, 2 Affiliate Members, 14 Corporate Members and 14 Reciprocal Members. Membership is available to management development networks all over the world.

South Asian Quality Accreditation System

Refer to the Association of Management Development Institutions in South Asia (AMDISA)

European Foundation for Management Development (EMFD)

EFMD is an international membership organization, based in Brussels, Belgium. With more than 650 member organizations from academia, business, public service and consultancy in 75 countries, EFMD provides a unique forum for information, research, networking and debate on innovation and best practice in management development.

EFMD is recognized globally as an accreditation body of quality in management education and has established accreditation services for business schools and business school programmes, corporate universities and technology-enhanced learning programmes.

European Quality Improvement System (EQIS)

The leading international system of quality assessment, improvement, and accreditation of higher education institutions in management and business administration.

Foundation for International Business Administration Accreditation (FIBAA)

The FIBAA is a Swiss non-profit agency for quality assurance with operative branches in Bonn (Germany) and Zurich (Switzerland). FIBAA audits, assesses and furthers private and state-approved higher education institutions and thus enhances transparency in the educational sector.

International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE)
The International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE) is the premier professional accreditor for business programs in student-centered colleges and universities throughout the world. The IACBE exists to promote, develop, and recognize excellence in business education.
The IACBE’s philosophy of accreditation is centered on student learning and operational outcomes, which makes it flexible and adaptable. The IACBE accredits business degree programs in colleges and universities through the United States and internationally.

HIGHER EDUCATION BODIES

Business In Society Gateway

An international network for excellence in management development.

Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA)

Largest institutional higher education membership organisation based in the United States, offering advocacy, service and recognition of programmatic accrediting organisations.

International Network for Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education (INQAAHE)

A world-wide association of some 200 organisations that are active in the theory and practice of quality assurance in higher education.

European Academy of Business in Society (EABIS)

A unique alliance of companies, business schools and academic institutions that is, with the support of the European Commission, committed to integrating business in society issues into the heart of business theory and practice in Europe.