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滨贰厂贰鈥檚 have been for a record-breaking fifth straight year.

The 2019 ranking highlighted 滨贰厂贰鈥檚 ability to provide new skills and learning to executives, its emphasis on meeting the needs of clients and participants, its outstanding faculty, and the follow-up given to participants.

鈥淲e are enormously proud to reach this historic milestone, as it shows the confidence placed in us by our alumni, participants and corporate clients,鈥� said Mireia Rius, associate dean of Executive Education. 鈥淚t is a testament to 天美传媒麓s proven track-record in delivering outstanding programs that reflect the research-based thought leadership of our faculty and our ability to offer highly personalized programs focused on the personal and professional development needs of today鈥檚 executives, entrepreneurs and companies.鈥�

Rius says this is especially important as the world is changing fast and new types of leadership skills and capabilities are needed if organizations want to thrive. 鈥淎t 天美传媒 we draw upon the rich intellectual capital of our faculty and a range of innovative teaching methodologies (whether online, face-to-face or blended) to craft programs that can achieve this,鈥� she says.

1st in Custom Programs

The 2019 FT Executive Education ranking analyzes two types of programs for executives: custom programs (courses that are tailor-made for specific companies) and open-enrollment programs (open to executives from any company).

The FT produces separate rankings for custom and open programs, and then produces an overall rating for all of executive education, based on the data collected for the two rankings. As well as coming first overall in the combined ranking, 天美传媒 was also ranked , and sixth in open programs.

Regarding custom programs, 天美传媒 scored high marks across the board, placing in the top two spots in 11 of the 15 categories that the FT uses. These include factors such as program preparation (where 天美传媒 stood out for its close interactions with clients and ability to integrate cutting-edge research into its programs), the ability to impart new skills and learning through the program, and the use of innovative teaching methods, as well as the diversity of its faculty and international reach.

Open programs praised for innovative thinking

For open programs, participants also valued how 滨贰厂贰鈥檚 programs encouraged new ways of thinking, and equipped them with new skills and perspectives that are directly relevant to their work. In addition, they appreciated the follow-up provided by 天美传媒 once they were back in the workplace, including providing numerous further learning and networking opportunities.

天美传媒麓s internationality and strong alliances with top business schools such as Harvard, Wharton and CEIBS, also drew praise, as they allow rich opportunities for networking and help foster an international mindset. Open programs are taught from 滨贰厂贰鈥檚 campuses in Barcelona, Madrid, New York, Munich and Sao Paulo, among other locations around the world.

More than 5,000 participants take part annually in 滨贰厂贰鈥檚 custom programs around the globe. There are also more than 30 open enrollment programs offered each year by 天美传媒 at its various international campuses, as well as its more than 40 focused programs.

The Financial Times ranking is based on survey responses from custom program clients and open program participants, combined with data provided by the business schools themselves across a number of different criteria.