The seminar will be held at the Business School, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology . It will begin at 8:00 a.m. and end at 5:00 p.m.
The Foundations of the AACSB Global Standards for Business Education™ course provides participants with a practical introduction to AACSB's 2026 standards framework and the principles that guide high-quality business education worldwide.
Designed for business school leaders, accreditation professionals, faculty leaders, and staff from accredited and non-accredited schools, this interactive one-day course introduces the structure, purpose, and interconnected nature of the nine Global Standards. Participants explore how the standards provide a shared framework for advancing mission-driven excellence, learner success, teaching effectiveness, scholarship, and societal impact.
Through facilitated discussions, institutional examples, and guided reflection activities, participants examine how the standards work together as an integrated framework for quality enhancement and continuous improvement. Rather than providing detailed accreditation preparation or an in-depth review of each standard, the course emphasizes understanding the intent and purpose of the standards, encouraging participants to consider how the concepts relate to their own institutional context.
Participants leave with a foundational understanding of the standards, greater confidence in discussing the framework with colleagues, and a personalized action plan identifying opportunities for future institutional conversations and continuous improvement.
Course Focus
This course provides a broad introduction to the AACSB Global Standards for Business Education™ and is intended for participants who are new to the standards or seeking a high-level understanding of their purpose and application. It is not designed to provide comprehensive accreditation preparation or detailed interpretation of individual standards. Participants seeking in-depth guidance on applying the standards within the accreditation process should consider the AACSB Business Accreditation Seminar.
Why Attend?
The AACSB Global Standards provide a shared framework for advancing quality, innovation, and continuous improvement across business education. Whether your institution is beginning its accreditation journey, maintaining accreditation, or simply seeking a stronger understanding of the standards, this workshop provides an accessible introduction to the framework.
By participating in this course, you will:
- Build a foundational understanding of the purpose, structure, and guiding principles of the AACSB Global Standards for Business Education™.
- Explore how the nine Global Standards work together as an integrated framework supporting institutional quality, learner success, and continuous improvement.
- Examine institutional examples that illustrate the intent and principles of the standards.
- Reflect on your institution's current strengths and opportunities through guided discussion and practical activities.
- Develop practical next steps and an individualized action plan to support future institutional conversations about the Global Standards.
Who Should Attend?
This course is especially valuable for institutions that:
- Want to strengthen institutional quality, innovation, and continuous improvement using an internationally recognized framework.
- Want to build a shared understanding of the Global Standards across the business school—not just among those directly involved in accreditation.
- Are exploring AACSB accreditation and want to understand the philosophy, structure, and intent of the Global Standards before engaging in accreditation-specific programming.
Participants may include:
- Business school deans and associate deans
- Faculty leaders and program directors
- Faculty members
- Professional staff supporting strategy, assessment, curriculum, learner success, or institutional effectiveness
- Accreditation and quality assurance professionals
No prior knowledge of the AACSB Global Standards is required, making this course an ideal starting point before participating in more in-depth AACSB accreditation programming, including the Business Accreditation Seminar.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Explain the purpose, structure, and guiding principles of the AACSB Global Standards for Business Education™.
- Describe the relationships among the three standards categories: Strategic Management, Learner Success, and Pathways to Impact.
- Discuss the purpose and intent of each of the nine standards within the context of business education.
- Recognize examples of institutional practices that illustrate the principles of the standards.
- Explain how mission, strategy, resources, curriculum, faculty, teaching effectiveness, scholarship, and societal impact function as an interconnected quality framework.
- Reflect on institutional strengths and opportunities related to the standards.
- Identify practical next steps for continuing institutional conversations about the standards.
Learn More
Questions? Please contact [email protected].
Facilitator
Geoff Perry is executive vice president overseeing global membership. With senior management experience in the university sector, having served as business school dean, pro vice chancellor, and deputy vice chancellor at Auckland University of Technology—a 28,000 student, research-intensive university—he has strong strategic, financial, and people management capabilities. He has mentored, advised, and evaluated many higher education business schools across the Asia Pacific region and North America. Recently he co-chaired the Business Accreditation Task Force, which was mandated by AACSB’s board of directors to work with the association’s community to develop the 2020 business accreditation standards. Perry has a significant portfolio of peer-reviewed journal articles, commissioned reports, and presentations. He has academic and private sector experience and has worked, consulted, and researched in his home country of New Zealand as well as more broadly in the Asia Pacific region. Perry holds degrees in the arts and the humanities and has a PhD in economics with a focus on labor and international economics.
