HHL
accredited by AACSB International as the first private business school in
Germany
HHL - Leipzig Graduate School of Management, founded in 1898 as Germany's first business school, is proud to announce its accreditation by AACSB International. This is not only a sign of the excellence of management education at HHL, but also evidence of the international orientation of HHL’s programs and of HHL's successful relationships with its partners and friends, faculty and staff, students and alumni.
To
achieve accreditation, HHL
went through a long and demanding process of studying accreditation standards
and procedures, applying for accreditation eligibility, collecting data and
introducing various improvements at HHL. It produced a detailed and
comprehensive self-evaluation report, and finally hosting a distinguished peer
review team that spent three days at HHL to verify HHL’s self-evaluation and
to gain further first-hand information about HHL and the management education it
offers.
The
long process was worth it – HHL is now internationally visible and
recognizable as conforming to the high quality standards for management
education set by the leading organization for business school accreditation –
AACSB International. This achievement underlines
the quality approach of HHL as well as it’s international orientation. At
presence 35% of HHL’s students are from outside of Germany. The number of
talented and qualified international students is expected to raise as a result
of the accreditation by AACSB.
In
a continuously growing market of management education the accreditation by AACSB
International demonstrates HHL’s quality advantage, which allows HHL to join
the top Business Schools worldwide. HHL’s Dean, Prof. Dr. Arnis Vilks point
out: „This is an important milestone to further broaden our international
orientation and allows us to grow further. The recommendations of AACSB show
professors and staff opportunities for sustainable quality assurance to
continuously improve processes at HHL”.
After
their visit at HHL, the peer review team of AACSB International released the
following statement:
“The
peer review team recommends initial accreditation of the business programs of
HHL. In the opinion of the peer
review team, the programs offered by the HHL are characterized by overall high
quality, and there exists a positive environment for promoting continuous
improvement. The school has the
resources and the ability to achieve its mission, to sustain its overall level
of quality, and to maintain its continuous improvement efforts. The School has
considerable strengths that contribute to its position as a global leader in
management education.”
HHL
– Leipzig Graduate School of Management is Germany’s oldest Business School
and is today again one of the leading business schools in Europe. HHL offers a
graduate diploma program in business administration, a 15 months full-time MBA
program as well as a two year
part-time MBA program.
AACSB International is a not-for-profit organization consisting of more than 900 educational organizations and corporations. Its mission is excellence in management education in colleges and universities. Headquartered in St. Louis, Mo., USA, AACSB International is the premier accrediting agency and service organization for business schools.
hhl, 13.04.2004