QS World University Rankings, one of the most prestigious rankings at international scale, has ranked Rome Business School’s Executive MBA in the Top 3 in Italy, together with POLIMI School of Management, Bologna Business School, MIB Trieste School of Management, 63rd in Europe and 181st in the world, placing it No. 32 in the world for Diversity in Class, and 50th in Europe for Career Outcomes.
This achievement confirms the excellence of the RBS EMBA, which is globally competitive for its high value educational offering, the high quality standard of its courses, the internationality of its classes, and the strong impact on the careers of its students.
QS World University Rankings, with over 27 years of experience in the higher education sector, is one of the most prestigious rankings in Europe for Universities and Business Schools and evaluates EMBAs through a rigorous methodology based on five macro indicators.
On Career Outcomes QS highlighted the strong professional and salary growth achieved by students during and after the EMBA: 70% of students experienced an average salary increase of 23% after completing the course. This result allowed RBS to enter the European top 50. With regard to Class Diversity, that is, the internationality and gender balance within the programme, RBS ranked 32nd in the world and 19th in Europe, thanks to the representation of women (53%) and the multiculturalism that one breathes on campus, RBS is in fact the most international business school in Italy with more than 150 nationalities among the students. Regarding the Executive Profile, meaning the type of student enrolled in the courses, QS Rankings particularly appreciated their years of work experience at high managerial levels. With an average age of 33, students in this programme have a diverse professional background: economics (41%), social sciences (28%), engineering (19%), science (7%) and law (5%). Moreover, some of them already hold senior roles in their respective companies, making the courses stimulating, a place for important networking and exchange of ideas, skills, expertise.
These achievements are the result of the great commitment of all RBS departments in providing EMBA participants with all the tools, competences, and skills they need to enhance their leadership and managerial skills, and thus achieve further career advancement. Flexibility, networking opportunities thanks to partnerships with companies such as Amazon, Microsoft, IBM, Red Bull, internationality of the class and exchanges abroad through International Bootcamps to destinations such as Silicon Valley, Paris, Doha, China, educational impact given by the many activities planned with case studies, role play, business simulation, the leadership programme and individual coaching, and finally, professional growth, the keys to the programme.
Rome Business School RBS thus achieves the 6th international recognition for its programmes conferred in the last 9 months alone, by 5 different international institutions: QS World University Ranking, QS Stars, CEO Magazine, Eduniversal, Positive Impact Rating.
As Rome Business School we are really proud of this new success. It is a further achievement that reinforces our determination to work every day to provide our students with an excellent education, training them as professionals and leaders of the future, competitive both nationally and internationally,’ said Antonio Ragusa, Dean of Rome Business School.
