Facultad de Administración de Empresas (FAE), Universidad Externado de Colombia has officially 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 MBA alumni of FAE are invited to join AMBA’s global member community of more than 50,000 students and alumni in more than 150 countries on a free basis, for networking, thought leadership, career development, and a variety of benefits.
FAE is an academic unit of Universidad Externado de Colombia in Bogota, Colombia. AMBA has accredited the MBA at the School.
Members of AMBA’s accreditation panel, representing senior management at AMBA-accredited Business Schools globally, commended the leadership of the School, which the panel thought was focused on continually reaching for international excellence.
The panel also commented on the School’s commitment to fostering sustainable development, the School’s membership of PRME and its multiple core modules on the topic were used as examples of this.
The dedication of the faculty was also noted by the panel, as was the high quality of the facilities at the School.
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.
Dean, Alejandro Beltrán said, ‘Achieving AMBA accreditation represents a great milestone in the history of our School and our University. We are convinced that reaching this accreditation will allow us to keep working in continuous improvement and looking forward in the pursuit of global standards of operation at our School.
‘For many years, being accredited with AMBA was one of our main goals and now we can celebrate the accomplishment. We feel very honoured to be part of this select group and now, more than ever, will keep our commitment of educating agents of change.’
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, ‘AMBA only accredits the top 2% of Business Schools globally, and I am delighted that we can welcome the prestigious FAE to this select group. FAE is clearly committed to the values of excellence in higher education and in creating the sustainable managers of the future.’
For more information or interviews, please contact:
- David Woods-Hale, Director of Marketing and Communications, AMBA & BGA – d.woods@associationofmbas.com
- Ellen Buchan, Communications and Insight Assistant, AMBA & BGA – e.buchan@associationofmbas.com
- María Juliana Silva, Marketing Director, School of Management, Universidad Externado de Colombia – maria.silva@uexternado.edu.co
About the Facultad de Administración de Empresas, Universidad Externado de Colombia
The School of Management is one of ten colleges at the Universidad Externado de Colombia located in the historic city-center of Bogota, Colombia. It was founded in 1965 and offers a bachelor in business administration, one MBA, ten specialized masters, and a doctorate in administration. The School of Management offer different learning-by-doing experiences that allows business training and impactful contributions to the community.
The School’s mission is to educate agents of change in managerial abilities to enable organizations to contribute to sustainable development within emerging economies.
