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'''Triple accreditation (triple crown)''' refers to the simultaneous accreditation of a [[business school]] by three international accreditors: the [[Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business|Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)]] in the [[United States]], the [[Association of MBAs|Association of MBAs (AMBA)]] in the [[United Kingdom]], and [[EFMD Quality Improvement System|EFMD Quality Improvement System (EQUIS)]] in [[Belgium]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://www.routledge.com/Business-Schools-post-Covid-19-A-Blueprint-for-Survival/Kaplan/p/book/9781032381046|title=Business Schools Post-COVID-19: A Blueprint for Survival|publisher=Routledge|pages=62–64|author=Andreas Kaplan|date=7 June 2023}}</ref>
'''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|Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)]] in the [[United States|US]], the [[Association of MBAs|Association of MBAs (AMBA)]] in the [[United Kingdom|UK]], and [[EFMD Quality Improvement System|EFMD Quality Improvement System (EQUIS)]] in [[Belgium]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://www.routledge.com/Business-Schools-post-Covid-19-A-Blueprint-for-Survival/Kaplan/p/book/9781032381046|title=Business Schools Post-COVID-19: A Blueprint for Survival|publisher=Routledge|pages=62–64|author=Andreas Kaplan|date=7 June 2023}}</ref>


Business schools in the United States have often pursued only US based accreditation requirements with the AACSB. A total of 129 business schools in the world are triple-accredited {{as of|2024|4|2|lc=y}}.<ref name="MBAToday">{{cite web|url=http://www.mba.today/guide/triple-accreditation-business-schools|title=Triple accredited business schools (AACSB, AMBA, EQUIS)|publisher=MBA Today|access-date=30 April 2024}}</ref>
US-based business schools often focus solely on meeting domestic accreditation standards through the AACSB. A total of 129 business schools in the world are triple-accredited {{as of|2024|4|2|lc=y}}.<ref name="MBAToday">{{cite web|url=http://www.mba.today/guide/triple-accreditation-business-schools|title=Triple accredited business schools (AACSB, AMBA, EQUIS)|publisher=MBA Today|access-date=30 April 2024}}</ref>


== Triple Accreditation Criteria ==
== Triple Accreditation Criteria ==
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== Accredidation in the US ==
== Accredidation in the US ==
While all three business school accrediting bodies operate globally, most business schools in the United States chose to only pursue AACSB accreditation. Factors influencing this include the perception in the United States that AACSB accreditation is sufficient. Also, the structure of United States business schools means that they often do not meet the accreditation standards for AMBA or EQUIS; for example, the admission policies for United States MBA programmes do not align with the UK requirements for the AMBA accredidation that students have a minimum of three years' work experience.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mbagradschools.com/mba-industry-trends/mba-accreditation-all-you-need-to-know|title=All you need to know about MBA accreditation|website=MBA Grad Schools|author=Nick Harland|access-date=16 March 2024|date=September 2022}}</ref>
While 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.<ref>{{cite web |author=Nick Harland |date=September 2022 |title=All you need to know about MBA accreditation |url=https://mbagradschools.com/mba-industry-trends/mba-accreditation-all-you-need-to-know |access-date=16 March 2024 |website=MBA Grad Schools}}</ref>


== Schools by country==
== Schools by country==

Revision as of 20:27, 4 December 2024

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
Number of schools worldwide with single, double and triple (AACSB-AMBA-EQUIS) accreditation in 2023

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]

US-based business schools often focus solely on meeting domestic accreditation standards through the AACSB. A total of 129 business schools in the world are triple-accredited as of 2 April 2024.[2]

Triple Accreditation Criteria

Each 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

While 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

A total of 129 business schools in the world are triple-accredited as of 2 April 2024.[2]

Argentina

Australia

Austria

Belgium

Brazil

Canada

Chile

China

Colombia

Costa Rica

Czech Republic

Denmark

Egypt

Finland

France

Germany

Hong Kong

India

Ireland

Italy

Japan

Macau

Mexico

Netherlands

New Zealand

Nicaragua

Norway

Peru

Poland

Portugal

Singapore

Slovenia

South Africa

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Thailand

Turkey

United Kingdom

United States

Institutions that were previously triple accredited

Eleven business schools have previously held triple accreditation but are not triple-accredited as of 2024:

See also

References

  1. ^ Andreas Kaplan (7 June 2023). Business Schools Post-COVID-19: A Blueprint for Survival. Routledge. pp. 62–64.
  2. ^ a b "Triple accredited business schools (AACSB, AMBA, EQUIS)". MBA Today. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  3. ^ "What is Association of MBAs accreditation?". Association of MBAs. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Business Accreditation". AACSB. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  5. ^ "EQUIS". EFMD Global. 12 February 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  6. ^ Nick Harland (September 2022). "All you need to know about MBA accreditation". MBA Grad Schools. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "ESSCA". MBA Today. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  9. ^ "ESSCA". MBA Today. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  10. ^ "DCU Business School join global top tier with EQUIS accreditation". DCU. 20 May 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "คณะพาณิชยศาสตร์และการบัญชี มหาวิทยาลัยธรรมศาสตร์ ท่าพระจันทร์ ศูนย์รังสิต".
  13. ^ "Turkey's first and only Triple Crown". 30 April 2021.
  14. ^ "Nottingham Business School joins world top 1% with 'triple crown' accreditation". Nottingham Trent University. 26 April 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  15. ^ Zoey Tsang (12 March 2008). "Faculty of Business receives triple accreditation". City University of Hong Kong. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  16. ^ "ESCP boosts its multi-accreditation strategy". ESCP. 6 March 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  17. ^ "PolyU Faculty of Business achieves triple accreditation". Hong Kong Polytechnic University. January 2010. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  18. ^ "SKEMA gets AMBA accreditation and triple crown". SKEMA. 9 January 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  19. ^ "SKEMA deploys its multi-accreditation strategy". SKEMA. 10 March 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  20. ^ "International honours for Hull University Business School". University of Hull. Archived from the original on 9 April 2011. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
  21. ^ "IESE Annual Report 2019–2020" (PDF). IESE. p. 10. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  22. ^ "CEMS partner GSOM SPbU is the first Russian business school to receive the triple crown accreditation". 25 November 2021.
  23. ^ "Reseña Histórica". IESA. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
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