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MBA PROGRAMME INNOVATIONS
T
hat was a scant year ago, but it looks as though Dean Yip’s
ambitions for the RSM MBA are well on their way to being
realised: in the 2009 Financial Times Global MBA ranking,
RSM’s MBA ranked 26th in the world, up from 34th place in 2008.
Even more gratifying was the flagship MBA programme’s ascent
to 9th place in Europe, up from 15th in 2008.
“It is pleasing to see this programme taking its place in the
top 10 of Europe,” says Ken Robertson, Director MBA Marketing
and Admissions at RSM. “This indicates that our consistent efforts
36 RSM OUTLOOK SUMMER 2009
ACHIEVING
NEW HEIGHTS
AND TAKING LESS TIME
When George Yip, the Dean of the RSM, was inaugurated in 2008,
one of his aims for the School’s MBA programmes was to raise their
profile and ranking. “In football terms, we are now a good Premier
League club, but we are keen to play in the Champions League,” he
said. “I want us to rank among the global top 20 within four years.”
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at enhancing the MBA and demonstrating that our graduates are
being prepared for constantly changing business conditions have
been recognised. It also means that our MBA alumni – who
provide the confidential information used by the FT to create
the ranking – are maintaining their level of satisfaction with the
programme, and see ongoing benefit from their management
education, having been prepared for what they now face in these
challenging times.”
More than just achieving a substantial rise in both the global