Imperial College's Tanaka Business School is happy to announce its new EQUIS accreditation

2006 is proving to be a good year for the School, with the successful launch of its new weekend stream of the Executive MBA programme and an MSc in Actuarial Finance.

The School has just received confirmation that it has been awarded EQUIS accreditation [European Quality Improvement System] by the European Foundation for Management Development.

This accreditation, added to its existing accreditation by the Association of MBAs, is recognition of the School's international appeal and the quality of its programmes. David Begg, Principal of Tanaka Business School noted that "the market for business education is a global one, and successful business schools need to attract top students, faculty and corporate sponsors from all over the globe. More than 70% of our students and faculty come from outside the UK. We work closely with some of the world's leading companies, such as BP, Shell, Pfizer, GSK, and Laing O'Rourke. We are delighted that the EFMD is recognising our international excellence in teaching and research with the EQUIS accreditation."

Tanaka Business School recently announced the launch of a Risk Management Lab to showcase research in quantitative finance and work closely with financial institutions; the creation of the Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship to work with India to co-develop research, education and practice for the knowledge economy; and a number of major projects in healthcare management, from bespoke training for London hospitals to major research grants on innovation in healthcare delivery and the infrastructure that supports it.