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Contents

FT Global MBA Rankings 2011 (January) pag. 2

Bloomberg Businessweek Int'l ROI Rank 2011 (January) pag. 11

QS Top B-Schools in Europe 2010 (December) pag. 19

Bloomberg Businessweek The Best Int'l B-Schools 2010 (December) pag. 25

FT European B-Schools Rankings 2010 (December) pag. 29

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FT Global MBA Rankings 2011:

MBA gains 10 positions worldwide and enters the European top 10.

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L’MBA SDA Bocconi scala 10 posizioni nella classifica mondiale del Financial

Times.

Nel Global MBA Rankings 2011 SDA Bocconi entra nella top 10 europea e raggiunge il 28° posto

nel mondo. Guadagna così 10 posizioni rispetto al 2010 ed è ora l’unica scuola italiana tra le top

30 al mondo.

SDA Bocconi scala la classifica dei programmi MBA del Financial Times pubblicata lunedì 31

gennaio 2011. Il suo MBA, infatti, guadagna quattro posizioni in Europa, salendo al 10° posto, e

ben dieci nel mondo, collocandosi al 28° posto. Un record storico per una Scuola italiana.

Il Global MBA Rankings del Financial Times si basa su 20 parametri, comprendenti i dati forniti

dalle Scuole e le valutazioni degli Alumni. Tra i tanti parametri in cui SDA Bocconi conferma di

eccellere ci sono l’avanzamento di carriera, la diversity, il successo nel placement e il ritorno

sull’investimento in formazione (rapporto tra incremento salariale dei partecipanti e spesa di

partecipazione al programma).

―Il posizionamento tra le migliori scuole internazionali è un nostro obiettivo primario e questo

ulteriore miglioramento nella classifica è una grande soddisfazione,‖ spiega Guido Tabellini,

Rettore dell’Università Bocconi. ―Questi risultati si raggiungono solo investendo continuamente in

ricerca, Faculty e didattica di qualità come fa la Bocconi.‖

L’ottimo posizionamento nel ranking FT è un’ulteriore conferma dei grandi risultati ottenuti

recentemente da SDA Bocconi, unica Scuola italiana in vetta alle classifiche dei principali ranking

internazionali. SDA Bocconi, infatti, ha iniziato il 2011 classificandosi come Scuola n° 1 al mondo

nel ranking di Bloomberg Businessweek per il ritorno sull’investimento del Full-time MBA, dopo

aver chiuso il 2010 aggiudicandosi il 17° posto e scalando sette posizioni nell'European Business

Schools Rankings del Financial Times, aver raggiunto il 5° posto in Europa nel Ranking di Top

MBA basato sulle valutazioni delle Aziende ed essere entrata tra le top 20 in quello di Bloomberg

Businessweek (18° posto al mondo, esclusi gli Stati Uniti).

―I risultati ottenuti sono frutto del crescente impegno per rafforzare ulteriormente l’internazionalità

della nostra Scuola e i rapporti con la business community e le Istituzioni,‖ spiega Alberto Grando,

Dean di SDA Bocconi. ―Questi riconoscimenti internazionali consentono infatti ai nostri diplomati di

valorizzare al meglio la loro esperienza formativa nel mercato del lavoro, raggiungendo risultati

professionali e posizioni manageriali di rilievo in ogni parte del mondo‖.

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The SDA Bocconi MBA gains 10 positions in the Financial Times’ world ranking.

In the 2011 Global MBA Rankings, SDA Bocconi enters the European top 10 and reaches the 28th

position in the world, gaining 10 positions from 2010, and is now the only Italian school in the

world's top 30.

SDA Bocconi climbs the Financial Times’ ranking of MBA programs published on Monday, 31st

January 2011. Its MBA gains four positions in Europe, rising to the 10th position, and ten in the

world, reaching 28th place. This marks an historical record for an Italian School.

The Financial Times’ Global MBA Rankings 2011 is based on 20 parameters, including

information given by the Schools and Alumni assessments. Among the many parameters in which

SDA Bocconi excels are career progression, diversity, success in placement and return on

investment (ratio between the wage growth of participants and participation expenditure to the

program).

―The placement among the best international schools is one of our primary objectives and this

further improvement in the ranking gives us great satisfaction‖, Guido Tabellini, Rector of

Università Bocconi, explains. ―These results are reached only by investing constantly in research,

Faculty and quality didactics‖.

The great placement in the FT ranking is a further confirmation of the amazing results achieved

recently by SDA Bocconi, the only Italian School on the top of the charts of main International

Rankings. SDA Bocconi has started 2011 by placing first in the world in the Bloomberg

Businessweek Ranking for Full-Time MBA Return On Investment, and ended 2010 reaching the

17th position in the Financial Times’ Best European Business Rankings, gaining seven positions,

as well as entering the top 20 in the general Bloomberg Businessweek Ranking (18th position in

the world, United States excluded). In addition, SDA Bocconi reached 5th position in Europe in the

Top MBA Ranking based on the assessments of Firms.

―The accomplishments achieved are the result of the growing commitment to reinforce the

internationality of our School and the relationship with the business community and Institutions‖,

Alberto Grando, Dean of SDA Bocconi, explains. ―These international awards allow our graduates

to enhance their training experience in the labor market, achieving professional accomplishments

and outstanding management positions in every part of the world‖.