本次研讨会将在上海理工大学管理学院举行，时间为上午8:00至下午5:00。
Foundations of the AACSB Global Standards for Business Education™ 课程为学员提供AACSB 2026年标准框架的实用入门，并介绍引领全球高质量商科教育的核心原则。
本课程为期一天，形式互动，专为已认证及未认证院校的商学院领导、认证专业人员、教师骨干及行政人员设计，介绍九项 Global Standards 的结构、宗旨及其内在关联。学员将探讨这些标准如何构建共同框架，推动以使命为导向的卓越发展、学习者成功、教学成效、学术研究和社会影响。
通过引导式讨论、院校案例和反思活动，学员将研究各项标准如何作为一个整体框架协同运作，促进质量提升与持续改进。本课程并非详尽的认证准备培训，也不会逐一深入解读各项标准，而是着重帮助学员理解标准的意图与宗旨，并鼓励学员思考相关理念与本院校实际情况之间的联系。
完成课程后，学员将对标准形成基础认识，更有信心与同事探讨该框架，并制定一份个性化行动计划，明确未来开展院校内部对话与持续改进的方向。
课程重点
本课程对 AACSB Global Standards for Business Education™ 进行概括性介绍，适合初次接触标准或希望从宏观层面了解其宗旨与应用的学员。本课程不提供全面的认证准备，也不对单项标准进行详细解读。如需在认证过程中应用标准的深入指导，建议参加 AACSB Business Accreditation Seminar（商科认证研讨会）。
为何参加？
AACSB Global Standards 为推动商科教育的质量、创新与持续改进提供了共同框架。无论贵院校正处于认证起步阶段、维持认证阶段，还是只是希望更深入地了解这些标准，本课程都将为您提供通俗易懂的框架入门。
参加本课程，您将：
- 对 AACSB Global Standards for Business Education™ 的宗旨、结构和指导原则建立基础认识。
- 探讨九项 Global Standards 如何作为一个整体框架协同运作，支持院校质量、学习者成功和持续改进。
- 研究体现标准意图与原则的院校案例。
- 通过引导式讨论和实践活动，反思本院校当前的优势与发展机会。
- 制定切实可行的下一步计划和个性化行动方案，为今后院校内部围绕 Global Standards 的讨论提供支持。
谁应参加？
本课程尤其适合以下院校：
- 希望借助国际公认的框架，加强院校质量、创新与持续改进的院校。
- 希望在整个商学院范围内（而不仅限于直接参与认证的人员）就 Global Standards 建立共识的院校。
- 正在了解AACSB认证，并希望在参加认证专项课程之前，先理解 Global Standards 的理念、结构与意图的院校。
参加者可包括：
- 商学院院长及副院长
- 教师骨干及项目主任
- 教师
- 负责战略、评估、课程、学习者成功或院校效能工作的专业行政人员
- 认证及质量保障专业人员
参加本课程无需事先了解 AACSB Global Standards，因此本课程是参加更深入的AACSB认证课程（包括 Business Accreditation Seminar）之前的理想起点。
学习目标
课程结束时，学员将能够：
- 阐述 AACSB Global Standards for Business Education™ 的宗旨、结构和指导原则。
- 描述三大标准类别——战略管理（Strategic Management）、学习者成功（Learner Success）和影响路径（Pathways to Impact）——之间的关系。
- 结合商科教育背景，讨论九项标准各自的宗旨与意图。
- 识别体现标准原则的院校实践案例。
- 阐释使命、战略、资源、课程、师资、教学成效、学术研究与社会影响如何作为一个相互关联的质量框架发挥作用。
- 反思本院校在标准相关方面的优势与发展机会。
- 确定继续推进院校内部标准讨论的切实可行的下一步措施。
了解更多
如有疑问，请联系 [email protected]。
讲师
Geoff Perry 现任AACSB执行副总裁，负责全球会员事务。他拥有丰富的大学高级管理经验，曾在奥克兰理工大学（一所拥有28,000名学生的研究密集型大学）担任商学院院长、副校长及常务副校长，具备出色的战略、财务和人员管理能力。他曾为亚太地区及北美众多高校商学院提供指导、咨询和评估。近期，他担任AACSB商科认证工作组联合主席，该工作组受AACSB董事会委托，与协会社群共同制定了2020年商科认证标准。Perry 发表了大量同行评审期刊论文、委托研究报告和演讲，兼具学术界与私营部门经验，曾在祖国新西兰及更广泛的亚太地区工作、提供咨询并开展研究。Perry 拥有文学和人文学科学位，以及经济学博士学位，研究方向为劳动经济学和国际经济学。
