Triple accreditation (also known as the triple crown) refers to a business school being accredited by three international organizations: the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) in the US, the Association of MBAs (AMBA) in the UK, and EFMD Quality Improvement System (EQUIS) in Belgium.[1]
Triple accreditation accreditors
Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business in the United States
Association of MBAs in the United Kingdom
EFMD Quality Improvement System in Belgium
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Number of schools worldwide with single, double and triple (AACSB-AMBA-EQUIS) accreditation in 2023
While all three business school accrediting bodies operate globally, most business schools in the US choose to pursue only AACSB accreditation. A total of 129 business schools in the world are triple-accredited as of 2 April 2024[update].[2]
Triple Accreditation Criteria
editEach of the three institutions assesses a business school according to different criteria and scope:
- AMBA accreditation examines the Master of Business Administration (MBA) programme portfolio and is intended to show that this "demonstrates 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 "signify a business school’s commitment to strategic management, learner success, thought leadership, and societal impact." There has been 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]
Accredidation in the US
editWhile all three business school accrediting bodies operate globally, most business schools in the US choose to pursue only AACSB accreditation. This preference is influenced by the perception within the US that AACSB accreditation is sufficient. Additionally, the structure of US business schools often does not align with the accreditation standards for AMBA or EQUIS. For example, US business school admissions often do not meet the UK's AMBA requirement that MBA students have a minimum of three years of work experience.[6]
Schools by country
editA total of 129 business schools in the world are triple-accredited as of 2 April 2024[update].[2]
Argentina
edit- IAE Universidad Austral, Buenos Aires
Australia
edit- Queensland University of Technology, QUT Business School
- Monash University
- University of Sydney Business School
Austria
editBelgium
edit- Vlerick Business School, Ghent
- Antwerp Management School, Antwerp
Brazil
edit- EAESP - Fundação Getúlio Vargas, São Paulo
- Insper, São Paulo
Canada
edit- HEC Montreal, Montreal
- University of Ottawa, Telfer School of Management, Ottawa
Chile
edit- Adolfo Ibáñez University, Santiago
- Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago[7]
China
edit- Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Antai College of Economics and Management
- Beijing Institute of Technology
- Beijing Jiaotong University, School of Economics and Management
- Chongqing University, School of Economics and Business Administration
- Dalian University of Technology
- Sun Yat-sen University, Lingnan College
- Peking University, Peking HSBC Business School
- Sun Yat-sen University, Sun Yat-sen Business School
- University of Science and Technology Beijing, School of Economics and Management
- Shanghai University of Finance and Economics
- University of International Business and Economics
- Zhejiang University
- Xiamen University
- Xi'an Jiaotong–Liverpool University, International Business School Suzhou
Colombia
edit- Universidad de los Andes, Facultad de Administración, Bogota
Costa Rica
edit- INCAE Business School, Alajuela
Czech Republic
editDenmark
edit- Copenhagen Business School, Copenhagen
- Aarhus University, School of Business and Social Sciences, Aarhus
Egypt
edit- American University in Cairo, Cairo.
Finland
edit- Aalto University School of Business, Helsinki
- Hanken School of Economics, Helsinki and Vaasa
France
edit- Audencia Nantes
- Burgundy School of Business
- EDHEC
- emlyon Business School
- EM Normandie Business School
- EM Strasbourg Business School
- ESC Rennes School of Business
- ESSCA School of Management[8][9]
- ESSEC Business School
- Excelia Group, La Rochelle Business School
- Grenoble School of Management
- HEC Paris (Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales)
- ICN Business School
- IÉSEG School of Management
- INSEAD
- KEDGE Business School
- Montpellier Business School
- NEOMA Business School
- TBS Education
Germany
edit- European School of Management and Technology
- Frankfurt School of Finance & Management
- Mannheim Business School
- TUM School of Management
Hong Kong
edit- Hong Kong Baptist University, School of Business
India
edit- Indian Institute of Management Calcutta
- Indian Institute of Management Indore
- Indian School of Business
- S. P. Jain Institute of Management and Research[10]
Ireland
edit- Dublin City University, DCU Business School[11]
- Trinity College Dublin, Trinity Business School
- University College Dublin
- University of Limerick, Kemmy Business School
Italy
edit- SDA Bocconi School of Management, Milan
- POLIMI Graduate School of Management, Politecnico di Milano, Milan
- Luiss Business School, Rome
Japan
editMacau
edit- University of Macau, Faculty of Business Administration
Mexico
edit- EGADE Business School, Monterrey, Guadalajara and Mexico City
- Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México, Mexico City
- IPADE Business School, Monterrey, Guadalajara and Mexico City
Netherlands
edit- Maastricht University School of Business and Economics
- Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam School of Management
- University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Business School
New Zealand
edit- University of Auckland Business School
