Accreditations and Professional Associations

Only a limited number of schools worldwide have received AMBA accreditation for their MBA programmes. In June 2008 the Business School's AMBA accreditation was renewed for a full five years, the maximum reaccreditation term under AMBA regulations.

Find out more about The Association of MBAs (AMBA)

EPAS is an accreditation system for international degree programmes in business and management, operated by the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD). In 2009, our MBA programmes were awarded a maximum five-year EPAS accreditation, joining our BA (Hons) Business and Management programme which had previously been awarded full accreditation. Oxford Brookes University was among the first European schools to receive EPAS accreditation and the first in the world to achieve five-year accreditation.

Find out more about EPAS

The CIPD is the professional body for those involved in the management and development of people. It accredits Oxford Brookes programmes in human resource management.

Find out more about The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)

When you graduate from Oxford Brookes University Business School with a BA (Hons) Management you are automatically granted either a Diploma or Certificate for Level 5 Management and Leadership from the Chartered Management Institute (CMI). This means that you will graduate with both a degree and an internationally recognised professional management qualification.

Find out more about the Chartered Management Institute (CMI)

The Investors in People Standard is a business improvement tool designed to advance an organisation's performance through its people. Oxford Brookes University Business School has been successfully assessed to the Standard and has recently achieved SILVER recognition.

Find out more about Investors in People (IIP)

ACCA, with 122,000 members and 325,000 students, is the world's largest body for professional accountancy. ACCA and the Business School work together in a unique partnership to provide quality educational opportunities, which include an exclusive BSc (Hons) Applied Accounting and an accelerated MBA by distance learning.

Find out more about Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)

The Business School is an active member of ABS, which is the representative body and authoritative voice for all the leading business schools of UK universities, higher education institutions and independent management colleges.

Find out more about The Association of Business Schools (ABS)

The Business School is a member of AACSB, a US-based association founded in 1916 whose mission is to advance quality management education worldwide through accreditation and thought leadership.

Find out more about The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

CIPS is an international organisation, based in the UK, serving the purchasing and supply profession. Business School programmes in purchasing and supply management are CIPS accredited.

Find out more about The Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS)

The Business School is a member of EFMD, the recognised centre of excellence in Europe for management development.

Find out more about The European Foundation for Management Development