EFMD is delighted to announce that at the recent EOCCS Certification Board meeting, the following seven courses from five different organisations have been awarded EOCCS Certification:
BI Norwegian Business School, Oslo, Norway
- Consumer Behaviour
“It is the first time this certification is issued. We consider it a great honour and a proof of our relevance that BI is among the first educational institutions in the world to receive this certification. We receive this certification together with major international and prestigious institutions. It establishes BI as a leading international educational institution for future teaching methods, which we are very proud of,” commented Prof. Inge Jan Henjesand, the President of BI Norwegian Business School.
Henley Business School, University of Reading, UK
- MOOC - Managing People: Engaging Your Workforce
Prof. Ginny Gibson, Deputy Dean at Henley Business School, said: “We are delighted to be one of the first institutions to have the quality of our online learning recognised by EFMD through its new EOCCS certification. With the continual advancements in eLearning, we see a high quality online student experience as critical to our future success. The development of a rigorous review process by EFMD demonstrates that they too recognise the importance of technology and its role in delivering outstanding business education.”
HEC Paris (in partnership with First Finance Institute), France
- Executive Online Certificate in Corporate Finance
"HEC Paris is proud to be among the first schools to receive the EOCCS certification. This certification confirms the excellence of our online courses and is a great reward for the efforts we are undertaking to constantly innovate and to provide outstanding education to people everywhere in the world," commented Mrs. Karine Le Joly, Director of Innovation at HEC Paris.
Sberbank Corporate University, Russia
- Finance for Managers
- Risk Management I
- Risk Management II
Dr. Olga Udovichenko, Vice-Dean, Programs Development, Sberbank Corporate University, said: “We are very pleased with the successful launch of EOCCS certification system which is another evidence of EFMD's global leadership in innovations in management education. For us at Sberbank Corporate University it is a great honor and responsibility to become the first EFMD corporate member awarded EOCCS. This top-level professional recognition of the quality of our three key programs in online and blended learning formats reflects well on SCU's role as a driver for Sberbank's business digital transformation.”
Grenoble Ecole de Management, France
- MOOC – Penser Global
"At Genoble Ecole de Management, we are very pleased to have had the opportunity to participate as a pilot school in the EOCCS certification. We found it to be an extremely valuable process and we benefited greatly from the focus on the specificities of on-line pedagogy. Having taken the time to examine our on-line course through the lens of the EOCCS standards and through the exchange with a very qualified peer review group will serve us greatly as we continue to develop our offer in this area. We are convinced that the future will hold a growing number of on-line offers and EFMD is playing an important role in ensuring the quality and robustness of these courses and programs," commented Ms. Julie Perrin-Halot, Associate Dean and Director of Quality & Strategic Planning, Grenoble Ecole de Management.
Prof. David Asch, EFMD Quality Services Director, said: "We are extremely pleased that seven online courses from five renowned organisations, representing both business schools and corporate universities, have successfully completed the pioneering EOCCS - Online Course Certification System. EOCCS has been designed as a demanding and quality-driven international certification system, firmly embedded in the general philosophy of EFMD accreditations, namely internationalisation, practical relevance and quality improvement. We would like to warmly congratulate all five organisations for the tremendous work they put into the development of their online courses and for the completion of the certification process."
EOCCS gives online courses within universities, business schools, corporate learning organisations and public agencies a top international quality benchmark in the diverse education landscape where digital technology is applied to teaching and learning. The system is open to any institution delivering online business and/or management-related courses that are stand-alone or constitute part of a certificate or programme.
If you would like further information or are interested in your online course taking part, please visit the EOCCS website or contact eoccs@efmdglobal.org