AABS Accreditation is a unique African accreditation, underpinned by African values and contexts. It is, as such, a system to benchmark the provision of high-quality business and management education in Africa. It is a habit of continuous improvement that creates the basis for excellence and is a globally recognized standard of quality and a bold step in shaping the African concept of management education.
The AABS Accreditation is designed to promote high standards in business education through credible and benchmarked criteria, inclusive social and economic growth promotion, and relevant local context consideration.
The AABS quality benchmarking focuses on the relevance and quality of what your school does (research, teaching, and student experience) to provide first-rate management education and the consequent meaningful impact it has on its environment.
Interested institutions should contact the AABS Accreditation office by sending an email to [email protected] for further assistance.
AABS accreditation focuses on the relevance and quality of the school’s mission, programmes, facilities, and so on, and the positive impact the school can make on society through its faculty, research, and alumni. It looks at how well a school can foster responsible management practice, improve the skills of students, develop its (and other) faculty, and generally contribute to the body of knowledge of business and management in Africa.
For detailed information about the process, refer to the AABS Accreditation Handbook and Process Guidelines and the AABS Accreditation Policies and Outline.
The AABS accreditation process is laid out into eight phases:
Completed report must be sent to the AABS Review Team and the AABS Accreditation Office at least eight (8) weeks before scheduled visit.
AABS Accreditation will be awarded for five (5) years, after which the accreditation will expire.
Submission of a Mid-Term report is due two and a half years (2years and 6months) from the accreditation awarding date.
Completed report must be sent to the AABS Review Team and the AABS Accreditation Office at least eight (8) weeks before scheduled visit.
AABS Accreditation will be awarded for five (5) years, after which the accreditation will expire.
Submission of a Mid-Term report is due two and a half years (2years and 6months) from the accreditation awarding date.
Provides an international recognition of excellence that raises the prestige and reputation of your institution, helping to attract faculty, students, employers and strategic partners
Encourages a tradition of continuous improvement in all aspects of your school’s processes, enabling it to adapt quickly to the changing needs of the environment in which it operates
Facilitates peer learning and sharing of best practice within a network of AABS-accredited schools
Application Form 2022
Fees Structure
2024
Handbook and Process
Letter of Interest 2018
Policies and Outlines
and Criteria Guidelines 2018
AABS is a non-profit organization devoted to grow Africa through quality management education.
Interested institutions should contact AABS Accreditation office by sending an email to [email protected].
Yes, all documents need to be written and presented in English.
AABS Accreditation is awarded for a maximum of five years.
Please refer to the AABS Accreditation Fees Structure found at www.aabschools.com.
The SRR is what the institution produces using the AABS Accreditation Standards and Criteria Guidelines to become accredited. The report is between 100 to 150 pages in length (excluding annexes) and should cover all 11 standards.
AABS supports graduate business schools through capacity building, collaboration and quality improvement programmes for deans/directors and faculty from African Business Schools.
AABS is led by a Chair who works with the Governing Board.
The AABS head office is in South Africa, however, AABS has offices embedded in all regions across the continent (Egypt and Senegal).
Yes, the accreditation process is only open to AABS members. For information on becoming a member, please send an email to [email protected]
Institutions interested to start the accreditation process should send a letter of interest via email to [email protected]. Further details on the format of the letter and content could be found under the accreditation tab at www.aabschools.com.
The AABS accreditation is designed to cover quality principles for the whole institution. We believe that a comprehensive management education starts not only in the classroom, but through the institutions’ relationship with corporate, partnerships with other education institution, its national influence, connecting with alumni, among others.
As long as they follow the same criteria as listed in standard 8, then yes, AABS accredits online programs. For more details, refer to the AABS Accreditation Standards and Criteria Guidelines.
Yes, the language of delivery typically does not influence the scope of the accreditation.
Serving or former dean/associate dean/equivalent from another school which is accredited by AABS or other international accreditation bodies, and which has a similar mission or offers some similar programmes with the school being accredited are eligible. The mentor may also be a professional/expert in the management education sector in Africa.
The time that is required to complete the AABS accreditation process depends on the accreditation sought and other factors. On an average, an institution with no prior accreditation experience can meet the requirements of AABS accreditation from two to three years.