OUBS is joint top UK institution in Global Online MBA Rankings

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The Open University Business School’s (OUBS) MBA remains as the (joint) top UK institution in CEO Magazine’s Global Online MBA Rankings.

OUBS is ranked joint 12th in the world alongside another UK representative, Bradford University Business School, eclipsing four other UK institutions in the top 40. EU Business School (based in Germany, Spain and Switzerland) is top in the global rankings, with SBS Swiss Business School in second and New Zealand’s University of Otago Business School third.

CEO Magazine has been showcasing top business schools from around the world since its launch in 2008. The publication launched its annual Global MBA Rankings, profiling MBA, EMBA and Online MBA programmes, in 2012.

The CEO Magazine Global MBA Rankings look beyond the marketing brochures and ad campaigns and examine the nuts and bolts of an MBA such as the quality of the faculty, international diversity, class size, accreditation, and faculty to studio ratio, cost and much more. The objective is simple – to identify schools which marry exceptional quality with great return on investment.

The complete CEO Magazine Global MBA Rankings 2018 can be viewed in the latest edition of the magazine or online.

Find more about The Open University Business School’s MBA.

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