Awarded by: Financial Times
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology's Executive MBA program, taught in conjunction with the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, has climbed to world No. 2 spot in this year's Financial Times EMBA global rankings. The position represents a sustained improvement from 6th in 2004 and 9th in 2003.
Appearing alongside it in the world top-ten are six US schools, including Kellogg, two from the UK and one Spanish.
The program was launched in 1998 as a partnership providing the best executive education that the US and Asia could offer. It consists of 28 courses offered over two weekends a month for 16 months. Half of the courses are taught by HKUST faculty and half by Kellogg faculty.