Durham University Business School achieves five-year EQUIS accreditation

Durham University Business School achieves five-year EQUIS accreditation. June 2017) Durham University Business School, one of the UK's longest established business schools, has been awarded a five-year extension to its accreditation from EQUIS, the leading international system of quality assessment, improvement and accreditation of higher education institutions in management and business administration. There are fewer than 20 UK schools with the so-called 'gold standard' of five years' accreditation status and under 40 in the rest of Europe. Today's announcement follows a comprehensive assessment by EQUIS which took place in March 2017. EQUIS accreditation focuses on evaluating the balance between academic quality and professional relevance, with particular importance placed on the development of students' managerial and entrepreneurial skills and the opportunities and connections to the business world. The peer review team took particular note of the quality of the School as demonstrated in its significant, high-quality teaching and research, and the provision of a superior student experience, underpinned by the University's collegiate system and the strong support of the Advisory Board. In addition to this, the team commented how successfully Ethics Responsibility and Sustainability (ERS) is deeply embedded in a wide range of the School's activities, including research centres, PhD's and a number of outreach programmes.