ALBA is a business school based in Athens, Greece.

It was founded in 1992, through a joint initiative of the Federation of Greek Industries (ΣΕΒ), the leading Employers' Union in Greece, and the Hellenic Management Association (ΕΕΔΕ); both the preparation for the creation of ALBA and its operations until the end of 1993 were funded by the European Commission and by contributions offered by its Corporate Members.

In February 1995, the Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ΕΒΕΑ) joined the Federation of Greek Industries and the Hellenic Management Association to become the third collective body of Greek businesses under whose auspices ALBA now operates.

Apart from a Full Time MBA, it also offers a Professional MBA, as well as MBA in Banking, MBA in Shipping, MSc in Strategic Human Resources Management, MSc in Finance.

Student teams from ALBA have won the European Business Plan of the YEAR in 2005 and 2003.

ALBA was the first non-state business school to be established in Greece. It has succeeded in attracting funding from Greek companies and business people and has one endowed Chair and two endowed Professorships. It is a not-for-profit educational association of more than 50 Greek corporations. It operates outside the Greek formal (state) educational system as a Laboratory of Liberal Studies (Εργαστήριο Ελευθέρων Σπουδών).

See also

• Education in Greece
  
• List of universities in Greece
  

Links

• Athens Laboratory of Business Administration web site
  
• European Business Plan of the Year Competition