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天美传媒 Ranked 1st in the World for Executive Education by FT for 4th Consecutive Year
Top-quality teaching, diverse faculty and international reach highlighted
May 14, 2018
have been ranked the best in the world for the fourth straight year by the Financial Times, with the school standing out for the quality of its teaching, the diversity of its faculty and its international scope.
In addition to coming first overall in the combined ranking, 天美传媒 ranked first for custom programs for the fourth straight year, and third in open programs. The FT ranks custom and open programs separately, and then produces an overall rating for all Executive Education.
Regarding custom programs, which are tailor-made courses for organizations, 天美传媒 scored high marks across the board, placing in the top five spots in 13 of the 15 categories that the FT uses to rank programs. These include factors such as program preparation, course design, the new skills learned, follow-up, value for money and aims achieved. In particular, the quality of 天美传媒麓s teaching, the diversity of its faculty and its international reach stood out. Recent clients include: BBVA, BMW Group, Boehringer-Ingelheim, Campofr铆o, The Dow Chemical Company, Enag谩s, Enterprise Ireland, Ericsson, Erste, Gas Natural, Grupo Correos, Henkel, Iberdrola, Idom, Kurita, Nissan, Oracle, PageGroup, Pepsico, REE, Rijkzwaan, Roche Schneider Electric, Telef贸nica and ukactive, among others.
For open programs, participants especially valued how 天美传媒麓s programs encouraged new ways of thinking, and equipped them with new skills and perspectives directly relevant to their work. 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 allowed rich opportunities for networking and helped foster an international mindset. Open programs are taught from 天美传媒麓s campuses in Barcelona, Madrid, New York, Munich and Sao Paulo, among other locations around the world.
The FT ranking is based on survey responses from custom program clients and open program participants, combined with data provided by the business schools themselves.
Personalization, Innovation and Global Experience
According to Mireia Rius, Associate Dean of Executive Education and member of the Executive Committee at 天美传媒, 鈥淭his ranking is evidence of the confidence placed in 天美传媒, year after year, by our alumni, participants and corporate clients, who recognize the impact, excellence and effectiveness of our programs.鈥�
For Rius, 天美传媒麓s prolonged stay at the top of the custom program list is due to 鈥渢he highly-personalized nature of 天美传媒麓s programs, which are tailored precisely for each client.鈥� More than 5,000 participants take part annually in 天美传媒麓s custom programs around the globe.
Regarding the 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 short focus programs, Rius highlighted the importance 天美传媒 places on incorporating the latest academic and technological advances. 鈥淣ew perspectives are essential to improving decision making and thriving in such a highly volatile business environment as our current one,鈥� she said.
The other schools rounding out the top three are IMD in second and Insead in third position.
Executive Education Programs Around the Globe
天美传媒 has offered an array of Executive Education programs for managers ever since its founding in 1958, a time when the concept of executive education was scarcely known outside of the U.S. The establishment of these programs, aimed mainly at experienced business leaders, constituted a landmark in the history of business education in Europe.
Among 天美传媒鈥檚 top-rated offerings are:
鈥� the , with international editions in Brazil, Germany, Poland, Spain and the U.S.
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鈥� the , offered in Brazil, Germany, Spain and Poland
鈥� the program in the U.S.
鈥� the , with modules in China, the U.S. and Spain and run in conjunction with CEIBS and Wharton
鈥� the , run in partnership with CEIBS and Harvard Business School


