We are pleased to announce that Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary, and the School of Business Administration, South China University of Technology, China, have achieved EQUIS accreditation. Warm congratulations to both institutions on joining the EQUIS community!

Alfons Sauquet, Quality Services & EQUIS Director, commented, ‘Congratulations to Corvinus University of Budapest and the School of Business Administration at South China University of Technology on achieving EQUIS accreditation, and to all the schools that have successfully achieved re-accreditation. These institutions bring different strengths and perspectives to the EQUIS community, while demonstrating a shared commitment to quality and continuous improvement.

Their achievements reflect the importance of combining clear strategic direction with meaningful engagement with business and society, ensuring that management education remains relevant to its context and responsive to a changing environment.’

Corvinus University of Budapest

Based in the Hungarian capital, Corvinus University of Budapest is a stand-alone institution dedicated to business, economics and social sciences, with a community of around 8,000 students. Its academic lineage goes back to 1899, and it has operated under its current name since 2003. The University’s mission centres on educating responsible thinkers and empowering forward-looking leaders through a culture of research and learning driven by curiosity. Corvinus also holds EFMD Programme Accreditation for its BSc in Business and Management and Executive MBA programmes since 2009.

In awarding EQUIS accreditation, the Accreditation Board commended the university for its inclusive and well-communicated approach to strategy development, recognising the School’s ability to engage and motivate its community throughout the process.

‘Receiving EQUIS accreditation is a major milestone for Corvinus University of Budapest and a strong recognition of the strategic work carried out across our institution. It reflects our commitment to internationally recognised academic quality, continuous improvement, internationalisation, responsible leadership and strong engagement with business and society.

What has been particularly valuable about the EQUIS process is its holistic perspective. It encouraged us to look at the University as a whole, reflect critically on how our strategy, education, research, internationalisation and external engagement come together, benchmark ourselves internationally and learn from a global community of peers. We are particularly pleased that our strategy development and implementation were recognised as an area of excellence of the University. The Peer Review Visit was an opportunity for constructive self-reflection and reinforced our commitment to improving the way we work together, attracting more local and international talents among students, faculty and staff, and delivering on our ambitious strategic plan.

We are grateful to everyone across the University who contributed to this achievement and to the EQUIS team for the constructive engagement throughout the process,’ said Bruno van Pottelsberghe, Rector and President, Corvinus University of Budapest.

School of Business Administration, South China University of Technology, China

The School of Business Administration is part of South China University of Technology (SCUT), a research-intensive university with recognised strengths in science and technology. Established in 1992 and building on the Department of Management Engineering created a decade earlier, the School offers a full range of business and management programmes and conducts research that draws on the wider University’s technological expertise. Its mission is to advance theoretical innovation, develop management talent, and contribute to social development by applying strengths in science and technology.

The EQUIS Accreditation Board particularly recognised the School’s strong connections with the world of practice, commending the outstanding quality of these relationships and their integration across a wide range of its activities.

‘On behalf of the School of Business Administration, South China University of Technology, I am delighted that our School has been awarded EQUIS accreditation. This achievement reflects the collective efforts and commitment of our faculty, staff, students, alumni and external partners. Building on this milestone, we will advance the high‑quality development of our School and deepen our engagement within the global EQUIS community. We would like to extend our sincere gratitude to the EQUIS advisor, the Peer Review Team, the EQUIS Accreditation Board and the EQUIS office for their diligent work throughout the process and the constructive feedback for our School,’ expressed Zhou Wenhui, Associate Dean, South China University of Technology.

During the same Accreditation Board meeting, the following institutions were also granted EQUIS re-accreditation:

• Bond Business School, Australia
• Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business, China
• College of Commerce, National Chengchi University (NCCU) , Chinese Taipei
• EBAPE – Escola Brasileira de Administração Pública e de Empresas, FGV – Fundação Getulio Vargas, Brazil
• Excelia Business School, France
• Faculty of Business and Economics and Melbourne Business School, University of Melbourne, Australia
• Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Antwerp, Belgium
• Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University, Singapore
• Luiss Business School, Italy
• Nottingham University Business School – United Kingdom – China – Malaysia, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom
• Otago Business School, University of Otago, New Zealand
• Sasin School of Management, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
• School of Business and Economics, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
• University of Bradford School of Management, United Kingdom
• University of Hamburg Business School, University of Hamburg, Germany
• Warwick Business School, University of Warwick, United Kingdom

EQUIS – EFMD Quality Improvement System

EQUIS is a rigorous tool for business schools to assess, accredit and improve their quality in ten key areas, benchmarking them against international standards in terms of governance, programmes, students, faculty, research, and foremost, internationalisation, ethics, responsibility and sustainability, as well as corporate engagement. It offers a quality assessment and a quality improvement process, very much rooted in the mission of EFMD. True quality is about striving to do better, even when you are already excellent, and this focus on continuous improvement is thus at the heart of the EQUIS mission. EQUIS attaches particular importance to the creation of effective learning environments which foster students’ managerial and entrepreneurial skills alongside their personal development and sense of global responsibility.

There are currently 245 EQUIS-accredited schools across 49 countries globally.

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