2014 Financial Times Top 100 Executive MBAs: The KEDGE BS - Shanghai Jiao Tong University Global MBA Ranked 27th in the World

SHANGHAI, PARIS, BORDEAUX and MARSEILLE, France, October 22, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --

Moving up 16 places (the greatest leap in this year's rankings), the KEDGE BS - SJTU Global MBA was ranked amongst the Top 30 Best Executive MBAs in the world. Taught in France and China, it continues to consistently improve: after jumping 13 places in 2012 then 5 in 2013, this year it was ranked 27th, confirming it as the 4th French Executive MBA after HEC, INSEAD, and ESCP.  

Organized in Paris, Marseille, Bordeaux, and Shanghai in partnership with Shanghai Jiao Tong University / Antai College of Economics & Management, the Global MBA is the only French MBA to be formally recognized by the Chinese government.

Its performance in the Financial Times rankings is the result of its success in several key areas: the KEDGE BS - SJTU  Global MBA is number one in the world for three-year salary increases and is ranked eleventh in career progress. It also ranks fourth in gender equality, with 45% of students being women.

On the tail of this exciting news:

Tuesday 25 November 2014 in Shanghai,
The Graduation Ceremony of 2012 Intake and the Opening Ceremony of 2014 Intake
will be organized by KEDGE BS and Shanghai Jiao Tong University. 

A press trip to our Shanghai campus will be held during this event. 

KEDGE BS: a winning Chinese strategy 

"Our Global MBA's leap in the Financial Times' rankings this year underscores the strength of KEDGE BS's strategy in which China plays a major part," notes Thomas Froehlicher, Dean and Executive Director, KEDGE BS. "KEDGE BS stands out by its training of Chinese participants at its Shanghai campus. Thanks to the work done for over 10 years, KEDGE BS has become the best French management school in China, because of our campus, students, and programmes. The Global MBA is our greatest success."

Backed by KEDGE BS's cooperation with the prestigious Korea University Business School (KUBS) in Seoul, this presence in China contributes to the strategic growth of the Cooperation Hub in Asia.

KEDGE BS's upcoming schedule in China: 

- 24 October: Thomas Froehlicher will attend the 3rd Franco-Chinese forum on higher education in Beijing, as part of the fiftieth anniversary of French-Chinese relations.

- 27 October:  

• 10:00 am (Shanghai): Press briefing with Thomas Froehlicher, "The Global MBA's ranking in the FT 2014" 
• 2:00 pm (Suzhou): Lecture by Thomas Froehlicher at the Higher Education Internationalization Summit. 

- 25 November: Press trip, "KEDGE BS in China" 

• Graduation ceremony and welcoming of 2014 Intake, organized by KEDGE BS and Shanghai Jiao Tong University (Shanghai) 
• Campus visit of the French-Chinese Institute in Suzhou, hosted by KEDGE BS
• Student, alumni, and partner company meetings

About the KEDGE BS - SJTU Global MBA : 

Taught in English, the KEDGE BS - SJTU Global MBA targets executives and managers seeking an MBA with a highly international dimension. Depending on their area of specialization (there are 11 to choose from), classes may be held in multiple countries or continents (France, China, South Africa, Australia, the USA, or England). The curriculum also allows participants to choose two international seminars from amongst seven different locations: China, Brazil, Morocco, India, Russia, the USA, and the United Arab Emirates.

Taught in Paris, Marseille, Bordeaux, and Shanghai in partnership with Shanghai Jiao Tong University / Antai College of Economics & Management, the Global MBA is the only French MBA to be formally recognized by the Chinese government.

The Global MBA boasts a network of more than 1,150 graduates around the world, including 700 in China.

For more information about the Global MBA, visit http://mba.kedgebs.com

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