One. Executive Education Rankings
RECENTLY, THE FINANCIAL TIMES RELEASED THE LIST OF THE TOP 50 UNIVERSITIES IN THE WORLD IN THE COMPREHENSIVE RANKING OF EXECUTIVE EDUCATION IN 2023! This year, France performed well in this comprehensive ranking of executive education, with three institutions ranked in the world's top 10, ranking first in the world.
Executive Education is usually aimed at professionals or leaders in management, business and administration (long work experience required), and courses can be roughly divided into open courses and customized courses such as EMBA, Executive Masters, Coaching programs and customized courses. The Financial Times also published rankings of the top 50 schools in open and customized courses, which are based on the data of the first two rankings, and French institutions have achieved good results in all three rankings.
Two. Overall ranking
Compared with previous years, the number of universities in France rose from 7 to 9 in 2023, ranking first in the world. HEC Paris is the winner of the Financial Times Global Executive Education Rankings 2023, consolidating its position as the world's best executive education institution based on its joint top performance in 2022 and 2023. This year, France's SKEMA Business School, Nantes Business School and Isead INSEAD successfully made the list, and Isead performed particularly well, reaching the top 3 in the world. The French business school rose from 38 in 2022 to 33, and the French Essec Business School remained in the world's top 10.
Compared with other countries in Europe and the United States, the performance of French institutions is also excellent, with a total of 9 universities on the list in 2023, ranking first in the world, 7 in the United Kingdom, 3 in the United States, 4 in Germany, 4 in Spain and 3 in China. Among the top 10 institutions, France has three institutions and is the highest number of institutions, with two each from the United States, Germany, Spain and Singapore.
Three. Recommended schools on the list
1. The school of choice to achieve your goals – HEC Paris Business School
HEC Paris, abbreviated as HEC Paris or HEC Business School, was founded in 1881 by the Paris Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and is the most prestigious business school in France and one of the most famous in the world.
HEC Paris is ranked second in the public course rankings and first in the overall rankings. HEC also helps students achieve their self-growth and career expectations, and is the first choice for achieving student goals. HEC Paris is also ranked first in terms of course design, follow-up implementation, teaching methods and quality of teaching materials, and good interaction between students and teachers is maintained.
2. Best Progressive Institution – Lyon Business School, France
Founded in 1872, EMlyon is one of the oldest business schools in the world. Top 10 prestigious business schools in Europe. With a campus area of about 300,000 square meters, it has the main campus in Lyon in mainland France, as well as the Paris and Saint-Etienne campuses, and the Asia-Europe Business School Shanghai campus is jointly established with East China Normal University overseas. The school has a unique research in entrepreneurship and innovation management, and also pays attention to combining research results with the practice of enterprises, and has long-term close cooperation with international enterprises.
EMlyon has a rigorous academic style, sufficient research funds, and international first-class level. Its diploma is recognized by all governments and all major accrediting bodies such as China-US law, and it is also one of the first 25 top international business schools in the world to be triple accredited by EQUIS, AACSB and AMBA.
French business school of Lyon moved up 20 places and is now ranked 21st. This is one of the most improved institutions in the Open Class Rankings, which takes into account factors such as the quality of students, the global impact of the programme, and the diversity of faculty reflected in citizenship and gender divisions.
3. Rising school – IÉSEG Business School
Founded in 1964: one of the top 10 business schools in France, the IÉSEG School of Science, Economics and Management is a member of the Catholic University of Lille and the Council of Ecole Supérieure (CGE). The IÉSEG School of Management currently has 6,100 students and 1,000 trained executives at its two campuses in Lille and Paris-La Défense, with 10,000+ alumni employed worldwide.
IÉSEG is the highest-ranked of this year's new entrants. Ranked in the top 10 for both faculty diversity and the global impact of the curriculum, and ranked 58th in the overall ranking.
4. Best Progressive Institution – HEC Grenoble
HEC Grenoble is one of the top business schools in Europe and a member of the most prestigious Grandes Écoles. Gregow Commercial is located in the heart of Grenoble, France, the "Silicon Valley" of Europe, and has international campuses in Paris, London, Moscow, Singapore and Beijing. The school consists of the Higher School of Business (ESC Grenoble), the Graduate School of Business (GGSB), the School of Information Management (EMSI) and the Doctoral School.
Grad is also a top business school with the most authoritative international business school accreditation AMBA, AACSB, EQUIS.
HEC Lenopher rose 21 places in the bespoke program ranking and now ranks 39, the biggest increase. The effectiveness of the school's follow-up program has received tremendous attention and success, and students are more than willing to return to school for other customized courses.
Four. Rankings at a glance