Established in 1967, and based in London, the Association of MBAs is an impartial and equitable organization that grants global accreditations to business education institutions on postgraduate management. They are one of the three main worldwide accreditation bodies, and are committed to enhancing the quality standards of business education for the benefit of all the stakeholders: business schools, students and alumni, and employers. Their accreditation service constitutes the global standard for all MBA, Master, and DBA programs. Currently AMBA accredits programs from the top 2% of business schools in over 70 countries.

AMBA has awarded their accreditation to four ESIC programs: Executive MBA, International MBA, MBA and MBM. This recognition denotes the highest standard of achievement in postgraduate business education, which is a core value our School has had deeply ingrained since its foundation in 1963.

In September 2008, ESIC received the CEL Accreditation (Programme Accreditation for Technology-Enhanced Learning) for its Simulation Methodology, awarded by the prestigious EFMD Association.

This methodology is applied in both Closed Programs (Postgraduate Area) and Open Programs (Global Business Game). The CEL Accreditation is one of the four Accreditations granted by the EFMD with recognized international prestige.

The integration of accredited simulators in ESIC's programs has improved student learning through contact with real business experiences throughout their training period.

The EFMD's CEL accreditation by ESIC reinforces the School's initiative in the use of business simulators as a suitable learning methodology for students participating in its programs.

ESIC Business & Marketing School joined Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME) on November 25, 2010. PRME's mission is to inspire and promote responsible management education, research and thought leadership worldwide.

ESIC, from its Social Responsibility Project, develops programs aimed at achieving this purpose from four areas: academic, social, business and research. The School is an academic institution committed to its mission and values. ESIC, as a participant of PRME on a biannual basis, provides a Progress Report on the activities developed around the principles of PRME. For more information visit PRME y ESIC Social Responsibility.

The EHEA framework and the new changes introduced in the Spanish regulations establish that universities must guarantee in their actions the fulfillment of the objectives associated with the courses they teach, also seeking their continuous improvement. Therefore, universities must have policies and Internal Quality Assurance Systems (IQAS) formally established and publicly available. AUDIT is the name of the reference model for quality systems in the university system Spanish. AUDIT certification is under the new European regulatory framework for higher education, the implementation of which is regulated by the Ministry of Education Spanish, through the aforementioned state agency.

In July 2014, ESIC's Madrid campus received, from the Certification Commission constituted by ANECA, the favorable report without conditions on the implementation of its Internal Quality Assurance System under the AUDIT Reference Model. The Audit certification is an official recognition for ESIC as a result of the effort it is making towards a management model focused on ensuring the quality of training offered to its students. In February 2019, the Madrid Campus has successfully renewed the Audit Certification.

The EHEA framework and the new changes introduced in the Spanish regulations establish that universities must guarantee in their actions the fulfillment of the objectives associated with the courses they teach, also seeking their continuous improvement. Therefore, universities must have policies and Internal Quality Assurance Systems (IQAS) formally established and publicly available. AUDIT is the name of the reference model for quality systems in the university system Spanish. AUDIT certification is under the new European regulatory framework for higher education, whose implementation is regulated by the Ministry of Education Spanish, through the aforementioned state agency.

In July 2014 the ESIC Valencia campus received, by the Certification Commission constituted by ANECA, the favorable report without conditions on the implementation of its Internal Quality Assurance System. The Audit certification is an official recognition for ESIC as a result of the effort it is making towards a management model focused on ensuring the quality of training offered to its students. In February 2019, the Valencia Campus has successfully renewed the Audit Certification.

The EHEA framework and the new changes introduced in the Spanish regulations establish that universities must guarantee in their actions the fulfillment of the objectives associated with the courses they teach, also seeking their continuous improvement. Therefore, universities must have policies and Internal Quality Assurance Systems (IQAS) formally established and publicly available. AUDIT is the name of the reference model for quality systems in the university system Spanish. AUDIT certification is under the new European regulatory framework for higher education, the implementation of which is regulated by the Ministry of Education Spanish, through the aforementioned state agency.

In October 2010, all ESIC campuses received an unconditional favorable report on the design of their Internal Quality Assurance System from the Certification Commission set up by ANECA.

In the assessment of teacher quality assurance, a fundamental element is the performance of their teaching activity. Thus, knowing how the teacher plans, develops, evaluates and improves his or her teaching is key to making a judgment on his or her teaching competence.

The DOCENTIA Program was born out of the recommendations for Quality Assurance in Higher Education institutions developed by the European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA), which establishes that institutions must have the means to guarantee that their teaching staff is qualified and competent for teaching. The program also takes into account the standards established by internationally recognized organizations in the field of personnel evaluation, such as The Personnel Evaluation Standards, developed by The Joint Committee of Standards for Educational Evaluation.

ESIC joins the Docentia Program and receives an EXCELLENT Rating in the Model designed for the Evaluation of the Teaching Activity of its Faculty.

ANECA's Evaluation Commission congratulates ESIC Business & Marketing School for the production of an excellent manual, clear and complete in all its details, and which fits perfectly with the objectives and models of the Docentia program.

The VERIFICA program evaluates proposals for degree curricula designed in accordance with the European Higher Education Area.

ANECA, in compliance with Royal Decree 1393/2007 of October 29, 2007, has positively evaluated the study plans, in accordance with its verification protocols and guides, presented by ESIC, as a University Center attached to the Rey Juan Carlos University, Miguel Hernández University and San Jorge University.

Therefore, ESIC offers the Degrees accredited by the Verifica Program:

The National Accreditation Program for Access to the University Teaching Corps (PEP Program) evaluates the profile of applicants for access to the university teaching corps in private university centers.

ESIC faculty members are accredited under this PEP accreditation program, granted by ANECA, and/or by the Accreditation Program of the Regional Evaluation Agencies.

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The ACREDITA program carries out an assessment for the renewal of the initial accreditation of official degrees.

ANECA, in compliance with Royal Decree 1393/2007 of October 29, 2007, has issued positive accreditation reports, in accordance with its renewal protocols and guidelines, for the degrees presented by ESIC, as a University Center attached to the Rey Juan Carlos University and the Miguel Hernández University, to the Foundation for Knowledge Madri+d and the Valencian Agency for Assessment and Prospective (AVAP) respectively.

Therefore, ESIC offers the following degrees accredited by the Program ACREDITA:

ESIC has certified its Quality Management System under the ISO 9001:2015 Standard by the BSI Certification Company.

The scope of the certificate is:

Design and delivery of Postgraduate, Undergraduate, Executive Education (training, consulting and advice to Companies, Socioeconomic Entities and Public Institutions) and language and learning programs on technological platforms. Recruitment process, attention to participants (students and companies), provision of training, complementary and loyalty services.

In our concern to improve every day, we initiated a Continuous Improvement Project, whose objective is to articulate throughout the School the processes and sufficient resources to implement a Quality Policy towards Excellence. Obtaining this certification has meant an important recognition to the effort developed in this sense.

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