CityU College of Business earns another 5-year reaccreditation from prestigious EQUIS

The College of Business (CB) at the City University of Hong Kong is very pleased to achieve the EQUIS reaccreditation for another five years by the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD).

EQUIS is the leading international system of quality assessment, improvement and accreditation of higher education institutions in management and business administration. The accreditation is managed by the EFMD, aiming to raise the standard of management education worldwide.

Prof Houmin Yan, Dean of the College of Business at CityU, said the College has founded its strong global standing. The award of the international EQUIS accreditation signifies the College’s level of excellence and professional relevance in business education.

“We are so proud to accomplish another 5-year accreditation from EQUIS, which is a tremendous achievement for the College. Since our first accreditation in 2007, we have lived up to our strong commitment in striving for academic excellence. We believe the importance of delivering advanced research and providing high quality education for making the world better.”
“The College gives sincere thanks to colleagues from the management team and departments, for their unfailing support in the re-accreditation process.” 

The College of Business at CityU is ranked 32nd worldwide and 2nd in Asia, according to the latest UT Dallas Top 100 Business School Research Rankings. It is one of the biggest business education institutions in Hong Kong, offering a wide range of quality programs including BBA, MBA, MA, MSc, Executive MBA, DBA, MPhil and PhD, to about 5,800 students. The College has been cultivating a strong and vibrant alumni network of more than 40,000 alumni around the world. 

About EQUIS

EQUIS accreditation ensures a rigorous quality improvement process, benchmarking the School against a set of international standards in terms of governance, programmes, students, faculty, research, and foremost, internationalization, ethics, responsibility and sustainability, as well as corporate engagement. As of March 2018, 176 schools across 42 countries have been awarded EQUIS. More information on EQUIS is available at www.efmd.org/equis.