- University of Waikato, Waikato Management School
- Victoria University of Wellington, Victoria Business School, Wellington
- University of Canterbury Business School
Nicaragua
editNorway
editPeru
edit- Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú - CENTRUM
Poland
edit- University of Warsaw, Faculty of Management
- Kozminski University, Warsaw
Portugal
edit- University of Lisbon, ISEG[12]
- Católica Lisbon School of Business & Economics
- Nova School of Business and Economics
- Católica Porto Business School
Singapore
editSlovenia
editSouth Africa
edit- University of Cape Town, Graduate School of Business, Cape Town
- University of Stellenbosch Business School, Cape Town
- University of Pretoria, Gordon Institute of Business Science, Johannesburg
Spain
edit- ESADE Business School and ESADE University Faculties, Barcelona
- IE Business School, Madrid
Sweden
edit- School of Business, Economics and Law, Gothenburg
- Lund School of Economics and Management, Lund
Switzerland
edit- IMD Lausanne
- University of St. Gallen
Thailand
edit- Chulalongkorn university, Chulalongkorn Business school
- Thammasat University, Thammasat Business School[13]
Turkey
editUnited Kingdom
edit- University of Glasgow, Adam Smith Business School
- University of Manchester, Alliance Manchester Business School
- Aston University, Aston Business School
- City, University of London, Bayes Business School
- University of Birmingham, Birmingham Business School,
- University of Bradford, Bradford University School of Management
- Cranfield University, Cranfield School of Management,
- Durham University, Durham University Business School,
- University of Reading, Henley Business School
- Imperial College Business School
- University of Kent, Kent Business School
- King's College London, King's Business School
- Lancaster University, Lancaster University Management School
- University of Leeds, Leeds University Business School
- London Business School
- Loughborough University, School of Business and Economics
- Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester Metropolitan University Business School
- Newcastle University Business School
- Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham Business School[15]
- University of Nottingham Business School
- Open University Business School
- University of Sheffield, University of Sheffield Management School
- University of Strathclyde, Strathclyde Business School
- University of Edinburgh, University of Edinburgh Business School
- University of Exeter, University of Exeter Business School
- University of Liverpool Management School
- University of Warwick, Warwick Business School
United States
editInstitutions that were previously triple accredited
editEleven business schools have previously held triple accreditation but are not triple-accredited as of 2024:
- City University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong) (triple accredited from 2008)[16]
- ESCP Business School (France) (triple accredited to 2020)[17]
- Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Hong Kong) (triple accredited from 2010)[18]
- Queen's University at Kingston (Canada)
- SKEMA Business School (France) (triple accredited 2017–2020)[19][20]
- University of Hull (United Kingdom) (triple accredited from 2011)[21]
- IESE (Spain) (triple accredited in 2019–20)[22]
- Graduate School of Management, St Petersburg University (Russia) (triple accredited from 2021)[23]
- Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Administración (Venezuela) (triple accredited 2008–2021)[24]
- School of Economics and Management, Tongji University (triple accredited to 2023)
- Wuhan University Economics and Management School (triple accredited to 2023)
See also
editReferences
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- ^ "Escuela de Administración UC: Primera escuela de negocios de Chile en obtener las 4 acreditaciones internacionales más prestigiosas del mundo". Facultad de Economía y Administración, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (in Spanish). 29 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
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- ^ "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 (in Portuguese). 5 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
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- ^ "Nottingham Business School joins world top 1% with 'triple crown' accreditation". Nottingham Trent University. 26 April 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ Zoey Tsang (12 March 2008). "Faculty of Business receives triple accreditation". City University of Hong Kong. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
- ^ "ESCP boosts its multi-accreditation strategy". ESCP. 6 March 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
- ^ "PolyU Faculty of Business achieves triple accreditation". Hong Kong Polytechnic University. January 2010. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
- ^ "SKEMA gets AMBA accreditation and triple crown". SKEMA. 9 January 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
- ^ "SKEMA deploys its multi-accreditation strategy". SKEMA. 10 March 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
- ^ "International honours for Hull University Business School". University of Hull. Archived from the original on 9 April 2011. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
- ^ "IESE Annual Report 2019–2020" (PDF). IESE. p. 10. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
- ^ "CEMS partner GSOM SPbU is the first Russian business school to receive the triple crown accreditation". 25 November 2021.
- ^ "Reseña Histórica". IESA. Retrieved 25 September 2023.