Cardiff Business School receives prestigious AMBA re-accreditation

Cardiff Business School confirms itself in the top 2% of business schools globally with AMBA re-accreditation.

The re-accreditation from the Association of MBAs (AMBA), one of the world’s leading authorities in postgraduate business education, demonstrates its continuing commitment to excellence in management education.

Upon receiving AMBA re-accreditation, all current MBA and recent MBA alumni of Cardiff Business School are invited to continue to be part of AMBA’s global member community of more than 60,000 students and alumni in more than 150 countries on a free basis, for networking, thought leadership, career development, and a variety of benefits.

Accreditation from AMBA represents the highest standard of achievement in postgraduate business education. Its rigorous assessment criteria ensure that only the highest-calibre programmes which demonstrate the best standards in teaching, curriculum, and student interaction achieve AMBA accreditation.

Professor Tim Edwards, Dean and Head of Cardiff Business School, said: “We are thrilled to have received AMBA re-accreditation following a rigorous peer review process. This achievement highlights our commitment to delivering world-class MBA programmes that embody our unique public value purpose. Thank you to everyone involved in our MBA programmes and the reaccreditation process.”

During the re-accreditation process conducted by AMBA, members of the accreditation panel, representing senior management from global business schools, commended the collegiality and spirit of the school which they thought was authentic, positive, and infectious.

The school was also seen to be purpose-led and based on a Public Value ethos, exemplified by how much importance the employers placed on the often unique approach of the programmes.

Finally, the panel noted that the research excellence of the school was evident across its disciplines and research centres and they thought this offered both breadth and depth. The panel thought that this provided an excellent foundation for launching cross-disciplinary initiatives.

Andrew Main Wilson, Chief Executive of the Association of MBAs and Business Graduates Association (BGA) said: “I am absolutely delighted that Cardiff Business School has received re-accreditation from AMBA. I would like to personally congratulate everyone who worked so hard towards this reaccreditation. The schoolis of very high quality and is therefore very deserving of its place in the AMBA network. I look forward to working with the school in the future.”