Achieving the accreditation of important agencies such as AACSB International, EQUIS of EFMD and AMBA Association of MBA, is a seal of quality and global excellence in managerial training.
These processes have a strong impact on business schools, their programs, their students, and the community.
Here we present the testimony of prestigious business schools from different parts of the world, which have achieved with great effort, commitment and responsibility the «Triple Crown».
“We are proud to be part of this distinguished group”: Dean Dr.Ruth Banomyong, Thammasat Business School
In 2019, Thammasat Business School became the first business school in Thailand to attain ‘triple-crown’ recognition from the world’s three leading accreditation bodies. For TBS, this excellence indicator represents an assurance that our curriculum is now world-class. It is also a commitment that the school will continually improve and innovate to maintain these globally-recognised standards.
The triple accreditation creates many academic opportunities for the school to:
1. Forge deeper links with top universities around the world through the signing of MOUs, providing increased and more meaningful exchange of students and professors
2. Build relationships with leading companies around the world, allowing us to offer exciting internships and work-placements in companies worldwide.
3. Enhance the quality of research collaboration with faculty from leading universities around the world, allowing us to raise the profile of our research, publication and conference activities
4. Ensure that both Thai and foreign students are able to study in a world-class university in Thailand.
Less than 1% of all business schools globally achieve the ‘triple-crown,’ and we’re proud to be a part of this distinguished group and we look forward to more exciting opportunities in the future.
“Show the hard work of our teams”: Isabelle Huault, Dean EMLYON Business School
“We are proud at emlyon business school to be a part of the 1% of business schools worldwide awarded with the triple accreditation. To be successfully accredited, the institutions require excellence in all parts of the program and school. As a result, being included in this prestigious group of worldwide business schools demonstrates the hard work of our teams to guarantee that our MBA programs meet the highest possible international standards. Be assured that we are deeply engaged to continue innovating our courses and programs in conjunction with global trends, with the intention of providing our students with the education they need to become the successful business leaders of tomorrow. “
“Elevate our global competitiveness”: Prof. Ed Snape, Dean HKBU School of Business
HKBU School of Business has been triple accredited since 2013. This sends a powerful message to our stakeholders that we are an internationally recognised business school, which elevates our global competitiveness.
Many business schools look at accreditations when selecting partners for student exchange, overseas internships and joint programmes. Being a triple-accredited school is especially valuable, and many of our partners are also triple-accredited. This will become even more important in future as we are looking to deepen our partnerships with selected schools.
Triple accreditation helps improve graduates’ employability, since many employers prefer candidates from business schools with international accreditations. This explains why the School’s graduates are highly employable in a wide range of business and professional fields.
The School sees a benefit in terms of student recruitment. The School’s research on international student choice clearly demonstrates that accreditations, along with the school’s reputation more generally, are very important when students are choosing a school.
In addition, the three accreditations allow us to benchmark against our peers on multiple dimensions, including faculty recruitment and development, programmes, research quality, internationalisation, CSR and corporate engagement. We believe that the accreditations add value in terms of the quality of the work we do.
“We teach business for a better world”: Percy Marquina, Dean CENTRUM PUCP Business School
CENTRUM PUCP Graduate Business School has recently turned 20 years old, being the only business school in Peru to hold the “Triple Crown” (AMBA, AACSB and EQUIS) and since this year it has had “Quadruple Recognition”; having been recognized by the Business Graduate Association (BGA) – AMBA’s associate institution – for the impact of CENTRUM PUCP on its environment.
Today, more than meeting criteria for minimum class hours or number of professors with doctorates, accreditations focus more on the impact of the institution with respect to its environment: students, alumni, business world, community, government, etc. Which perfectly matches the school’s purpose, “We teach business for a better world”.
Having and maintaining these accreditations is a job that we can summarize in two elements: «teamwork» and «continuous improvement». Accreditations allow us as an institution to coordinate all internal and external activities in order to achieve continuous improvement and compliance with the common and particular standards of each accreditor. The work that the school must carry out starts from having a clear and direct mission and vision about its essence and where it wants to go. Subsequently, the definition of objectives is vital for the inter-area work in order to achieve them. Accreditations have allowed CENTRUM PUCP demonstrate world class, likewise other business schools from around the world; we also provide the student with a global experience. Accreditations additionally are credentials that allow the school to forge mutually beneficial alliances at the course, program, faculty, student, research and development level.
“Accreditations assure students that SEB LU adheres to high quality standards”: Metka Tekavčič, Dean Ekonomska fakulteta, Univerza v Ljubljani
(University of Ljubljana, School of Economics and Business)
SEB LU is the first and only Triple Crown school in Slovenia and the wider region to have received EQUIS, AACSB and AMBA international accreditation. This achievement places SEB LU among the 1% of the best business and economics schools in the world.
