The 15th national ranking of MBA.SU–2024 confirmed the undisputed leadership of the Presidential Academy in the field of business education. The Academy not only took all the top positions in the ranking, but also became the absolute leader in terms of representation in the top ten business schools recognized in Russia as the best of the best.
The first place in the ranking of the country’s leading business schools was shared by the Institute of Business Studies of the Presidential Academy (31.22 points) and the Center of International MBA Programs of the Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences of the Presidential Academy (30.36 points).
At the same time, noting their satisfaction with the training, IBS graduates gave the highest score to the criterion of income growth as a result of their studies, and thus surpassed all other «major league» business schools, including the most significant ones. IBS business school graduates’ assessment of such a criterion as career growth was also one of the highest in the ranking.
In turn, graduates of the Center of International MBA Programs of the Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences gave the highest rating in the ranking to the useful connections received during their studies at the Presidential Academy.
The Higher School of Corporate Governance of the Presidential Academy and the School of IT Management of the Institute of Economics, Mathematics and IT of the Presidential Academy took 2nd place in the MBA.SU—2024 ranking.
The top five rankings also included the Institute of Public Service, the Institute of Industry Management and the Faculty of Finance and Banking of the Presidential Academy.
In total, the new ranking of business education MBA.SU—2024 included 7 divisions of the Presidential Academy. This is the largest representation in the top ten. The closest results were shown only by Moscow State University. Lomonosov and National Research University Higher School of Economics, which gave ratings to two of their business schools. All other universities are represented in the ranking by a single business school.
Sergey Myasoedov, Vice-Rector of the Presidential Academy, Director of the Institute of Business Studies, President of the Russian Association of Business Education:
Autumn 2024 is the time for admissions to the most famous and popular products and programs of leading business schools in Russia and the world. The flagship business school of the Russian market of business and management education, IBS RANEPA, is no exception. Despite numerous publications in the media that there is a decline in demand for MBA/EMBA/DBA programs, that the classic MBA format is outdated, etc., IBS still considers these programs to be the main ones in its program portfolio and associates its development with their development strategy.
" In recent years, in MBA and EMBA programs, the proportion of modules and sections related to modern breakthrough technologies and the possibilities of their use to improve the quality of management has increased significantly. Of particular interest to top and middle echelon business managers studying in MBA and EMBA programs are the problems of using artificial intelligence in modern management models, neuropsychology, optimization models from the «lean manufacturing» arsenal, risk management issues when investing in highly volatile markets, and others in modern management models.It seems to us that MBA/EMBA/DBA programs and, especially, their new sections, which can significantly increase the potential of managers and create a synergy of human capital and breakthrough technologies, will remain in demand in the future. Moreover, not only in the next 5-10 years, but also in the longer term."
The national ranking of business education MBA.SU, launched by the MBA in Moscow and Russia portal (mba.su), is based on graduates’ assessments. The main evaluation criteria include revenue growth; career growth; usefulness of connections; personal and professional development.
According to the professional community, the MBA.SU business education ranking is one of the most objective indicators of the state of domestic MBA and Executive MBA programs, which ultimately determine the face of a business school.