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The global MBA ranking decoded.

To take part in the FT ranking, schools must have run a full-time MBA for four years and graduated

their first class at least three years ago. (Classes must have 30 or more students.) European or US

schools must be accredited by international bodies such as AACSB International, Equis or the

Association of MBAs.

The ranking is based on data from two main sources: alumni and schools. A total of 158 business

schools met the criteria and completed a survey. More than 21,000 alumni of the class of 2007

were asked to complete a survey, and more than 9,200 responses were submitted. The FT

surveys graduates three years after completion of an MBA to assess its effect on career

progression and salary. Fifty schools were excluded because of insufficient alumni data (at least 20

responses if the class is smaller than 100, otherwise 20 per cent). The rest were ranked, and the

table shows the top 100.

Three main areas are analysed: alumni salaries and career development, the diversity and

international reach of the school and its MBA, and the research capabilities of each school.

Within these areas, 20 criteria are used to determine the ranking. Eight are based on data from

alumni questionnaires, including ―Weighted salary (US$)‖, ―Placement success rank‖, ―Alumni

recommend rank‖ and ―International mobility rank‖. The figures for seven of these eight criteria are

based on data collected by the FT over three years. The information gathered for the 2011 MBA

survey carries 50 per cent of the total weight. Data from the 2010 and 2009 rankings carry 25 per

cent, respectively. Except for salary details, if only two years’ worth of data are available, the

weighting is split 60:40 if the information is from 2010 and 2009, or 70:30 if it is from 2010 and

2008 (where a programme did not make the top 100 in 2009).

For salary data, the weighting is 50:50 (the latest data are likely to be higher than previous years

and may distort the average). ―Value for money‖ is based on the 2011 MBA figures only.

The first three criteria examine alumni salaries and include the two most heavily weighted

components of the ranking: ―Weighted salary (US$)‖ and ―Salary percentage increase‖. Together

these contribute 40 per cent of the rank for each school.

For all salary data, full-time students and salary data of alumni in the non-profit and public service

sectors are removed. International Monetary Fund purchasing power parity rates are used to

convert the remaining data to US$ PPP-equivalent figures. The highest and lowest salaries are

excluded before schools’ average salaries are calculated. For larger schools, the average salary is

weighted to reflect variations between sectors. The weights are derived by calculating the

percentage of respondents in each sector. This breakdown is then used to calculate an overall

average school salary, which includes average salaries for each sector. Salary data on the table

are all US$ PPP-equivalent figures.

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The salary percentage increase is calculated according to the increase in the average US$ PPP

salary for each school from before alumni started the MBA until 2010 (four or five years).

Eleven ranking criteria are based on data from schools, including ―Employed at three months‖ and

all criteria from ―Women faculty‖ to ―International board‖ and from ―International experience rank‖ to

―FT doctoral rank‖.

For the final column, ―FT research rank‖, papers written by faculty in 45 academic and practitioner

journals over the past three years are counted. Schools are awarded points per number of papers.

The mark is weighted for faculty size. The research rank contributes 10 per cent of the final score.

A Z-score is compiled for each column to account for the differences in score between each school

in that column and the spread of scores between the top and bottom school. The Z-scores are

added up to give a total score for each school.

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Current rank

(Worldwide)

School name Country

1 London Business School U.K.

1 University of Pennsylvania: Wharton U.S.A.

3 Harvard Business School U.S.A.

4 Insead France / Singapore

4 Stanford University GSB U.S.A.

6 Hong Kong UST Business School China

7 Columbia Business School U.S.A.

8 IE Business School Spain

9 MIT Sloan School of Management U.S.A.

9 Iese Business School Spain

11 Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIMA) India

12 University of Chicago: Booth U.S.A

13 Indian School of Business India

14 IMD Switzerland

15 New York University: Stern U.S.A.

15 Yale School of Management U.S.A.

17 Ceibs China

18 Dartmouth College: Tuck U.S.A.

18 HEC Paris France

20 Duke University: Fuqua U.S.A.

21 Esade Business School Spain

21 Northwestern University: Kellogg U.S.A.

23 National University of Singapore School of Business Singapore

24 University of Michigan: Ross U.S.A.

25 University of California at Berkeley: Haas U.S.A.

26 University of Cambridge: Judge U.K.

27 University of Oxford: Saïd U.K.

28 SDA Bocconi Italy

29 Manchester Business School U.K.

30 Cornell University: Johnson U.S.A.

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Current rank

(Europe)

School name Country

1 London Business School U.K.




5 IMD Switzerland

6 HEC Paris France

7 Esade Business School Spain

8 University of Cambridge: Judge U.K.

9 University of Oxford: Saïd U.K.


11 Manchester Business School U.K.

12 City University: Cass U.K.

13 Cranfield School of Management U.K.

14 Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus

University

Netherlands

15 Imperial College Business School U.K.

16 Lancaster University Management School U.K.

17 Durham Business School U.K.

18 Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School Belgium

19 Warwick Business School U.K.

20 Birmingham Business School U.K.

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Pianificazione uscite annuncio (Italia) gennaio/febbraio 2011:

- Il Sole 24 Ore

- Corriere della Sera

- La Repubblica (Ed. Roma)

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Pianificazione uscite annuncio (internazionale) gennaio/febbraio 2011:

- Financial Times

- Wall Street Journal Europe

- The Economist

- Moscow Times

- Valor Economico

- Shangai Daily

- Hurriyet

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Bloomberg Businessweek Int'l ROI Rank 2011:

SDA Bocconi MBA: the best and quickest MBA investment in the world.

