ESIC Business and Marketing School receives Association of MBAs (AMBA) re-accreditation

Upon receiving AMBA re-accreditation, all current MBA and recent MBA alumni of ESIC Business and Marketing 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 post-graduate 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.

ESIC Business and Marketing School is based primarily in Madrid, Spain. It has recently gained university status and has opened the Campus Juan XXIII in Pozuelo de Alarcón (a western suburb of Madrid) and vocational training centres in both Madrid and Barcelona.

The school was established in 1965, originally founded with a focus on marketing education. Over the years, it has grown into a comprehensive business school offering a range of undergraduate, postgraduate, and executive education programmes. ESIC is known for enhancing scientific and technical understanding, particularly in marketing and communication, supporting impactful projects and research.

During the re-accreditation process conducted by AMBA, members of the accreditation panel, representing senior management from global business schools, commended the new premises which they thought represented a significant investment in the business school by the University, providing an excellent learning environment.

The panel thought that the school also benefited from an engaged and committed faculty that were equipped to deliver change.

Finally, the panel also saw that the school was able to recruit genuine international student learning groups, who told the panels that the programmes were excellent value for money.

AMBA accreditation is international in scope and reach, and AMBA works under the belief that accredited programmes should be of the highest standard and consider changing trends and innovation in post-graduate management education. Its accreditation process reflects this commitment to fostering innovation, and demanding business schools to perform at the highest level continually.

Andrew Main Wilson, Chief Executive of the Association of MBAs and Business Graduates Association (BGA) said: “I am delighted that ESIC Business and Marketing School has received re-accreditation. The panel were clearly impressed with the impact that the school is having on the students – and with the new facilities of the school, this impact is only going to grow. I look forward to working with you in the future.”

For more information or interviews, please contact:

· Ellen Buchan, Insight, Content and PR Manager, AMBA & BGA – e.buchan@amba-bga.com

· Dr Javier Blanch,  Accreditations Officer, ESIC Business and Marketing School  –  javier.blanch@esic.edu

About ESIC Business and Marketing School

ESIC has been a private long-standing institution in the marketplace offering a comprehensive portfolio of MBA and MBM programs since 1965. The School is academically sustainable, financially viable, and committed to quality and continuous educational improvement. It possesses a distinctive market identity, which provides the basis for a high quality and successful MBA and MBM portfolios. Currently, ESIC Business School, along with ESIC University, hosts 8,500+ students, and spreads across three main campuses in Madrid (Headquarters), Valencia and Barcelona.

The corporate mission of ESIC has remained flawlessly enforced since our foundation and revolves around solid foundational precepts. As a higher education institution, ESIC pursues the development of individuals in the areas of Business Management, Marketing and Digital Transformation, fostering innovation and entrepreneurship. The School strives for its students to thrive as future practitioners who are able to create successful businesses and organizations, and perform with responsibility and efficiency, at any level, function and across any business sector.  

Within that groundwork, ESIC also contributes to the diffusion of a business ethics culture at both national and international level, developing new communication channels between academia and business whilst inserted in our value-oriented framework. As a result, ESIC shapes a learning community adapted to the fast-changing environment that contributes to the betterment of society with the objective of making a more prosperous, responsible, and sustainable world. The enhancement of scientific and technical understanding of business, particularly marketing and communication, supporting projects conceived in the School, and promoting research activities beyond that will have an impact not only at academic but, remarkably. at social and human levels.

About AMBA & BGA

Spearheading excellence and trailblazing innovation, for more than 50 years the Association of MBAs (AMBA) has been the impartial authority on post-graduate management education. AMBA established that vision in 1967 and, in a volatile, uncertain world, it's as relevant today as it was then. We are committed to raising the profile and quality standards of business education internationally, for the benefit of business schools, students and alumni, employers, communities and society.

· Our accreditation service is the global standard for all MBA, DBA and master’s degrees, currently accrediting programmes from the top 2% of business schools in more than 75 countries.

· Our Research and Insight Centre produces a rich body of reports exploring global trends in the business education sector. This drives our global thought leadership and public affairs campaigns.

· We are the only professional membership association that connects MBA students and graduates, accredited business schools and MBA employers throughout the world.

· Through our members, AMBA is building an international force for good, championing best practice, responsible management and sustainability. Membership to AMBA means being part of an international community of peers with access to business strategy thought leadership, career advice and knowledge, and an MBA jobs portal.

· Our multi-award-winning events offer networking opportunities online and in person across all continents in association with international corporate partners and thought leaders exclusively for our members and accredited business schools.

The Business Graduates Association (BGA) is an international membership and accreditation body of world-leading and high-potential business schools that share a commitment for responsible management practices and lifelong learning, and that are looking to provide a positive impact on their students, communities and the economy as a whole. We offer:

· Quality assurance services to business schools and similar institutions, aimed at continuous improvement and positive impact to increase a business school’s credibility and influence.

· Consultation and mentorship services to business schools to improve their marketing and admissions, programme design, alumni interaction, teaching methods, and career development services.

· Award-winning international events for business school professionals, focused on continuous learning.

· Student and graduate membership, which includes social networking events worldwide, professional development tools, a Career Development Centre, and much more.

· Leading and award-winning content on responsible management, professional and personal growth, and influence via the Business Impact content hub.