About Antwerp Management School

Antwerp Management School (AMS) is the postgraduate business school of the University of Antwerp. In partnership with the Faculty of Business and Economics, AMS offers advanced master’s programs and executive education for professionals and organizations.

Located in the heart of Antwerp, AMS is an internationally recognized business school with strong roots in both practice and research.

AMS strives to be a trusted partner for emerging talent, experienced professionals, and companies in the areas of innovation, transformation, entrepreneurship, and ecosystem thinking, always with a clear focus on people and society. Our tagline captures our purpose: Opening minds to impact the world, guided by our three core values: a global mindset, social awareness, and critical reflection.

We stand out through our strong entrepreneurial spirit and no-nonsense approach. We look beyond the transfer of purely technical knowledge.

As explicitly stated in our mission, we are equally committed to supporting your personal development. Our philosophy is straightforward: the better you feel as an individual, the more confidence you have to navigate complex business challenges. The clearer your self-awareness, the more effectively you collaborate with others and the more responsibly and credibly you lead.

We invite you to choose our business school as your partner in lifelong learning and in driving meaningful transformation — for organizations and for society.

Mission & vision

Antwerp Management School wants to help our customers to create sustainable value by cultivating talent to become Global Citizens, mastering the art of making decisions and leading people.

Three mission pillars are at the core of our programs:

1. Self awareness
Leads to stronger cooperation with others.

2. Global perspective
Leads to a developed global mindset, allowing you to find better solutions to problems and complex issues. 

3. Societal Consciousness
Leads to sustainability in essential economic processes, a fundamental value in business.

We don't want to educate the best leaders OF the world, but FOR the world. AMS passionately promotes responsible management, entrepreneurship, sustainability, leadership and professionalism.

Accreditations and rankings

Through the EQUIS accreditation of the Faculty of Business and Economics of the University of Antwerp, AMS has joined a select group (1%) of business schools worldwide with three international accreditations (AACSB, AMBA and EQUIS), or a so-called “Triple Crown”.

AMS is also listed in the Financial Times Rankings and our master's programs are highly ranked in Eduniversal Rankings en QS World University Rankings.

Organization

Executive Dean

The strategic and operational management of Antwerp Management School is entrusted to the Executive Dean, supported by the Management Team.

Who is who at AMS?

Board of Directors and General Council

The Executive Dean sits on the AMS Board of Directors and the General Council. The Rector of the University of Antwerp chairs the General Council. The Board of Directors includes two representatives of the University of Antwerp, and many professors from the University of Antwerp teach at AMS.

Who is part of the General Council?

Who are the members of the Board of Directors

Joint Strategy Committee

The Faculty and Antwerp Management School align their education and research strategy through a Joint Strategy Committee. The Joint Strategy Committee consists of: the Dean and Vice Dean for General Policy, the (Executive) Dean of AMS, the Faculty Director, and the accreditation managers of the Faculty and AMS.

International Advisory Board

Who are the members of this board

Campus De Boogkeers

Our campus is located in the city center of Antwerp. The "Boogkeers" is an historical building that was completely renovated, a completely new part was added.

The open house philosophy, so typical for AMS, fully takes shape in this new building.

The renovated Boogkeers is a sustainable, socially responsible building with respect for its historic value.

The Boogkeers is situated at Mechelse plein and easy to reach.

Working at AMS

Antwerp Management School is very conscientiously building on its social responsibility to create leadership talent. We are regularly looking for talents to join our team. Do you want to help propagate our values?

Check our vacancies

You are always welcome to submit an open job application by sending your CV + motivation letter via this link.

Responsible Management Education

AMS became a signatory of PRME in 2012.

The Principles of Responsible Management Education (PRME) are inspired by internationally accepted values such as the principles of the United Nations Global Compact.

The PRME are a global call for business schools and universities worldwide to gradually adapt their curricula, research,teaching methodologies and institutional strategies to the complex challenges and opportunities faced by business and society in the 21th century.

It is the ambition of AMS to incorporate these principles in core activities in research and education while leading by example, in line with our mission and vision.
The PRME principles help us to better respond to the demands of the business to integrate
environmental, social and governance issues and to meet the new needs and expectations of the business world on the one hand and the demands of a new generation of students with regard to sustainability and good corporate citizenship on the other.

Powered by the University of Antwerp

The Faculty of Business and Economics and Antwerp Management School together form the business school of the University of Antwerp. Together, we offer a strong and comprehensive portfolio that covers the full spectrum of lifelong learning.

At the Faculty, you can pursue:

At AMS, you can pursue:

a d va n c e d maste r ’s p rogr a m s f or r e cen t g r a d uat e s a n d professionals
executive programs f or e xpe r i en ced professionals

For senior executives who wish to apply relevant knowledge and research skills to current business challenges within their industry or organization, the University of Antwerp and AMS jointly offer a PhD program for executives.

History

Antwerp Management School is the University of Antwerp’s autonomous management school. The school was founded in 1959 as IPO (Institute for Postgraduate Education) and is nowadays an internationally renowned business school.

AMS fund

AMS has established a special fund to express its social responsibility as a business school.

The fund makes sure less wealthy Belgian students or students from less developed countries get the chance to obtain a master's degree.

More than 20 students from less developed countries all over the world have graduated with financial help from this fund. They are currently developing their business ideas in their home country.