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Antwerp Management School

{{Short description|Belgian business school}}

{{Infobox university

| name = Antwerp Management School

| image = This_is_a_logo_owned_by_Antwerp_Management_School_for_Antwerp_Management_School.png

| established = 1959

| type = Business School

| parent = University of Antwerp

| dean = Steven De Haes (since October 1, 2018){{cite web|url=https://datanews.knack.be/ict/careers/steven-de-haes-is-nieuwe-decaan-van-antwerp-management-school/article-normal-1189637.html|title=Steven De Haes is nieuwe decaan van Antwerp Management School|date=27 August 2018|website=datanews.knack.be}}

| city = Antwerp

| country = Belgium

| campus = Main Campus "De Boogkeers" Antwerp

Campus Business Design & Innovation Kortrijk

Campus Smart Mobility Diepenbeek

| website = [https://www.antwerpmanagementschool.be/ www.antwerpmanagementschool.be]

| coor = {{coord|51|13|14.3|N|4|24|38.7|E|type:edu_region:BE|display=it}}

| director = Ilse Daelman (Since 2020)

}}

The Antwerp Management School ({{langx|nl|Antwerp Management School}}) is the University of Antwerp's autonomous business school. It is located in the historical center of the city of Antwerp.

The school offers eight full-time master programs and more than sixty short or long-term executive programs on a variety of subjects.{{cite journal |title=Antwerp Management School|url=http://www.mastersportal.eu/universities/1292/antwerp-management-school.html|journal=Masters portal}} The majority of students at Antwerp Management School come from abroad, which reflects the global perspective of the school. Additionally, the school has strong ties with many Chinese institutions.{{cite journal |title=Managementscholen met te veel Belgen zakken weg op ranglijst Financial Times|url=http://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20140915_01268595|journal=Nieuwsblad}}

History

Antwerp Management School was established in 1959 as the "Instituut voor Postuniversitair Onderwijs (IPO)".[https://www.uantwerpen.be/nl/overuantwerpen/organisatiestructuur/ams/ Antwerp Management School (AMS)] at uantwerpen.be. Accessed October 6, 2013. In 2000, the school changed its name to Antwerp Management School and became an independent organization within the University of Antwerp. All postgraduate management programs and management master programs from the University of Antwerp were transferred to Antwerp Management School.{{cite journal|title=Antwerp Management School |url=http://www.topstudybelgium.be/en/higher-education-institutions/antwerp-management-school.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121118085703/http://www.topstudybelgium.be/en/higher-education-institutions/antwerp-management-school.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-11-18 |journal=Top Study Belgium }}

Accreditations

=International Accreditations=

Antwerp Management School is one of two Triple Crown business schools in Belgium and possesses accreditation by:

==AACSB==

The University of Antwerp is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) for its economic programs at the Faculty of Business and Economics and Antwerp Management School and was the first Belgian university to acquire this accreditation.[http://www.find-mba.com/accreditations/AACSB AACSB-Accredited Business Schools] at find-mba.com. Accessed October 6, 2013. With over 500 accredited members (about 60 outside of the US), AACSB is the oldest (1916).

==AMBA==

In 2015, Antwerp Management School obtained the AMBA accreditation for their Executive MBA in association with IBS.{{cite web|url=http://www.antwerpmanagementschool.be/en/about-antwerp-management-school/why-antwerp-management-school/accreditations-rankings|title=Rankings and Accreditations|publisher=}}

==EQUIS==

The University of Antwerp – Faculty of Business and Economics, including all activities of the Antwerp Management School (AMS), has been awarded the prestigious EQUIS accreditation for the first time in 2023.{{cite web|url=https://www.antwerpmanagementschool.be/en/about-ams/accreditations-rankings |title=Accreditations & Rankings |website=antwerpmanagementschool.be |access-date=2023-11-18}}

=Regional Accreditation=

==NVAO==

The Antwerp Management School master trainings have been accredited by the Dutch-Flemish Accreditation Organisation (NVAO) on the basis of the AACSB- accreditation. With this NVAO acknowledgment on the basis of an already acquired international accreditation, the University of Antwerp is a firstling among the Belgian universities.{{cite journal|title=NVAO Antwerp Management School |url=http://www.nvao.net/news/item/nvao_selecteert_tien_deelnemers_voor_pilot_ondernemen/430 |journal=NVAO |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402142209/http://www.nvao.net/news/item/nvao_selecteert_tien_deelnemers_voor_pilot_ondernemen/430 |archivedate=2015-04-02 }}

Location

The Antwerp Management School is located in the historical center of the city of Antwerp, within walking distance to other university campuses.

In the year 2000, after an award-winning renovation, a 15th-century mansion called ‘Het Brantijser’ became the new home of the Management School. The architect and principal have been awarded with the Europa Nostra Award for the combination of the historical foundations and the modern interpretation.

In 2018, the Antwerp Management School moved to the Boogkeers, former OCMW building at the Mechelseplein.

Organisation and Faculty Members

= General Council =

  • Christian Leysen, Chairman Mattias De Backer, Patrick Stouthuysen (red.) (2011) Cultuur en/in de stad: stadslucht maakt vrij .p . 411
  • Steven De Haes, Dean since 1 September 2018

Formerly part of the General Council:

= Faculty =

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Notable Alumni

  • Jo Cornu,[https://archive.today/20131008013345/http://www.antwerpmanagementschool.be/nl/news/2013/9/20/jo-cornu,-alumnus-executive-mba,-wordt-nieuwe-ceo-bij-nmbs.aspx Jo Cornu wordt nieuwe CEO bij NMBS: Alumnus Executive MBA 1981-1983] at antwerpmanagementschool.be news 2013/9/20 CEO of the National Railway Company of Belgium
  • Bert De Graeve, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chairman of Bekaert

References

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External links

  • {{Official website|http://www.antwerpmanagementschool.be/EN/ }}
  • [https://www.uantwerpen.be/en/ University of Antwerp]

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Category:University of Antwerp

Category:Business schools in Belgium