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CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT OF THE CULTURE AROUND QUALITY

Through its expanded team, revised internal processes and active participation in the accreditation system, Audencia has gained more exposure at both the national and international level. The quality, accreditations and rankings department has been laying the groundwork over the last two years to create a solid foundation to better support the institution in continuously improving its culture around quality.

Isabelle Fagnot

Director of Quality, Accreditations and Rankings

2018

A larger team

— 2018

A larger team

In 2018, the quality, accreditations and rankings department’s team was expanded. This was done to ensure the renewal of its accreditations under the best possible conditions as well as to support the development of the programme portfolio in terms of quality certifications.

“In addition to renewing the certification for the Audencia Bachelor’s degree (equivalent to three years of higher education) in 2018 for the maximum duration of five years, the team renewed the Conférence des Grandes Écoles labels for all the Specialised Masters® programmes as well as the certification for two new SM^® courses: Acteur Pour la Transition Énergétique (SM^® APTE, Contributing to Energy Transition) and Management de la Filière Musicale (SM^® MFM, Music Industry Management),” says Isabelle Fagnot, the director of the quality, accreditations and rankings department, obviously proud of the achievement. In 2019, the Audencia SciencesCom (communication and media programmes), Audencia Grande École and BSIS (Business School Impact System) certifications will be up for renewal.

Finally, in 2020, it will be time to renew Audencia Business School’s three major accreditations – EQUIS, AACSB, AMBA. It should be noted that less than 1% of business schools worldwide possess all three. All these applications are already being prepared by the department. In addition, it participated in more than 50 national and international rankings in 2018.

2018

Accreditations: Audencia has made a name for itself within the system

— 2018

Accreditations: Audencia has made a name for itself within the system

The long-standing representation and involvement of Isabelle Fagnot in a large number of steering committees for associations and other accreditation organisations over the last two years has helped increase Audencia’s visibility within these same organisations and make the school an active contributor within the system. “It’s not just a question of accreditations. My involvement in co-coordinating working groups (e.g. the quality working groups for the Conference of Grande École (CGE) and the AACSB Europe Affinity Group) as well as in co-developing seminars (e.g. the AACSB Quality Assurance Professional Workshop and the EFMD Smart Data Management Workshop) has led to Audencia being the focus of conversations, debates and the interest of other schools and accreditation organisations. For example, the AACSB just launched the Business Accreditation Taskforce, a committee tasked with re-imagining accreditation standards. When consulted during the last quality working group for the Conference of Grande École higher institutions (CGE), we became active contributors to the development of those standards.”

2018

A sustainable culture around quality

— 2018

A sustainable culture around quality

“The department’s main goal is to ensure that, by December 2020, audits are going smoothly, process revisions have been implemented and we will be entering a period of strategic thinking to decide on what the next steps will be and how to keep moving forward with the culture around quality.”

For the past two years, Isabelle Fagnot has been busy educating the in-house teams on the expectations of accreditation organisations and the accreditation process which is constantly evolving. Admittedly, preparing the applications requires a colossal amount of work, particularly in terms of data collection and drafting. This work can be simplified by implementing tools such as the ACADEM platform. This platform is used to manage faculty, research and accreditations in collaboration with the academic affairs department. “The idea is to continue to develop our processes and improve our culture around quality,” explains Isabelle Fagnot. “Accreditation should be viewed as a tool for continuous improvement to better support our growth.”

2019 Objective

Consolidation

— 2019 Objective

Consolidation

“Everything that has been set up over the last two years is now paying off,” says Isabelle Fagnot. “My goal for 2020 is to really consolidate all this work which includes team growth, projects, processes, the ACADEM information system and my involvement in the various accreditation organisations in France and abroad.” This agile organisation works to develop the school and meet ranking requirements.

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