In 2013, BI Norwegian Business School reached important milestones within accreditation and rankings. This is tangible evidence of BI's international status, and is a source of pride among both students and employees.
Three accreditations are especially important for a business schools with international ambitions: the European Equis (European Quality Improvement Systems), the US AACSB (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business) and the British AMBA (Association of MBAs). Schools with all three are called ”Triple Crown” schools, and they are in a class of their own among international business schools. In 2013, about 70 of an approximate total of 15 500 business schools globally, could pride themselves on a Triple Crown status.
BI has achieved two of the three necessary steps on the road to Triple Crown status.
AMBA accredits institutions of higher education based on full-time and part-time MBA programmes, and in 2013 it awarded a full score both to BI's own EMBA programme, and the programme that BI operates in collaboration with Fudan University in China, the so-called “BI-Fudan MBA programme". BI has held its Equis accreditation since 1999, and with the AMBA accreditation in 2013, BI has achieved two of the three necessary steps on the road to Triple Crown status.
BI Norwegian Business School achieved a rank of 44 in the annual Financial Times school ranking in 2013. This means that BI climbed a total of 18 places from its ranking in 2012. For the first time, BI was also placed on the list of the best Open Enrolment programmes (short-term continuing professional development programmes). With a rank of 69 on a global basis and 34 in Europe, BI is competing in yet another sub-ranking on this prestigious list. Also in 2013, BI was on the list of the world’s best ranked customised programmes with a global rank of 70 and a rank of 32 in Europe. The MSc in Business programme was counted among the 70 best Master of Science in Business programmes worldwide.
The MBA programme BI has established in collaboration with Fudan University in Shanghai debuted at rank 54 in the Financial Times’ ranking of the world's 100 best part-time MBA programmes. BI is thus listed in four of the five Financial Times sub-rankings.