Accreditations
Stellenbosch Business School holds the triple crown of international accreditations, which are full-term (five-year) accreditations from the EFMD Quality Improvement System (EQUIS), the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), and the Association of MBAs (AMBA), reserved for the top one percent of business schools worldwide. SBS was the first business school in Africa to achieve EQUIS accreditation, the first African-origin school to gain AACSB accreditation, and the first South African business school to receive AMBA accreditation.
These accreditations assess all aspects of the school, including programmes, faculty, research, internationalisation, ethics, and sustainability. SBS is also fully accredited by the Council on Higher Education in South Africa.
Rankings
Stellenbosch Business School is one of only three African business schools with an A-rating (5 Palmes) from Eduniversal, recognising its major international influence and excellence in business education.
Memberships
SBS holds memberships in leading global and regional business education organisations, reflecting its commitment to responsible, innovative, and internationally connected management education:
- Association of African Business Schools (AABS): Supporting management education, economic inclusion, and social development in Africa.
- Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB): Gaining access to research, networks, and international best practices.
- Academy of Business in Society (ABIS): Committed to improving sustainability between business and society.
- Association of MBAs (AMBA): Ensuring high standards across MBA programmes.
- Business Graduates Association (BGA): Promoting responsible management practices and lifelong learning.
- CEEMAN: Access to quality management education support and innovation networks in dynamic environments.
- European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD): Networking and knowledge-sharing on management development and innovation.
- EDAMBA: Exchange of information and research cooperation for PhD candidates.
- EMBA Consortium for Global Business Innovation: Providing MBA students global study options.
- Global Business School Network (GBSN): Supporting management education capacity building in developing countries.
- Globally Responsible Leadership Initiative (GRLI): Promoting ethical, values-based leadership.
- GRLI’s Global Doctoral Alliance: Integrating societal impact into PhD research.
- Institute of Directors South Africa (IoDSA): Advancing corporate governance and leadership education.
- Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME): One of the first 100 signatories supporting responsible management education globally.
- South African Business Schools Association (SABSA): Sharing knowledge to develop South Africa’s business education sector according to international standards.