Nottingham University Business School China (NUBS China) today joins the top tier world business schools that hold AACSB accreditation.
The School has earned accreditation from AACSB International—The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), together with the UK and Malaysia campuses. Synonymous with the highest standards of quality, AACSB accreditation inspires new ways of thinking within business education globally. As a result, less than 6 per cent of the world's schools offering business degree programmes hold AACSB business accreditation.
Professor Martin Lockett, Dean of NUBS China, said, “We are delighted with this further recognition of our position as a leading international business school in China. AACSB accreditation recognises the quality of NUBS China as well as the UK and Malaysia, and will contribute to our growth and improvement in the future.”
“AACSB accreditation recognises institutions that have demonstrated a focus on excellence in all areas, including teaching, research, curriculum development, and student learning,” said Stephanie M. Bryant, executive vice president and chief accreditation officer of AACSB. “We congratulate the University of Nottingham Ningbo China and Dean Martin Lockett on earning accreditation and applaud the entire Nottingham University Business School China team—including the administration, faculty, staff, and students—for their roles in earning this respected honour.”
AACSB accreditation signifies a business school’s commitment to strategic management, learner success, thought leadership, and societal impact.
The accreditation signals to students that the school seriously takes its commitment to high standards in teaching, learning, and continuous improvement. AACSB accredited business schools must pass rigorous quality standards and are recognised worldwide by leading employers and universities.
For over a century, the ISO 9001:2015 certified AACSB accreditation has been synonymous with the highest standards in business education. Accredited schools have successfully undergone a rigorous review process conducted by their peers in the business education community, ensuring that they have the resources, credentials, and commitment needed to provide students with first-rate, future-focused business education.
The accrediting process included a self-evaluation report addressing AACSB standards, a peer-review process, and a rigorous external review of a school’s mission, degree programmes, teaching, curricula, resources, alumni relations and external engagement, and the calibre of its professional staff and faculty.
EQUIS accreditation (the EFMD Quality Improvement System) was first awarded to the school in 2010, for its UK, China and Malaysia business schools and was awarded renewal for the coveted maximum term of five years in 2021. EQUIS is granted by the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD).
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More information is available from Professor Martin Lockett in Nottingham University Business School China at martin.lockett@nottingham.edu.cn or Ms Carol Chen in the Communications and Marketing Office at the University of Nottingham Ningbo China at carol.chen@nottingham.edu.cn
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AACSB International—The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)
As the world’s largest business education alliance, AACSB International—The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) connects educators, students, and business to achieve a common goal: to create the next generation of great leaders. Synonymous with the highest standards of excellence since 1916, AACSB provides quality assurance, business education intelligence, and professional development services to over 1,500 member organizations and more than 785 accredited business schools worldwide. With its global headquarters in Tampa, Florida, USA; Europe, Middle East, and Africa headquarters in Amsterdam, the Netherlands; and Asia Pacific headquarters in Singapore, AACSB’s mission is to foster engagement, accelerate innovation, and amplify impact in business education.
For more information, visit aacsb.edu.