The Board of Commissioners of the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE) is pleased to announce that, at its meeting in Baltimore, Maryland, USA on April 12-14, 2015, the College of Business Studies and Professional Development at the University College of the Cayman Islands in Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands was granted the status of candidate for accreditation.

In granting candidacy status, the Board of Commissioners has determined that the College of Business Studies and Professional Development has developed an appropriate outcomes assessment plan; has satisfied candidacy requirements relating to its business programs, resources, and operational processes; and is eligible to undergo an accreditation review.

About the IACBE — The International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE) was founded in 1997 and is nationally-recognised by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). The IACBE is the leader in mission-driven and outcomes-based programmatic accreditation in business and management education for student-centered colleges, universities, and other higher education institutions throughout the world.

The IACBE’s mission is to promote and recognise excellence in business education in institutions of higher education worldwide, at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, through specialised accreditation of business programmes. The IACBE has hundreds of member institutions and campuses worldwide, and has accredited over 1,200 business and business-related programmes in the United States, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Central America, and South America.

The IACBE’s World Headquarters are located at 11374 Strang Line Road in Lenexa, Kansas, 66215, USA. For more information, please visit the IACBE’s website at www.iacbe.org.