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With campuses in Louvain-la-Neuve, Mons, and Charleroi, we are the Louvain School of Management, UCLouvain's international management faculty. Proud to be part of a historic research university of high global standing and humane values, we form responsible leaders who care about people and places, who put human values at the center of the enterprise. Accredited since 2006 by EQUIS, the leading Quality Improvement System for Business Schools, we also are the exclusive Belgian partner to offer the prestigious and internationally recognised CEMS Master's in International Management.

Excellence and Ethics in Management

Why choose Louvain School of Management

EQUIS accredited since 2006, the leading Quality Improvement System for Business Schools
Ranked by Eduniversal as one of the 50 best business schools worldwide, and 1st in Belgium since 2009
Ranked 1st in Belgium for the Master in Business Engineering (Financial Times 2011, 2013)
Ranked in the top 10 for the CEMS-Master in International Management (Financial Times), is currently No. 4
The unique Belgian partner of CEMS & PIM network

Learn more about our accreditations and rankings

	European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS) is the leading international system of Quality Assessment, Quality Improvement and Accreditation of Higher Education Institutions in management and business administration. The EQUIS Scheme has been designed by EFMD, the European Foundation for Management Development, with special focus on all the activities of business schools that aim to meet international standards of quality. The fundamental objective of EQUIS is to raise the quality of management education worldwide. EQUIS gather 182 institutions world-wide in about 40 countries. LSM has been EQUIS accredited since 2006, and recently received a five-year accreditation.
	CEMS – the Global Alliance in Management Education – has been ranked number 8 out of 134 schools globally in the QS Masters in Management rankings 2019. Our CEMS Masters in International Management programme (MIM) was ranked 8th in the Master in Management Rankings by The Economist in 2019. Our CEMS Masters in International Management programme (MIM) was ranked 13th worldwide in 2020 by Financial Times. The most international Master’s in Management in the world, taken by the largest international cohort.
	The Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME) is a United Nations Global Compact supported initiative with the mission to inspire and champion responsible management education, research and thought leadership globally. Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) become signatory to the Six Principles of PRME, which are inspired by internationally accepted values and provide an engagement structure for academic institutions to advance social responsibility through the incorporation of universal values into curricula and research. PRME seeks to establish a process of continuous improvement among institutions of management education in order to develop a new generation of business leaders capable of managing the complex challenges faced by business and society in the 21st century. LSM information on progress report
	The LSM has the honorable ranking of being one of the 50 best business schools worldwide, and 1st in Belgium, continuously 2009-2020. LSM is also the only Belgian management school with the highest rank (5 Palmes of Excellence, “Strong Global Influence”). Rankings for the Louvain School of Management programmes 2020: CPME is 3rd worldwide, 1st in Belgium, in the Entrepreneurship category; Master in International Business is 3rd in Western Europe, 1st in Belgium, in the International Management category; Master in Management (GEST2M) is 3rd in Western Europe, 1st in Belgium, in the General Management category.
	The Financial Times ranked the Louvain School of Management’s CEMS Master in International Management programme as Belgium’s No. 1 management master, and 13th in the world in 2020. It also ranked 71 its Master's in Business Engineering.
	Le CFA Institute délivre la certification de Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA®), un des titres de référence mondialement reconnu dans le domaine de la finance. L’objectif du CFA Institute est de développer l’excellence professionnelle et le comportement éthique dans la communauté financière.
	LSM is part of PIM (Partnership in International Management). PIM is a consortium of leading international business schools, founded in 1973. Each member institution represents the highest degree of excellence in the fields of business administration and management, demonstrates leadership in their geographic region and delivers an MBA or a graduate-equivalent degree in management. PIM facilitates the development of international cooperation among members, fostering the development of joint programs, students and faculty exchange, joint research and cooperation among faculty members and researchers.