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Institutional Accreditation

BAC

British Accreditation Council EQAR

Since 2023, we are institutionally accredited by the British Accreditation Council (BAC), a quality assurance agency listed on the European Quality Assurance Register for Higher Education (EQAR).

Institutional accreditation revolves around the institution as a whole, unlike programmatic accreditation that revolves around certain programs only. BAC’s accreditation standards are based on the European Standards and Guidelines (ESG) and strongly emphasize outcome-based performance, institutional governance and quality assurance systems.

ATHEA

Association for Transnational Higher Education Accreditation ENQA

Since 2023, we are institutionally accredited by the Association for Transnational Higher Education Accreditation (ATHEA), a registered affiliate of the European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA).

Institutional accreditation revolves around the institution as a whole, unlike programmatic accreditation that revolves around certain programs only. ATHEA’s accreditation standards are based on the European Standards and Guidelines (ESG) and strongly emphasize outcome-based performance, institutional governance and quality assurance systems.

Programmatic Accreditation

ACBSP

Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs CHEA

Since 2016, several programs at our main campus in Zurich and at our branch campuses in Antwerp, Barcelona and Brussels are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP), an organization recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) in the United States of America. Our other campuses in Amsterdam, Geneva, Madrid, Milan and Tokyo are considered educational sites under our accredited main and branch campuses.

The following programs received specialized programmatic accreditation:

ECBE

European Council for Business Education ENQA

Since 2010, several programs at the Amsterdam, Antwerp, Barcelona, Brussels, Geneva, Madrid, Milan, Tokyo and Zurich campuses are accredited by the European Council for Business Education (ECBE), a registered affiliate of the European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA).

The following programs received specialized programmatic accreditation:

Programmatic Validation

Coventry University

Pearson Ofqual

Since 2022, our campuses in Antwerp, Barcelona, Brussels, Zurich and Online are authorized by Coventry University to organize university-validated programs resulting in a dual degree. Coventry University is accredited by the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) in the United Kingdom, and is authorized to deliver UK state-recognized degrees.

The following programs were university-validated:

The following programs have the above university-validated top-up program integrated:

Pearson

Pearson Ofqual

Since 2019, our branch campus in Barcelona is a registered center with Pearson, an organization regulated by the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual) in the United Kingdom, and is authorized to deliver UK state-recognized qualifications.

The following dual-qualification programs were approved:

Institutional Certification

CRKBO

CRKBO

Our campus in Amsterdam was certified in 2017 for inclusion in the "Centraal Register Kort Beroepsonderwijs", the national registry of educational institutions offering professional education.

EduQua

EduQua

Our campuses in Geneva and Zurich are certified since 2013 by EduQua, the Swiss quality label for further education.

KMO-portefeuille

KMO-portefeuille

Our campuses in Antwerp and Brussels are registered since 2015 with the "Agentschap Innoveren en Ondernemen" department from the Flemish Ministry of Economic Affairs as an education provider in the "KMO-portefeuille" subsidy program (registration number DV.O104194).

NRTO

NRTO

Our campus in Amsterdam was awarded the quality label in 2017 from the "Nederlandse Raad voor Training en Opleiding", the trade association for private educators in the Netherlands, in recognition of the quality and professional level of service offered to students.

Qfor

Qfor

Our campuses in Antwerp and Brussels are certified since 2015 by Qfor, a European quality label for training institutions.

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