Accreditations assure students that SEB LU adheres to high quality standards. Attending the SEB LU will strengthen your competitiveness in the labor market.
Students have the opportunity to broaden the horizon and develop a global mindset: their degree is recognized and valued around the world, they can walk alongside the best students in the world. SEB LU’s core values such as integrity, cooperation, responsibility, knowledge and academic freedom, provide them with good values-based knowledge for their future career. Our students have multiple opportunities to gain international experience during the study program, they are involved in various activities related to their study and their future career.
In the same way, our faculty members have high expectations. They are encouraged to teach and research abroad. They are motivated to publish in the best peer-reviewed journals. They have the possibility of taking sabbaticals and periods as visiting professors. In addition, they actively participate in various forms of internationalization, they can take professional training courses to teach in international classes. Our academic and professional staff can participate in cross-cultural training programs and attend various workshops to improve the quality of their teaching and / or professional support.
“Being triple-accredited is an exclusive quality indicator and highlights the international reputation of our School”: Ansgar Richter, Dean Rotterdam School of Management
With its mission to be a force for positive change in the world, Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (RSM) has firmly established its reputation over 50 years as one of Europe’s most international and innovative business schools.
RSM’s primary focus is on developing business leaders with international careers who can become a force for positive change by carrying their innovative mindset into a sustainable future. Our first-class portfolio of bachelor, master, MBA, PhD and executive programmes encourage people to become critical, creative, caring and collaborative thinkers and doers.
Accreditation helps us to enhance the quality of our research, education and services to our students and faculty, our business partnerships, and the wider community. Being triple-accredited is an exclusive quality indicator and highlights the international reputation of our School. Recently, we have also undertaken the Business School Impact System (BSIS) assessment exercise, which has helped us to sharpen our focus on engagement and impact at RSM even further. We take great pride in being a standard-setter in education, research and stakeholder engagement, both nationally and globally.
“EDHEC is proud to be one of around 100 schools worldwide to hold the triple crown”: Emmanuel Metais, Dean EDHEC Business School
There are only around 1% of business schools in the world who currently have triple-accreditation because the assessment process is very rigorous and the standards so high. EDHEC is proud to be one of around 100 schools worldwide to hold the triple crown. AMBA, EQUIS and AASCB international accreditations recognise the academic excellence of EDHEC’s programmes, the quality of our teaching faculty, our close links with businesses, and the involvement of the School in our environment.
From a candidate perspective, the triple-accreditation demonstrates that EDHEC has been rigorously assessed for quality in aspects relating to our mission and strategic vision as well as our faculty, curricula and the relevance our programmes to students and businesses.
The AMBA accreditation is the only accreditation out of the 3 which focusses solely on MBA programmes specifically and assesses all aspects of the MBA, from faculty to student feedback, through to alumni careers services and support.
EDHEC is a centre of excellence, innovation, experience and diversity, focused on developing future generations in a rapidly changing world. The triple accreditation ensures that the EDHEC programmes are business relevant and designed to support and create adept, agile leaders.
“Triple Crown status endorses our strategy of providing these qualifications to an outstanding level”: Gunther Friedl, Dean TUM School of Management
“Having the Triple Crown status is a great honor for us,” says Gunther Friedl, Dean of TUM School of Management. “It endorses our practice-based approach to management education at the interface with modern technology. In an age of rapid technological advances, management theory and practice must be revised completely. Organizational structures and professional profiles within businesses are becoming more fluid. The ability to innovate, flexibility and entrepreneurial thinking are core requirements for future managers. Triple Crown status endorses our strategy of providing these qualifications to an outstanding level.”
Triple Crown status confirms that TUM School of Management complies with the highest faculty standards and has implemented its strategy of providing management education at the interface between management and technology consistently and successfully.
“Students (prospect, current, and alumni) have an assurance of a high quality and international recognition of their degrees”: Luiz Artur Brito, Dean FGV EAESP Fundacion Getulio Vargas
FGV EAESP achieved the triple accreditation in 2004. At that time less than 30 schools in the world had the triple crown. This allowed the school to build one of the best international networks in the world. The high standards set by the three accreditation bodies also guided the school to continue to develop and grow at the best international level. The accreditations bring benefits to all school’s stakeholders. Students (prospect, current, and alumni) have an assurance of a high quality and international recognition of their degrees. Some of the degrees, like the PhD, have an automatic recognition in several countries. Faculty and staff have exceptional opportunities for international exchange and for developing research and collaboration alliances. Faculty attraction is also enhanced. The accreditations also contribute decisively to create double degrees and exchange agreements with the top business schools in the world offering to Brazilian and South American students a complete international experience.
