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Vlerick MBA takes 10th place in major global ranking

Apr 18-2013   



 

The Economist’s 2009 ranking of full-time MBA programmes

In the latest full-time MBA tables produced by the prestigious Economist, Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School has been ranked 10th in the world. This represents a further improvement on last year’s position of 14th and maintains the momentum that has seen the school move up consistently every year from 2006.

Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School has exhibited a relentless rise up the table over the last four years that has seen it leapfrog the likes of Judge Business School at the University of Cambridge, Instituto Empresa in Madrid and New York’s Leonard N. Stern School of Business.

To add to this, the School has also improved its ranking in the European full-time MBA table, going from number 6 in 2008 up to 4th position this year, just behind Spain’s IESE, IMD in Switzerland and London Business School and ahead of a lot of bigger brands with consequently higher tuition fee levels.

This sustained progress clearly shows a long-term commitment on the part of Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School to offer one of the world's finest MBA programmes.

Dean Philippe Haspeslagh comments: “Whereas the Financial Times ranking emphasises salary figures, this Economist ranking focuses on the experience of students in the programme and their ability to prosper in a number of ways after graduating. Let's keep this result in perspective and conclude that, thanks to great staff, faculty and students, the Vlerick MBA has again achieved a place amongst the very top international MBA offerings.”

One of the many areas where the School scored highly is what the ranking calls ‘Potential tonetwork’ - the ability of students and graduates to call upon an extensive, well connected and available alumni community.

Another point of interest is the rise in international applicants to European schools and the increased presence of European establishments in the top 20 of the global table. Half are now from outside of the USA. As the #4 school in Europe, Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School is seeing record demand from around the world driven by impressive ROI, corporate partnerships and career opportunities. The class of 89 students that entered in September 2009 comprises 40 nationalities, an offering with even greater diversity than the likes of INSEAD.

Peter Rafferty, International Development Director at Vlerick Leuven Management School: "This result is a tribute to the advantages of an extremely personal yet highly diverse programme with excellent teaching, student liaison and careers services. We have a very competitive ROI due, in part, to our comparatively low tuition costs and as a result we had twice as many applications for the full time MBA this year which has led to a doubling of this year’s intake. We are confident that all this will fuel even greater success in the coming years.”

Vlerick MBA takes 10th place in major global ranking

Apr 18-2013   



 

The Economist’s 2009 ranking of full-time MBA programmes

In the latest full-time MBA tables produced by the prestigious Economist, Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School has been ranked 10th in the world. This represents a further improvement on last year’s position of 14th and maintains the momentum that has seen the school move up consistently every year from 2006.

Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School has exhibited a relentless rise up the table over the last four years that has seen it leapfrog the likes of Judge Business School at the University of Cambridge, Instituto Empresa in Madrid and New York’s Leonard N. Stern School of Business.

To add to this, the School has also improved its ranking in the European full-time MBA table, going from number 6 in 2008 up to 4th position this year, just behind Spain’s IESE, IMD in Switzerland and London Business School and ahead of a lot of bigger brands with consequently higher tuition fee levels.

This sustained progress clearly shows a long-term commitment on the part of Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School to offer one of the world's finest MBA programmes.

Dean Philippe Haspeslagh comments: “Whereas the Financial Times ranking emphasises salary figures, this Economist ranking focuses on the experience of students in the programme and their ability to prosper in a number of ways after graduating. Let's keep this result in perspective and conclude that, thanks to great staff, faculty and students, the Vlerick MBA has again achieved a place amongst the very top international MBA offerings.”

One of the many areas where the School scored highly is what the ranking calls ‘Potential tonetwork’ - the ability of students and graduates to call upon an extensive, well connected and available alumni community.

Another point of interest is the rise in international applicants to European schools and the increased presence of European establishments in the top 20 of the global table. Half are now from outside of the USA. As the #4 school in Europe, Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School is seeing record demand from around the world driven by impressive ROI, corporate partnerships and career opportunities. The class of 89 students that entered in September 2009 comprises 40 nationalities, an offering with even greater diversity than the likes of INSEAD.

Peter Rafferty, International Development Director at Vlerick Leuven Management School: "This result is a tribute to the advantages of an extremely personal yet highly diverse programme with excellent teaching, student liaison and careers services. We have a very competitive ROI due, in part, to our comparatively low tuition costs and as a result we had twice as many applications for the full time MBA this year which has led to a doubling of this year’s intake. We are confident that all this will fuel even greater success in the coming years.”