Helvetic Business School is a member of the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP), and the HBS × ISM dual degree opens access to further international accreditations.
ACBSP memberAccreditation
Helvetic Business School (HBS) is proud to be a member of the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP), a globally recognised organisation dedicated to advancing quality business education.
As an ACBSP member, we align with a network of institutions that emphasise excellence in teaching, student success and continuous improvement in business education.
Being part of the ACBSP community reflects our commitment to providing a high-quality, student-centred learning experience. Our business programs are designed to equip students with practical skills, industry knowledge and ethical decision-making abilities.
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Dual Degree Accreditation
The Dual Degree between Helvetic Business School and the International School of Management (ISM) allows students to benefit from further accreditations.
ISM has received the prestigious AACSB accreditation and is currently the only private German University of Applied Sciences to be honoured at the highest level by the AACSB. Only about 6% of the world’s universities are awarded the international AACSB accreditation.
Key requirements for the AACSB accreditation are: highest quality in teaching, committed lecturers who proactively support students, professors with extensive applied research activities, productive cooperation with companies and international universities, and excellent career entry opportunities for graduates.
Rankings
ISM continues to receive excellent positions in the CHE University Ranking, ranking among the top groups in the most important categories: advice and support at the start of studies, graduation within a reasonable time, professional practice and applied work experience.
U-Multirank contains data on 1’600 universities from over 95 countries. ISM scored particularly well in international academic staff, student mobility, professional publications, and foreign-language bachelor and master programmes.
As one of only five German business schools, ISM convinces with quality of teaching and practical relevance. In CEO Magazine’s MBA ranking, ISM was listed in the top tier of global MBA providers.
Trendence focuses on quality of teaching, internationality, practical relevance and study advice. Stern Magazine (2023) placed ISM in the top 3 in the category “Private universities”, rated very well for quality of learning, price-performance ratio and student satisfaction.
About the accreditations
The “Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business” was founded in 1916 by top US universities such as Harvard, Yale and Berkeley. Since the end of the 1990s, accreditations have also been issued outside the USA. AACSB accreditation is linked to multiple quality criteria: course content, teaching methods, quality of lecturers, student support and research activities, infrastructure, close ties to business practice, the transition to professional life and internationality.
The CHE university ranking is one of the most detailed rankings in German-speaking countries and considered an excellent source of information for prospective students. For the CHE ranking, information on studying, teaching and research at German universities was examined and around 120’000 students were surveyed.
U-Multirank is one of the largest university rankings and contains data on 1’600 universities from over 95 countries. The U-Multirank ranking is particularly informative for international students to help guide their university choice.
Membership and program accreditation are distinct statuses. HBS states membership in ACBSP, while accreditation of individual programs is a separate process. Confirm current status with the Admissions Office before relying on it for visa or employment purposes.
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