This marks the 17th year in which GIBS has consistently ranked among the top 50 best executive education providers globally. The School is ranked at number 38.
The ranking looks at 80 business schools offering executive education in the form of tailor-made non-degree programmes for corporate customers (customised programmes) and 75 schools offering open-enrolment programmes for leaders. The ranking looks at criterion such as:
- Client satisfaction which takes into account how client ideas were integrated into the programme;
- Preparation which looks at the level of interaction between client and school and the effectiveness of the school in integrating its latest research;
- Teaching methods which looks at the extent to which teaching methods and materials were contemporary and appropriate, and included a suitable mix of academic rigour and practical relevance;
- Quality of faculty which looks at the quality of teaching and the extent to which teaching staff work together to present a coherent programme;
- New Skills and Learning which explores the relevance of skills gained to the workplace, the ease with which they were implemented, and the extent to which the course encouraged new ways of thinking; and
- Future use which looks at the likelihood that clients would reuse the same school for other customised programmes in the future.
Former GIBS Dean, Professor Nicola Kleyn said, “We are delighted to be ranked once again by the Financial Times. As we seek to continuously evolve to meet our clients’ changing needs, the FT plays a useful role in enabling us to benchmark against the world’s best business schools.”
Executive Director: Open Programmes at GIBS, Nishan Pillay said, “We are operating in a highly contested space and need to constantly innovate and provide transformative world class programmes to compete with other global business schools. We do not compromise on quality and delegate experience regardless of the learning methodology. We aim to equip our clients and delegates with the relevant skills and knowledge to enable them to tackle challenges and lead in turbulent and disruptive times.”
