El ‘master of business administration’ (MBA) from IESE Business School is among the 10 best in the world, according to the ranking published this Monday by the Financial Times. This master’s degree, which is the first in Spain and the third in Europe, consolidates the entity as one of the best business schools in the world.
According to the ranking, IESE’s full-time MBA ranks tenth in the world. top the ranking Wharton y Columbia, from USA. The French tie in third position Insead and also the American Harvard. The list, dominated by North American schools, only has three European ones in the ‘top 10’: Inseadat number three, the London Business School (8) and IESE (10).
“Our consistent position among the top 10 business schools in the world points to the strength and depth of IESE’s MBA,” he explains. Marc Badia, Vice Dean of the MBA and MiM programs at IESE Business School. “It is a program that is in constant innovation, with a curriculum that covers cutting edge business themes such as artificial intelligence and emerging technologies, an exceptional entrepreneurial ecosystem, and with the option to delve into specific areas such as data analysis and digital business, entrepreneurship and innovation or sustainability”, he adds.
international character
In this latest ranking, the ‘Financial Times’ especially highlights the international nature of IESE’s MBA, since it occupies the number two position in the ”International Course Experience” category. In addition to studying in an international environment, IESE MBAs have the opportunity to take modules in Dubai, Nairobi, New York, São Paulo, and Shanghai, gaining first-hand business experience on different continents.
According to the British publication, the average score of those surveyed regarding their degree of satisfaction with IESE was 9.57 on a ten-point scale. Stands out “personalized care and attention” that the school provides to students throughout the programme, which includes meetings and small team work, personalized and ongoing support, and an open-door policy for faculty.
The ranking also highlights IESE’s ability “to help students achieve their goals.” 90% of those surveyed consider that thanks to the good performance of the school they had achieved the objectives that had been set before studying the MBA.
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In turn, the IESE MBA occupies first place in ‘Environmental, Social & Governance’ (ESG) and does so for the third consecutive year. The ranking analyzes the content of the program dedicated to sustainability, ethics and social and environmental problems. This position accredits IESE’s focus on working on sustainability from all areas, that is, students study subjects that cover all social, environmental, and ethical aspects of business, from how companies treat the world around them to how they treat each of your employees.
The business school linked to the University of Navarra ranks first in the world in the MBA ranking published by the weekly ‘The Economist’ and second in Europe by Bloomberg Business Week
