The Business Graduates Association (BGA), the sister organisation to the Association of MBAs (AMBA), celebrates a successful first year, with a global network of Business Schools cementing their commitment to responsible management.
BGA was launched with the aim of becoming the leading global movement for responsible management, positive impact and lifelong learning.
On 21 January 2019, BGA launched tiered membership and quality assurance processes, validation and accreditation which support Business Schools in directing their attention to the impact they have on a range of activities that aid growth and develop students, faculty, programme design, and ultimately, overall value creation.
BGA has enjoyed a very impressive year. In just 12 months, 111 international Business Schools in five continents have cemented their commitment to responsible management, positive impact and lifelong learning, by joining BGA.
BGA was successfully involved in delivering six international conferences, producing two printed editions of its magazine Business Impact, two research papers – tackling the issues of addressing poverty; and Business School rankings – and a raft workshops supporting Business School faculty development.
Three Business Schools have also achieved BGA accreditation, proving the positive impact they are making to business and the wider society. These Schools were Aberdeen Business School Robert Gordon University, the International Management Institute of Saint Petersburg and EAFIT in Colombia.
In 2019, BGA also introduced the Impact Trailblazer Business School Research initiative. This initiative champions Business School research published by BGA member Schools, supporting contributors to disseminate ground-breaking insight, to those who share the values and drive to innovate and venture beyond conventional means of teaching.
And less than six months ago BGA also launched its free membership proposition for the students and graduates of the Business Schools in the BGA network.
Through this platform, BGA student and graduate members have benefited from a custom-built toolkit designed to support the professional and personal development of business students and their pursuit of  lifelong learning via; webinars and exclusive thought leadership content, networking events, partner offers, and a career development centre.