The Executive
MBA
A Master of Business Administration (MBA; also Master's in Business Administration) is a postgraduate degree focused on business administration. The core courses in an MBA program cover various areas of business administration such as accounti ...
Council is an
educational accreditation
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council formed in 1981 to accredit
schools of business offering EMBA degrees worldwide. The council was formed with the assistance of the
Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business
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(AACSB International).
The council's stated
mission
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is to promote the advancement of executive MBA worldwide through its partnerships, conference, and research and outreach activities. The EMBA Council is governed by a Board of Trustees, which consists mainly of the Deans or Program Directors of its business school members and sets goals on council initiatives.
The council is headquartered in Beckman Hall,
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California
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United States
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As of May 2010, the Executive MBA Council has accredited 237 full business schools on six continents and 18 corporate members.
Strategic Partners
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AACSB
The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, also known as AACSB International, is an American professional organization. It was founded as the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business in 1916 to provide accreditation to ...
- Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International
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Association of MBAs
The Association of MBAs (AMBA) is a global organisation founded in 1967 which focuses primarily on international business school accreditation and membership.
Roles
Based in London, AMBA is one of the three main global accreditation bodies in ...
(AMBA)
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Central and East European Management Development Association
The Central and East European Management Development Association (CEEMAN) was established in 1993 with the aim of fostering management development and management education development in CEE region. By now, its membership has grown far beyond t ...
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European Foundation for Management Development The European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) is an international not-for-profit association based in Brussels. Europe's largest network association in the field of management development, it has over 890 member organizations from academ ...
(EFMD)
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Graduate Management Admission Council
The Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) is an international non-profit organization of business schools that provides products and services to academic institutions and prospective graduate management education students. The organization ...
(GMAC)
See also
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Regional accreditation
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Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs
The Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP), formerly the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs, is a U.S. organization offering accreditation services to business programs focused on teaching and learni ...
(ACBSP)
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Association of MBAs
The Association of MBAs (AMBA) is a global organisation founded in 1967 which focuses primarily on international business school accreditation and membership.
Roles
Based in London, AMBA is one of the three main global accreditation bodies in ...
(AMBA)
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European Quality Improvement System
The EFMD Quality Improvement System (EQUIS) is an international school accreditation system. It specializes in higher education institutions of management and business administration, run by the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD ...
(EQUIS)
References
School accreditors
International college and university associations and consortia
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