AACSB: renewal of accreditations for French schools Excelia BS and EM Normandie for five years

Two French business schools, Excelia BS and EM Normandie, have had their respective AACSB accreditations renewed for five years, they announce on 03/07/2024. They both hold Amba and Equis accreditations and therefore retain their triple crown.

According to Excelia BS, the AACSB evaluators praised:
• the school's social impact on sustainable development and CSR. "These issues permeate all our programmes. Research is very active and the school has a large number of initiatives in these areas, both at institutional and local levels";
• a commitment and alignment of all the school's stakeholders "around strong, shared values that are reflected in structuring measures, such as Humacité© and Climacité©", whose social impact is deemed positive. The auditors also emphasised the school's "organic collaborative spirit".

EM Normandie reports that the AACSB auditors noted "the considerable progress made by the school since the previous audit". They explained that they were "impressed by the innovative projects led by the dynamic teams and the commitment of all stakeholders to the School for All…