BGA School membership

BGA membership is the first step with the AMBA & BGA network.

Membership is focused on providing business schools with consultancy services and networking opportunities that strengthen their competitive advantage and ability to serve their key stakeholders and communities.

Key benefits of BGA school membership

1. Programme consultancy reviews: as part of the membership package, universities receive access to our complimentary programme consultancy review, which is an assessment of how a programme in your portfolio fares against industry best practice and the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The programme review is also useful in cases where you are trying to align the standards of your chosen programmes against either AMBA and/or BGA accreditation principles. Institutions can engage in the review at any time during their membership.

2. Capacity building workshops: we host a number of workshops across the world, all focused around the three main principles of BGA, which are positive impact, responsible management and lifelong learning. The workshops are one-day events with no more than 40 people at a time that address one particular challenge or issue business schools are facing in the chosen region. The workshops are free of charge for all our member business schools.

3. Conferences: All our members gain up to 40% in discounts to all our AMBA & BGA conferences, which are hosted across the globe. These include the Latin American and Asia Pacific Deans and Directors Conferences, the Business School Professionals Conference, Accreditation Forum, and the award-winning Global Conference.

4. Thought leadership: Business Impact is BGA’s in-house thought leadership magazine and hub which includes profiles, research and stories from across our network of business schools. Members can publish their own research and activities in Business Impact to showcase their work within responsible management and sustainability initiatives to elevate their international profile.

5. Student membership: all your students receive free access to our career development centre, a suite of services including interview practice, CV building tools, weekly webinars on career advancement and much more.

6. BGA branding and marketing support: make use of BGA marketing collateral to promote your school’s international orientation and commitment towards industry best practice.

7. Access to validation and accreditation: member business schools who are eligible can apply for validation or accreditation once they have achieved membership.

Applying for BGA membership

Interested in joining an ambitious network of 500+ business schools and access to services that will give your school a distinct advantage?