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Another feather in the cap
City University's faculty of business has become
the only such school in Greater China to have gained accreditation from
three organizations, the latest from the London-based Association of MBAs.
In 2005, the university received accreditation from AACSB
International, and from EQUIS last year.
EQUIS, or European Quality Improvement System, also accredits schools,
while the US-based Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business,
or AACSB promotes business and management education.
AMBA began as an advocacy group for business and management education
and offers accreditation services for business schools. AMBA says
accreditation "ensures the global quality and relevance of the MBA
and provides institutions with a distinct market advantage and
international visibility for their programs, as well as the opportunity
for external peer review."
Wei Kwok-kee, dean of the faculty of business at City University, says
the accreditation is a recognition for the business school's faculty and
the university itself.
He says that by securing the top three business school accreditations,
the faculty "has assumed a leading position in Asian business
education."
The university says the accreditations also highlight "the giant
strides made by the faculty in promoting internationalization within its
curriculum."
All master of business administration programs offered at the business
school are accredited by AMBA.
Premier business schools such as France's INSEAD (as wel l as its campus in Singapore) and London
Business School are among other institutions with triple accreditations.
"The EQUIS, AACSB International and AMBA accreditations mean our
students, and the qualifications conferred by CityU, will be widely
accepted by global institutions," Wei says.
"Our accreditation status has also attracted a number of overseas
schools to work with us and our students will benefit directly."
Through joint initiatives with universities overseas, the faculty is
able to expand its global network, combine its strengths with that of its
partners and offer an international education.
The school has formed a partnership with the University of California,
Berkeley, and recently became the first Hong Kong partner of its Asia
Business Centre.
The partnership with UC Berkeley, signed at the end of last month, will
offer advanced management executive programs to CityU students and
encourage an exchange of students and academics between the two schools.
CityU has also formed alliances with other well-known universities to
co-organize programs.
Partnerships have been forged with the Indian Institute of Management
Bangalore, SDA Bocconi-School of Management in Milan, Italy, and the
Anderson School of Management at the University of California, Los
Angeles.
CityU has also accepted invitations from the University of Toronto and
Switzerland's University of St Gallen to co-organize similar global
executive MBA programs.
According to Wei, the faculty values the chance to groom the global
mindset of students. It aims to broaden their horizons and improve their
language abilities through exchange programs, overseas internships,
voluntary service or through scholars visiting from overseas partner
institutions.
The number of exchange students at the school has increased, according
to CityU, as has the number of collaborating universities.
There are plans to increase the quota of exchange students to 400 over
the next two to three years, giving half of the undergraduates the
opportunity to undertake overseas exchange, CityU says. The quota was
increased to 230 this year from 180 last year.
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