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Accreditations

Accreditation

CBS participates both in international and in national accreditations.
The main purposes of the international accreditations are
  1. international branding and
  2. learning international best practice on quality in education, research and administration.
Since 2000 CBS has been accredited by EQUIS, and since 2007 also by AMBA. August 1st 2011 CBS received accreditation by AACSB (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business) as the first school in Scandinavia. CBS has thus acquired 'The Triple Crown', an acknowledgement only shared by around 50 business schools worldwide. These schools all belong the the absolute top business schools and include schools such as INSEAD, London Business School, IMD, and Rotterdam School of Management.

3 accreditations - different focus

The three different accreditation labels are perceived necessary due to their different recognition in different parts of the world, and because they – in spite of many similarities – have their focus on different element.
EQUIS has strong focus on research, internationalization and partnership with the business community, while AACSB focuses on strongly on governance, faculty qualifications, learning and education. AMBA focuses solely on MBA/MPA programmes.

The Danish accreditation system was established by law in 2007. This means that all CBS programmes must pass a national accreditation over the next years. This work is administered by ACE Denmark.
More information on the different accreditations can be found under the respective links that also include updated information on accredited institutions

Ranking

Number three in the world after Harvard Business School and London Business School
Each year, Eduniversal, which is part of the French consultancy SMBG, ranks the world’s 1,000 best business schools. In 2011, for the 4th time, CBS got an excellent ranking – number three in the world after Harvard and London Business School, with INSEAD on the third position.
The focus of this ranking is on the institutions’ international significance and prestige.
Recommended by business school presidents
1,000 deans and business school presidents from more than 150 countries have been asked to recommend a number of business schools. In addition, a scientific committee has awarded each institution with ‘palms’ according to the estimated, international significance of the individual business school.
As the only Danish institution, CBS has been awarded the maximum of five palms, which characterises a ”Universal Business School”, and it has been recommended by 620 deans and business school presidents.
CBS therefore qualified for second place in Western Europe.
To read more, go to University World News
To see the entire ranking, go to Eduniversal’s website
CBS participates in a number of different rankings. Some are focusing of programmes, others on research in general, and some on a specific subject area. Finally, there are rankings that reflect CBS’ general reputation or performance in a specific area.
CBS participates in the Financial Times annual ranking of masters in management, including the CEMS programme, and in the annual EMBA ranking. Based on these results Financial Times produces the European Business School Ranking. In 2011 CBS was ranked no 40 in Europe. 
In addition, CBS is ranked by QS Global 200 Business Schools. In 2011 CBS was ranked as no 11 in Europe. CBS' full time MBA is ranked by Economist's Which MBA, in 2011 as no 83 in the world, and no 29 in Euope.
CBS’ research is ranked annually by UT Dallas, in 2011 as no 81 worldwide and no 6 in Europe. 
In Long Range Planning no 41, 2008, CBS' research was ranked no. 11 in Europe, no. 26 in the world outside USA, and no. 93 worldwide.
CBS’ research in International Business was ranked 2nd worldwide in ”International Business Research: Trends and School Rankings”, International Business Review, no 15, 2006.
Aspen Institute ranks every second year the area Corporate Social Responsibility. In the 2011/2012 ranking CBS was placed 43 worldvide and no 8 in Europe. In terms of CSR research, CBS was ranked no 9 worldwide, and no 2 in Europe.
EDUNIVERSAL produces an annual reputation ranking based on recommendations from 1000 business school deans. In 2008 CBS was ranked 2nd in the world with 693 recommendations, next to Harvard (731 recommendations). In Western Europe CBS was ranked as no. one, followed by INSEAD and London Business School.
Finally, in 2011 Webometrics ranked CBS no. 5 worldwide, based on dissemination of knowledge via the internet.




Last updated by Ole Stenvinkel Nilsson 04/01/2012