The China Europe International Business School's (CEIBS) Global EMBA programme 
has now placed fifth in the world – and first amongst non-joint programmes in 
Asia – for the second consecutive year with the release of the latest Financial 
Times global Executive MBA ranking today. Earlier this year, the school's MBA 
programme was also ranked fifth by the FT, further highlighting CEIBS' strength 
and international influence in the field of management education.

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"This year marks the 25th anniversary of the founding of CEIBS and this 
achievement is a big gift to add to the celebration," CEIBS President Li 
Mingjun said. "Over the past 25 years, CEIBS has witnessed the rapid 
development of China's economy. During that time, CEIBS has grown into a 
leading, world-class business school. As China begins to play a more 
significant role in economic globalisation, the focus of global management 
education is gradually shifting east. The future calls for talent with both 
international vision and China wisdom, and CEIBS has assumed the responsibility 
of cultivating more corporate leaders."

Due to its stringent standards for participation and diverse criteria, the FT's 
annual ranking has become one of the most widely recognised in the global 
management education community. The rankings are based on a comprehensive 
assessment of 16 categories, covering graduate career progress, school 
diversity, and teaching and research levels. Corporate social responsibility 
(CSR) was also included in the criteria for the second time in 2019.

"With this latest news, for the first time, our EMBA and MBA programmes have 
ranked in the top ten in the world for two consecutive years," CEIBS Vice 
President and Dean Ding Yuan said. "There has been relatively little movement 
at the very top of the ranking and this is a sign that the market for global 
management education is reaching a point of maturity. As a business school 
rooted in China, CEIBS' success in ranking in the top five for two consecutive 
years highlights the rise of management education in China and Asia. It also 
shows the school's efforts in promoting globalisation have paid off."

Taking a closer look at the categories factored into the ranking, CEIBS' Global 
EMBA graduates have again achieved remarkable results in terms of "salary 
level" and "salary increase". CEIBS finished third in the world in terms of 
"salary level", and has remained in the world's top five for seven consecutive 
years. In addition, the school's "work experience" and "aims achieved" rankings 
moved up more than ten places each. CEIBS also ranked seventh in terms of 
"career progress", where it entered the top ten in the world for the first time.

In the category of "international faculty", CEIBS jumped three spots from 2018, 
while at the same time moving up two positions each in the categories of 
"international students" and "international course experience". CEIBS leverages 
its overseas campuses and a strong network of partner schools to facilitate 
modules at locations on five continents, including Switzerland, the US, Brazil, 
Israel, India, Ghana and Southeast Asia. These opportunities serve to further 
enrich the international experience of students.

Equally striking, the school's "FT research rank" increased 18 places, thus 
confirming the strength of academic research at CEIBS. Since 2014, CEIBS' 
professors have ranked first on Elsevier's list of most highly cited scholars 
in China in the category of "Business, Management and Accounting". In 2017, the 
school also launched its Real Situation Learning Method(TM), combining 
classroom learning with real-world experiences where students can visit 
companies and meet face-to-face with company executives.

"Academic research is an important criterion in business school rankings, and 
the 'FT research rank' is based on both the total and average number of 
articles published by a school's current full-time faculty in 50 
globally-recognised top economics and management journals," CEIBS Associate 
Dean (Research) and Professor of Economics and Finance Xu Bin said. "After many 
years of continuous effort, CEIBS has established an effective system of 
faculty research management and incentive policies, which has greatly enhanced 
faculty research activity and creativity. The big increase of CEIBS' 'FT 
research rank' is a natural reflection of this continuous effort."

CEIBS' "corporate social responsibility rank" also rose ten spots, reflecting 
the various efforts of the school in promoting CSR. CEIBS was the first 
business school on the Chinese mainland to promote CSR and it holds a series of 
CSR-related activities each year to encourage alumni to elevate social 
responsibility to the level of corporate development strategy.

"The CEIBS Global EMBA programme continues to keep pace with the latest 
economic trends and optimise our curriculum," CEIBS Global EMBA Director, 
Associate Dean and Professor of Operations Management Nikolaos Tsikriktsis 
said. "At the same time, the programme contributes Chinese know-how to overseas 
companies entering the Chinese market, and has helped usher in the 
globalisation of Chinese enterprises."

About CEIBS

CEIBS is amongst the top international business schools in Asia, where it is 
the only one to have simultaneously made it to the FT's top 5 list of MBA and 
EMBA programmes. The school has more than 22,000 alumni from over 80 countries, 
and over the last 25 years has provided a broad range of management programmes 
for more than 150,000 executives both in China and abroad. The school also 
offers a Finance MBA, Hospitality EMBA and a wide range of Executive Education 
programmes. With a faculty team that has extensive China knowledge and global 
insight, CEIBS is uniquely equipped to nurture business leaders, at every stage 
of their careers, preparing them to make a global impact. An unrivalled China 
expert, CEIBS is guided by the motto of "China Depth, Global Breadth". CEIBS 
marked its 25th anniversary this year, with celebrations taking place at its 
five campuses in Shanghai, Beijing and Shenzhen in China, as well as Zurich in 
Switzerland, and Accra in Ghana. Learn more here (https://www.ceibs.edu/).

SOURCE  China Europe International Business School (CEIBS)

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