International accrediations

AACSB / AMBA / EFMD Bachelor

ESC Clermont Business School is one of the 20 French Grandes Ecoles of Management with three international accreditations.

After AACSB in 2006, EFMD Bachelor in 2019, AMBA, received in 2020, is the third accreditation held by our School, the last two following one another at 12 month intervals.

ESC Clermont Business School is AACSB accredited

The American association AACSB evaluates the quality of business schools. Its accreditation or label is awarded for a period of 5 years, following several reports and audits by experts on the spot. The main criteria are the academic level of the teachers (60% of them must be teacher-researchers), the scale of the resources used and the relevance of the teaching approach. It thus guarantees good teaching, good supervision of students, and a high-quality teaching staff. Accreditation applies to all of the School’s programmes. Finally, a distinction must be made between membership of the AACSB association and obtaining accreditation, which is the result of a process and meets precise specifications.

ESC Clermont Business School is accredited EFMD Bachelor

EFMD Bachelor is a European accreditation issued by EFMD with more than 200 accredited programmes in 36 countries. The EFMD Bachelor accreditation assesses the quality of a programme by means of an expert report and audit. It is obtained by meeting a certain level of requirements in terms of numerous standards such as international openness, relations with companies, pedagogical support and the integration of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) issues.

As with the AACSB association, the fact that a school is a member of the EFMD Bachelor does not mean that it is accredited.

ESC Clermont Business School is AMBA accredited for its Master Grande Ecole programme and the Executive Master in management – MBA

This accreditation is issued by the Association of Masters of Business Administration, the UK accreditation agency, which audits postgraduate and MBA programmes. AMBA therefore recognises the excellence of the Master Grande Ecole Programme and its continuing education version, the Executive Master in Management. The AMBA label is held by 260 institutions worldwide.

Erasmus +

The School is a member of the European Erasmus + programme for education, training, youth and sport. It is not intended for students only but is open to all publics and the fields of education and training, formal or non-formal. One of the aims of the programme is to facilitate the mobility of students, teachers and university staff in Europe and internationally.

ENBS Network

ESC Clermont Business School is a founding member of the European Network of Business Schools (ENBS) which includes 12 European higher education institutions (Universities and Business Schools). This network aims to build integrated curricula to enable students to acquire a university education in management with a distinctive European profile.

NIBES Network

ESC Clermont Business School is an active member of the Network of International Business and Economic Schools (NIBES) which brings together 20 institutions on 5 continents. This network was set up to facilitate international student mobility, teacher mobility and research exchanges.