In Germany, all study programs of public or state-recognized universities are subject to a national program accreditation. If a study program has successfully passed the accreditation process, it receives accreditation for a fixed term. Accreditation may be granted with or without conditions and bears the seal of quality of the national Accreditation Council Foundation for the duration of its accreditation. The Accreditation Council Foundation is a joint institution of the German federal states in order to ensure the quality of studies and teaching at German universities.

In September 2020, 24 of the 26 programs of study at Business School Pforzheim successfully obtained program accreditation from the Accreditation Council until September 30, 2027. The accreditation was linked to two conditions. The accreditation was linked to two conditions, the fulfillment of which has been proven.

Two new Master's degree programs were initially accredited in separate program accreditation procedures until 30.09.2028 and 31.08.2032 with one condition each, one of which has already been fulfilled.

The program accreditation is based on a nation-wide pilot project (“Experimentierklausel”) for which Business School Pforzheim was chosen as one of the partners. The accreditation process was organized by the national accreditation agency AQAS e.V. The agency’s assessment report was the basis for the foundation’s decision. The AQAS assessment can be found here.