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ment education. The school’s commitment to
creating leaders with an understanding of issues
of sustainability, corporate social responsibility
and ethics has differentiated Thunderbird
from the pack.
“The business role in sustainability and
ethics is shifting,” says the AACSB’s LeClair.
“It’s going from a more reactive mode of merely
being responsive to the public to playing a
more strategic role in society.”
The continued spread of globalization and
the opening of once closed countries also help
Thunderbird, LeClair says, because it creates
increasing demand for managers able to work
across cultures.
Thunderbird’s other advantages:
It’s consistently recognized as the No. 1
school of international management by such
publications as the Financial Times, The Wall
Street Journal and U.S. News & World Report.
And these top rankings never wavered during
the financial difficulties. The school has maintained
its edge in global management education
since its founding.
Thunderbird has strong brand awareness
among global companies.
Its executive education program—the
fastest-growing segment of the market—is
consistently ranked in the top 10.
The school has a diverse student and faculty
body who bring a truly global experience to the
campus and their classrooms.
And, it has more than 36,000 alumni, who
live and work in more than 146 countries and
are leaders in virtually every industry, and
who serve as ambassadors of the school and
mentors to those who graduated after them.
WITH THE diversification
of its product portfolio
has come a rosier financial
picture for Thunderbird,
and projections
show the school will finish 2007-08 fiscal year
with a surplus, the first time the school has
been in the black in more than eight years. Projections
also indicate further enrollment and
revenue growth.
“The market has responded positively to
our actions,” Cabrera says. “Our faculty has
done an amazing job in bringing our programs
to the cutting-edge of management education
and driving innovative research. More students
are applying to Thunderbird, our graduates
are finding better jobs and finding them
faster, more companies are signing up for larger
corporate learning contracts, and our rankings
have been outstanding. We’re ready for
the next step.”
Thunderbird rankings
stand test of time
Despite some financial difficulties in the early 2000s,
the quality of Thunderbird’s education never suffered,
and the school’s rankings around the world held strong,
including seven years in the No. 1 spot of The Wall Street
Journal rankings and 12 years at the top of U.S. News &
World Report’s rankings.
MBA rankings
The Wall Street Journal/Harris Interactive
2007 Survey of Corporate Recruiters
“International Business”
#1 Thunderbird School of Global Management
(7th consecutive #1 ranking)
#2 INSEAD
#3 London Business School
#4 Columbia University
#5 Harvard University*
#5 Manchester Business School*
*Tied for fifth place
U.S. News & World Report
“International” 2008
#1 Thunderbird School of Global Management
(12th consecutive #1 ranking)
#2 University of South Carolina (Moore)
#3 University of Pennsylvania (Wharton)
#4 Columbia Business School*
#4 Duke University (Fuqua)*
*Tied for fourth place
Financial Times
“Best in International Business” Full-time MBA 2008
#1 Thunderbird School of Global Management
#2 University of South Carolina (Moore)
#3 Georgetown University (McDonough)
#4 INSEAD
#5 George Washington University
Executive education rankings
Financial Times 2007
#8 Custom Programs
#10 Executive Education
#15 Open Enrollment
BusinessWeek 2007
#9 Custom Programs
#17 Open Enrollment
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