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AACSB - The International Association for Management Education is a not-for-profit corporation of educational institutions, corporations and other organizations devoted to the promotion and improvement of higher education in business administration and management. Organized in 1916, AACSB is the premier accrediting agency for bachelor's, master's and doctoral degree programs in business administration and accounting. Organized in 1916, AACSB is the premier accrediting agency for bachelor's, master's and doctoral degree programs in business administration and accounting. As of April 2000, there are 390 accredited programs — 380 in North America (371 in the U.S., seven in Canada and two in Mexico), four in Europe, three in Asia, one in Central America and two in South America.

The Executive MBA Council has for its mission to foster excellence and innovation in Executive MBA Programs in a globally competitive environment.

The MBA Career Services Council (MBA CSC) is a global association for graduate management career services professionals who represent degree-granting programs (AACSB-accredited or members of GMAC), and who spend at least 50% of their time engaged in graduate management career services. Our mission is to set standards for excellence within MBA Career Services and to serve as the voice for the profession inside and outside graduate management education.

The Association was founded in 1967 and has always been instrumental in raising public, business and academic awareness of the MBA as the premier management qualification. Maintaining standards by a regular process of MBA programme accreditation has always been key.

The Association acts as a major force for change and improvement in management standards. In addition to acting as a professional network for its members, the Association offers impartial advice and information to the general public, prospective students and companies seeking to recruit and place MBAs.

The European Foundation for Management Development (efmd) based in Brussels, is Europe's forum for information, research, networking and dialogue on innovation and best practice in management development.

efmd is:
- A European network of organisations and individuals, who are stakeholders in management development, a bridge between different cultures and to other relevant networks worldwide
- A promoter of quality in management education and stimulator of learning and innovation in people development
- A spokesman and ambassador of European management development for the European and the international public

MBAR is a unique, collaborative organization that fosters open discussions around the design and delivery of graduate business programs as a way to advance the practice of management worldwide.

Our member schools represent graduate business programs throughout the U.S. and the world. MBAR invites the participation of any program striving to provide the best possible management education for the particular market they are serving. We encourage many voices, as good ideas and innovations spring from many sources.

MBAR members are asked to share their curricular ideas, experiences, and questions with one other through participation in MBAR-sponsored conferences, MBAR surveys, the MBAR Exchange, and the MBAR Journal. This collaborative participation results in high-level, dynamic discussions on topics ranging from curricular change to the impact of trends on program content.

The New Zealand MBA Association ("MBA Association") was established in February 1987, within the offices of the Advanced Business Programme at Otago University...As the MBA Association is of no political bias it is able to publicly comment on educational reforms and advocate better management education and support the growing voice for continuous learning.

The Network of International Business Schools (NIBS) is a group of business schools from around the world which believe that the internationalization of business and the globalization of the economy are essential elements in the evolution of managerial practices.

NIBS members believe that higher education and training must integrate a strong international dimension, including the practice of foreign languages, the study of comparative management techniques and the experience of working and studying abroad.

They also believe that cooperation between educational institutions in different countries contributes to a better understanding between nations by furthering awareness and knowledge of other cultures and social practices.

Members of NIBS recognize each others' qualifications, have a common goal of collaboration, and encourage participation in the following:

- Student exchanges/interactions
- Faculty exchanges/interactions
- Exchanges of ideas for teaching programs
- Joint teaching and research programs.
Membership in NIBS entitles an institution to participate case competitions and conferences.

Promotes distance learning education and training.

Guided by an elected board of trustees, the Executive MBA Council's mission is to foster excellence and innovation in executive and professional graduate business degree programs worldwide through educating, networking and informing administrators and faculty.

Especially useful on this site is the Prospective Students page which allows you to search for EMBA programs, view or participate in benchmarking/research studies and view a FAQ about the executive MBA degree.