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SDA Bocconi, l'MBA migliore al mondo per il ritorno sull'investimento.

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Con un tempo medio di 2.25 anni l'MBA di SDA Bocconi risulta 1° al mondo per velocità di

recupero dell'investimento in formazione MBA.

Il programma si classifica primo al mondo nel ranking internazionale di Bloomberg

Businessweek che calcola il l tempo medio impiegato dai diplomati per recuperare il costo di

partecipazione all’MBA.

Con un tempo medio di 2.25 anni l’MBA di SDA Bocconi risulta 1° al mondo per velocità di

recupero dell’investimento in formazione MBA. Ad affermarlo è il nuovo ranking di Bloomberg

Businessweek cui hanno partecipato tutte le più importanti Businesss School internazionali. Il

calcolo si basa sul confronto fra il costo complessivo del programma e l’incremento salariale

ottenuto dai diplomati.

―Questo risultato mostra come il nostro MBA sia una scelta efficace, capace di coniugare una

formazione di alta qualità mirata ad un rapido e fruttuoso rientro nel mercato del lavoro, grazie

anche agli eccellenti e molteplici rapporti che la scuola intrattiene lavoro con i recruiters,‖

commenta Alberto Grando, Dean di SDA Bocconi School of Management.

Con questo piazzamento SDA Bocconi, unica Scuola italiana presente in tutti i più importanti

ranking internazionali, prosegue nei risultati positivi ottenuti nel 2010.

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SDA Bocconi, the Best MBA in the World in Terms of Return on Investment.

The program is first in the Bloomberg Businessweek rankings for the average time graduates

need to recoup tuition.

With an average time of 2.25 years, the SDA Bocconi MBA places 1st in the world as the

investment in MBA training which pays itself back most quickly. This is according to Bloomberg

Businessweek’s new ranking of return on investment (ROI, the average time graduates need to

earn back tuition fees) for the best MBA programs around the world.

The result was reached by dividing expenses (including the cost of the program, room and

board expenses and the absence of the average salary during the attendance period) by the

average increase in salary after graduating from the MBA.

"This result illustrates that our MBA is a great choice, combining a high quality education with a

quick and profitable reentry into the job market, thanks in part to various excellent relationships

that the school has with recuiters and the business world," said Alberto Grando, Dean of SDA

Bocconi.

With this placement, SDA Bocconi, the only Italian school on all the major international

rankings, continues to add to the positive results obtained in 2010. In business school rankings,

SDA placed 17th in Europe in the Financial Times rankings, climbing seven spots, and is now

included in the Bloomberg Businessweek rankings placing 18th for schools outside the United

States.

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The hits just keep coming for the MBA Class of 2010.

First, the economy crashed just as students were stepping into their first B-school classes. Then

the job market tanked. Jobs were scarce, salaries dipped, and students scrambled simply to

find summer internships, let alone full-time positions. Now, a new study done as part of

Bloomberg Businessweek's ranking of top full-time MBA programs suggests it's going to take

graduates longer to see a return on their MBA investments than their peers did from earlier

graduating classes.

Two years ago, Bloomberg Businessweek calculated that it would take members of the MBA

Class of 2008 an average of 5.6 years to recoup their MBA investment. For the Class of 2010,

the number jumped to 6.5 years. Why the difference? First, post-MBA salaries were lower in

2010 (down 6 percent from the 2008 average), while pre-MBA salaries were higher, meaning

the pay differential between what a grad made before and after earning the degree was not as

large. In addition, the overall cost of attending B-school increased, putting the Class of 2010 in a

less-than-ideal climate to begin earning a return.

The MBA ROI figure was calculated using a few different data points. First, the total dollar

amount the average student spends on a degree (tuition, fees, living expenses) was added to

the total salary given up to attend B-school. The median pre-MBA salary was then subtracted

from the median post-MBA salary, and the difference was divided into the total amount spent on

the MBA. The resulting number represents the length of time, in years, it will take the average

student to make a return on their investments.

European B-schools in the Lead

Based on this calculation, it will take members of the MBA Class of 2010 anywhere from two

and a quarter years to more than 14 years to recoup their money, depending on the school. The

data aren't perfect: They do not take into account annual salary increases, bonuses, or stock-

based compensation. But the numbers do give prospective students an idea of what kind of

return grads from the top MBA programs can expect.

At the top of the list for best MBA ROI are five European B-schools, with Milan's SDA Bocconi

(SDA Bocconi Full-Time MBA Profile) leading the way. At Bocconi, it takes students just

over two years to move into the black, thanks mostly to the fact that it only takes one

year to earn the degree, compared with the two-year commitment that most U.S.

programs require. This means less time away from the workforce and a lower total cost.

The next three schools—HEC-Paris (HEC Full-Time MBA Profile), Manchester Business School

(Manchester Full-Time MBA Profile), and Cranfield School of Management (Cranfield Full-Time

MBA Profile)—also allow students to graduate in less than two years, and each requires fewer

than three years to begin generating a return on the B-school investment.

