Accreditation
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Our accreditation and membership with leading bodies in Australia and around the world reflects our commitment to excellence.
The University of Sydney Business School is a leading institution at the forefront of global business and management education. We are focused on quality assurance, continuous improvement, international peer review and excellence in teaching and research.
We are the only business school in Australia to hold both the coveted triple crown accreditation and CEMS membership.
Founded in the U.S., AACSB International (AACSB), is a global non-profit association dedicated to elevating the quality and impact of business schools worldwide. Business accreditation holds business schools accountable for advancing business practices through a commitment to strategic management, learner success, thought leadership and positive societal impact. First awarded in 2004, the University of Sydney Business School was reaccredited in 2024 for a period of six years.
Founded in London, the Association of MBAs (AMBA) is a charitable body focused on raising the profile and quality standards of postgraduate management education internationally. The MBA accreditation philosophy is centred on impact, employability and learning outcomes and ensures the highest standards are achieved in MBA program teaching and learning, curriculum design, career development and employability. First awarded in 2019, the University of Sydney Business School was reaccredited in 2024 for a period of five years.
Founded in Brussels, the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD Global), is a global non-profit organisation committed to promoting and enhancing excellence in management development worldwide. EFMD Quality Improvement System (EQUIS) accreditation is a comprehensive quality review system for business and management schools, emphasising internationalisation, connections with practice, and ethics, responsibility and sustainability. First awarded in 2004, the University of Sydney Business School was reaccredited in 2021 for a period of five years.
Founded in Europe, the Global Alliance in Management Education (known as CEMS) is a global alliance of leading business schools, multinational companies and NGOs jointly delivering a pre-experience Master in International Management program. The program prepares future generations of responsible business leaders, with the aim of promoting global citizenship. In each selected country, only one business school is chosen to be part of the CEMS alliance. The University of Sydney is the only university in Australia to offer this program, and we are the only business school in Australia and the first non-European institution to be admitted as a member of CEMS.
A number of programs at the University of Sydney Business School are professionally accredited and recognised by various industry and professional bodies.
All units required to satisfy accreditation requirements for CPA Australia or Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ) can be completed though the below undergraduate Business School degrees. Completion of a recognised degree is a pathway to provisional or associate membership and potential entry to the CPA Program or Chartered Accountants (CA) Program.
For those wishing to pursue the ACCA Qualification, students completing the Professional Accounting Program or Accounting major + accredited units in the above programs are eligible to receive four exam exemptions from the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA). Students who complete other specified accredited units of study are also eligible for up to five additional ACCA exam exemptions.
All units required to satisfy accreditation requirements for CPA Australia or Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ) can be completed through the Master of Professional Accounting and Business Performance. Completion of a recognised degree is a pathway to provisional or associate membership and potential entry to the CPA Program or Chartered Accountants (CA) Program. Students wishing to pursue the ACCA Qualification are eligible to receive four exam exemptions from the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA). Students who complete other specified accredited units of study are also eligible for up to five additional ACCA exam exemptions.
The following degrees have met the criteria for course accreditation and are currently accredited by the Australian Human Resource Institute (AHRI):
The University of Sydney is recognised as an affiliated university under the CFA Institute University Affiliation Program.
The following programs have been acknowledged as incorporating at least 70 percent of the CFA Program Candidate Body of Knowledge (CBOK) and placing emphasis on the CFA Institute Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice within the program. These programs positions students well to obtain the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation, which has become the most respected and recognised investment credential in the world.
Entry into the CFA Institute University Affiliation Program signals to potential students, employers, and the marketplace that the University of Sydney curriculum is closely tied to professional practice and is well-suited to preparing students to sit for the CFA examinations.
CFA Institute provides Student Scholarships to cover part of CFA exam fees. Download the CFA Institute Student Guide to Student Scholarships (pdf, 1.3MB). Any interested students from the University of Sydney must apply directly via the online Student Scholarship platform (login required).
The CFA Institute Research Challenge is an annual global competition that provides university students with hands-on mentoring and intensive training in financial analysis and professional ethics. Each team is tested on analytical, valuation, report writing, and presentation skills.
University of Sydney teams have achieved outstanding results in recent challenges:
Assurance of Learning refers to the systematic process of collecting data about student learning outcomes, reviewing and using it to continuously develop and improve the School's degree programs. Assurance of Learning ensures our graduates achieve the goals and outcomes we say they will achieve when we promote our degree programs.
What are the most important things our students should achieve in our program? What are our expectations?
Program learning goals and program learning outcomes are defined for each program by the Program Director, in collaboration with colleagues, to align with a common set for each suite of programs.
How will students achieve the program learning goals?
Program Directors collaborate with program teams to align the defined goals and outcomes with the curricula, mapping the introduction, practice and assessment of learning outcomes in units of study throughout the program (or majors/specialisation).
How and when will we know students have achieved the program learning goals?
Program Directors collaborate with program teams and particularly with the capstone unit coordinator to identify instruments and measures to assess learning in a final capstone unit of study where mastery is expected of the learning outcomes for the program (or major/specialisation).
How well have students achieved the outcomes? Is that up to our standard? Where have they done well/not so well?
Judgments about learning outcome achievement provided by capstone unit coordinators is downloaded from Gradecenter, aggregated and analysed into a draft report that is provided to program directors to discuss with teaching teams (and coordinators of majors/specialisations), noting limitations in interpretation, previous improvement actions and areas of success or requiring improvement.
What can we learn and share that has worked well? What will we do if students have not achieved the goals we set?
Program Directors (or coordinators of majors/specialisations) lead a discussion with teaching teams using the outcomes assessment information to inform and agree changes to the program (or major/specialisation).