Copenhagen Business School
business school
Copenhagen Business School (Danish: Handelshøjskolen i København), often abbreviated and referred to as CBS (also in Danish), is a public university situated in Copenhagen, Denmark. Founded in 1917, It is considered one of the most prestigious business schools in Western Europe and the world.
CBS offers a wide range of undergraduate and graduate programmes within business, typically with an interdisciplinary and international focus. It is accredited by EQUIS (European Quality Improvement System), AMBA (Association of MBAs), as well as AACSB (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business), making it one of the few schools worldwide to hold the "triple-crown" accreditation, and along with Aarhus University, School of Business and Social Sciences, the only two in Denmark.
Since the Danish Universities Act of 2003, CBS has had a board of directors with an external majority. The Board of Directors appoints the President of CBS, who is currently Peter Møllgaard.
History
CBS was established in 1917 by the Danish Society for the Advancement of Business Education (now known as FUHU), which is a private educational institution. During the 1920s the activities were gradually formalised into a separate business school. By 1920 accounting had become the first full study programme. In 1922 the business school was spun off as an independent institution, and in 1927 it moved to new premises at Julius Thomsens Plads in Frederiksberg, where it continued to rent buildings from FUHU. FUHU retained strong influence over the school’s governance for decades through representation in its governing council.
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