Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School has become an accredited member of Cladea, the Latin America Council of Management Schools. This international Organisation provides a network for interaction and cooperation among affiliated management schools, academic networks and institutions in the world. Currently CLADEA has more than 140 affiliated institutions, both private and public, from Latin America, North America and Europe.

Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School already belongs to the select group of institutions to hold the three main international accreditations: the American AACSB, the British AMBA and the European EQUIS quality label.

“This extra label gives us a better profile in Latin American countries where local schools have developed very well in recent years. Students and businesses look for ‘local approval’ before selecting international suppliers of management education. Cladea is giving us that local opproval”, says Peter Rafferty, Partner & Director of International Business at Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School.