1. INTERNATIONAL ACCREDITATIONS VALUE: GSEM Case Study
Zhanna S. Belyaeva, PhD
Head of International Economics and Business Programme
«Russian Business Schools: Competitiveness on the Global Market»
The Fifth Annual International Conference
Education and Global Cities: New Technologies for Development
St.Petersburg 2018

2. Little Introduction…

3. Accreditation Mindset: Seal of Approval
Quality
Accreditation
What is business schools motivation and the accreditation choice?
no single approach to meeting standards for accreditation
(a) movement not only toward international structures for quality assurance and accreditation but toward developing regional structures as well;
(b) a preference to retain—rather than eliminate—national structures for quality assurance and accreditation even while developing regional and international structures; and
(c) continued dialogue and debate on a number of difficult questions, the answers to which will involve the ultimate nature of an international higher education space.
Globalisation
Internationalisation

4. Our Accreditation Path
Feb.2015
Jun.2015
Jun.2016
Jun.2017
Dec.2017
Feb.2018
Jun.2018
EPAS PRT visit
First progress report
Second progress report + application for re-accreditation
Sending self-assessment report
Re-Accreditation decision
1. Approved as Business-Unit
February 2018
2. Pre-accreditation
3. Achievement of the matching with AACSB Standards
4. Initial accreditation
5. Accreditation
2022

5. IEB Programme Positioning Upgrade
Mission: The leading Russian programme in business economics to train world class business analytics to promote Russia in the key sectors of the global economy.
Have fun, do good, and the money will come
Investing is simple, but not easy
Culture eats strategy for breakfast

6. Quality Improvement highlights
English Taught programme
International Faculty and Academic Partners
Professors Level
Students Level
Research Professor (integration into courses)
Business-trainer (integration into projects)
Summer/Autumn Schools
Segmentation of academic partners
teambuilding
International Standards
Corporate Partners Integration
Double degree (2018+)
Case Writing
Licensed Teaching Materials and Gamification
Creative Pedagogy
Integrated Master Classes
Internships and training for teachers and students
Case Writing
Field Visits

7. Key Global Reputation Projects
Research Conference Russian Regions in Focus
International Summer/Autumn School
«Sustainable Business Development»
EFMD co-organized events
Public and Corporate Talks and Forums
Global Case Championships (for Students and Alumni)
feeling the outcomes

8. Mapping the Key Stakeholders
Offering alternative programs that attract a wider range of students
Targeting financial support in order to ensure that business school is a viable investment for a range of students, especially those with a lower earnings profile.
Providing adequate supports for students, faculty, and staff with caregiving responsibilities. 8 8 8

9. Impacts on GSEM strategy
From good regional to globally visible school
Balanced International Integration: Students, Faculty, Corporates
Experimental Pedagogy: zest for learning
(internationalisation in action, experiential learning, business oriented pedagogy, learner centered teaching)
IEB newly adopted quality criteria apply these lessons to other programmes
Alignment institution’s long term objectives
Facilitate Balanced International Integration
Arranges for Experimental pedagogy
Shapes Assessment methods and QA procedures
Bringing Alumnus back to Alma-mater
Helps Keeping pace with rapid technological developments
Out of the box: feeling new quality assurance standards
Keeping pace with technological developments
Bringing Alumni back to School

10. Quality Spin-Off
Institutionally wise
Higher quality of the system and of accredited programmes and generally institution
National recognition and visibility HE
Better international recognition and visibility
Professionaly wise
Proud of institution!
Better opportunities for teaching and research
Socially Wise
Better Team
Responsible Graduates

11. Accreditation Driven Effects
Corporate and Alumni Help +
Administrative Support+
Students are the key stakeholders (and they are on board) +
Professional Recognition+
Research Recognition+
Being proud of the programme/school/University=
Global Recognition

12. Strategic Drivers for continuous assessment
The sky is the limit!
What we wanna be
2025
Power of Stakeholders
People Development
Strategic, Multicultural
Innovative
Responsible,
Smart
Double Diploma: TOP offer in Russia
Contents Review
Structure Review
Strategy
Review
EPAS Accreditation 2015
Who we are
2010
Impact on Stakeholders

13. Zhanna Belyaeva
International Economics and Business BA