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:

• Banking Academy, Hanoi, Vietnam
• Bristol Institute of Business and Management, Colombo, Sri Lanka
• International University – Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Min City, Vietnam
• National Economics University (NEU), Hanoi, Vietnam
• Phenikaa University, Vietnam
• Taylor’s University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• Tianfu College of SWUFE, China
• University of Finance - Marketing, Vietnam
• Villa College, The Maldives

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
• Tian Fu College of Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, China

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