TAG-College Receives FIBAA Accreditation

Talal Abu-Ghazaleh expressed his satisfaction with the level achieved by the College saying that with this accreditation, the College will be among the elite business colleges in the world

AMMAN - February 15, 2010 - The Higher Advisory Board of Talal Abu-Ghazaleh College of Business (TAG-College)/German Jordanian University held its second meeting at Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Business Forum at the College?s premises.

During the meeting, the accreditation certificate by the Foundation for International Business Administration Accreditation (FIBAA) was granted to TAG-College in a special ceremony.

Chairman of the Board Mr. Talal Abu-Ghazaleh expressed his satisfaction with the level achieved by the College saying that ?with this accreditation, the College will be among the elite business colleges in the world.?

The MBA program at TAG-College has recently received accreditation by FIBAA. The accreditation procedure has verified and confirmed that the program has all the quality elements required by a Master program, including those specified in the European MBA Guidelines.

The MBA program at TAG-College has achieved this prestigious accreditation notwithstanding being one of the most recently introduced programs in the Arab region. The program was unconditionally accredited for five years; which is the highest rank of initial accreditation that is only granted to programs which fully satisfy all requirements and quality standards.

During the meeting, TAG-College professors delivered a summary of the College?s activities and achievements realized in the various administrative and academic fields.

Mr. Abu-Ghazaleh congratulated the Board members, the College and its staff for their efforts and accomplishments attained.

The meeting was attended by Mr. Leonardo Ferrari, executive vice president of the Naval Postgraduate School in the USA and Professor Kim Pungki from the Korean University who expressed their willingness to cooperate with the College in various academic disciplines.

Talal Abu-Ghazaleh College of Business (TAG-College) was established in 2006 to offer high quality business programs. It is the first college of its kind to represent a partnership between the private and the public sectors in the Arab world. This unique partnership brings the business expertise of Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Organization (TAG-Org) to the academic world of the German Jordanian University (GJU).

TAG-College offers MBA degrees in one of the following concentrations: International Accounting, Management, Quality Management, Human Resources Management, Banking and Finance and Marketing.

TAG-College adopts the case study method of teaching and emphasizes group work and class presentation.