Alba Graduate Business School, the American College of Greece is one of the top graduate business schools in Europe, located in Athens. It is accredited by AMBA, NECHE and EPAS (EFMD) and it is famous for being innovative (AMBA innovation award 2015) and for being extremely friendly and customer-centric.
Alba was created by the Greek companies in 1992 and since 2011 it formed a strategic alliance with the American College of Greece, aiming to create a top international educational institution in Greece. Alba offers only MBA and Msc programs in almost all business areas including Shipping Management and Tourism.
With a student body of approximately 400 postgraduate students, the Alba community easily maintains a close-knit feel. With more than 60 exchange partnerships internationally, Alba offers a unique learning experience for those students who wish to study abroad for a short period.
Alba faculty comprises of staff from all over the world who have experience from prestigious schools in the area of business and management and beyond, such as Harvard Business School, Wharton, LBS etc. Alba resident professors are leading academics who produce high caliber academic research that has appeared mostly in top academic journals such as Academy of Management Review, Journal of Finance, Journal of Marketing, etc. Some of the articles published by Alba faculty are among the most highly cited in their areas. Alba has very strong ties with the business community in Greece and especially with the Greek Shipping companies which are the top in the global industry.
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Athens provides enormous opportunities for short excursions in Greece and other European cities
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Athens is a safe and friendly city with great ambience and enormous history to share
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ALBA International Office provides top quality service to incoming students and a complete package of local accommodation
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Fully furnished apartments (single or shared) in walking distance in special discounted prices.
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Private health insurance for the whole duration of studies according to the VISA requirements.
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Free access to sport facilities at ACG main campus (swimming pool, gym etc).
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Personal career coaching services provided by ALBA Career Office.
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VISA documents full support.
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Alba is accredited by The New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE) The commission is authorized by the U.S. Department of Education (USDE) and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA).
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All ALBA MBA programs are accredited by the Association of MBAs (AMBA), while both the MSc in Finance and MSc in Strategic HRM programs are EPAS (EFMD Programme Accreditation System) accredited.
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Moreover, ALBA’s MSc in Finance program has been awarded a CFA Program Partner status by CFA Institute, being the first MSc in Finance Program in South East Europe to obtain such a status.
