AMBA
is a London-based international organization that accredits postgraduate business programs at business schools worldwide. The Association is one of the three main global accreditation bodies in business and styles itself "the world's impartial authority on postgraduate management education". It differs from AACSB in the US and EQUIS in Europe as it accredits a school's portfolio of postgraduate business programs rather than the entire business school. The Association of MBAs accredits Masters of Business Administration (MBA), Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) and Masters in Business and Management (MBM) degrees. The Framework of accreditation criteria focuses on 10 principles:
- The MBA Portfolio
- Institutional Integrity, Sustainability & Distinctiveness
- Faculty Quality & Suffciency
- Programme Design & Leadership
- The Student Cohort Experience
- Competences, Graduate Attributes & Learning Outcomes
- Curriculum Breadth & Depth
- Assessment Rigour & Relevance
- Delivery & Interaction
- Impact & Lifelong Learning