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ABOUT AACSB AACSB International (The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business) is a global network of educational institutions, businesses, and other industry stakeholders devoted to the advancement of business education. Established in 1916, AACSB provides its members with a variety of products and services to assist them with the continuous quality improvement of their business schools. AACSB conducts research, assesses trends, hosts more than 80 global professional development events annually, and gathers business school leaders from around the world to network and share experiences. Fulfilling your school s mission and achieving academic excellence is a challenging and complex process where learning and collaborating with peers is critical to success. Explore what AACSB International membership can do to enhance the quality of your business programs, faculty, staff, and students.
90+ COUNTRIES 1,500+ MEMBER INSTITUTIONS 40,000+ THOUGHT LEADERS, EDUCATORS & INNOVATORS Connect With the Largest Network of Business Schools Worldwide MEMBERSHIP ADVANTAGES With over 1,500 members in more than 90 countries and territories, AACSB International is the world s largest network of business educators, thought leaders, and innovators. Whether your school is seeking to build collaborative relationships or planning to pursue accreditation, AACSB membership is an essential component to your school s success. The Largest Global Network of Business Education Professionals Cross-Functional Opportunities to Share and Collaborate A Network That Advocates for Business Education Worldwide Mission-Driven, Peer-Reviewed Accreditation Standards
Energize Your Business School s Effectiveness Member Benefits The AACSB Exchange The AACSB Exchange is the world s largest online community of business school professionals. This digital platform features peer-generated content and is your networking tool to connect with colleagues and experts within the business education industry around the world. Features Within The Exchange The AACSB Member Forum - your connection to over 40,000 peers who share your challenges, opportunities, and successes helps you navigate through the uncertainties and disruptions in the business education industry. The Exchange community allows all AACSB members to seek and share advice, exchange resources, and build relationships regardless of time zone or geographic location. The Collaboration Concourse - a member-only benefit that serves as a virtual platform for member schools to explore and connect with other member schools around the world seeking to engage in collaborative partnership opportunities. With opportunities such as study abroad, faculty exchange, and joint research, the electronic Collaboration Concourse helps schools identify peer schools and their specific collaborative interests internationally. AACSB DataDirect The largest and most comprehensive business school database in the world, DataDirect gives you access to customizable business school data that is vital to everyday decision-making. Participation in DataDirect surveys provides you with high-quality data and reports about the characteristics, practices, trends, and environments of business programs worldwide information you won t find anywhere else. AACSB LINK The Link (Leading Insights, News, and Knowledge) is a bi-weekly email newsletter delivers the newest, most relevant information in global business education to members and subscribers. As a content hub for numerous AACSB and industry publication platforms, LINK keeps members current on AACSB news and trending issues in business education. Become an AACSB Member Today! To learn more about becoming an AACSB member, contact membership@aacsb.edu or visit www.aacsb.edu/membership.
Be Engaged Join an Affinity Group To join a group, email: membership@aacsb.edu AACSB Affinity Groups facilitate networking exclusively among members and are formed based on interests, shared job responsibilities, and geographic location. Groups meet face to face as well as engage in online networking and resource-sharing communities via the AACSB AACSB s professional development portfolio includes over 90 international events, creating far more networking opportunities than any other organization. Event programming covers the most relevant and timely issues in business education, enabling schools to collaborate and share best practices with leading schools both locally and globally. AACSB Global Conferences Connect with academic peers and industry experts in a small or large-scale event with overarching views of global trends and issues affecting the industry. AACSB Global Seminars Join a limited number of participants in discussions regarding a particular, focused topic in an intimate classroom. Exchange. AACSB hosts more than 15 affinity groups, including the following: Asia Pacific Metropolitan Business Schools Associate Deans Middle East and North Africa Development Professionals New Deans Learning Community DocNet Responsible Management Education Entrepreneurship Programs Small Schools Network European Technology in Business School Roundtable Marketing and Communications Council Women Administrators in Management MBA for Working Professionals Education AACSB elearning AACSB is expanding its online learning portfolio. We now offer both webinars and online seminars for business education professionals.
Be Innovative AACSB s accreditation standards are designed to help schools discover and deliver on their differentiated mission so they can foster meaningful change through engagement, innovation, and impact. AACSB s scholarly research and thought leadership give members an industry voice, serving as a catalyst for action across a wide spectrum of issues impacting business education in regions around the world. Be Impactful Accreditation Resources Should your continuous improvement journey lead you to AACSB Accreditation, AACSB provides access to personnel and accreditation resources to assist in your school s pursuit. Contact a member of our accreditation team for more information: www.aacsb.edu/accreditation/contact. Member Resources BizEd Magazine BizEd is an award-winning, bi-monthly magazine on business education. It is the only magazine of its kind covering the business education industry. BizEd articles include interviews with executives, challenges and trends facing business schools, business education news and insights, book reviews, professional development opportunities, and technology advancements in the classroom. AACSB members receive complimentary copies of the magazine. Country Profile Project A unique, interactive tool designed to help members understand the cultural aspects of higher education systems in different countries and regions around the world, the Country Profile Project is a free, member-only benefit. Financial Toolkit The Financial Toolkit is AACSB s hub for all things related to b-school finances. This member-only resource is intended for business school deans, chief financial officers, and others with financial oversight to utilize as they plan, strategize, and monitor their business school s financial well-being. Within the toolkit are tutorials for accessing answers to common benchmarking questions on financial models, highlights from AACSB data on business school finances, and related reference materials. AACSB Accreditation is the hallmark of excellence in business education and has been earned by less than 5 percent of schools granting business degrees worldwide. Research Reports AACSB objectively explores trends and challenges that are relevant to our members and provides comprehensive reports on issues such as doctoral education and the impact of research.
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