EMBA council
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The Executive MBA Council was formed in 1981 to accredit schools of business
offering EMBA worldwide. The council was form with the assistance of the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International (AACSB International) accreditation
.
The stated mission
is to promote the advancement of executive MBA worldwide through its partnerships, conference, and research and outreach activities
Its founding members include Columbia University
, New York University
, University of California at Berkeley and University of Chicago
. The EMBA Council is government by a Board of Trustees which consists mainly of the Deans or Program Directors of its business school members Executive Council Board of Trustees http://www.emba.org/about_whoweare_board.htm which sets goals on council initiatives.
The council is headquartered in Beckman Hall, Orange, CA, USA.
As of May 2010, the Executive MBA Council has over 237 institutions on six continents as full business schools members and over 18 corporate members.
Business school
A business school is a university-level institution that confers degrees in Business Administration. It teaches topics such as accounting, administration, economics, entrepreneurship, finance, information systems, marketing, organizational behavior, public relations, strategy, human resource...
offering EMBA worldwide. The council was form with the assistance of the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International (AACSB International) accreditation
Educational accreditation
Educational accreditation is a type of quality assurance process under which services and operations of educational institutions or programs are evaluated by an external body to determine if applicable standards are met...
.
The stated mission
Mission statement
A mission statement is a statement of the purpose of a company or organization. The mission statement should guide the actions of the organization, spell out its overall goal, provide a path, and guide decision-making...
is to promote the advancement of executive MBA worldwide through its partnerships, conference, and research and outreach activities
Its founding members include Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
, New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
, University of California at Berkeley and University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
. The EMBA Council is government by a Board of Trustees which consists mainly of the Deans or Program Directors of its business school members Executive Council Board of Trustees http://www.emba.org/about_whoweare_board.htm which sets goals on council initiatives.
The council is headquartered in Beckman Hall, Orange, CA, USA.
As of May 2010, the Executive MBA Council has over 237 institutions on six continents as full business schools members and over 18 corporate members.
Strategic Partners
- AACSB - Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International
- Association of MBAsAssociation of MBAsThe Association of MBAs is a London-based international organization that accredits postgraduate business programs at business schools worldwide. The Association is one of the three main global accreditation bodies in business education and styles itself "the world's impartial authority on...
(AMBA) - Central and East European Management Development AssociationCentral and East European Management Development AssociationThe Central and East European Management Development Association was established in 1993 with the aim of fostering management development and management education development in CEE region...
- European Foundation for Management DevelopmentEuropean Foundation for Management DevelopmentThe European Foundation for Management Development is an international membership organization, based in Brussels, Belgium. Europe's largest network association in the field of management development, it has over 700 member organizations from academia, business, public service and consultancy in...
(efmd) - Graduate Management Admission CouncilGraduate Management Admission CouncilThe Graduate Management Admission Council is an international non-profit association of business schools that provides products and services to academic institutions and prospective graduate business students. The organization owns the Graduate Management Admission Test , a standardized exam that...
(GMAC)
See also
- Regional accreditationRegional accreditationRegional accreditation is a term used in the United States to refer to educational accreditation conducted by any of several accreditation bodies established to serve six defined geographic areas of the country for accreditation of schools, colleges, and universities...
- Association of Collegiate Business Schools and ProgramsAssociation of Collegiate Business Schools and ProgramsThe Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs , formerly the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs, is a U.S. organization offering accreditation services to business programs focused on teaching and learning....
(ACBSP) - Association of MBAsAssociation of MBAsThe Association of MBAs is a London-based international organization that accredits postgraduate business programs at business schools worldwide. The Association is one of the three main global accreditation bodies in business education and styles itself "the world's impartial authority on...
(AMBA) - European Quality Improvement SystemEuropean Quality Improvement SystemThe European 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)