Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University received accreditation from the Association of MBAs (AMBA), one of the world’s leading authorities on post-graduate business education, demonstrating its continuing commitment to excellence in management education.
Upon receiving AMBA accreditation, all current MBA students and recent MBA alumni of Cardiff Business School are invited to join AMBA’s global member community of more than 57,000 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 the Association of MBAs (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 Association of MBAs accreditation.
Cardiff University is a public research university in Cardiff, Wales. Cardiff Business School operates at the university’s Cathays Park campus. AMBA has accredited the full-time MBA and the EMBA at the School.
Members of AMBA’s accreditation panel, representing senior management at AMBA-accredited Business Schools globally, commended the School’s commitment to its Public Value strategy, the leadership of the Dean, and the strength of the School’s research. The panel also highlighted the way the School’s research informed its MBA curricula, the executive coaching provided to MBA students, the School’s collegiate culture, and the professionalism of professional services staff. .
Professor Rachel Ashworth, Dean of Cardiff Business School said: ‘We are incredibly proud to receive AMBA accreditation and delighted to be joining the AMBA community. This achievement demonstrates our commitment to enhancing the student experience and delivering outstanding and distinctive MBA programmes that reflect our Public Value purpose’.
AMBA accreditation is international in scope and reach, and AMBA works under the belief that accredited programmes should be of the highest standard and reflect 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 to welcome Cardiff Business School to our network of world-leading Business Schools. AMBA is committed to raising the profile and quality standards of business education internationally, for the benefit of Business Schools, MBA students and graduates and alumni, employers, communities and society. I look forward to working with Cardiff Business School to achieve these goals.’
For more information or interviews, please contact:
- David Woods-Hale, Director of Marketing and Communications, AMBA & BGA – d.woods@associationofmbas.com
- Ellen Buchan, Insight and Communications Executive, AMBA & BGA – e.buchan@associationofmbas.com
- Jonathan Rees, Senior Communications Officer, Cardiff University –
ReesJ37@cardiff.ac.uk / 07972027223
About Cardiff Business School
Cardiff Business School
At Cardiff Business School we co-create world-leading education and research that addresses grand challenges in work, governance and innovation, across our economy and within our organisations. Our Public Value ethos ensures we deliver economic and social value and make a positive difference to communities in Wales, UK and the wider world. .
Cardiff University is recognised in independent government assessments as one of Britain’s leading teaching and research universities and is a member of the Russell Group of the UK’s most research intensive universities. The 2014 Research Excellence Framework ranked the University 5th in the UK for research excellence. Among its academic staff are two Nobel Laureates, including the winner of the 2007 Nobel Prize for Medicine, Professor Sir Martin Evans. Founded by Royal Charter in 1883, today the University combines impressive modern facilities and a dynamic approach to teaching and research. The University’s breadth of expertise encompasses: the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences; the College of Biomedical and Life Sciences; and the College of Physical Sciences and Engineering, along with a longstanding commitment to lifelong learning. Cardiff’s flagship Research Institutes are offering radical new approaches to pressing global problems. More at www.cardiff.ac.uk
