03/09/2026
Are we treating accreditation simply as a certificate to be earned, or as a system for strengthening the institution as a whole?
ACBSP Region 8, in collaboration with the South African Business Schools Association (SABSA), invites you to a free webinar exploring how accreditation can move beyond compliance and become a strategic operating system for continuous institutional improvement.
Webinar title: Beyond Recognition - The Strategic Importance of Accreditation in Higher Education
Presenter: Dr Germain N. Pichop, Chair of the ACBSP Board of Directors
Date: Tuesday, 8 September 2026
Time: 11:00–12:00 SAST
Platform: Online via Zoom
Cost: Free
Dr Pichop, a Fulbright Scholar and Associate Professor at the Stonecipher School of Business at East Central University, will examine the foundations of the ACBSP accreditation model and its alignment with the internationally recognised Malcolm Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence.
The session will show how accreditation can be used to review and improve leadership, strategy, stakeholder engagement, data and knowledge management, workforce development, operations and institutional results.
Participants will consider how a more strategic approach to accreditation can support:
- Continuous institutional improvement and organisational agility
- Evidence-informed planning and resource allocation
- Stronger faculty engagement
- Risk management and operational effectiveness
- Competitive differentiation and international mobility
The webinar will also address common weaknesses in accreditation practice, including performative box-checking, the entrenchment of convention over innovation, and poorly managed administrative burdens on academic and professional staff.
This session will be particularly valuable for institutional leaders, academics, quality-assurance practitioners and colleagues involved in accreditation, academic planning and institutional effectiveness.
Register here to reserve your place: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/7DCAG3KnTqGYc1sxwLmRkg #/registration
We look forward to welcoming you to this important conversation.