Founded in 1948, the University of Strathclyde Business School (SBS) is a pioneering, internationally renowned academic organization that shapes and develops tomorrow's business minds. Strathclyde Business School is one of four faculties forming the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, The University was established in 1796 as 'the place of useful learning' and this remains at the forefront of our vision today for Strathclyde to be a leading international technological university that makes a positive difference to the lives of its students, to society and the world.
SBS has established international centers in Greece, Switzerland, UAE, Oman, Bahrain, Singapore, and Malaysia. With around 200 academic staff and more than 3000 full-time and part-time students (undergraduate and postgraduate), Strathclyde Business School's subject departments and specialist units collaborate to provide a dynamic, fully-rounded, and varied program of specialist and cross-disciplinary courses.
We are a triple-accredited business school: the first business school in Scotland to hold this accolade, and one of only 74 in the world (2016), to be triple-accredited, holding accreditation from the international bodies, AMBA, AACSB, and EQUIS. Our departments and programs also hold internationally recognized industry accreditations:
- Department of Human Resource Management is a CIPD approved center
- Department of Accounting and Finance accredited by CIMA and ICAS
- Department of Marketing is accredited by the Institute of Export, Chartered Institute of Marketing, and the Market Research Society
- The Institute of Hospitality accredits our Hospitality & Tourism degrees
More recently, we were awarded the Small Business Charter Gold Award – joining an elite group of institutions at the forefront of entrepreneurship in the UK. SBS is now one of only five universities in the UK to have the Gold Award, recognizing its world-leading support for scaling Scottish firms through innovation, internationalization, and leadership.
In addition to our international accreditation, Strathclyde has a reputation for research excellence. Based on the REF (Research Excellence Framework) 2014 GPA scores, the Times Higher Education ranked us first in Scotland and the top 10 business schools in the UK for its research. Times Higher Education also ranked us 3rd in the UK for the Impact of our business research, based on the REF's GPA scores, how the research impacts practice in business. We have firm roots in the business community in and around Glasgow's home city, which extends not only nationally but internationally. We pride ourselves on our collaborative approach to working alongside industry, building mutually beneficial relationships that add value to both organizations and individuals.
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