12 institutions earning AACSB initial business accreditation

12 institutions earn initial business accreditation from AACSB, recognising "excellence and the highest of standards in business education with a demonstrated focus on quality in teaching, research, curriculum development, and student learning", announces AACSB on 29/07/2025.

The 12 institutions are:
• Asia School of Business (Malaysia),
• Ipag Business School (France),
• Missouri Southern State University (U.S.),
• PBC School of Finance, Tsinghua University (China),
• Queen's University Belfast (UK),
• RMIT University (Australia),
• UCL School of Management, University College London (U.K)
• Universidad Loyola Andalucía (Spain),
• University of Eastern Finland,
• University of Hohenheim (Germany),
• University of Nicosia (Cyprus),
• University of Southern Denmark.

The accreditation organisation reports having 1,066 accredited institutions in 70 countries and territories, and 195 institutions with AACSB accreditation for accounting programmes.

“The commitment to earning accreditation is a true reflection of each school’s dedication—not only to its students, alumni network, and greater business…