International Association Memberships
Otago's School of Business is a member of a number of prestigious international associations, ensuring our involvement and contribution to knowledge and best-practice in the international business education arena. These memberships offer our students better access to international study and research, and increase the mix of international students and faculty members at the School of Business.
- Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International)
- Association of Asia Pacific Business Schools (AAPBS)
- European Foundation for Management Development (efmd)
- Pacific Asian Consortium for International Business Education & Research (PACIBER)
- Partnership in International Management (PIM)
Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International)
Established in the United States in 1916, AACSB is an association of educational institutions, businesses, and other organisations devoted to the advancement of management education. AACSB accreditation is an assurance of not only teaching and research excellence, but also the continuous improvement required to compete successfully in the rapidly changing economic climate.
Not all business schools that are members of AACSB International are accredited; in fact only 5% of business schools globally have gained AACSB accreditation.
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Association of Asia Pacific Business Schools (AAPBS)
The primary purpose of the AAPBS is to provide leadership and representation in order to advance the quality of business and management education in the Asia-Pacific Region. The Association collaborates in research and teaching, and works in partnership to improve business school standards and quality. AAPBS and its members are striving to understand and develop a solid paradigm for an Asian management education model within a global context.
The Otago School of Business is a founding member of AAPBS.
European Foundation for Management Development (efmd)
The European Foundation for Management Development provides a unique forum for information, research, networking and debate on innovation and best practice in management development.
Business Schools that are members of efmd are eligible to become accredited with efmd’s European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS). The fundamental objective of EQUIS is to raise the standard of management education worldwide. To become accredited, a business school must demonstrate a high quality across all its activities (programmes, research, community service etc) and a high degree of internationalisation. EQUIS also places great importance the degree of professional relevance a School achieves through close consultation with the business community.
Pacific Asian Consortium for International Business Education & Research (PACIBER)
PACIBER was created in 1988 as a consortium of 27 leading universities dedicated to establishing linkages to promote international business education, research and exchange of information among faculty and students. Through faculty exchanges and other mutually beneficial alliances, member universities can raise the level of their business education programmes to world class standards.
Partnership in International Management (PIM)
PIM is a worldwide consortium of top business schools which provides a framework for international cooperation primarily at the graduate level. Member institutions are carefully selected by the association - PIM schools are recognised both regionally and globally for upholding the highest degree of academic excellence and for supporting the spirit of international cooperation among students, faculty and administrations. The Otago School of Business is the only business school in New Zealand to be a member of PIM.
For further information download an overview to PIM (3MB).