The Economist Ranks MBS MBA No. 1 in Asia-Pacific
Oct, 2009
Melbourne Business School (MBS) has dominated the MBA rankings on the Asia Pacific scene for the second consecutive year, being ranked the number one full-time MBA program in Asia Pacific and 17th on the world stage in this year's Economist Intelligence Unit MBA rankings, released this week.
A number of individual categories combine to create the MBS world-wide ranking of 17. Amongst them was the ‘breadth of the MBS alumni network', ranked second and ‘jobs found through the MBS careers service', ranked third. MBS students ranked the education experience sixth. MBS faculty quality was ranked tenth, while increase in salary was ranked 11 internationally.
"A great result," says Jennifer George, MBS Dean. "Our alumni network is extensive especially considering the relatively intimate size of our classes and it has particularly strong business connections. The positive salary increases reflect the heavy investment the school has made in its career services department in recent years."
MBS is the top ranked school in Asia ahead of INSEAD (ranked 23) and Hong Kong University Science and Technology (ranked 30). Internationally it has placed ahead of prestigious schools such as Columbia, (ranked 20) and MIT Sloan School of Management (ranked 19). No other business school in Australia ranked in the top 50.
According to George, MBS is focusing on improving and enhancing its MBA program and student outcomes even further. She says, "Despite this exceptional result we're determined not to become complacent. Instead we plan to build on this performance and to continue to provide a career enhancing educational experience that's internationally respected."
To arrange an interview with Jenny George, please call Lauraine McDonald on 0438 418 584.
