KIMEP Achieves Program Accreditation from Asian Forum on Business Education
Bang College of Business Recognized for its MBA and B.Sc. programs – the first business school in Kazakhstan to receive AFBE accreditation
KIMEP is delighted to announce that the Asian Forum on Business Education (AFBE) has awarded the Bang College of Business (BCB) Level 2 (regional) accreditation for its market-leading MBA and Bachelor of Science.
This means that BCB is recognized by AFBE as a strong business school in the Asian region, with a substantial regional reputation and presence in Asia, standing comparison with institutions in China, Korea, Singapore and Malaysia among others.
The award also confirms that KIMEP is two to four years from achieving the ‘gold standard’ of global business school accreditation – AASCB and EQUIS. This is in line with KIMEP’s own strategy to achieve this recognition in the next three years.
A three-member team from AFBE visited KIMEP in August 2011 to examine BCB programs and undertook an extensive process of review, consulting with all stakeholders – students, faculty, managers, alumni, employers of graduates and staff.
Dr William Gissy, Dean of BCB said: ‘this is an important external validation of our progress. I am delighted that the hard work of our faculty and students has been recognized”
Dr Chan Young Bang, President of KIMEP noted: “this is wonderful news for all our stakeholders, particularly our students and faculty. This award confirms that we can already hold our own in Asia. Working together, we will achieve genuine world-class status in the next three years.
KIMEP would like to express its appreciation to Dr. William Gissy, Dean of BCB, Shakhnoza Yakubova, BCB accreditation manager, and all of the faculty, staff, and students.
Aaron Levy-Forsythe is the Director of Communications in the Office of the President of KIMEP. Before joining KIMEP, he served as a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant in Shymkent. He also has worked at United Nations Headquarters in the Department of Public Information. Aaron holds a Master's from the Institut d'Etudes Politiques (Sciences Po) in Paris and Bachelor's from the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, USA. 
