BBI has been awarded by the prestigious United Nations World Tourism Organisation – TEDQUAL accreditation which is the international hallmark of excellence in tourism and hospitality management education. It represents the highest standard of achievement for tourism & hospitality schools worldwide.

The World Tourism Organisation and its WTO-THEMIS Foundation have developed the “TedQual Certification System” (Tourism Education Quality) with the aim of contributing quality and efficiency to the application of the rules of the game in the Hospitality and Tourism Education.
The “TedQual” is a Quality Assurance for higher education available to all teaching institutions, public or private, from any country in the world. By establishing “TedQual” WTO aims to set a quality assurance system so that gradually, standardization is obtained in terms of management, structure and organization.

The “TedQual” takes into account that the Institution should seek competitiveness within a frame of reference through the same market criteria which would be applied to any private entity, and which is perfectly compatible with the objectives of a public nature. It should not be ignored that education programmes are judged by the students and employers in the industry under same criteria (cost of matriculation, length of studies, acceptance of the degree by the sector, time for adaptation to industry needs, etc).

The methodological framework of the “TedQual” is based on Total Quality which provides the means to detect gaps between the needs/expectations of professionals and output of the education programs and systems. It also facilitates the subsequent adjustment of methods and contents to the real demand for human resources

BBI has an exclusive educational licence for Belgium and G.D. of Luxemburg. BBI’s overall teaching programmes are officially accredited by “The Educational Institute of The American Hotel and Lodging Association USA” (EI). This foundation is recognized worldwide as being the principal leader in the field of teaching and professional training for international hotel management.

“The Educational Institute” is recognised by the “Department of Education” and accredited by “The American Council of Education ACE” of the “US Department of Education”.

In partnership with several universities, including “Michigan State University”, E.I. is an educational research powerhouse and provides a crucial link between hospitality management university teaching and the professional world of international hospitality and tourism management. The EI is present in more than 120 countries and in more than 1,000 teaching establishments.

With a view to responding to the highly specific needs of the international hotel sector, the institute has integrated into its study programme special didactic support in the form of a certain number of modules edited by “The Educational Institute”.

The EI modules determine, in part, the attribution of the BBI degree. They correspond directly to the USA study credits for hospitality studies.

A certificate for passing a module is given nominally to each student. This entitles students to continue their studies at American or European universities which have a partnership with BBI.