Accreditations and Rankings - University of Nottingham Ningbo China

EQUIS Accredited

Accredited by the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD), EQUIS benchmarks business school activity against international standards.

We were first awarded this sought-after accreditation in 2010, covering our UK, China and Malaysia Business Schools.

AACSB Accredited

Nottingham University Business School is an accredited member of AACSB International—The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).

This signifies our commitment to strategic management, learner success, thought leadership, and societal impact.

AMBA Accredited

The Association of MBAs (AMBA) accredits MBA programmes globally.

The MBA programmes at Nottingham University Business School are AMBA-accredited.

United Nations
PRME Champion School

Nottingham University Business School has once again been recognised as one of the Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME) Champion Schools for 2024-25.

Teaching Excellence Frameworks

The University was awarded Gold in the Teaching Excellence Framework.

National First-Class Undergraduate Programme & National First-Class Module

National First-Class Undergraduate Programme: Finance, Accounting and Management (FAM)

National First-Class Module: Marketing Management

2025 Shanghai Ranking of Sino-foreign universities

The University of Nottingham Ningbo China is ranked No. 3 among Sino-foreign universities.

2024 ShanghaiRanking’s Global Ranking of Academic Subjects

15th – 25th in Business Administration discipline ranking, 33rd – 46th in Management, 61st –80th in Economics all universities in Chinese mainland

Many of our courses are accredited or supported by business and other professional institutions. These include:

The BSc Finance, Accounting and Management (FAM) works closely with professional accounting associations. Graduates of this degree can obtain certain exemptions from the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) Professional Examination Scheme, the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) Professional Stage, Certified Practising Accountant (CPA Australia) and the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) Certificate in Business Accounting.
MSc Finance and Investment (Professional Accounting) has been designated to prepare students to develop into professional accountants and will benefit students by providing exemptions from ACCA and ICAEW.
MSc International Management (Marketing) holds partnership with the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM), students can have the opportunity to acquire the CIM Diploma in Professional Marketing after their graduation.