Good Showing by State Schools

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The U.S. MBA programs that fare the best are predominantly those at state schools. Texas

A&M's Mays Business School (Mays Full-Time MBA Profile) gains the fastest return, in just

under three and a half years. Mays benefits by being one of the few U.S.programs that is a year

and a half in length, so the total expenses, at just under $70,000, are considerably lower than at

most other U.S.schools.Michigan State's Broad College of Business (Broad Full-Time MBA

Profile), where grads get a 145 percent salary jump after B-school, on average, and the College

of Business at the University of Illinois (Illinois Full-Time MBA Profile), also have strong

showings in the ROI calculation.

Interestingly, the schools that suffer most in the ROI ranking are the top U.S. programs. Grads

from the top five schools in Bloomberg Businessweek's full-time MBA ranking will need an

average of 10 and a half years to achieve a return on their investment. Why so long? These

programs generally have the highest tuition costs, and they also attract applicants with high pre-

MBA salaries, two negatives in the ROI calculation. The average pre-MBA salary at such

schools as the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business (Booth Full-Time MBA Profile)

and Harvard Business School (HBS Full-Time MBA Profile)—where students earn on average

more than $80,000 before starting their programs—is higher than many graduates earn after

they graduate.

True, grads from these elite B-schools graduate with salaries north of six figures and with high-

powered alumni networks that will propel their careers forward for decades. But the actual

percentage increase in salary is not as large as it is at schools with lower pre-MBA

compensation. This is especially important when considering forgone salary over the course of

a two-year program.

On average, a student at Case Western's Weatherhead School of Management (Weatherhead

Full-Time MBA Profile), gives up a total of $78,000 while in B-school.An MBA at Stanford's

Graduate School of Business (Stanford Full-Time MBA Profile) forgoes more than twice as

much ($170,000). When you consider that the total B-school costs at top schools can easily

eclipse $300,000, it makes sense that it would take longer for a grad at a school such as

Stanford to recoup the costs associated with the degree.

As the job market rebounds and MBA salaries get back to prerecession levels, the time it takes

MBA grads to earn a return on their investment is expected to decrease. Until then, patience will

be a virtue.

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ROI Rank 2010 Best

B-School

Ranking

Ranking School Total B-

School

Cost ($)1

Post-MBA

Pay

Increase

($)

Years to

Recoup B-

School

Costs 2

1 18 Int'l SDA

Bocconi

118967 52800 2.25

2 14 Int'l HEC Paris 156175 68000 2.3

3 17 Int'l Manchester

Business

School

127209 47500 2.68

4 13 Int'l Cranfield 111665 38000 2.94

5 12 Int'l IESE 212715 67000 3.17

6 30 U.S. Texas A&M

(Mays)

136860 40000 3.42

7 20 U.S. Michigan

State

(Broad)

179174 51000 3.51

8 9 Int'l York

(Schulich)

138750 38500 3.6

9 46 U.S. Illinois

Urbana-

Champaign

179032 46500 3.85

10 3 Int'l IE Business

School

152000 39000 3.9

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Pianificazione uscite annuncio (Italia) gennaio 2011:

- Il Sole 24 Ore


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Pianificazione uscite annuncio (internazionale) gennaio 2011:

- The Moscow Times

- The Economist

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QS Top B-Schools in Europe 2010:

SDA Bocconi 5th in Europe amongst the top 200 Business Schools

according to 5000 Recruiters around the world.

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SDA Bocconi, l'MBA e' gradito dalle aziende.

21 dicembre 2010

Quinto in Europa nel ranking di Top MBA basato sulle valutazioni dei recruiter. Valutato sesto

nel mondo per la preparazione dei diplomati in management internazionale e 11esimo in

finanza

SDA Bocconi scala due posizioni e si colloca 5° in Europa nel ranking Global Top 200 Business

Schools 2010 basato sulla valutazione dei diplomati MBAda parte di 5.000 recruiter in tutto il

mondo. Secondo i recruiter, i diplomati SDA eccellono poi in particolare per la loro preparazione

nelle tematiche di management internazionale, collocando la SDA 6° nel mondo, e finanza, 11°

nel mondo in questa sezione.

Con questo risultato SDA Bocconi chiude un anno di risultati positivi e riconoscimenti a livello

internazionale. Scalando sette posizioni SDA si è classificata al 17mo posto nel recente ranking

del Financial Times delle migliori business school in Europa. Quest’anno poi l’MBA della SDA è

entrato anche nell’importante classifica di Business Week, dopo quelle di FT e The Economist,

posizionandosi al 18° posto al mondo, esclusi gli Stati Uniti.

Elaborato da QS, il network internazionale dedicato alla formazione e alle professioni che stila

anche il World University Ranking, il ranking è pubblicato sul loro portale Top MBA. Il ranking

finale è suddiviso in primo luogo per continenti e include 80 scuole in Nord America, 67 in

Europa, 36 in Asia, 10 in America Latina e 7 in Africa e Medio oriente. Le scuole sono poi

classificate a livello mondiale in diverse classifiche basate sulla valutazione dei diplomati da

parte delle aziende in diverse aree di specializzazione.

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SDA Bocconi MBA: Companies Like It.

