SEAA Trust

There is a lot in the plate for AACSB in India as there are nearly 30 members for the Agency today in the country waiting to be accredited. SEAA Team has the pleasure of welcoming you to the Bangalore conference on January 31,2012. Please register early to avail of the early bird discount.

The conference takeaways

For the members of the AACSB International in India, this would be a must attend conference offering some of the best and most practical benefits without having to spend huge sums sending out accreditinig teams out of the country. The conference has strong presentations from AACSB International on their revised accreditation procedures, and case experiences from around the would. The conference would also offer presentations from the first school to be accredited in India, Indian School of Business (ISB), Hyderabad along with two other school presentations from T A Pai Institute of Management (TAPMI), Manipal and PSG Institute of Management (PSGIM), Coimbatore which are in the advanced stage in their AACSB Accreditation path.

It would be an extremely useful platform for exchanging of ideas and learning about the benefits & practical tips while taking up international accreditation. The conference would be extremely relevant to schools which are on their growth path whether or not they take up the international accreditation process at present. Senior faculty, Deans, Directors and members from the Management & Administration of the B-schools, universities, corporate schools would benefit from the workshop.

About SEAA

Standards for Educational Advancement & Accreditation (SEAA) New Delhi is a non-profit Higher Professional Education Accreditation advocacy and support organization which focused on International accreditation having worked closely with the world’s best accreditation bodies in management education. These include the AACSB International, EQUIS-EFMD, Association of MBAs, ACBSP, IACBE, the British Accreditation Council & South Asian Quality System. SEAA carries out its advocacy work is through a series of international accreditation conferences, workshops, Roundtable and in-campus workshops. It also offers critical service to support schools on accreditation path by conducting pre-accreditation gap analysis, mentor workshops & other accreditation related professional services. SEAA has always insisted that the schools, before taking up international accreditation would benefit greatly from taking up one an Indian accreditation programme both for gaining experience & also as an endorsement of their compliance status. Currently SEAA is working closely with the National Board of Accreditation, an independent accreditation agency belonging to the Government in launching the 1st World Accreditation Summit WOSA-2012 in March this year. Please look up www.nba-wosa.in for details.

AACSB International is a global, nonprofit membership organization of educational institutions, businesses and other entities devoted to the advancement of management education. Established in 1916, AACSB International provides its members with a variety of products and services to assist them with the continuous improvement of their business programs and schools. As a member of AACSB, the schools would have access to the world’s largest network of peer business schools.

In the world of accreditation AACSB International has stood as an unchallenged leader for nearly a century, owing to its robust processes that builds a school while it goes through the accreditation. “"The AACSB is unique because of its mission-driven approach, evaluating the applying schools against peer schools with similar missions. Given our commitment to creating research-based knowledge, and developing leaders through innovative world-class programmes, we are delighted to have this robust and independent reaffirmation of our adherence to our mission,"” says the Dean of the first ever school in India to get the AACSB International recognition, Indian School Business (ISB) Hyderabad. The school, coincidentally celebrating its Tenth anniversary is itself India’s best known B-school and is rated globally as one of the best in business.

The registration to this conference is through payment of a nominal fee of Rs 12,000 and there would be an early bird discount of 10 per cent would be available to those who register by January 20, 2012 and Rs 500 would be off for every additional candidate registering for the conference from the same organization. The SEAA Forum members would get five per cent off for one registration.