Since renowned academic, entrepreneur and politician André Vlerick founded our school in 1953, Vlerick has grown into an independent, international and inclusive institution. We have strong roots with our parent universities, Ghent University and KU Leuven - and we are a statutory registered institution, recognised by the state. But we also have our own reputation for excellence, innovation and entrepreneurship. 

As a Business School in the heart of Europe, we consistently rank among Europe’s best business schools. We’re also part of a select group of business schools worldwide that are triple accredited.

Top ranked and Triple accredited

From our very first entry into management education rankings, our school and our programmes have consistently ranked amongst Europe’s best. Both the Financial Times and QS rank us as a top-tier school. 

We’re also part of a select group of business schools who are accredited by all three major international quality assessment bodies: EQUIS, AMBA and AACSB. This triple accreditation highlights our commitment to setting the very highest standards in both management education and research. 

The Financial Times (FT) is regarded as one of the world’s leading news organisations – and is recognised internationally for its authority, integrity and accuracy. Each year, the FT’s business education department publishes rankings – for both institutions and specific programmes.  Executive Open programmes are number 1 in Belgium and number 25 in the world.