In May 2014, BI earned accreditation from AACSB and thus achieved an important quality goal. BI Norwegian Business School is now a Triple Crown school.
Accreditation
Achieving a seal of approval as one of Europe’s top business schools has been part of BI’s long-term strategy. Three accreditations are especially important for a business school with international ambitions: the European EQUIS (European Quality Improvement Systems), the American AACSB (The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business) and the British AMBA (The 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. Only about 70 of the world’s approx. 15,000 business schools can boast triple accreditation.
Accreditations are a testament to BI’s academic quality. The Triple Crown status strengthens BI’s reputation nationally as well as internationally, it opens doors for new partners and increases the value of a diploma from BI.
BI has had accreditation from EQUIS since 1999, accreditation from AMBA since November 2013 and accreditation from AACSB since May 2014. In 2008, BI was accredited as a specialised university institution by NOKUT.
Ranking
In 2014, BI climbed to 38th place in the annual Financial Times ranking. Over the past three years, BI has climbed an impressive 32 spots in the prestigious ranking, and is now ranked number three in the Nordic region.
BI is in three out of a total of four categories in the 2014 ranking. This includes Executive MBA, Masters in Management (Msc in Business) and Executive education (customised and open enrolment).
In the 2014 Eduniversal Business School rankings, BI was considered among the most influential business schools in the world. BI was ranked 26th globally, and 17th in Europe.