Singapore Management University is one of seven universities in Asia with the prestigious AACSB Accreditation for its business and accountancy programmes新加坡管理大學是亞洲七所商業和會計專業課程獲得AACSB認證的大學之一。
Singapore, 14 April 2021 (Wednesday) – The Singapore Management University’s (SMU) Lee Kong Chian School of Business (LKCSB) and School of Accountancy (SoA) have both earned re-accreditation from AACSB International (AACSB), the largest business education network and longest serving global accrediting body for business schools.2021年4月14日（星期三），新加坡管理大學的李光前商學院和會計學院均獲得了AACSB的重新認證，AACSB是最大的商業教育網絡和服務時間最長的全球商學院認證機構。
For more than a century, AACSB accreditation has represented the highest standard of quality in business education in the world. Among all the institutions offering business degrees across Asia, SMU is one of seven universities that have earned accreditation in both business and accounting. It was also one of the youngest schools globally to have achieved this dual accreditation.一個多世紀以來，AACSB認證代表了世界上商業教育質量的最高標准。在全亞洲提供商業學位的所有機構中，新加坡管理大學是在商業和會計方面都獲得認證的七所大學之一。它也是全球獲得這一雙重認證的最早的學校之一。
Achieving accreditation is a process of rigorous internal focus,engagement with an AACSB-assigned mentor, and peer-reviewed evaluation.During this multiyear path,schools focus on developing and implementing a plan to align with AACSB’s accreditation standards.These standards require excellence in areas relating to strategic management and innovation; student, faculty, and staff as active participants; learning and teaching; and academic and professional engagement.To achieve accounting accreditation, an institution must first earn AACSB business accreditation and then satisfy a supplemental set of standards specific to the discipline and profession of accounting.Once accreditation is achieved, each institution participates in a five-year continuous improvement peer review to maintain high quality and extend its accreditation.實現認證是一個嚴格的內部關注、與AACSB指定的導師互動以及同行評審的過程。在這個漫長的過程中，學校將重點放在制定和實施符合AACSB認證標准的計劃。這些標准要求在戰略管理和創新方面要精益求精，學生、教師和工作人員要積極參與。爲了獲得會計認證，機構必須首先獲得AACSB商業認證，然後滿足一套針對會計學科和專業的補充標准。一旦獲得認證，每個機構都要參加爲期五年的持續改進同行評審，以保持高質量並延長其認證。
SMU’s attainment of re-accreditation followed a new set of standards – 2020 Business standards and 2018 Accounting standards. These standards require institutions to demonstrate how they meet the three pillars of Innovation, Impact and Engagement.Comments from the AACSB Peer Review Team can be found in the Annex.SMU獲得重新認證遵循了一套新的標准——2020年商業標准和2018年會計標准。這些標准要求各機構證明其如何滿足創新、影響和參與這三大支柱。AACSB同行評審小組的意見可在附件中找到。
“AACSB congratulates each institution on their achievement,” said Stephanie M. Bryant, executive vice president and chief accreditation officer of AACSB.“Every AACSB-accredited school has demonstrated a focus on excellence in all areas, includingteaching,research,curricula development,and student learning.The intense peer-review process exemplifies their commitment to quality business education.”AACSB執行副總裁兼首席認證官Stephanie M. Bryant說：“AACSB祝賀每個機構所取得的成就。每一所獲得AACSB認證的學校都表現出對教學、研究、課程開發和學生學習等所有領域的卓越關注。激烈的同行評審過程充分體現了他們對優質商業教育的承諾。”
Professor Gerard George, Dean of SMU LKCSB, said,“I am extremely proud that we have successfully achieved re-accreditation under AACSB’s new standards.LKCSB has been successful at achieving Top 50 global rankings for our thought leadership and our programmes. The re-accreditation demonstrates AACSB’s confidence in the excellent quality of our undergraduate and postgraduate programmes,research impact,and our deep engagement with industry partners. AACSB accreditation is synonymous with high international standards of quality and reaffirms the strong value proposition that we offer to all our students.”新加坡管理大學的李光前商學院院長Gerard George教授說：“我非常自豪，我們成功地在AACSB的新標准下獲得了重新認證。李光前商學院在思想領導力和課程方面取得了全球50強的排名。重新認證表明AACSB對我們的本科和研究生課程的卓越質量，研究影響以及我們與行業合作夥伴的深入合作充滿信心。AACSB認證是高品質國際標准的代名詞，再次證實了我們爲所有學生提供的強大價值主張。”
Professor Cheng Qiang, Dean of the SMU SoA, said, “Maintaining the AACSB International accreditation since 2011 is a testament to our university’s and school’s commitment to deliver innovative, engaging and impactful programmes in Singapore. I am proud to share that the review team was impressed with the integration of data analytics and technologies in our Bachelor of Accountancy (BAcc) and masters programmes to prepare our students for the digital future,as well as our strong internship and employment outcomes. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all our faculty and staff for their dedication to the School and for ensuring that SMU is offering accounting education at the highest level of quality.”新加坡管理大學會計學院院長程強教授說：“自2011年以來保持AACSB國際認證，證明了我們大學和學院致力于在新加坡提供創新的、有吸引力的和有影響力的項目。我很自豪地與您分享，審核團隊對我們的會計學學士和碩士課程中的數據分析和技術集成印象深刻，這爲我們的學生爲數字化未來以及我們出色的實習和就業成果做好了准備。我想借此機會感謝我們所有的教職員工對學校的奉獻，並感謝他們確保新加坡管理大學提供最高質量的會計教育。”
Including SMU, there are over 890 business schools in 58 countries and territories that have earned AACSB Accreditation in business. Furthermore, 189 institutions hold a supplemental, Specialised AACSB Accreditation for their accounting programmes.包括新加坡管理大學在內，58個國家和地區有超過890所商學院獲得了AACSB商業認證。此外，189所院校的會計課程都獲得了AACSB的補充專業認證。