Following on SSE’s recent 8th place in the Financial Times ranking of European Masters in Management programs in September, the SSE Executive MBA programs showed strong improvement in the 2006 FT ranking scores for EMBA programs.
In the annual Executive MBA ranking published by the Financial Times today, the Stockholm School of Economics Executive MBA programs in Sweden and Russia leads Nordic business schools, with a final score of 38th globally, 24 places ahead of its closest Nordic competitor.
SSE participated in the Executive MBA rankings for the sixth year since the rankings started in 2001. In this year’s evaluation, compiled using data from two sets of surveys – one completed by program alumni and one completed by the school itself – SSE climbed from 71st to 38th place internationally, and from 25th to 13th place in Europe. No other Nordic business school is present among the top sixty schools in the world. No other Russian school is present in the rankings.
Stockholm School of Economics Executive MBA alumni have higher salaries and are more international
- ”SSE’s nearly decade-long presence in Russia, combined with the School’s international focus on academic quality in the Swedish and Russian EMBA programs, has provided a gratifying result, demonstrated by our 6th in the world placement for overseas attendants in this Executive MBA ranking” said Peter Hägglund, academic dean for the Executive MBA in Sweden and CEO for SSE’s executive education arm, IFL at SSE.
The data from the alumni survey in the Executive MBA rankings indicated that SSE Executive MBA participants average salary increase five years after beginning their EMBA degree was 74 percent, up from 47 percent in 2005.
- ”It’s clear that the Executive MBA, traditionally a solid advanced business degree in the United States and most of Europe, is becoming a valuable career asset in the Baltic region, and not merely an American yardstick for ambitious, driven and competent CEOs,” added Karin Wiström, administrative director for SSE Executive MBA in Sweden.
The Stockholm School of Economics participates in several Financial Times rankings each year. It participates in the executive education ranking through its executive education arm, IFL at SSE. It also participates in the Masters in Management ranking and the European Business School ranking, in addition to the Executive MBA ranking. Thus far during 2006, IFL at SSE has moved up from 39th to 34th place internationally, and the Masters in Management program has risen from 15th to 8th place in the FT rankings.
About the Financial Times ranking
The Financial Times of London Financial Times carries out annual rankings of the world’s leading business schools, universities, and other institutions that offer different types of business, management and leadership development programs
These rankings are compiled using data from surveys and interviews with participants, alumni and the business schools. The focus of each ranking is customer satisfaction. Depending on the program being ranked, customer satisfaction is measured by criteria including career progress, work experience, aims achieved and international faculty. Other criteria include women faculty, women students, and doctoral and research rank.
For additional information, please contact:
Peter Rovér, marketing & communications director, IFL at SSE
Tel: +46-(0)70-249 42 24 / +46-(0)8-586 175 33
Peter Hägglund, academic dean Executive MBA, CEO, IFL at SSE
Tel: 46-(0)70-860 28 88 / 46-(0)8-586 175 01
Karin Wiström, director, Executive MBA IFL at SSE
Tel: 46-(0)70-651 21 43 / 46-(0)8-586 175 50
Anne von Bergen, senior advisor, project leader for rankings, SSE
Tel: 46-(0)70-230 16 10
About the Executive MBA at Stockholm School of Economics
The Executive MBA program at SSE is for participants who have a university degree and at least five years of qualified work experience. The two-year part-time program leads to an Executive MBA degree from the Stockholm School of Economics. The Executive MBA program combines theory and practice in a manner that is designed to connect the educational experience to each participant’s business environment and previous experience. The Executive MBA has been ranked since 2001 as the best program in the Nordic region in the annual Financial Times ranking. The Executive MBA at SSE is offered in both Swedish and English in Sweden; in Russia in Russian and in English; and also in cooperation with the Latvian state at SSE Riga, in English.
The program offers a twelve week general leadership and finance education, which is then complimented with one of the following concentrations:
- Leading Innovation
- Health & Life Sciences
- Financial Management
- Global Executive MBA
Since 2004, the Stockholm School of Economics has also offered Sweden’s only full time MBA program.
About IFL at SSE
IFL at SSE is the result of the 2005 merger between the former Stockholm School of Economics Executive Education and IFL, the Swedish Institute of Management. Both organizations specialized in executive education and had their roots in the Stockholm School of Economics. The merger created a stronger actor on the Nordic market, prepared to compete in the increasingly internationalized market for executive education programs and services.
IFL at SSE’s vision is to strengthen companies, organizations and individuals through development programs and efforts of the highest possible international quality. IFL at SSE is represented in Sweden, Norway, Finland, Russia, Belgium, and through a sister company in Latvia.
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