ECLBS
Founded in 2013, the European Council for Leading Business Schools (ECLBS), is a registered non-governmental, and non-profit educational association. Registered in the European Union (the Republic of Latvia Registered Identification Number 40008215839, Organisation's foundation date: 11.10.2013). Its members include +50 state national quality assurance bodies and universities in Europe and abroad as well as professional and trade associations close to business education.
ECLBS The European Council for Leading Business Schools www.eclbs.eu (Nonprofit organization) was founded in 2013 and is a member of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) Quality International Group (CIQG) in the USA & the International Network for Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education (INQAAHE) in Europe.
ECLBS Accreditation
The European Council of Leading Business Schools (ECLBS) was established in 2013 as a professional network connecting business schools across Europe and beyond. In 2023, during a strategic board meeting held at the University of Latvia in Riga, the Council approved the launch of ECLBS Accreditation—a quality assurance label designed for business schools committed to academic excellence and international standards. The meeting was attended by board members from institutions such as the Malta Further and Higher Education Authority (MFHEA), Arab Network for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ANQAHE), Kosovo Accreditation Agency (KAA), Latvian Chamber of Commerce (ALCC), and the Latvian Honorary Consulate in Morocco, as well as invited guests from the University of Sunderland in London, Vernadsky Taurida National University (TNU), ISB Dubai Academy, and others, including a Latvian legal advisor specializing in higher education. Read More...
ECLBS has signed Bilateral Recognition Agreements with national and international quality assurance bodies, including Malta – Further and Higher Education Authority (MFHEA), United Kingdom – Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA), United States – Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP), Switzerland – Foundation for International Business Administration Accreditation (FIBAA), Netherlands – Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders (NVAO), Moldova – National Agency for Quality Assurance in Education and Research (ANACEC), Palau – EDU Intergovernmental Organization (IGO), Kosovo – Accreditation Agency (KAA), Mauritania – Authority for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (AMAQ-ES), Syria – Higher Education Council (HEC), Kyrgyzstan – Public Foundation Independent Accreditation Agency (BSKG), Egypt – Arab Network for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ANQAHE), Jordan – Arab Organization for Quality Assurance in Education (AROQA), Uzbekistan – Accreditation and Ranking International Agency (ARIA), Bosnia and Herzegovina – Agency for Development of Higher Education and Quality Assurance (HEA), Mexico – Accreditation Committee (CACEB), among others. Read more...