QS Stars awards 4 stars to the educational excellence of Rome Business School

• QS Star Rating, among the most prestigious rating systems in education along with Bloomberg and Financial Times, evaluated Rome Business School in 5 categories and 8 macro-indicators, assigning it an overall score of 4 out of 5 stars.
• Rome Business achieved full scores in the Teaching, Employability, Online Learning, and Inclusiveness categories, with the Incubation program and the institute’s internationality also judged excellent.

What QS Stars Rating Evaluates

The prestigious global evaluation system QS Star Rating has awarded Rome Business School a score of 4 out of 5 stars, certifying the institution’s excellence globally and once again positioning it among the top players in the high education sector in Italy.
QS Stars Rating is a prestigious internationally recognized quality mark that independently provides a comprehensive and in-depth overview of the institution in question, evaluating multiple macro-indicators including Teaching, Employability, Online Learning, Inclusiveness, Academic Development, Internationalization, Programme Strength, and Innovation.

Rome Business School’s Score

RBS achieved the maximum score of 5 stars in the first 4 categories: Teaching, Employability, Online Learning, Inclusiveness, and also received excellent ratings for its startup incubator program and the institute’s international reach.

“We are truly honored to have received this excellent evaluation from QS Stars Rating,” states Maria Ángeles Martos Molina, General Manager of Rome Business School. “This recognition once again certifies our commitment and the quality of our educational offerings, now even more competitive not only at the national but also international level. A result of the hard work and relentless dedication of our entire team, faculty, staff, partners, as well as all our students, who work with us every day for their personal and professional growth.”

Areas of Excellence

In particular, QS Stars rated Rome Business School as “excellent” in the following 4 indicators:

• Teaching: Both the student-faculty ratio and the Master’s completion rate were judged excellent, demonstrating the high level of faculty involvement in students’ educational journey and RBS’s firm commitment to providing students with the right tools, best skills, and professionalism in terms of teaching quality. This indicator shows how the programs offered, despite the strong commitment required from participants, are designed and developed to fully engage them, stimulating receptivity and curiosity.
• Employability: The excellent performance in this indicator (5 stars) demonstrates the strength and excellence of Rome Business School’s Career Center in the Italian landscape. Specifically, the continuous presence of companies on campus, RBS’s ability to attract an ever-growing number of world-leading companies (currently over 1047 in its network, including Microsoft, Tesla, Deloitte, Toyota, Nestlé), increasingly interested in recruiting its students, and finally, the presence of highly qualified HR personnel within the Career Center. This includes 20 HR professionals dedicated to each student’s career development, who can customize their path by choosing from 7 paths, depending on their career stage.
• Online Learning: Not only the On-campus activities but also the Online ones were highly appreciated. In particular, the innovative methodology aimed at stimulating participation and exchange between faculty and students, which includes, among other activities, faculty assessment, both live streaming and pre-recorded courses (thus ensuring flexibility in the learning mode), live tutoring, and access to the Career Center and specific HR Advisors dedicated to online Master’s students.
• Inclusiveness: Lastly, QS Stars recognizes RBS’s inclusive environment, praising the diversity of nationalities present, the economic support dedicated to students with limited financial means or from low-income countries, and rewarding the network of agencies and NGOs inspired by principles of humanity and inclusion with which it collaborates during events and workshops.

Other RBS initiatives praised

Furthermore, the internationality of students (60% international, mainly from Germany, the United States, Lebanon, Portugal, France, Turkey, Mexico, Lebanon), of the faculty (36% international), collaborations and partnerships with 85 institutions across all 5 continents, the Incubator program (which has incubated 11 startups, and for each, provides incubation services worth €10,000 divided into masterclasses, round tables, and mentoring for a total of 18 team meetings) have positively contributed to the final score.

QS Stars Rating also analyzed other categories, including Academic Development, where RBS scored 3 stars. Particularly recognized was the important role of the Learning Development Centre for students, which includes a series of individual consultations, workshops, and programs aimed at helping them identify and develop the necessary skills to successfully complete their studies. Finally, for the Programme Strength category, QS Starts specifically evaluated RBS’s International Master in HR & Organization. The aspects most appreciated were the completion rate of 97%, employment rate of 80%, student satisfaction rate (76%), and the high internationality of the class (74% international students).

The success achieved by Rome Business School in the QS Stars Rating reflects the commitment to ensuring academic excellence for students, once again confirming Rome Business School as one of the leading institutions in the national and international educational landscape.