Financial Times Ranks the Villanova School of Business Executive MBA Program Among the Top 30 in the Nation
Posted on: Monday, 23 October 2006, 06:00 CDT
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Only six years after the program's inception, the Villanova School of Business Executive MBA has earned the #29 spot nationally in the Financial Times annual rankings, published today.
The curriculum of this selective MBA program for executive leaders is focused on systems thinking -- an approach to creative decision making within complex business environments. The small-group dynamic of the program has created a cohesive alumni network in the program's short history, and has also lent itself to strong connections between faculty and students, and between the school and its corporate partners.
The Financial Times ranking focuses on areas of particular importance within the Executive MBA marketplace, including: 1) the level of work experience that candidates have when they enter the program, and 2) their level of career progress three years after they complete the program. On both counts, the Villanova School of Business earned the #1 spot in the Philadelphia market.
Another area examined closely by this ranking is each Executive MBA program's inclusion of women as faculty members, students, and advisory board members. Again, in all three areas, the Villanova School of Business placed #1 in the Philadelphia region.
"The cornerstone of the admissions process for this program," explains Executive MBA Director Douglas Dickel, "is whether or not there is an appropriate fit between our Executive MBA and the life goals of the applicant. This is a program for highly skilled, emerging executive leaders who want to transform the way they lead organizations. Our students want to challenge themselves to change, grow, and view the world differently as a result of their learning here."
The Villanova School of Business Executive MBA Program is a 21-month program offered on Fridays and Saturdays every other week. When classes are in session, participants study and reside at The Villanova Conference Center in Radnor, Pennsylvania, approximately 12 miles west of Philadelphia. The program includes a rigorous 8-day international study trip. Faculty members in the program are multidimensional experts who excel in teaching, research, and the practice of business.
The next Executive MBA Open House will take place on November 8, 2006, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Villanova Conference Center.
http://www.business.villanova.edu/
VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
CONTACT: Andrea Carter, Villanova School of Business, +1-610-519-6715,andrea.carter@villanova.edu
Web Site: http://www.villanova.edu/business
Source: PRNewswire
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