International and SA accreditation
- AACSB USA-based Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business
- EQUIS accreditation from the European Foundation for Management Development in Belgium. This accreditation applies to the USB and all its programmes.
- AMBA accreditation from the Association of MBAs in the UK. This specifically applies to the USB’s MBA.
- CHE accreditation by the South African Council on Higher Education. This applies to all the USB’s programmes.
Other forms of international acknowledgment
- Beyond Grey Pinstripes Top 100 Schools List: This list is compiled by the Aspen Institute in New York, USA. The USB is on this list of top schools in the world preparing students for the environmental, social and ethical complexities of modern-day business.
- EDUNIVERSAL: The USB received an A-rating and the Five Palms Award for its international reputation (one of only three schools in Africa to receive this) from this French-based ratings agency.
Memberships
- European Doctoral Programmes Association in Management and Business Administration (EDAMBA), which underscores the global standard of the USB’s PhD.
- The EFMD’s Globally Responsible Leadership Initiative (GRLI), which focuses on reframing the purpose of management education.
- The UN’s Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME), which promotes corporate responsibility and sustainability in business education (the USB was one of the first 100 business schools and universities from around the world to endorse this UN-backed global initiative).
- Global Business School Network (GBSN), which promotes management education as a critical component of international development strategies.
- Leading business school associations:
- Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)
- European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD)
- Global Business School Network (GBSN)
- The Management Development Organisation CEEMAN
- Association of African Business Schools (AABS)
- SA Business Schools Association (SABSA)