Annual Accreditation Conference: Asia Pacific (In-Person)

The AACSB Business Accreditation Standards and the status of AACSB accreditation provide considerable support to contemporary benchmarking objectives. Benchmarking is a set of practices pivotal to the continuous improvement and transformation of the business schools. Working with Business Schools that have achieved AACSB accreditation is a solid and secure benchmarking foundation. Such schools have demonstrated and affirmed their commitment to offering the highest standard of quality business education. Drawing from the recent experience of the Faculty of Economics and Business (Universitas Indonesia) and the School of Business (Western Sydney University), this session will provide the lessons learned from this transformation and the innovative and engaged outcomes that are possible as a result.

Join us for a conference welcome message from Conference Chair Bert De Reyck, Dean of Singapore Management University, Geoff Perry, EVP and Global Chief Membership Officer & Managing Director of Asia Pacific of AACSB International and Stephanie Bryant, EVP and Global Chief Accreditation Officer of AACSB International. The Conference Welcome will be followed by Keynote I. In this panel session presenters will discuss how to prepare learners for the future, including how to prepare them for jobs that don’t yet exist. As organizations shift from a profit to purpose mindset, the skills and requirements will shift. Presenters will share the relationship between business schools and industry partners and identify the gaps that exist. Best practices such as implementing soft skills into curriculum and reshaping business school curricula to include environmental, social, and governance (ESGs) so learners feel equipped with knowledge on topics like sustainability and equity will be discussed.

This session will focus on Standard 8: Impact of Scholarship and sharing how schools need to engage in the creation and dissemination of high-quality impactful knowledge that is aligned with the school’s mission. Presenters will share best practices to identifying and measuring societal impact research and quality of intellectual contributions for all around faculty research, teaching, operations, and students’ projects.

This session will focus on Standard 9: Engagement and Societal Impact. Presenters will share experiences and examples of thorough reporting to make an impact on the betterment of society as identified in one’s school mission and strategic plan. This session will highlight key elements central to enhancing capabilities for the delivery of societal impact. Presenters will also share how they’ve developed collaborative schemes across institutions/organizations (academic and non-academic) and ensured that societal impact is seen as a strategic approach.

Presenters will share blueprints to establish global partnerships and/or other key alliances that advance the school’s mission. Attendees will learn continuous improvement strategies to keep enduring and productive relationships, as well as gain an understanding for the importance of global partnerships.

This session will focus on maintaining direction, and implementing mission, while remaining agile in this age of perpetual disruption. Presenters will highlight the importance of implemented strategic planning and the focus PRTs put on it.

In this session AACSB’s Stephanie Bryant, EVP and Global Chief Accreditation Officer, and Geoff Perry, EVP, Global Chief Membership Officer & Managing Director, Asia Pacific, will take a deep dive into the learnings of the 2020 Standards and answer your questions. Presenters will share successes schools have had under the new standards, as well as highlight the areas that schools continue to find challenging.

This session will share experiences from schools who have recently received initial or reaccreditation under the 2020 Business Accreditation Visits. Join us to hear how to best prepare for initial and continuous improvement review visits.

In this session presenters will share learnings from the pandemic including ideas and innovations related to learner engagement, campus operations, and the use of technology in teaching and learning. The session will include interactive elements and the purpose is to have a discussion on current challenges and future innovations.