Achieving the Highest Standard in Business Education
Tampa, Fla., USA (August 7, 2018)—AACSB International (AACSB) announced today that Fundação Getulio Vargas-Rio de Janeiro, Hanyang University-ERICA, Peking University HSBC Business School, and University of Liège have earned accreditation in business, and Universidad ESAN has extended its accreditation in business.
Founded in 1916, AACSB is the longest-serving global accrediting body for business schools, and the largest business education network connecting students, educators, and businesses worldwide. Through today’s ratification, a total of 820 institutions across 53 countries and territories have earned AACSB Accreditation in business. Furthermore, 187 institutions maintain supplemental AACSB Accreditation for their accounting programs.
“AACSB Accreditation recognizes institutions that have demonstrated a focus on excellence in all areas, including teaching, research, curricula development, and student learning,” said Stephanie M. Bryant, executive vice president and chief accreditation officer of AACSB International. “We congratulate each of the newly accredited institutions and their entire teams—including administrators, faculty, directors, staff, and students—for their roles in earning this respected honor.”
Achieving accreditation is a process of rigorous internal focus, engagement with an AACSB-assigned mentor, and peer-reviewed evaluation. During this multiyear path, schools focus on developing and implementing a plan to align with AACSB’s accreditation standards. These standards require excellence in areas relating to strategic management and innovation; student, faculty, and staff as active participants; learning and teaching; and academic and professional engagement.
“The commitment to earning accreditation is a true reflection of a school’s dedication—not only to their students, alumni network, and greater business community, but to the higher education industry as a whole,” said Bryant. “Today’s students are tomorrow’s business leaders, and the addition of these four institutions to the network of AACSB-accredited business schools will have a lasting positive impact, both locally and globally.”
For more detailed information about AACSB Accreditation, please visit aacsb.edu/accreditation.