Latest FT Rankings Make INSEAD Top-Ranked Single School Executive MBA Programme
Abu Dhabi, 20 November 2011 - INSEAD, the leading international business school, has been ranked number four of the 100 schools considered overall - the best ranked programme offered by a single school (the first three are all partnerships) in the Financial Times' 2011 rankings of 100 Executive MBA programmes.
INSEAD Dean Dipak C. Jain said: "INSEAD will celebrate the fifth anniversary of its Abu Dhabi campus next year, and we are proud to play a role in nurturing a pool of leadership talent to support Abu Dhabi's vision of becoming a global education and business hub.
"The FT rankings are testament to the culture of excellence we have built over the past few years to achieve this. The international aspect of the INSEAD Executive MBA programme is clearly recognised in this ranking, and further strengthens Abu Dhabi's reputation of attracting and retaining top international talent."
Participants will have the opportunity to spend half the course time on INSEAD's Fontainebleau and Abu Dhabi campuses, benefitting from a more diverse EMBA class.
The other half of the course will comprise a newly developed Asia section, which will run over the course of 17 months, with the majority of the coursework at the school's Singapore campus.
"INSEAD's objective has been to bring to Abu Dhabi and the Middle East region the quality of Executive MBA programme that was only available to executives in the United States, Europe, or East Asia. Our Financial Times ranking as the best EMBA programme in the world (you already say that above), for the second year, testifies to our dedication to quality. Participants in the Middle East benefit from the same curriculum and faculty as those in our other campuses. In only two years since its inception, the Middle East section of the INSEAD Executive MBA has become the top-ranked EMBA in the region, and attracts executives both from the region and across the world to our campus in Abu Dhabi," said Javier Gimeno, Professor of Strategy at INSEAD.
Peter Zemsky, INSEAD's Deputy Dean, Degree Programme and Curriculum, added: "We continue to diversify the programme with a new Asian section (available from August 2012) which complements the existing Europe/Asia and Middle East sections. We recognise the growing demand from executives in emerging countries as well as developed economies to develop their business management skills in a truly international setting, and INSEAD's EMBA programme delivers that."
Top 10 Business Schools in Financial Times Executive MBA Ranking 2011
1 Kellogg/Hong Kong UST Business School
2 Trium: HEC Paris/LSE/New York University: Stern
3. Colombia/London Business School
4 INSEAD
5. University of Chicago: Booth
6. Duke University: Fuqua
7. University of Pennsylvania: Wharton
8. IE Business School
9. UCLA/NUS
10. London Business School
INSEAD recently hosted its inaugural Global Business Leaders Conference in Abu Dhabi, under the patronage of H.E. Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Higher Education & Scientific Research. The event brought together over 250 senior executives from around the region and Global Executive MBA programme participants, to learn about and discuss the current and future economic and business developments in Abu Dhabi and the GCC.
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INSEAD, The Business School for the World
As one of the world's leading and largest graduate business schools, INSEAD brings together people, cultures and ideas from around the world to change lives and to transform organisations. A global perspective and cultural diversity are reflected in all aspects of our research and teaching.
With campuses in Europe (France), Asia (Singapore) and Abu Dhabi, INSEAD's business education and research spans three continents. Our 141 renowned Faculty members from 35 countries inspire more than 1,000 degree participants annually in our MBA, Executive MBA and PhD programmes. In addition, more than 6,000 executives participate in INSEAD's executive education programmes each year.
In addition to INSEAD's programmes on our three campuses, INSEAD participates in academic partnerships with the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia & San Francisco); the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University near Chicago; and Johns Hopkins University/SAIS in Washington DC.
In Asia, INSEAD partners with Tsinghua University in Beijing and the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore. INSEAD also partners with Sorbonne University Panthéon-Assas law school, and with Fundação Dom Cabral in Brazil.
In 2009, INSEAD celebrated 50 years as a pioneer of international business education based in Europe. Last year, INSEAD celebrated the 10th Anniversary of our Asia campus in Singapore. In 2012, we celebrate five years of activity in Abu Dhabi.
Around the world and over the decades, INSEAD continues to conduct cutting edge research and to innovate across all our programmes to provide business leaders with the knowledge and sensitivity to operate anywhere. These core values have enabled us to become truly "The Business School for the World."
More information about INSEAD can be found at www.insead.edu
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