AACSB – the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business – has recently extended its accreditation of Vlerick Business School for a further period of five years. Vlerick was awarded the AACSB accreditation for the first time in 2004 and since then, our accreditation has been renewed every five years.
With this AACSB extension, Vlerick remains part of the select group of only 1% of all business schools worldwide that hold all three major international management education accreditation labels: AACSB, AMBA (Association of MBAs), and EQUIS (European Quality Improvement System). The triple accreditation recognises the school’s commitment to setting the highest international quality standards in management education and research. Only 124 business schools in the world hold this ‘triple crown’. And Vlerick has been a triple crown school for exactly 20 years on end!
Responding to the news, Marion Debruyne, Dean of Vlerick Business School, said: “I’m delighted that AACSB has continued to recognise Vlerick as a world-class business school. This recognition is thanks to the entrepreneurial spirit of the entire Vlerick team and their continuous effort to deliver top-quality education.
The Peer Review Team specifically commended us for our strong pedagogical focus and expertise as well as our focus on experiential and innovative learning with impact. Our programme management and innovation teams are specialists in the design and development of impactful online and on-campus learning journeys throughout our MBA, Masters, open and customised executive education programmes.”
Founded in 1916, AACSB is a global nonprofit association that connects educators, students, and the business world to achieve a common goal: to create the next generation of great leaders. The AACSB accreditation is worldwide known as the longest-standing, most recognised form of specialised accreditation that an institution and its business programmes can earn. Accreditation is a voluntary, nongovernmental process that includes a rigorous external peer review of a school's mission, faculty qualifications, curricula, and ability to provide the highest-quality programmes.