AABS Network
Network
AACSB International (AACSB), a global nonprofit association, connects educators, students, and business to achieve a common goal: to create the next generation of great leaders.
Synonymous with the highest standards of excellence since 1916, AACSB provides quality assurance, business education intelligence, and learning and development services to over 1,700 member organizations and more than 900 accredited business schools worldwide.
When educational, professional, and business organizations become members of the AACSB Business Education Alliance, they are part of a movement united to improve the quality of business education around the world. AACSB connects, shares, and inspires innovation and quality throughout the member network, as well as the business community. The collective strength of the organization is founded on diverse perspectives, a global mindset, and a commitment to making a difference.
The global organization has offices located in Tampa, Florida, USA; Amsterdam, the Netherlands; and Singapore.
The ACBSP (Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs) is a global accrediting body dedicated to advancing quality in business education. It focuses on ensuring that business programs meet high standards of excellence through rigorous evaluations of faculty, curriculum, and student outcomes. ACBSP's accreditation is recognized worldwide and provides institutions with access to a network of business educators, resources for continuous improvement, and credibility that enhances the value of their degrees.
The ALU School of Business (ALUSB) is a part of African Leadership University (ALU), which is accredited by the Higher Education Council of Rwanda and is located in the heart of the Rwandan capital, Kigali. The ALUSB MBA degree is awarded by African Leadership University.
ALUSB launched its first MBA class in 2016 and graduated its first class in July 2018.
Vision
In less than 6000 days, Africa will have the largest workforce in the world. This population boom could either be a humanitarian global crisis or the greatest source of global prosperity. The vision of the ALU School of Business is to serve as a catalyst for prosperity in Africa by developing African business leaders and entrepreneurs to help make this century The African Century!
Vision
To perform and support educational activities that contribute to intellectual and operational leadership in the field of management within the African context.
Mission
To foster the general advancement of knowledge and scholarship in the theory and practice of management among African scholars and/or academics interested in management and organization issues in Africa.
As part of Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P), Africa Business School was founded by OCP, the Global leader of phosphate industry and one of the largest fertilizer producers in the world. Mohammed VI Polytechnic University is an institution dedicated to research and innovation in Africa and aims to position itself among world-renowned universities in its fields.
The Business School’s ambition is to respond to the most crucial challenges facing Africa and the world in general, by being dedicated to the development of the continent’s future leaders through training, research, and innovation. With a hybrid pedagogy centered on the human being, Africa Business School brings a different perspective to leadership. In all of its programs, it develops both analytical and holistic skills of its participants, both quantitative and qualitative, cognitive and emotional, managerial, and technological. It also includes, as a cornerstone of its training, the responsibility to society to develop culturally and socially responsible leaders. Africa Business School joins forces with the most prestigious international academic partners to deliver its various programs.
We are a high-performance university serving economic, social and cultural development while remaining rooted in the value systems that underpin the Gabonese Nation
Analysis Institute of Management accompagne depuis 15 ans, les cadres et dirigeants dans la région Océan Indien en s’impliquant dans le développement économique local et régional. Des Masters et programmes exécutifs pour les professionnels de l’Océan Indien, délivrés à Maurice en partenariat avec l’Université Paris-Dauphine et l’IAE Paris – Sorbonne Business School.
After 12 years of existence in Dakar and having been several times named the best Business School in French-speaking black Africa by the magazine Jeune Afrique, BEM is today recognized as the Grande Ecole of management capable of training students up to the standards of challenges of the global economy, agile, daring and responsible.
Canary Islands Business School (Fundación Escuela de Negocios MBA) is a non profit institution focused on business development, studies and research in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
Founded in 1986, CIBS is a private institution offering undergraduate programmes as well as executive education (MBA´s and executive development programmes). We also run pre undergraduate business camps and winter and summer school executive programmes for international executives.
With a clear international vocation, our mission is to provide our students with a versatile and updated knowledge in business and entrepreneurship for their development as future leaders, CEO and prestigious professionals.
The Case Centre is the independent home of the case method. They are dedicated to advancing the case method worldwide, sharing knowledge, wisdom and experience to inspire and transform business education across the globe. They are a not-for-profit organisation and registered charity.
