European Council for Business Education
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The European Council for Business Education (ECBE) was founded in 1991 as an independent, not-for-profit organisation headquartered in Belgium
. The aim of ECBE is to accredit schools of business
from across Europe to ensure excellence in business education and teaching. ECBE's accreditation
process is based upon self and peer evaluation, aimed to ensure the continual improvement of educational quality. ECBE is overseen by a Board of Directors elected from the accredited members. A separate Board of Commissioners, independent of the Board of Directors are selected to oversee the application of procedures and the awarding of accreditation. ECBE is a registered affiliate of the European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education
(ENQA).
ECBE has 36 accredited members, as of October, 2011.
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
. The aim of ECBE is to accredit schools of business
Business school
A business school is a university-level institution that confers degrees in Business Administration. It teaches topics such as accounting, administration, economics, entrepreneurship, finance, information systems, marketing, organizational behavior, public relations, strategy, human resource...
from across Europe to ensure excellence in business education and teaching. ECBE's accreditation
Educational accreditation
Educational accreditation is a type of quality assurance process under which services and operations of educational institutions or programs are evaluated by an external body to determine if applicable standards are met...
process is based upon self and peer evaluation, aimed to ensure the continual improvement of educational quality. ECBE is overseen by a Board of Directors elected from the accredited members. A separate Board of Commissioners, independent of the Board of Directors are selected to oversee the application of procedures and the awarding of accreditation. ECBE is a registered affiliate of the European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education
European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education
The European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education came into being in 2000 as the European Network for Quality Assurance in Higher Education. In 2004 it was transformed from a network into an association....
(ENQA).
ECBE has 36 accredited members, as of October, 2011.
See also
- Alternate accreditors of business schools:
- European Foundation for Management DevelopmentEuropean Foundation for Management DevelopmentThe European Foundation for Management Development is an international membership organization, based in Brussels, Belgium. Europe's largest network association in the field of management development, it has over 700 member organizations from academia, business, public service and consultancy in...
- Association of MBAsAssociation of MBAsThe Association of MBAs is a London-based international organization that accredits postgraduate business programs at business schools worldwide. The Association is one of the three main global accreditation bodies in business education and styles itself "the world's impartial authority on...
- Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs
- European Foundation for Management Development