2026 EQUIS Accreditation Online Workshop

Name: 2026 EQUIS Accreditation Online Workshop
Start: 2025-10-07T12:00:00+02:00
End: 2025-10-16T15:00:00+02:00

Manage your accreditation journey

Online

2 November

- 23 November

13:00

CET

tereza.kminkova@efmdglobal.org

Event details

REGISTRATION FOR THIS EVENT IS NOW CLOSED.

If you would like to be informed about the upcoming edition, please register your interest here.

EFMD Global brings you another edition of the EQUIS Accreditation Online Workshop, designed as a dynamic and collaborative online learning experience to support institutions at various stages of their EQUIS accreditation journey.

Participants will engage with the EQUIS accreditation team, who will be available to provide advice during the online group discussion as participants reflect on actual case material and apply their learning to their own situations. One aim of this workshop will be to create a supportive community where participants can learn and exchange ideas.

Target group

This workshop is for you if:

your school is at least in Stage 3 (eligibility) of the EQUIS process
your school is preparing an initial accreditation visit
you are new to your role as EQUIS project leader or you would like to get further knowledge or refresh on the EQUIS Standards & process

Learning objectives

This online workshop consists of four modules where you will:

Interpret and apply the Standards & Criteria
Understand the purpose and requirements of the datasheet
Learn how to prepare a good datasheet
Understand the role and purpose of the SAR in the accreditation process and the potential benefits for the school
Explore the requirements for creating a good SAR
Learn how to organise an effective Peer Review Visit

Between these live sessions, attendees will have the opportunity to work asynchronously (individually and in peer groups). Time will be allocated for Q&A sessions. This will enable participants to clarify any questions they have about the accreditation process and interact with their peers through breakout sessions, which will also form part of this workshop.

Additional Information

Prerequisites

Participants must read the EQUIS Core Documents Package (Standards & Criteria, Process Manual, and Annexes) before the seminar starts. Individual preparation and active participation are vital to getting the most out of the seminar.

Keep in mind

The number of participants is limited to allow you a better learning experience and to facilitate close interaction with the experts and other participants.
To be considered for an invitation, you must complete the online pre-registration form. Invitations are issued only to institutions at the appropriate stage of the EQUIS process, with priority given to schools approaching a Peer Review Visit.
Each institution may register a maximum of two participants: The first one will be confirmed immediately, while the second will be placed on a waiting list and admitted in due course, provided space remains.

Programme

13:00 – 16:00

Module 1: Standards & Criteria

Key elements in each of the Standards & Criteria
How to nuance a school’s narrative in relation to Standards & Criteria
Questions of most interest

13:00 – 16:00

Module 2: The Datasheet

Requirements, key areas, style, data collection, examples from practice
Assessment of example datasheets, group feedback, discussion, writing your datasheet in OX

13:00 – 16:00

Module 3: The Self-Assessment Report

Part I – Understanding the SAR

The role of the SAR in the context of an EQUIS accreditation process
Group work of comparison and consistency of the SARs

Part II – Producing the SAR

Make yourself familiar with examples and practise its assessment
Explore the requirements for creating a good SAR

13:00 – 15:00

Module 4: The Peer Review Visit

How to prepare for an effective Peer Review Visit
Learning from a school’s experience

Additional information

The workshop will run according to the programme schedule above. Registered participants will be asked to set aside one hour to prepare and send any questions they may have about any part of the accreditation process, two hours to read the datasheets, and another two hours for a group get-together to agree on a joint assessment. Two hours of pre-work will be required for the module on the self-assessment report. A detailed programme will be shared with the participants in due course.