7 out of 10: best business schools
Higher education – international recognition of French business schools
For the second year in succession, French business schools dominate the "Financial Times" business school ranking, published on 11 September. Seven of the ten best schools are French.
This ranking, which has become a benchmark in Europe, assesses the value of a "Masters in Management", a qualification increasingly sought by employers. It is based on 15 criteria, including alumni’s salaries three years after graduating.
The Ecole des Hautes Etudes commerciales, HEC, is ranked top for the second consecutive year. Its alumni, earning over €62,000 a year, are the best paid.
The Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Paris (ESCP), in third place, owes its excellence to its European course, which allows students to study at three of five campuses, in Paris, London, Madrid, Berlin and Turin. The ESCP ranks particularly highly for international mobility.
The "Financial Times" ranking thus implicitly constitutes recognition of the model of the French-style "grande école", a renowned higher education institute with a competitive entrance examination. Every year, French business schools improve their facilities and courses in order to attract better students, professors, lecturers and researchers, broaden their international programmes and agreements and extend their links with business and industry.
Document Prepared by the Press Office of the French Embassy in London
Source: The Financial Times "French Business Schools lead the field in Europe", by Della Bradshaw, 11 September 2006
last updated 26.09.2006