According to recruiters, SDA Bocconi MBA is #5 in Europe in QS Top Business Schools

rankings, while placing 6th worldwide for International Management and 11th for Finance

SDA Bocconi School of Management has climbed two positions and now ranks 5th in Europe,

according to the QS Global 200 Top Business Schools - 2010 Report, which evaluates MBA

graduates by polling the opinions of 5,000 recruiters around the world. Company recruiters also

appreciate SDA Bocconi MBA graduates for their knowledge of issues in International

Management, and have thus placed SDA Bocconi School of Management in the 6th position in

the world for this field, while its MBA graduates placed 11th for Finance.

With these positive results, SDA Bocconi concludes a year full of international

acknowledgments. By climbing seven spots with respect to the earlier edition, SDA Bocconi is

#17 in Europe in the Financial Times' ranking of business schools. Furthermore, in 2010 SDA

Bocconi MBA also made it into the important Bloomberg Businessweek rankings. It was

considered the 18th best business school in the world outside the US.

QS, which also compiles the World University Ranking, is an international network devoted to

the assessment of academic and professional education. The final sample is divided by world

region. This year, it includes 80 North American, 67 European, 36 Asian, 10 Latin American,

and 7 African and Middle Eastern management schools. Schools have then been ranked

wordlwide according to the evaluations made by companies in various fields of specialization.

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European economies are recovering following the credit crunch, yet MBA demand has

remained relatively strong, and the numbers of employers in Europe responding to our survey

was at record levels in 2010/11. Katty Ooms Suter, director of marketing, admissions and

career services at IMD in Switzerland, observes that MBA recruiting ―has definitely taken a step

forward compared to the previous two years.‖ She adds ―pretty much all companies contacted

by IMD in 2010/11, across many industries, are keen to recruit MBAs in small amounts… for

specific needs or open positions rather than generic talent recruiting.‖ Read on >

Ursula Schwarzmann, staffing manager at GE Energy Europe says, ―In 2009 we filled

approximately 1,300 jobs. Our staffing goal for 2010/11 is trending in the same direction. In the

year to date we’ve already filled approximately 1,000 positions. We are experiencing a very

dynamic hiring trend. Last year 15-20% of all new hires were for entry-level positions (MBA or

Masters).‖

Europe now hosts an array of top MBA programs and is challenging the hegemony of top

business schools in North America with a different teaching style and, generally, one-year

programs. Europe’s oldest business school, INSEAD, opened its doors to the first intake of

students in 1957 and was followed by the establishment of London Business School and

Manchester Business School in 1964. After a relatively slow adoption of MBA studies in Europe

for the first 40 years after the Second World War, the last 20 years has seen an explosion in the

number of schools and the continent now hosts MBA programs in practically all of its countries.

The key, according to the continent’s professional recruitment companies, seems to be the

production of graduates who have solid pre-school experience and who can hit the ground

running with their new employer. ―As markets in Europe get tougher, organizations are looking

for immediate results,‖ says Graeme Read, group managing director at international recruiter,

Antal. ―That means candidates who have a track record of achievement in their field. An MBA is

highly valued, but not if it’s all an individual has to offer.‖

In 2010/11, INSEAD and London Business School remain the top business schools amongst

international employers and receive as much or more interest than their leading US

counterparts. Spanish schools also feature very prominently with ESADE, IESE and IE

Business School all appearing within the cluster of 12 European schools achieving more than

20% of employer votes in 2010/11. They are joined by Oxford, SDA Bocconi, HEC Paris, IMD,

Cranfield, Cambridge and RSM.

The 2nd cluster of top business schools in Europe all exceeding 10% of employer votes

includes; Warwick, Imperial, ESSEC, Manchester, Copenhagen, Edhec, Cass, EM Lyon and

and MIP Politecnico di Milano. These schools have all established a strong franchise with

European-based recruiters though have achieved less recognition in Asia or North America,

compared to the schools above them.

The 3rd cluster of top business schools in Europe achieve between 8% and 9.9% of employer

votes and includes; CEU, Warsaw University of Technology Business School, AUEB and

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Ashridge. British business schools always feature prominently amongst employer choices and

2010/11 was no exception. Within the top 200 schools there are no less than 23 UK schools (up

two from the previous report); LBS, Oxford, Cranfield, Cambridge, Warwick, Imperial,

Manchester, Cass, Ashridge, Henley, Aston, Bradford, Bath, Strathclyde, Lancaster, Oxford

Brookes, Nottingham, University of Edinburgh, Birmingham Business School, Durham,

Glasgow, University of Sheffield and University of Leeds Business School.

French schools are well represented amongst the top European business schools with;

INSEAD, HEC Paris, ESSEC doing particularly well, followed by EM Lyon, Edhec, Audencia,

Grenoble, Aerospace Toulouse and ENPC also featuring within the Top 200. ESCP-EAP has

been excluded from the results because they now only offer an Executive MBA and part-time

programs which are subject to a separate evaluation.

