Joint Statement from Nordic Business School Members of AACSB
NEWS
Education and research should always remain independent of political pressures and uphold the principle of academic freedom for all.
Across cultural contexts, promoting diversity and inclusion is essential for fostering equitable learning environments and preparing future leaders to navigate an increasingly complex and globalized world.
On behalf of Nordic business schools that are members of AACSB, we express our concern over the organization’s decision to replace “Diversity and Inclusion” as one of its ten Guiding Principles and Expectations for Accredited Schools with “Community and Connectedness.”
As Nordic business schools, we will stand by our core values and continue to prioritise diversity and inclusion in our education, research, and institutional culture.
We recommend that AACSB uphold its core guiding principles and clearly signal that diversity and inclusion may remain valuable - also for accreditation purposes - outside the US.
Signed by:
DENMARK
Aalborg University, Aalborg University Business School
Copenhagen Business School
FINLAND
Aalto University, School of Business
Abo Akademi University, Abo Akademi School of Business and Economics
Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences
Hanken School of Economics
JAMK University of Applied Sciences, School of Business
Jyväskylä University School of Business and Economics, University of Jyväskylä
LAB University of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Business and Hospitality Management
LUT University, LUT Business School
University of Eastern Finland, Business School
University of Oulu, Oulu Business School
University of Turku, Turku School of Economics
University of Vaasa, Faculty of Business Studies
Faculty of Management and Business, Tampere University
NORWAY
BI Norwegian Business School
NHH Norwegian School of Economics
Nord University, Nord University Business School
Norwegian University of Life Sciences, School of Economics and Business
Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Economics and Management
Oslo Metropolitan University, Oslo Business School
University of Agder, School of Business and Law
University of Stavanger, UiS School of Business and Law
SWEDEN
Jönköping International Business School, Jönköping University
Karlstad University, Karlstad Business School
Linnaeus University, School of Business and Economics,
Lund University, School of Economics and Management
Mälardalen University, School of Business, Society and Engineering
School of Business, Economics, and Law, University of Gothenburg
Stockholm University, Stockholm Business School
Umeå University, Umeå School of Business, Economics and Statistics
Örebro University, Örebro University School of Business
