Among the world's 50 best
The results from two Financial Times sub-rankings were recently released. ‘They show that we have world-class programmes,’ says Rector Øystein Thøgersen.
One of the rankings deals with open executive programmes (Open Executive Education), and here NHH and AFF comes in 47rd place. A total of 80 schools are ranked.
'The ranking shows that we have world-class business programmes. Here we compete against outstanding international business schools from around the world,' says Rector Øystein Thøgersen.
‘The ranking is a testimony’
Trond Søreide, CEO of AFF, says this about the results:
'We are once again confirmed to be among the top 50 in the world, and the ranking is a testimony to the unique value proposition that AFF and NHH represent together. We score 9.44 in satisfaction with our programmes, compared to an average of 9.28.'
In this ranking, the programmes 'Brytningstid', 'Styreprogrammet', 'Solstrandprogrammet', and 'Solstrandprogrammet Accelerate' have been assessed.
HEC Paris tops the ranking, followed by IESE Business School and Esade Business School. The Stockholm School of Economics is the best in the Nordic region, with a 17rd place.
More international focus
The second sub-ranking is about custom business programmes (Custom Executive Education). In this, NHH ranks 83rd.
'We continuously work to raise the level of our tailored programmes. They are of a high standard, and this ranking is an inspiration to further develop them,' says Tore Hillestad, Director of NHH Executive.
Hillestad says that internationalisation is a priority area for NHH Executive:
'Last year we expanded our cooperation to also include Esade Business School in Barcelona. We received very positive feedback on this, which again shows that we offer programmes that are in demand by the business community.'
90 schools are ranked in this sub-ranking this year. FT ranks Insead first, then Iese Business School, and IMD (International Institute for Management Development). Again, the Stockholm School of Economics performs best in the Nordic region, with an 18rd place.
The FT ranking
Financial Times conducts five sub-rankings each year. At the end of the year, these are combined into an overall ranking.
The five sub-rankings are:
- Global MBA
- Open Executive Education
- Custom Executive Education
- Masters in Management
- Executive MBA