Although Central Europe as a whole has not reported a significant uplift in MBA demand in

2010/11, several Central European countries are hotspots for MBA jobs. Continuing the trend

from last year, one of the hottest countries is Russia, with a 22% uplift in MBA career

opportunities in 2010/11. With growing international ambitions, many Russian companies are

seeking MBAs to open up new markets in energy, raw materials, manufacturing and financial

services. Elizaveta Komolova, an HR consultant with Morgan Hunt in Moscow says Russian

companies ―are looking to hire more and more MBAs compared to recent years. An MBA is

becoming a default attribute of a successful manager.‖ There remains a shortage of quality

MBA programs within Russia with the new business school – Skolkovo – immediately attracting

employer attention (Skolkovo is excluded from our survey because it has yet to graduate a full-

time MBA class, though it has graduated EMBA classes). Within the region as a whole, CEU

(Hungary), Warsaw University of Technology (Poland), Athens University of Economics and

Business, Alba (Greece) and Corvinus (Hungary) all feature in the Top 200.

Swiss business schools are also increasingly popular with employers. In Switzerland, IMD

always features amongst the top 10 business schools in Europe, while University of St Gallen

has been rising steadily. Business School Lausanne, European University and University of

Geneva International's MBAs also make the top 200 (HEC Lausanne has been excluded

because it only offers a part-time MBA in 2010/11).

German business schools have developed a growing following of employers although these

schools are relatively young and still proving their credentials to many employers. A sample of

22 companies in Germany indicated a 4% rise in MBA demand in 2010/11. The German

economy is usually the engine of MBA demand in Western Europe. Strong demand for German

goods in Asia in particular, has fuelled a demand for Asian MBAs to join German companies.

Likewise, many service companies are desperate to recruit German MBAs to serve their

successful German clients. The German schools that featured in the Top 200 this year include:

EBS, WHU, ESMT, Mannheim, GISMA, and Leipzig.

New entrants amongst the 67 Top Business Schools in Europe in 2010/11 include; MIB (based

in Trieste, serving primarily the Balkan, Austrian, Slovenian and Italian markets), Oxford Brooks

University Business School, European University (based in Switzerland, Spain as well as an

optional rotational MBA program with campuses in North America and Asia as well, specialising

in family business and innovation), Birmingham Business School, University Nova de Lisboa

(offering an MBA in partnership with MIT), ENPC, and Leeds University Business School.

Employers’ top 10 preferred business schools in Europe are: INSEAD, London Business

School, Oxford, IESE, SDA Bocconi, ESADE, HEC Paris, IMD and IE Business School.

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Top Business

School Name

Country Regional

Rank 2010

Avg. Salary Class Size Avg. GMAT

Score

Avg. Years

Work

INSEAD France 1 $110304 994 704 6

London

Business

School

United

Kingdom

2 $103440 315 697 5

Oxford

University:

Said

United

Kingdom

3 $108836 240 685 6

IESE Business

School

Spain 4 N/A 215 672 4

SDA Bocconi Italy 5 $96027 100 650 5

ESADE Spain 6 N/A 180 670 5

HEC Paris France 7 N/A 200 682 6

IMD Switzerland 8 $125000 90 670 7

IE Business

School

Spain 9 $84240 492 670 5

Cranfield

School of

Management

United

Kingdom

10 $91545 148 680 7

Milano | Italy

Bloomberg Businessweek The Best Int'l B-Schools 2010:

SDA Bocconi amongst the top 20 global MBA's.

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SDA Bocconi unica scuola italiana nei top global di Bloomberg Business Week.

01 dicembre 2010

L'Mba entra nella ristretta lista della classifica Top Global Mba e si piazza al 18 posto

Ogni due anni Bloomberg Business Week elabora sulla base della valutazione dei recruiter,

degli studenti e della capacità di ricerca dei docenti, due ristrette liste che riportano i migliori

programmi Mba full-time disponibili rispettivamente negli Stati Uniti (Top US Mba) e nel resto

del mondo (Top Global MBA). La SDA Bocconi, unica scuola italiana, è riuscita a entrare tra i

Top Global Mba classificandosi al 18 posto (12 posto tra le scuole europee). E' un ulteriore

riconoscimento della qualità del programma, l'unico in Italia ad essere presente anche nelle

classifiche dei migliori Mba elaborate dal Financial Times e dall'Economist.

"Per la prima volta la SDA Bocconi riesce ad essere presente contemporaneamente in posizioni

di assoluto rilievo in tutte le tre più importanti classifiche mondiali dei migliori Mba,‖ dice Valter

Lazzari, direttore del programma. ―E' un risultato importante che si spera di consolidare e

mantenere perché significa che la qualità del nostro Mba emerge a livello internazionale

indipendentemente dal sistema di valutazione adottato.‖

E Alberto Grando, direttore della Scuola, sottolinea come "in questo modo i nostri alumni hanno

ottime credenziali in termini di formazione da poter spendere in qualunque angolo del mondo

dal momento che o l'uno o l'altro di questi ranking risulta essere il più riconosciuto nei diversi

continenti. Scuola italiana per manager globali, quindi, in perfetta assonanza con la missione

della Scuola".

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SDA Bocconi Only Italian School in Bloomberg Businessweek's Top Global

Schools.

MBA debuts on the short list of Top Global MBA ranking, placing 18th

Every two years, Bloomberg Businessweek compiles an evaluation of recruiters, students and

Faculty research, creating two short lists that report the best full-time MBA programs available in

the United States (Top U.S. MBAs) and the rest of the world (Top Global MBAs). SDA Bocconi,

the only Italian school on the list, has ranked 18th in The Best International B-Schools of 2010

(12th place among European schools). It is another recognition of the program's quality, as SDA

Bocconi is also the only in Italy to be in the rankings of top MBAs from the Financial Times and

The Economist.

"For the first time, SDA Bocconi has been placed in important positions in all three of the

leading world rankings of the best MBAs at the same time," says Valter Lazzari, Director of the

program. "It's an important outcome that we hope to maintain because it means that the quality

of our MBA is visible at an international level, regardless of the evaluation system adopted."

Alberto Grando, Dean of the School, emphasizes that "in this way our alumni have outstanding

credentials in terms of education which they can spend anywhere in the world, no matter which

of these rankings is most recognized in the various continents. It is an Italian school for global

managers, in perfect harmony with its mission."

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2010 Rank 2008 Rank School

1 3 INSEAD

2 1 Queen's

3 2 IE Business School

4 6 ESADE

5 5 London Business School

6 4 Western Ontario (Ivey)

7 7 IMD

8 8 Toronto (Rotman)

9 2T York (Schulich)

10 2T Cambridge (Judge)

11 2T McGill (Desautels)

12 9 IESE

13 NR Cranfield

14 2T HEC Paris

15 NR HEC Montreal

16 10 Oxford (Said)

17 2T Manchester Business School

18 NR SDA Bocconi

Milano | Italy

FT European B-Schools Rankings 2010:

SDA Bocconi the only Italian Business School

amongst the top 20 BS in Europe.

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Ranking FT: SDA Bocconi batte le inglesi LSE e Imperial college.

Con un balzo di 7 posizioni SDA Bocconi si piazza al 17mo posto nel ranking dei ranking di

Financial Times. Prima Scuola italiana nelle classifiche internazionali, il risultato chiude un 2010

ricco di riconoscimenti e successi

Con il successo nel ranking dei ranking di FT SDA Bocconi chiude un anno di risultati positivi e

riconoscimenti a livello internazionale. Sono ben 7 infatti le posizioni che conquista nella

classifica FT european business school 2010 posizionandosi al 17° posto e scavalcando così le

inglesi Imperial College e London School of Economics and Political Sciences.

Il risultato nel ranking di FT è stato possibile grazie agli ottimi piazzamenti ottenuti da SDA

Bocconi nei ranking specialistici che ogni anno FT propone: quello relativo all’ MBA (14°), al

Master in Management (31° al debutto avvenuto quest’anno) ed all’Executive Education (11°

nei programmi su misura e 12° in quelli open).

Unica Scuola italiana presente in tutti i più importanti ranking internazionali, SDA Bocconi si

conferma così tra i leader europei dell’alta formazione. Quest’anno l’MBA di SDA Bocconi, è,

infatti, entrato anche nell’importante classifica di Business Week, dopo quelle di FT e The

Economist, posizionandosi al 18° posto al mondo, esclusi gli Stati Uniti, e al 12° posto tra le

scuole europee. Risultati che si aggiungono a quelli ottenuti nei ranking elaborati da Qs che

pongono l’MBA di SDA Bocconi al 5° posto in Europa, la Bocconi al 48° posto al mondo tra gli

atenei in social sciences and management, con un balzo in avanti di ben 20 posizioni in un

anno, e al 21° posto al mondo tra le università target per le attività di recruitment.

"I risultati positivi ottenuti nel 2010 riguardano due asset fondamentali per la nostra Università‖,

spiega Guido Tabellini, rettore dell'Università Bocconi. ―Prima di tutto l’internazionalizzazione

dei nostri programmi che si traduce in maggiori possibilità di esperienze di studio e internship

all’estero e più studenti e docenti internazionali in un contesto pienamente multiculturale. In

secondo luogo il solido collegamento con il mondo del lavoro ‖.

―Negli ultimi ranking la nostra Scuola ha superato business school di valore,‖ spiega Alberto

Grando, dean di SDA Bocconi School of Management. ―In questo modo i nostri diplomati

master hanno ottime credenziali in termini di formazione da poter spendere in qualunque angolo

del mondo dal momento che o l'uno o l'altro di questi ranking risulta essere il più riconosciuto

nei diversi continenti. Scuola italiana per manager globali, quindi, in perfetta assonanza con la

sua missione".

La capacità innovativa e la qualità dei programmi SDA Bocconi sono confermate anche da

alcuni recenti riconoscimenti. Nel corso del 2010 SDA Bocconi ha riottenuto infatti la full

accreditation dai più importanti enti di accreditamento mondiali: EQUIS e AMBA.

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FT Ranking: SDA Bocconi Now Outranks British Schools LSE and Imperial

College.

With its recent success in the FT rankings, SDA Bocconi completes another year of positive

performance at the international level

The school climbed seven spots in the 2010 FT ranking for European Business Schools, placing

17th and overtaking the British institutions Imperial College and London School of Economics

and Political Sciences.

The position in the FT rankings was possible due to outstanding placements SDA Bocconi

obtained in the specialized rankings FT examines each year: MBA Programs (14th), Master in

Management (31st in its debut year) and Executive Education (11th in custom programs and

12th in open enrollment programs).

The only Italian school present in all of the most important international rankings,SDA Bocconi

has established itself as a European leader in higher education. This year, SDA Bocconi MBA

has entered the Business Week ranking, as well as the FT and The Economist, placing 18th

among non-U.S. institutions and 12th among European schools. All this is in addition to the QS

rankings which place the SDA Bocconi MBA 5th in Europe, and Università Bocconi 48th in the

world among universities in social sciences and management, an increase of 20 places in one

year. Università Bocconi has also placed 21st in the world among target universities for

recruitment activities.

"The positive results obtained in 2010 concern two fundamental assets for our University,"

explains Guido Tabellini, Rector of Università Bocconi. "First of all, the internationalization of our

programs translates into increased opportunities for study and internship experiences abroad

and more international students and Faculty in a fully intercultural setting. Secondly, there is a

solid connection with the business world."

"Our School has surpassed high quality business schools in the latest rankings," explains

Alberto Grando, Dean of SDA Bocconi. "Our Master graduates therefore have outstanding

credentials in terms of education which they can utilize anywhere in the world, no matter which

of these rankings is most recognized in the various continents. It is an Italian school for global

managers, in perfect harmony with its mission."

The innovative capacity and the quality of SDA Bocconi programs have been confirmed by

several additional recent recognitions. During 2010, SDA Bocconi regained full accreditation

from the most important global accreditation institutions: EQUIS and AMBA.

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The 2010 Financial Times European business school ranking sees HEC Paris come first once

again. Despite challenges from old adversaries and newcomers alike, the grande école has

been Europe’s top school for five years in a row. London Business School is ranked second and

Insead third.

HEC’s continued domination of the ranking – a combination of the five business school rankings

published annually by the FT – is partly explained by its range of expertise: it is one of only five

schools to feature in all of the FT rankings in 2010. The quality of its programmes is apparent.

Each is ranked in the top 10 in Europe, including a top place for the customised programmes

the school designs to business clients’ specifications.

HEC forms part of the Trium executive MBA programme – in which it collaborates with the

London School of Economics and Political Science and the Stern School of Business at New

York University – is second among programmes involving European schools in the global

EMBA rankings. It is also the second European school in the global masters in management

rankings.

According to one masters in management alumnus, a degree from HEC is invaluable in the job

market. ―HEC is recognised as a quality brand in the financial world,‖ he says.

The experience of his peers from the class of 2007, surveyed as part of the FT 2010 ranking,

support this claim. When asked about achievement of various personal goals following their

degree, including career progression, international mobility and earnings, 82 per cent of

graduates responded that they had accomplished their aims. This is perhaps not surprising,

given the comments of another alumnus: ―HEC Paris is the school of reference in France. It

opens any door.‖

The Paris-based school has not had things all its own way in 2010. The loss of the number-one

spot in the masters in management ranking is a notable example. Having missed out to the

Cems programme in 2009 (a global alliance of 25 business schools not eligible for the

European schools ranking), HEC found itself relegated to third in 2010. The top spot was taken

by ESCP Europe, edging out its rivals thanks to high scores for its internationalism. This rise to

the top, coupled with a re-entry in the ranking of customised programmes, has helped ESCP to

seventh place in the overall European table, up five from last year.

Another notable climber in 2010 is the Saïd Business School at the University of Oxford. Having

made its debut in the executive MBA ranking this year, ranked 15th of the European schools,

Saïd climbed seven places to reach 11th position in the combined ranking.

It is a similar story for Universität St Gallen. The Swiss school entered the top 10 in the masters

in management ranking and jumps 14 places in the European league table to finish 16th this

year. Another school to break into the top 20 is SDA Bocconi at number 17, up seven places

from last year.

Since the inaugural European business school ranking in 2004, the number of schools in the

classification has increased each year. The 75 schools featured in 2010, spanning 21 European

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countries, is close to double the 40 schools listed in the very first ranking. The UK emerges as

the primary location for schools in the ranking, with 21 out of the 75 having a presence there.

France is not far behind, with 18 schools in total.

New entries include the European School of Management and Technology, at joint 45th thanks

to its listing in both the custom and open executive education rankings. Aarhus School of

Business at Aarhus University makes its debut at number 69 thanks to its masters in

management programme. Overall, the masters in management degree remains the most

common programme among European schools in the FT ranking. Fifty-eight schools have a

ranked masters degree, compared with 32 schools with an MBA and 34 with an executive MBA.

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Ranking Business School Country

1 HEC Paris France

2 London Business School

UK


4 IMD Switzerland


6 Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University

Netherlands

7 ESCP Europe France / UK / Germany / Spain / Italy

8 Esade Business School

Spain


10 EM Lyon Business School

France

11 University of Oxford: Saïd

UK

12 City University: Cass UK

13 Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School

Belgium

14 Essec Business School France / Singapore

15 Cranfield School of Management

UK

16 Universität St.Gallen Switzerland


18 Imperial College Business School

UK

19 Stockholm School of Economics

Sweden / Russia / Latvia

20 University of Strathclyde Business School

UK

21 Warwick Business School

UK

22 Aalto University School of Economics

Finland / S. Korea / Singapore

23 Copenhagen Business School

Denmark

24 TiasNimbas Business School, Tilburg University

Netherlands

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Pianificazione uscite annuncio (Italia) dicembre 2010:

- Il Sole 24 Ore


- La Repubblica

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Pianificazione uscite annuncio (internazionale) dicembre 2010:

- WSJ Ed. Europe

- Financial Times

- The Economist

- Valor Economico

- The Moscow Times

- Hurriyet

- Shangai Daily