News from Members
Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU)
Hong Kong Baptist University School of Business AACSB Accredited
香港浸會大學工商管理學院獲AACSB世界級優質教學認證
The School of Business attained AACSB International (The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International) accreditation in April 2010, an elite distinction recognised worldwide as a hallmark of excellence in management education.
A Peer Review Team from AACSB International visited HKBU this January and met with staff, students and alumni of the School before recommending the School for accreditation. As quoted from the assessment report, the School was specifically commended for the following strength and effective practices:
- “The framework the School has developed for its assessment of learning program”,
- “The Honours Project involving an original research project by each student or a team of two students and mentored by a faculty member” and
- “The integrated mission-driven extracurricular activities complementing the traditional academic curriculum to support the School’s Whole-Person focus”.
The accreditation is an important endorsement that the world’s best practices are being implemented at the School. “This exciting news speaks for the University’s perseverance in upholding its Whole Person Education concept to continuously improve teaching quality and enrich students’ learning,” said Prof. Ng Ching-fai, President and Vice-Chancellor. “It also demonstrates that we have a School of Business whose excellence is recognised internationally.”
Prof. Stephen Cheung, Dean of the School of Business, said: “AACSB International accreditation represents the highest standard of achievement and recognises our commitment to quality and continuous improvement. Over the years, our School has put tremendous efforts into the development and implementation of plans to meet international educational standards, such as AACSB standards.”
Founded in 1916, AACSB is the largest and the longest standing specialised accrediting agency for business and accounting programmes, with about 600 accredited members representing less than five percent of business schools worldwide. Among the notable institutions that have gained AACSB accreditation are Harvard University, the London Business School and Stanford University.
工商管理學院於本年四月榮獲「國際商管學院促進會」（AACSB International）認證，標誌著浸大的優質工商管理教育得到國際認許。
「AACSB」的評審小組於一月份與學院的師生和校友會面，並提交認證報告。在報告中，學院的三項實務措施 (best practice) 備受嘉許，包括「完善的課程質素評估機制」、「鼓勵原創性研究的本科畢業論文項目」，以及「與傳統學術課程並行、目標為本的綜合課外活動，具體地深化學院的商管全人教育」。
這項國際認證是外界對學院行之有效的實務措施的重要肯定。校長吳清輝教授說：「這是值得我們自豪的成就，不但彰顯浸大的全人教育和持續提升教與學質素的理念，亦證明我們擁有一個獲得國際學術界認同的優秀工商管理學院。」
工商管理學院院長張仁良教授說：「『AACSB國際認證』肯定了學院多年來對教學質素的堅持及不斷精進，取得世界認許的最高成就。一直以來，學院透過多方面的發展計劃，以達到如AACSB認證的國際級教育水平。」
「AACSB國際認證」於一九一六年在美國創辦，是目前全球規模最大、歷史最悠久、專為世界各地工商管理及會計學位課程作認證的機構。目前全球只有少於百分之五，即約六百間的商學院獲得這個優質認證，其中包括多間世界著名商學院，例如哈佛大學、倫敦商學院以及史坦福大學。