MBA – Rankings And Accreditation

Selecting a program mba – a difficult process. Must take into account your own preferences, to evaluate the prospects and, most importantly – to choose a quality program mba. Often the first contact to the ratings of mba, only then pay attention to Accreditation Programs mba. Rankings of mba programs have begun to gain popularity in the late 80's, primarily as a method of promotion. And now there are so many different ratings programs mba, differing both degree of solidity of the organizer, but most importantly – the methods of collecting and evaluating information gathered by the information and calculation of weights and 'Points'.

As a consequence, we see a significant spread of results in different rankings. Rankings attract attention. But they also confuse the process of choosing schools and programs. Without disputing the importance of the ratings, what obyazatelnosleduet attention first when choosing a school after a rating? Accreditation: availability of accreditation – an indicator of quality of educational school programs. And this process did not start in the late 80's, but much earlier. There are three most authoritative organization in this field: aacsb (The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business) was established in 1916 and its mission has announced the promotion of quality management education worldwide, currently 554 accredited institution.

amba (Association of MBAs) was founded in 1967 with similar objectives, but is aimed specifically at business school, currently About 150 accredited business schools. equis – European Quality Improvement System – the name speaks for itself: the organization is designed to provide continuously increasing quality of business education in Europe, but as the aacsb and amba, and operates outside of Europe to Currently accredited by slightly more than 100 schools in 31 countries. Accordingly, he Process of accreditation is aimed in the first place to improve the quality of the educational process, including the involvement of qualified teachers in effective teaching methods, quality , as well as support for students. Evaluation criteria for professionals in education and business, and continuously improved. Getting one such accreditation – an achievement and requires efforts to improve the quality of their programs. Getting all three of accreditation – a very big achievement for school. This means that the program mba, for example, meets the highest standards of quality on all continents, without exaggeration, multimode and recognized very attractive companies in the world. Quality of graduates such a program – its a huge advantage for a successful career.