The Corvinus University of Budapest on the Financial Times Ranking List

The Financial Times has announced its 2008 ranking list of the best General Management Master programs in Europe and the other continents. According to the survey published on 29 September, the first place in the list of higher education institutions of Economics was taken by the HEC Paris, the ESCP-EAP European School of Management was ranked second, and the third place was taken by the CEMS MIM (Community of European Management Schools Master's in International Management) Program, of which the Corvinus University of Budapest (BCE) is the only Hungarian member.

The MSc in Business Administration Program of the Faculty of Business Administration of the BCE was ranked 43rd in the "combined" competition in 2008, while the institution took the respectable 27th place in the category of career opportunities.

The ranking list prepared by the Financial Times has been of global scale for two years now, and it ranks MBA as well as Executive MBA programs among others. The education programs eligible for participating in the competition were ones that were screened and approved by international quality assurance standards, offer a five-year-long program, and accept students with BSc degrees obtained in another institution; teach in a foreign language and launch joint training programs with foreign partner institutions.

The world's best 55 university level programs included in the survey were chosen in a pre-selection process, although most of the institutions were European, and only a few programs represented other continents. The program of the Corvinus University of Budapest has moved from the 25th place it took two years ago to the 43rd place; however, it is important to note that two years ago the list only comprised European programs. In addition to the data relating to the institutions, the opinions of students who already graduated were also considered in the ranking. The MSc in Business Administration Program of the Corvinus University of Budapest achieved especially good results in the student evaluations. As regards the career opportunities of former students, it took 26th place, while it was ranked 27th in the list of salaries in the list comprising 55 programs.

However, there are several reasons other than the good Hungarian results that the Financial Times ranging list is worth browsing. It includes detailed data on all of the programs, as well as the institutions offering the programs. In addition to the careers of students who already graduated, we can gain an insight into the number and nationality of attending students, the international experiences and research projects; and a number of interesting data such as the duration of the programs, tuition fees and the number of students enrolled in the 2007/2008 academic year are also available. Enjoy browsing the Financial Times website!