ACCREDITATION DEVELOPMENT

BBI is in the accreditation process to be registered with the Flemish government of Belgium as an institution of higher education. BBI’s curriculum will be accredited by the Dutch-Flemish Accreditation Organization (NVAO- Nederlands-Vlaamse Accreditatie Organisatie). This official organization was established by international treaty between the Flemish and Dutch governments with the aim of ensuring the quality of higher education, as recommended by the European Union, to enhance and develop higher education in Europe

EHB - ERASMUS HOGESCHOOL BRUSSEL

As a requirement for the recognition of BBI by the Flemish education authorities, BBI has signed in 2008 an exclusive collaboration and synergy agreement with the Hotel Management faculty of EHB, itself accredited by the NVAO.

This collaboration is intended to give opportunities of exchange and curricula development in both institutes. With the objective to build on the internationalization, such collaboration will have the following benefits:

• New scientific information
• Increased educational opportunities for students
• New networks and stimulating interactions between educational members
• Expanded problem-solving capacity
• New methodology and technology
• Expanded social knowledge

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.

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, 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.

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 programmes and systems. It also facilitates the subsequent adjustment of methods and contents to the real demand for human resources