Korea University Business School Achieves 80th Place in FT's Global Ranking, The Only University in Korea to be listed as the World's Top 100 Executive MBA

Korea University Business School (Dean=Sangyong Kim) Executive MBA has achieved a ranking of 80th in the '2023 World's Top 100 EMBA Programmes' as selected by the British Financial Times (FT). According to data released by FT in October, the KUBS Executive MBA program is the only domestic university to be listed in the World's Top 100 Executive MBA Programmes. 

Among the 2023 World's Top 100 Executive MBA Programmes, the 1st place was taken by the 'Kellogg-HKUST EMBA,' a joint program by Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology's Business School. The 2nd  place was awarded to the 'Ceibs Global EMBA' by China Europe International Business School, and the 3rd place went to 'ESCP Europe EMBA' by ESCP Europe Business School.

This year, FT's evaluation criteria for the 2023 World's Top 100 Executive MBA Programmes include factors such as  ▲ Graduates’ salaries (16%),  ▲ Salary increase rates (17%),  ▲ Career progress (6%),  ▲ International students (6%),  ▲ Goal achievement (6%),  ▲ Female faculty ratio (5%),  ▲ Female student ratio (5%),  ▲ International faculty (5%),  ▲ Work experience (5%),  ▲ International course experience ranking (5%),  ▲ Doctoral degree-holding faculty ratio (5%),  ▲ FT research ranking (10%),  ▲ Carbon footprint ranking (4%),  ▲ ESG/zero education ranking (3%),  ▲ Female advisory board ratio (1%), and  ▲ International advisory board internationalization ratio (1%). 

KUBS Executive MBA program consistently maintains its presence in the world's top 100 with its standalone program. The Executive MBA program is designed for senior executives and managers with more than 10 years of experience and aims to nurture creative global CEOs who lead sustainable growth and innovation. Additionally, various programs within the curriculum, such as 'CEO Special Topics,' 'ELITE Project,' the international residency program (IRP), and 'Junior SMART Camp,' help build the skills necessary for global CEO leadership, reflecting the ever-changing business and industrial landscape. In the first semester of 2023, IRP included visits to Yale University, a member of the Ivy League, and the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom to enhance global business acumen.