Mission and activities
- distribute the world’s largest collection of management case studies, articles and books on behalf of all the major business schools and internationally respected authors worldwide
- provide training in case method teaching, learning and writing led by globally renowned experts
- run international case competitions and awards
- offer scholarships to unpublished case writers and new case teachers
- publish books and articles by eminent case method specialists
- offer authors an efficient and effective worldwide case publishing and distribution service
- curate the annual #WorldCaseTeachingDay.
Mission
To develop professionals for a global, sustainable and ethical society, and advance knowledge on management and economics, through impactful innovation, connections with practice and adoption of a global mindset.
Vision
Católica Porto Business School aims to be recognised as:
- A prestigious research-intensive European school of business and economics;
- A leading European school with respect to making a meaningful impact on society and practice;
- A prime option for students seeking holistic development as individuals.
Values
Excellence
Católica Porto Business School aims to develop high-value, differentiated value propositions across its activities.
Person-centricity
Católica Porto Business School shares the humanist principles of Universidade Católica Portuguesa, such as the protection of people’s dignity, respect for justice and equality, honesty and integrity. The School aims to develop individuals holistically, equipping them to thrive in a global, interconnected world. Since its inception, the School’s raison d’être has been strongly rooted in principles of responsible management, and ethics and sustainability are central to its mission.
Experimentation
Católica Porto Business School has a deeply-ingrained innovation and pioneering culture, striving to be on the forefront of the activities it is engaged in. To do so, the School adopts a proactive attitude of experimentation and a continuous improvement mindset.
Strategic Axes
The School’s values, mission and vision are translated into strategic direction through three strategic axes:
- Impactful Innovation
- Connections with Practice
- Global Mindset
CLBS aims to be the Centre of Excellence for quality specialist training in Law and Business within the Indian Ocean.
The CEIBS Africa project was launched in 2008 with a mission to prepare highly competent innovation-oriented managers and executives who are capable of leading and growing their organisations in the increasingly dynamic African economic environment. These are leaders who are capable of negotiating the forces of globalisation and international competition for the benefit of their organisations.
Convinced of our ability to replicate, in Africa, the contributions CEIBS has made to the Chinese economy through providing access to world class management education to the country, CEIBS has a renewed focus on corporate social responsibility in Africa. From our facilities in Accra, and other locations across the continent, we will periodically provide week-long fully funded business management classes for African government officials and business executives.
Emphasis will also be placed on Company Specific Programmes (CSPs) and a number of open enrolment programmes to help company scale up operations and apply best practices in their businesses.
The Global executive MBA will have modules in the facility in Africa, thereby bringing together executives from Europe, Asia and Africa to facilitate the exchange of knowledge and experience between the continents.
The Durban University of Technology has officially established launched a Business School under the ambit of the Faculty of Management Sciences. Its curriculum is focused on applied business which will enable leaders to solve real life problems. The School offers a variety of academic programmes, executive education courses and short learning programmes.
The DUT Business School also designs tailor-made, in-house programmes and collaborates with corporate, public and non-profit organisations to develop and capacitate employees in various areas.
The DUT Business School’s academic programmes are accredited by the Council for Higher Education (CHE), registered with the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) and approved by the Department of Higher Education (DHET). The DUT Business School is a member of the South African Business School Higher Education (DHET) Association (SABSA).
The Durban University of Technology (DUT) Business School has an Advisory board that brings together members of society to represent among others, corporate, academia and government, nationally and internationally. The board members are well-credentialed leaders in their respective professions and representatives of various sectors. They are at the cutting edge of their profession – deeply aware of what employers’ expectations are of the business school graduate expectations and attributes – in both hard and soft skills and applied research..
Founded in 1972, EFMD is a global, non-profit, membership-driven organisation dedicated to management development. It is recognised globally as an accreditation body for business schools, business school programmes, and corporate universities.
Our mission
Act as a catalyst to promote and enhance excellence in management development globally
With a network of 30,000 management professionals from academia, business, public service, and consultancies, EFMD plays a central role in shaping the global approach to management education and provides a unique forum for information, research, networking, and debate on innovation and best practice.
