The Financial Times has once again recognised the quality of ESADE Executive Education. In a new ranking, ESADE was rated #9 in Europe, largely on the strength of its marks for skills training and professional follow-up for graduates, categories in which the school placed in the global top 5. David Dinwoodie, Director of Executive Education at ESADE, commented: “Our performance in this ranking reflects ESADE’s consolidation and the strength of our commitment to designing a lifelong learning journey that provides career-long guidance to professionals and companies, as opposed to an isolated, one-off relationship.”

The Financial Times ranking gave ESADE’s open programmes good scores in the areas of professional advancement; learning experience and applicability of acquired skills in the company; support and follow-up for graduates; and excellence of programme design and faculty. “The Financial Times’s recognition of our open programmes underscores the importance of our efforts to offer innovative, high-quality education using our Student First methodology, which centres the needs of individual participants and addresses the current needs of executives and companies, for example through our hybrid executive master’s degrees – the In·On programmes – which combine 60% online content with 40% face-to-face training,” added Mr. Dinwoodie.

ESADE Executive Education received high marks for its customised programmes in the categories of teaching methodology and, especially, relationships with international clients. This result highlights ESADE’s experience in globalisation and reflects the institution’s strong support for companies engaged in internationalisation processes. “Business models are changing,” commented Mr. Dinwoodie. “Digital transformation entails more than the mere digitalisation of processes – it is a reinvention of our way of doing business. This reality makes it necessary for us to accompany professionals in their ongoing process of learning about innovation, strategy and leadership.”

During the 2017-2018 academic year, ESADE Executive Education had a total of 4,830 participants and invoiced €35 million. The unit offers a wide range of programmes, including some organised in collaboration with prestigious universities such as Wharton and Singularity University and non-academic institutions such as the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN).