GSB AlmaU and GSOM Executive MBA Program was ranked 23rd in QS World University Rankings

GSB AlmaU and GSOM Executive MBA program was ranked 23rd in the world's best joint programs and second in student profile by QS Executive MBA Rankings 2022.

The number of participants of the 6th issue of the rating reached 220 applications for Executive MBA programs from 48 countries, breaking the record of the previous five editions of the rating. In 2022 it is the only Executive MBA program in the CIS that was included in the QS World University Rankings: EMBA Rankings 2022 in the "Joint" category.​ 

The Executive MBA program of GSB AlmaU and GSOM SPBU is in the category of joint programs and is located in 23rd place included in the 2022 ranking, with a score of 47.2 out of a possible 100 points.

Executive MBA programs bring together professionals from a variety of industries, functional areas, and different parts of the world. The Executive MBA brings together students from a variety of management backgrounds and career paths. Their business experience and strategic management decision making is a complement that enriches the content of the curriculum. GSB AlmaU and GSOM ranked 2nd in the Executive Profile category with a score of 91.4 out of a possible 100 points. This means that the profile of the trainees of the program by the number of years of experience in general, in managerial positions and in executive positions is a strong indicator of the quality of the program. It is our trainees and their wealth of work experience that raise the level of the program.

GSB AlmaU and GSOM EMBA program is an educational product created in synergy of an alliance of two leading CIS business schools. Strategic partnership with GSOM SPbU, the first holder of all Triple Crown accreditations (AACSB, EQUIS, ABMA) in Russian history of business education, making the program a unique selling proposition in the market of postgraduate professional education. GSB AlmaU was successfully reaccredited by AMBA Global Accreditation in 2021, and again for the maximum possible term of 5 years, thereby confirming the quality and compliance of the MBA programs with international standards.  GSB and GSOM are in the top 2% of business schools in more than 75 countries, that's 285 business schools. GSB AlmaU and GSOM meet the highest international standards and reflect the changing trends and innovations in postgraduate business education.  Thus, the accreditation process reflects this commitment to fostering innovation and challenges business schools to continually improve at the highest level.

It is a program of development of leadership skills and managerial competencies for top managers and owners of large and medium-sized companies with management experience not less than 7 years which harmoniously combines the classical university education and innovative approaches to training professional managers for the global economy of the XXI century.  

As in the last edition of the rankings, the 2022 QS EMBA Rankings include 26 Executive MBA programs with training locations* in the United Kingdom, France, the United States, China, Hong Kong, UAE, Spain, South America, Canada, Singapore, Italy, India, Denmark, Germany, Peru, Austria, Brazil, Norway in the joint programs category. The countries with the largest number of EMBA programs ranked in the joint programs category are the United States, United Kingdom, China, France, Germany, and Italy.  

The QS ranking team divides programs into categories:

• Global level (excluding joint programs)
• Joint Programs
• Asia Pacific
• Europe
• Latin America
• North America
• Middle East/Africa

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