Accreditations

A guarantee of high standards, an assurance of quality

• With AACSB accreditation , Toulouse Business School achieved the grand slam and joined the ranks of the best international business schools.

• In June 2004, only 21 business schools in the world, including 5 French Grandes Ecoles, enjoy this triple distinction of EQUIS, AMBA, and AACSB accreditation.

The main processes evaluated by all 3 accreditation systems are :

• the coherence of the institution's strategy
• the quality and effectiveness of the management of faculty (recruitment, development, promotion)
• the production of intellectual contributions (faculty qualifications, research); for each program of studies: the coherence of the program and courses, the processes for renewing programs and courses
• the rigor of the student selection process, student follow-up and placement, and the development and improvement in teaching methods and program content
• the solidity of links with the professional world.

The procedure that leads to accreditation is a long one (several years, 2 to 3 for AACSB). It is also a very demanding one, involving all the parties concerned.

• The rigor and scrupulousness of this process and the constant verification of information guarantees the seriousness of these accreditations and -by the same token- the quality of Group ESC Toulouse's programs.
  

• EQUIS, AMBA, and AACSB ACCREDITATIONS: A WORLDWIDE REFERENCE FOR HIGHER EDUCATION

Higher education today is a highly internationalized, extremely competitive sector. For candidate students, companies, professional organizations, research professors, universities seeking partnerships-in short, for all concerned with business education, it is becoming increasingly difficult to get one's bearings and make informed, confident decisions.

Beyond what an organization says about itself, in its own communications, how can one analyze in-depth the quality of its programs ?

• How can one ascertain the academic level of its faculty ?
• How can one know that its programs are regularly updated to take into account the latest research ?
• How can one assess the solidity of its links with the professional world ?
• Should a firm want to recruit a foreign candidate, how can they know about the real value of his or her diploma?
• How can a company know the real value of the degree held by a foreign candidate it is considering recruiting?
  

• International accreditations provide a response: an external institution, after a long auditing process, certifies that the accredited programs, no matter what their national origin, meet a set of common, universal standards of excellence.

AMBA Association of Masters of Business Administration British in origin, this certificate was created in 1967. In the world, 141 institutions are AMBA-accredited (April 2008). In France, 16 Institutions are AMBA-accredited (April 2008).	EQUIS European Quality Improvement System (EFMD - European Foundation for Management Development). European in origin, this certificate was created in 1998. In the world, 110 institutions are EQUIS-accredited (April 2008). In France, 18 institutions are EQUIS accredited (April 2008).	AACSB Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business American in origin, this certificate was created in 1916. In the world, 555 institutions are AACSB-accredited (April 2008). In France, 11 institutions are AACSB-accredited (July 2008).
Toulouse Business School was awarded AMBA accreditation in 2002	Toulouse Business School was awarded EQUIS accreditation in 2001 AND RE-ACCREDITED IN 2004 FOR 5 YEARS	Toulouse Business School was awarded AACSB accreditation in 2003.