EQUIS accreditation for the entire Aarhus BSS
Aarhus BSS’ EQUIS accreditation has just been extended for another three years, and for the second time, the accreditation covers the entire school. “The accreditation is a seal of approval of our ambition to exploit the potential of our strong research bases in both business and social sciences, but also of the interface between the two,” says Dean Thomas Pallesen.
The EQUIS accreditation is awarded by the EFMD’s EQUIS Accreditation Board. In particular, the board commended the school for its quality and the seriousness, with which it has addressed its interdisciplinary ambitions as, for example, evidenced by the creation of the Crown Prince Frederik Center for Public Leadership, which highlights the virtues of integrating the different academic disciplines and bridging scholarly work with a significant impact on practice.
By the next accreditation visit, Aarhus BSS must demonstrate further progress related to strengthening the school’s interdisciplinary activities and internationalisation efforts.
Dean Thomas Pallesen is pleased that the EFMD acknowledges the high quality of Aarhus BSS and that it sees great potential in the school’s organisational structure:
“The accreditation is a seal of approval of our ambition to exploit the potential of our strong research bases in both business and social sciences, but also of the interface between the two. And this is an ambition that I and the rest of the faculty management team look very much forward to developing further in the years to come. Not just because the EFMD recommends it, but because we believe that - in several ways - it is a very good idea,” says the dean. “I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has contributed to the process, and who has helped achieve this remarkable result for Aarhus BSS.”
What is next?
Aarhus BSS must develop an annual status report, which describes the school’s efforts in selected areas identified by the EFMD as development goals for the accreditation period. The next EQUIS accreditation visit takes place in autumn 2023.
