Accreditation and Ranking
BI Norwegian Business School is the first Norwegian business school that has received the three most prestigious international accreditations.
About BI
Our accreditation has been awarded by the world's leading and most respected accreditation bodies. The accreditation bodies are continuously following up to ensure that we fulfil their high requirements at all times.
These bodies have extensively assessed:
- our programmes and student environment
- the quality of our staff
- our international engagement
- our ability to continually maintain and improve the high standard necessary
The Accreditation Bodies
AACSB
BI was accepted as a member of the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) in 2008 and has since worked actively towards accreditation. The process differs from that of EQUIS. The school is expected to mature to a level worthy of accreditation, before a final evaluation is made by an expert committee. The process is therefore extensive and can take up 7 years. BI was visited by an AACSB expert committee in January 2014, and in May the Board of AACSB awarded BI with accreditation.
AMBA
Association of MBAs (AMBA) is an accreditation of the institution's MBA/DBA programmes (full-time/part-time). BI has recently devoted considerable time to restructuring and developing our executive MBA programmes. BI was awarded AMBA accreditation in November 2013.