Bristol Business School partnerships and accreditations

For today's graduates it is essential to possess inter-cultural competencies and the ability to work across cultures and societies. Bristol Business School provides a diverse and inclusive learning environment that enables all of our students to learn with, and from, those from different backgrounds and cultures.We are also proud of the work that we do with strategic international partners to promote high quality education in a range of countries.

Key strategic international partners with whom we run collaborative programmes in partnership include:

• Taylor’s University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• National Economics University (NEU), Hanoi, Vietnam
• International University – Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Min City, Vietnam
• Banking Academy, Hanoi, Vietnam
• Villa College, The Maldives
• Bristol Institute of Business and Management, Colombo, Sri Lanka
• The British College, Kathmandu, Nepal

We also work with a wide range of international partners to provide opportunities for their students to study with us in Bristol and/or for UK-based students to study abroad. These partners include:

• Guangdong University of Finance, China
• HELP University, Malaysia 
• INTI International University, Malaysia
• Montpelier Business School
• Rangsit University, Thailand
• Renmin University, China
• University of Monterrey, Mexico
• University of Texas at El Paso, USA
• Tian Fu College of Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, China

We collaborate with both private and public sector organisations through research, knowledge exchange and our courses. This is key to knowledge sharing, research and developing courses that produce students with practical skills beneficial to employers.

We have a number of key partnerships with:

• NHS (National Health Service) – we have actively worked with the NHS to deliver leadership conferences.
• Space Engineering Services Ltd – we have worked with Space Engineering to help develop their people management policies.
• Cycling England – monies were awarded to Bristol and South Gloucestershire Councils to double its cycling levels in the city within four years and we are working with the councils to help in this endeavour.
• Veale Wasbrough Vizards – this project involves investigating the governance, scope, scale and strategy of first generation family businesses.
• Lidl UK – by working with our Placement Scheme Lidl provide our undergraduate students a year’s work placement experience.
• Deloitte Digital – programme sponsor for the MSc Financial Technology, providing extensive support for practice led learning, collaborative projects and joint research.
• DAC Beachcroft – lead the employer support group for the MSc Risk Management and Insurance , facilitating industry input into teaching and collaborative research and projects.

Accreditation and active relationships with professional bodies is important to delivering relevant business courses.

Accreditations

Many of our Accounting and Finance, Business Management, Economics and Marketing courses are accredited by relevant professional bodies. Specific accreditations include:

• Chartered Institute of Professional Development (CIPD)
• Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)
• Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
• Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM) - Bristol Business School is an ILM approved centre that offers different levels of coaching and mentoring courses.
• Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM)
• Chartered Insurance Institute (CII)
• Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment (CISI)
• European Foundation of Management Development
• Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP)
• Chartered Management Institute (CMI)
• EFMD Programme Accreditation System (EPAS)
• Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW)

Professional bodies

We have strong links with a number of professional and accrediting bodies:

• Association of Business Schools
• Association of Advance Collegiate Schools of Business
• Institute of Direct Marketing
• Chartered Institute of Marketing
• Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM)
• Chartered Management Institute (CMI)
• Confederation of British Industry
• Institute of Directors
• Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply
• Business West

The role of the Board is to keep us close to business and their employment needs to ensure students meet the needs of employers and we build strong national and international partnerships.

Our regional business leaders will use their leadership experience to look at how Bristol Business School (BBS) and the Bristol Business School building can serve the needs of our region and its economy.

As a result, we can grow our international reputation in business and law and our provision will continue to create employable graduates.

Meet the board

Business leaders from our region's financial, commercial, legal, public and health sectors are represented on the panel.