Triple accreditation explained

Triple accreditation refers to the simultaneous accreditation of a business school by three international accreditors: the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business in the United States, the Association of MBAs in the United Kingdom, and EFMD Quality Improvement System in Belgium.[1]

A total of 129 business schools in the world are triple-accredited .[2] Most business schools in the United States chose to only pursue AACSB accreditation.

Accreditation comparison

Each of the three institutions assesses a business school according to different criteria and scope: AMBA accreditation examines the Master in Business Administration MBA programme portfolio and is intended to show that this "demonstrat[es] the highest standards in teaching, learning and curriculum design, career development and employability, student, alumni and employer interaction".[3] AACSB accreditation looks at the whole business school and is intended to "signif[y] a business school’s commitment to strategic management, learner success, thought leadership, and societal impact", with a greater emphasis on diversity and inclusion since the 2020 revision.[4] EQUIS accreditation also looks at the whole business school, and is intended to "signal[] the school’s overall quality, viability and self-improvement commitment".[5]

While all three accrediting bodies operate globally, most business schools in the United States chose to only pursue AACSB accreditation. Factors influencing this include the perception in the United States that AACSB accreditation is sufficient, and that the structure of United States business schools means that they often do not meet the accreditation standards for AMBA or EQUIS, for example, that the admission policies for United States MBA programmes do not align with the requirement of AMBA that students should have a minimum of three years' work experience.[6]

Schools by country

In May 2020 there were 100 triple-accredited business schools in 36 countries or regions.[7] [8] [9] The number of triple accredited schools had grown to over 110 by November 2021 and to 125 as of August 2023:[2]

Argentina

Australia

Austria

Belgium

Brazil

Canada

Chile

China

Colombia

Costa Rica

Czech Republic

Denmark

Egypt

Finland

France

Germany

Hong Kong

India

Ireland

Italy

Japan

Macau

Mexico

Netherlands

New Zealand

Nicaragua

Norway

Peru

Poland

Portugal

Singapore

Slovenia

South Africa

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Thailand

Turkey

United Kingdom

United States

Institutions that were previously triple accredited

Eleven business schools have previously held triple accreditation but are not triple-accredited as of 2024:

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Business Schools Post-COVID-19: A Blueprint for Survival. Routledge. 62–64. Andreas Kaplan. 7 June 2023.
  2. Web site: Triple accredited business schools (AACSB, AMBA, EQUIS). MBA Today. 30 April 2024.
  3. Web site: What is Association of MBAs accreditation?. 16 March 2024. Association of MBAs.
  4. Web site: Business Accreditation. 16 March 2024. AACSB.
  5. Web site: EQUIS. EFMD Global. 16 March 2024.
  6. Web site: All you need to know about MBA accreditation. MBA Grad Schools. Nick Harland. 16 March 2024. September 2022.
  7. AMBA-accredited schools: https://www.associationofmbas.com/business-schools/accreditation/accredited-schools/
  8. AACSB-accredited schools: Web site: AACSB Business and Accounting Accreditation . 2011-11-09 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120910083931/http://www.aacsb.edu/accreditation/AccreditedMembers.asp . 2012-09-10 .
  9. EQUIS-accredited schools: http://www.efmd.org/accreditation-main/equis/accredited-schools
  10. Web site: ESSCA. 30 April 2024. MBA Today.
  11. Web site: ESSCA. 30 April 2024. MBA Today.
  12. Web site: DCU Business School join global top tier with EQUIS accreditation. 20 May 2024. DCU. 20 May 2024.
  13. Web site: ISEG obtém acreditação EQUIS e entra no restrito grupo de triple crown business schools (ISEG obtains EQUIS accreditation and joins the select group of triple crown business schools). ISEG. 5 July 2024. 5 July 2024. Portuguese.
  14. Web site: คณะพาณิชยศาสตร์และการบัญชี มหาวิทยาลัยธรรมศาสตร์ ท่าพระจันทร์ ศูนย์รังสิต.
  15. Web site: Turkey's first and only Triple Crown. 30 April 2021.
  16. Web site: Nottingham Business School joins world top 1% with ‘triple crown’ accreditation. 26 April 2024. Nottingham Trent University. 13 May 2024.
  17. Web site: Faculty of Business receives triple accreditation. Zoey Tsang . 12 March 2008. City University of Hong Kong. 26 September 2023.
  18. Web site: ESCP boosts its multi-accreditation strategy. 6 March 2020. ESCP. 26 September 2023.
  19. Web site: PolyU Faculty of Business achieves triple accreditation. January 2010. Hong Kong Polytechnic University. 26 September 2023.
  20. Web site: SKEMA gets AMBA accreditation and triple crown. 9 January 2017. SKEMA. 26 September 2023.
  21. Web site: SKEMA deploys its multi-accreditation strategy. 10 March 2020. SKEMA. 26 September 2023.
  22. Web site: International honours for Hull University Business School. University of Hull. 6 April 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110409191418/http://www2.hull.ac.uk/news_and_events-1/news_archive/2011newsarchive/april/hubstriplecrown.aspx. 9 April 2011. dead .
  23. Web site: IESE Annual Report 2019–2020. 10. IESE. 26 September 2023.
  24. Web site: CEMS partner GSOM SPbU is the first Russian business school to receive the triple crown accreditation. 25 November 2021.
  25. Web site: Reseña Histórica. IESA. 25 September 2023.

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