Monash MBA improves on its world-class ranking

The Graduate School of Business (GSB) has re-affirmed its position as one of the top Master of Business Administration (MBA) providers in the world following the release of the Economist Intelligence Unit's 2007 MBA rankings.

 

The Monash University MBA was placed second in the world in the category 'personal development and educational experience'. Overall, the course was ranked 43 in the world, the highest ranked MBA in Australia, an improvement of six places from its 2006 position.

 

No other Australian Business School made the top 50.

 

The Economist Intelligence Unit, the business information arm of The Economist magazine, each year identifies the world's top 100 business schools by surveying MBA students, graduates and the schools themselves.

 

The schools are ranked on four indicators of why students undertake an MBA: to open new career opportunities and/or further current career; personal development and educational experience; to increase salary; and the potential to network.

 

Professor Gill Palmer, Dean of the Faculty of Business and Economics, said she was delighted with this year's result, which confirms the University's position as a world-leader in the MBA market, particularly in personal development.

 

"The MBA continues to consolidate its high ranking which recognizes the pursuit of excellence in graduate outcomes," Professor Palmer said. [...]

 

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Courtesy:- www.monash.edu.au