BGA Membership
BGA believes that business schools should innovate and venture beyond conventional means of teaching and research. This is reflected in the services delivered to BGA's member institutions.
Read moreAMBA & BGA joint accreditation emphasises the importance of an institution's overall impact and value creation for students, employers, and communities, with a focus on responsible management, while maintaining the same level of rigour found in AMBA's accreditation of post-graduate business programmes.
Joint accreditation is only available to current AMBA-accredited schools, allowing them to undertake a whole school accreditation quality assurance process.
Achievement of joint accreditation allows institutions to demonstrate the quality of their programmes, their responsible management practices, and positive impact on stakeholders across the entire school, as well as within their MBA.
Only current AMBA-accredited institutions can apply for AMBA & BGA joint accreditation. The joint process is designed for schools that already hold AMBA accreditation and are looking to add BGA to their portfolio. (In exceptional circumstances, institutions new to both AMBA & BGA can apply for joint accreditation provided they meet all the eligibility criteria.)
Joint accreditation allows the school to utilise an accreditation system that it is familiar with and translate it to the entire school's activities, while providing unique insights into its overall impact and responsible management initiatives. Schools also submit an additional sample programme outside the MBA for further analysis which will provide specific ideas and recommendations for development and continuous improvement. This is all undertaken in a streamlined manner that greatly reduces the impact on the school's resources - both in terms of time and cost.
Undergoing a joint accreditation means that institutions need only one visit of highly experienced assessors, and combines required documentation from the two accreditations, thus reducing the amount of administrative work and tasks.
Schools that undergo AMBA & BGA joint accreditation can expect the following:
The AMBA & BGA joint accreditation fee is £23,500 GBP, which consists of:
The joint accreditation fee does not include travel and accommodation expenses related to the final assessment visit.
BGA believes that business schools should innovate and venture beyond conventional means of teaching and research. This is reflected in the services delivered to BGA's member institutions.
Read moreValidation is an efficient quality assurance process for business schools that doesn't require extensive resources and will prepare you for the accreditation process in the future.
Read moreBGA accreditation is a gold-standard quality assurance achievement awarded to business schools that can clearly demonstrate an increasing impact on their students and communities over a measurable period.
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