May 2022
About the
AACSB accreditation
School of Business and Economics
We co-create knowledge to make people grow
Five things you should know
1) What is an AACSB accreditation?
 A process of quality improvements according to given quality
standards, guided by a business school’s mission.
 To be accredited, evidence must be provided how the standards
are fulfilled in education, research, and administration, and
how engagement, innovation, and impact is improved.
 Only 900 out of the 17 000 business schools in the world have
been accredited by AACSB. In Europe, 80 out of 2 600.
2) What is Assurance of Learning (AoL)?
The course-embedded assessment used to measure
learning, identify gaps related to the learning goals,
and to suggest improvements to our programs.
3) What is Faculty Qualification Criteria (FQC)?
 The specific criteria we have established to map teacher's
competencies and qualifications.
 Covers a range of qualifications; from
intellectual merits, to experiences of
Holds a
collaboration with society.
doctorate
Holds a
master’s degree
4) Why an AACSB accreditation?
 To maintain education and research
at a high international standard.
The AACSB standards we must comply with
 To assure all quality improvements
1) Mission, impact and innovation
follows and strengthens our mission.
2) Intellectual contributions impact and alignment
with mission
 The AACSB accreditation is a mark
3) Financial strategies and allocation of resources
of excellence. We will use it to
4) Student admissions, progression and career
development
attract students and employees, and
5) Faculty sufficiency and deployment
facility collaboration with other
6) Faculty management and support
AACSB accredited universities in
7) Professional staff sufficiency and deployment
8) Curricula management and assurance of
the world.
learning
 The AACSB accreditation is an
9) Curriculum content
10) Student–faculty interactions
investment in our future!
11) Degree program educational level, structure
and equivalence
12) Teaching effectiveness
5) What have we achieved so far?
13) Student academic and
A robust and sustainable quality assurance process.
professional engagement
14) Executive education
Learning goals are clearly defined at all levels.
15) Faculty qualifications
and engagement
Sustain relevance
through scholarly
activities
Sustain relevance
through professional
activities
Scholarly
Academic
Practice
Academic
Scholarly
Practitioner
Instructional
Practitioner
12 programs have completed 3 cycles of
measurements and improvements. 8 programs have
completed 2 cycles.
The mapping of FQC is complete and used for
employee dialogues on competence development.
We are ready for the AACSB visit in October...
Three ways to support the accreditation process
1) Learn more.
The quality systems we have implemented will not be sustainable unless they are understood
and embraced by the whole School of Business and Economics. Support us by seeking more
information about the process. Participate in discussions. Ask critical-constructive questions.
Be curious. Be informed.
2) Get involved in the AACSB visit in October.
AACSB will visit us in October 2022 to conduct a final review of our accreditation work. We
need support to prepare for the visit, to engage employees and students in hearings, and to act
as a professional host during the visit.
3) Tell your story!
When the accreditation is accomplished, we will of course celebrate and promote it extensively.
Until then, we tell the world what an AACSB accreditation is, why we aim for it, and what we have
achieved so far. The most most credible person to speak about this is you. Tell your story about the
accreditation. How it sets knowledge in motion. And makes people grow. With your arguments,
examples and critical remarks.