Triple accreditation
Triple accreditation in management education, also known as triple crown accreditation, describes a business school accredited by three major accreditation bodies: The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), the Association of MBAs (AMBA), and EFMD Quality Improvement System (EQUIS). About 1% of business schools are triple-accredited.[1]


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Accreditation comparison
Each of the three institutions assesses a business school according to different criteria and scope.[2][3][4] The AMBA accreditation certifies the overall quality of the Master in Business Administration programme MBA, including faculty and facilities. The accreditation assures students that the business school adheres to high quality standards. AACSB and EQUIS include quality benchmarks for the school.
Feb 2014 Survey Results among MBA applicants, in response to the question: "Which of the following accreditations is/was most important to you when choosing a business school?" [5]
Schools by country
In May 2020, there were 100 triple-accredited business schools in 36 countries or regions:[6][7][8]. This number has grown to over 110 by November 2021.
Argentina
- IAE Universidad Austral, Buenos Aires
Australia
- QUT Business School, Queensland University of Technology
- Monash University
- University of Sydney Business School
Austria
Belgium
- Vlerick Business School, Ghent
Brazil
- EAESP - Fundação Getúlio Vargas, São Paulo
- Insper, São Paulo
Canada
- HEC Montreal, Montreal
- Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa, Ottawa
Chile
- Adolfo Ibáñez University, Santiago
China
- Antai College of Economics and Management, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- Beijing Institute of Technology
- Lingnan College, Sun Yat-sen University
- Sun Yat-sen Business School, Sun Yat-sen University
- School of Economics and Management, Tongji University
- University of International Business and Economics
- Zhejiang University
- Xiamen University
- International Business School Suzhou, Xi'an Jiaotong Liverpool University
- Wuhan University School of Economics and Management
- University of Macau
Colombia
- Universidad de los Andes, Facultad de Administración, Bogota
Costa Rica
- INCAE Business School, Alajuela
Czech Republic
Denmark
- Copenhagen Business School, Copenhagen
- Aarhus University BSS, Aarhus[9]
Egypt
- American University in Cairo, Cairo.
Finland
- Aalto University School of Business, Helsinki
- Hanken School of Economics, Helsinki and Vaasa
France
- Audencia Nantes
- Burgundy School of Business
- EDHEC (École des hautes études commerciales du nord)
- EM Normandie Business School
- Emlyon Business School
- ESC Clermont Business School[10]
- ESC Rennes School of Business
- ESSCA School of Management
- ESSEC Business School
- Grenoble School of Management
- HEC Paris (Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales)
- ICN Business School
- IÉSEG School of Management
- INSEAD (Institut Européen d'Administration des Affaires)
- KEDGE Business School
- La Rochelle Business School
- Montpellier Business School
- NEOMA Business School
- Toulouse Business School
- EM Strasbourg Business School
Germany
Hong Kong
- School of Business, Hong Kong Baptist University
India
Ireland
Italy
- SDA Bocconi School of Management, Milan
- MIP Politecnico di Milano, Milan
Japan
Macau
- Faculty of Business Administration, University of Macau[12]
Mexico
- EGADE Business School, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Guadalajara and Mexico City.
- Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México, Mexico City.
- IPADE Business School, Universidad Panamericana, Monterrey, Guadalajara and Mexico City.
Netherlands
New Zealand
- University of Auckland Business School
- University of Waikato Faculty of Management, Hamilton
- Victoria University of Wellington, Victoria Business School, Wellington
- University of Canterbury Business School
Nicaragua
Peru
- Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú - CENTRUM
Poland
- University of Warsaw, Faculty of Management, Warsaw
- Kozminski University, Warsaw
Portugal
- Católica Lisbon School of Business & Economics
- Nova School of Business and Economics
- Católica Porto Business School
- Porto Business School
Russia
- Graduate School of Management, St Petersburg University, St Petersburg
South Africa
- 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
South Korea
- Korea University Business School, Seoul
- Yonsei School of Business, Seoul
Spain
- ESADE Business School and ESADE University Faculties, Barcelona
- IE Business School, Madrid
- IESE Barcelona
Sweden
- School of Business, Economics and Law, Gothenburg [13]
- Lund School of Economics and Management, Lund
Switzerland
- IMD Lausanne
- University of St. Gallen
Thailand
- Thammasat Business School,[14] Thammasat University
Turkey
United Kingdom
- Adam Smith Business School, University of Glasgow
- Alliance Manchester Business School, University of Manchester
- Aston Business School, Aston University
- Bayes Business School, City, University of London
- Birmingham Business School, University of Birmingham
- Bradford University School of Management, University of Bradford
- Cranfield School of Management, Cranfield University
- Durham University Business School, Durham University
- Henley Business School, University of Reading
- Imperial College Business School
- Kent Business School, University of Kent
- Lancaster University Management School, Lancaster University
- Leeds University Business School, University of Leeds
- London Business School
- Loughborough University School of Business and Economics
- Manchester Metropolitan University Business School
- Newcastle University Business School
- Nottingham University Business School
- Open University Business School
- Sheffield University Management School, University of Sheffield
- Strathclyde Business School, University of Strathclyde
- University of Edinburgh Business School, University of Edinburgh
- University of Exeter Business School, University of Exeter
- University of Liverpool Management School
- Warwick Business School, University of Warwick
United States
Institutions that have lost Triple Accreditation
Six business schools have previously held Triple Accreditation status but are no longer triple-accredited:
- City University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong)
- ESCP Business School (France)
- Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Hong Kong)
- Queen's University at Kingston (Canada)
- Skema Business School (France)
- University of Hull (United Kingdom)
See also
References
- "Triple accredited business schools (AACSB, AMBA, EQUIS)". MBA Today.
- AACSB Standards http://www.aacsb.edu/accreditation/standards.asp
- AMBA Criteria https://www.associationofmbas.com/business-schools/accreditation/
- EQUIS Standards and Criteria http://www.efmd.org/accreditation-main/equis/equis-guides
- CarringtonCrisp report titled "Tomorrow's MBA", February 2014
- AMBA-accredited schools: https://www.associationofmbas.com/business-schools/accreditation/accredited-schools/
- AACSB-accredited schools: "AACSB Business and Accounting Accreditation". Archived from the original on 2012-09-10. Retrieved 2011-11-09.
- EQUIS-accredited schools: http://www.efmd.org/accreditation-main/equis/accredited-schools
- "AMBA accreditation for School of Business and Social Sciences". Archived from the original on 2015-08-03. Retrieved 2015-07-22.
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