International Business Academy Kolding given the seal of approval in 2018

Securing institutional accreditation is a very important stamp of approval in Denmark. This unconditional approval can be compared with when a restaurant receives an additional Michelin Star.

”We are very satisfied and happy with the result. It is a clear signal that we are a well-functioning educational institution. We have turned everything around within the organization, and have worked a great deal on development in our efforts towards approval – and we are very proud of that,” says the President of IBA, Niels Egelund.

IBA has a strong system of quality checks

IBA has managed to achieve this ’Michelin Star’ because the business academy has developed a well-functioning system of assessing the quality of its study programmes. A system which, in a healthy, transparent way, ensures high standards of quality and relevance, through ongoing dialogue with students, companies, employees and graduates.

The expert panel which has been examined IBA closely, leaving no stone unturned, writes in their summary:

“IBA Kolding has a coherent and well-functioning quality-control system … with solid grounding in the institution’s strategic outlook, IBA has provided concrete and ambitious objectives for their work around ensuring consistently high quality, along with various indicators to ensure that these objectives are reached.”

IBA to get quicker

The accreditation model can be compared to the ‘smileys’ system used by the Danish Ministry of Environment and Food, which encourage self-monitoring. With this positive institutional accreditation, International Business Academy Kolding will have greater freedom, and will find it easier to establish and initiate new study programmes. In other words, IBA will have a greater opportunity to carry things out themselves.

This has two clear advantages: IBA can react more quickly to the needs and demands of companies for new skillsets… and will have more space to concentrate on their central mission: to provide education to students of various study programmes to the highest possible level.

IBA will put this accreditation to use internationally

All higher education programmes in Denmark must apply to become accredited institutions. After this, they can achieve three levels of accreditation: the highest is a positive accreditation, which IBA has received in 2018. You can also receive a conditional accreditation; or be refused.

Accreditation has its roots in the European standards, to give students and participants the guarantee of transparency and relevance, along with focus on knowledge and organization. When an organization such as IBA wishes to take part in European collaborations, and student exchanges, it is normal for the accreditation process to take 2-4 years to achieve.