Dublin Business School (DBS), incorporating Portobello College,[1] is a private college in Dublin, Ireland. With approximately 9,000 students, DBS provides full-time and part-time undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in business, marketing, management computing, law, accounting, IT, arts, creative media, psychotherapy and psychology. The college's undergraduate and part-time degrees are recognised by Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI). The college is owned by Kaplan, Inc., part of the Graham Holdings Company.
 DBS building on Aungier Street, Dublin | |
Former names | Accountancy and Business College[1] |
|---|---|
| Type | Private |
| Established | 1975 |
| Students | Approximately 9,000[2] |
| Address | , , 53°20′26″N 6°15′56″W / 53.3406°N 6.2656°W |
| Owner | Kaplan Inc.[2] |
| Affiliations | QQI, HECA |
| Website | dbs.ie |
 | |
History
editDBS was founded in 1975 as 'Accountancy and Business College'.[3] In 1999, Dublin Business School acquired LSB College Dublin.[4]
In 2003, DBS was taken over by Kaplan, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Washington Post Company, and by 2004, it had around 5,500 students.[3][5]
In 2006, DBS bought European Business School Dublin (EBS), a collective of eight independent business schools located throughout Europe.[6][7]
Portobello College, a law school led by Raymond Kearns, was taken over by DBS in 2007. It allowed DBS to incorporate a law school offering both undergraduate and postgraduate programmes to its students.[8]
In 2008, the Lidl chain of supermarkets made an agreement with DBS to create a degree oriented to the retail industry.[9]
Campus
editThe Dublin Business School has six locations around Dublin. Its main campus is located at Aungier Street and South Great George's Street.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ a b "About DBS - A short history of DBS". dbs.ie. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ a b "Welcome | DBS School of Arts, Business, Law and Professional". dbs.ie.
- ^ a b DBS buys other business college, Irish Independent, 28 March 2006
- ^ DBS a short history
- ^ Oliver, Emmet. "Kaplan means business in Dublin". The Irish Times. Retrieved 30 April 2004.
- ^ Dublin Business School buys European college By Ian Guider Archived 7 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine Irish Examiner Tuesday, 28 March 2006
- ^ DBS History Archived 21 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Course listing
- ^ In for the long haul, Irish Times, 8 August 2008