Strathclyde Business School achieves AMBA re-accreditation

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

Accreditation from the Association of MBAs 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 Association of MBAs accreditation.

The Strathclyde Business School (SBS) is one of four faculties forming the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland. The school is located on Cathedral Street within the John Anderson campus of the university. It offers courses for business education and management development.

During the AMBA accreditation process, the panel members, representing senior management at global business schools, commended the school for its dedication to innovation, exploring new markets, and widening access to its programmes.

The panel also noted the variety and depth of careers services offered to MBA students and believe this is among the best in the network. It was seen to be well-appreciated by students and alumni.

Professor David Hillier, Associate Principal and Executive Dean of Strathclyde Business School said, “I’m delighted that we have achieved another successful accreditation – this means we have held continuous AMBA accreditation for over 40 years, since 1983.

“Accreditation is a reliable indicator of a top quality programme for students and employers. Our triple accreditation reflects our standing as a leading business school in an international technological university that is socially progressive at its core.

“The AMBA award is a testament to the quality of our students, alumni and staff who participated in the reaccreditation process. Strathclyde Business School has always been a pioneer in the MBA field since it introduced the first one-year full-time MBA programme in 1966, and we continue to aim high with our MBA portfolio. AMBA recognises that accredited programmes reflect changing trends and innovation in the postgraduate education sector, and we continue to revise our MBA programme and introduce initiatives such as our Global Practitioners to ensure our MBA is the best it can be, reflecting the needs of the business world.

“Embarking on an MBA is a significant undertaking for students, and we’re delighted our accreditation offers assurances about the quality of our MBA experience.”

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 postgraduate 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:  “Congratulations to Strathclyde Business School for receiving this re-accreditation. The school is clearly offering an impressive MBA programme – with excellent extracurricular and career services.”

For more information or interviews, please contact:

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

About Strathclyde Business School

Founded in 1948, the University of Strathclyde Business School is a pioneering, internationally renowned academic organisation that shapes and develops the business minds of tomorrow.  

Strathclyde Business School is one of four faculties forming the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow and its subject departments and specialist units collaborate to provide a varied programme of specialist and cross-disciplinary courses. We have established international centres in the UAE, Oman, Bahrain, and Malaysia, where we offer degrees such as the Strathclyde MBA.  

Strathclyde Business School has held triple accreditation from the three main business school accreditation bodies – AMBA, EQUIS and AACSB – since 2004 and we were the first business school in Scotland to achieve triple accreditation. We were also the first business school in Scotland to be awarded the Small Business Charter Award, which recognises our world-leading support for scaling Scottish firms through innovation, internationalisation and leadership.

Our departments and programmes also hold internationally recognised industry accreditations such as CIMA, ICAS, and CIPD.