EFMD is a network for schools and companies that aim to develop socially responsible leaders and managers looking for opportunities to connect. Alongside our emphasis on educational standards for management education, we firmly believe in bringing companies and academic institutions together and work towards facilitating and strengthening exchanges between the two.
The Eastern and Southern African Management Institute (ESAMI) is a Pan African Regional Management Development Centre owned by ten member governments from the Eastern and Southern African region. These are Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. It is a service and market-oriented institution offering high level specialised management training, consultancy, education programmes and action- oriented management research services. Other countries which regularly participate in ESAMI management development programmes include Lesotho, Botswana, South Africa, Angola, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Eritrea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Ghana, The Gambia, Sudan, Ethiopia and Burkina Faso.
In May, 1997 the UN Economic Commission for Africa officially designated ESAMI as The African Centre of Excellence in Management Development. This recognition has necessitated ESAMI to extend its services to all countries in Africa. To meet Africa’s management challenge in the new millennium ESAMI continues to provide high quality, client-centred management development interventions throughout Africa.
School recognized by the State, ESCA School of Management is a institution of higher education of reference in the field of management and management in North Africa and in the Mediterranean region. It was founded in 1992 and has more than 3800 graduates and trains each year 1100 students, managers and leaders in its curriculum and through its continuing education department. It aims to train a new generation of high-potential executives in Morocco and Africa, carrying values of modernization, ambition, innovation and a sense of commitment.
ESCA School of Management has made the international a strategic axis of its development, and has a network of 95 prestigious international partners in the world. The school is home to thirty different nationalities, and welcomes students and international participants each year as part of study semesters and Study Trips. ESCA School of Management is ranked First Business School in Morocco and French-speaking Africa by Eduniversal and Jeune Afrique, and this for several years. These rankings are a recognition of the quality of research, faculty, programs, corporate partners and the international dimension of the school.
ESLSCA University’s programs are accredited from the French Higher Ministry of education. It is the first European University to be granted national accreditation and equivalency from the Egyptian Supreme Council of Universities. ESLSCA University has achieved two palmes of excellence in the Eduniversal Business Schools ranking. Most recently ESLSCA University was granted accreditation by the Egyptian Ministry of higher education for the School of Computing and Digital Tech.
ESSEC Business School expanded to the African market, establishing ESSEC Africa, which inaugurated its ESSEC Africa campus in Rabat, Morocco on April 21st, 1997.
Fifteen local employees are based on this campus, under the leadership of the Deputy Dean of ESSEC Africa. During the 2020‐2021 academic year, ESSEC Africa welcomed 224 students to its Global BBA and Master in Management (Grande École) programs, 20 more than in 2019‐2020, demonstrating a steady growth in enrolment since its inauguration.
ESSEC Africa currently welcomes students from the Global BBA and the Master in Management through different formats: specialized “Entrepreneurship in Africa” and “Global Manager in Africa” tracks, and inter-campus mobility tracks.
The Global BBA program has been accredited by the Moroccan Ministry of Higher Education.
ESSEC Africa has also established a strong local network. In addition to partnerships with Centrale’s Casablanca campus, the school has developed ties with:
– The Moroccan National Institute of Statistics and Applied Economics for the implementation of pre‐experience programs and continuing education on the themes of Artificial Intelligence and Management.
– The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) to raise awareness on issues related to migration including welcoming refugees.
– A number of other local and international organisations : UNFM (Union de Femmes du Maroc), GIZ, Institut Confucius, Ecole Mohammedia d’Ingénieurs…
ESSEC Africa has also developed its executive education offering through custom made programs for managers and senior executives, and a catalogue of open enrolment certifying modules.
ETS is a non-profit organisation where teams are passionate about their mission to advance quality and equity in education for all people worldwide because they believe in the power of learning. ETS teams strive to provide innovative and meaningful measurement solutions that improve teaching and learning, expand educational opportunities, and inform policy.
They bring expertise to educational and business communities around the world, including companies, language schools, academic institutions and public service organisations. ETS Global serves 80 countries across Europe, South America, Asia, the Middle East and Africa. They offer a range of ETS products, services and learning solutions, including English-language assessments, standardised tests, training and consulting.