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
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Former names | Accountancy and Business College[1] |
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| Type | Private |
| Established | 1975 |
| Students | Approximately 9,000[2] |
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53°20′26″N 6°15′56″W / 53.3406°N 6.2656°W / 53.3406; -6.2656 |
| Owner | Kaplan Inc.[2] |
| Affiliations | QQI, HECA |
| Website | dbs.ie |
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DBS 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]
The Dublin Business School has six locations around Dublin. Its main campus is located at Aungier Street and South Great George's Street.[citation needed]