S. Vishnu Sharma
There is a happy news on the management education front in India. The premier management education institution Indian Institute of Management Lucknow (IIM-L) has won the AACSB international accreditation. According to sources, AACSB accreditation provides a framework of 15 international standards against which business schools around the world assess the quality of their educational services.
Founded in 1916, AACSB is the longest-serving global accrediting body for business schools, and the largest business education network connecting students, educators, and businesses worldwide.
Synonymous with the highest standards of quality, AACSB accreditation inspires new ways of thinking within business education globally and, as a result, has been earned by only five percent of the world’s schools offering business degrees at the bachelor’s level or higher.
IIM L gets AACSB intl accreditation
Professor Archana Shukla, director, Indian Institute of Management Lucknow said they are happy to receive the well-known accreditation from AACSB.
This is recognizing them as amongst global premiere institutions. This recognition also motivates them to strengthen their commitment to remain a leading business school that offers socially conscious and globally relevant thought leadership.
This accreditation also inspires them to further make their commitment strong towards sustaining the quality and rigour in all their activities, she said. ‘We take this opportunity to acknowledge the insightful feedback provided by AACSB peer review team. I am confident that AACSB accreditation would strengthen our international linkages and provide newer collaborative opportunities globally,’ said Archana Shukla.
AACSB accreditation recognizes institutions that have demonstrated a focus on excellence in all areas, including teaching, research, curricula development, and student learning, said Stephanie M. Bryant, executive vice president and chief accreditation officer of AACSB International.
IIM L gets AACSB intl accreditation – The accreditation is a result of their sustained effort to establish world class processes and they are grateful to the AACSB peer review team which helped us streamline system better with insightful feedback, said Professor Indranil Biswas, Professor in charge International Accreditation.