EFMD Quality Improvement System


The EFMD Quality Improvement System is a school accreditation system. It specializes in higher education institutions of management and business administration, run by the European Foundation for Management Development. EQUIS has accredited 172 institutions in 41 countries around the world.

History

EQUIS' directors as of 2018 are Ulrich Hommel and David Asch. In the past 20 years of existence the organization has accredited 172 institutions in 41 countries.

Object of the accreditation

The accreditation is awarded to business schools based on general quality. The process also takes into account the business school's level of internationalization, which is not a strict requirement for accreditation by the other two major international accreditation bodies: AACSB and AMBA. So far, all fully accredited EQUIS business schools applying for AACSB accreditation have succeeded, which has not been the case the other way.
EQUIS accreditation can be granted for three years or for five years.