Awarded by: Financial Times
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology's School of Business and Management (HKUST Business School) has been ranked first in the Asia Pacific in the Financial Times (FT) annual global rankings for non-degree executive education in custom programs. This is the third year in a row that HKUST has attained the top position in the region.
HKUST is the only school from Asia listed in the ranking. It placed at No. 27 among the world's best executive education providers, same as last year.
Schools need to conduct US$2 million of business a year to participate in the FT rankings on custom programs that are tailor-made for companies to develop and train their executives. A total of 58 business schools were eligible to participate in this year's survey. Only 50 schools were ranked. HKUST is the only Asian institution making the top-50. Other schools in the ranking include 24 schools from North America, 20 from Europe, three from South America, one each from Australia and Mexico.