Five business schools achieve first EQUIS accreditation and 13 get re-accredited by EFMD

Five business schools have been accredited by the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) for the first time, the Brussels-based organisation announced on 12/12/2025.

The Paris School of Business, the Indian Institute of Management in Lucknow, India, the Management Development Institute in Gurgaon, India, the Cork University Business School in Ireland, and the Wits Business School in South Africa have achieved their first EQUIS (EFMD Quality Improvement System) accreditation.

Thirteen business schools have had their EQUIS accreditation extended:
• BSB - Burgundy School of Business in France;
• Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta, India;
• Curtin Business School MBA in Australia;
• Fundação Dom Cabral in Brazil;
• HEC Montréal in Canada;
• École Telfer in Canada;
• Business School, Beijing Normal University;
• Zhejiang University School of Management in China;
• Copenhagen Business School;
• Université Paris Dauphine- PSL;
• UZH Faculty of Business, Economics and Informatics in Switzerland;
• Manchester Metropolitan University Business School, UK;
• University of Bath School of…