NHH drops in ranking

Financial Times has published this year's ranking of the world's 70 top pre-experience business masters programmes. The Norwegian School of Economics (NHH) is ranked as number 61.

16.09.2013 - Ed.

The school has dropped fifteen places compared to last year's ranking.

The Financial Times ranking weights factors such as international orientation, career opportunities and student and faculty diversity.

"It is regrettable that NHH experiences a drop in the Financial Times' ranking Masters in Management. This is a ranking that receives considerable attention. It is important for NHH to participate in the ranking because it helps us to attract talented international students," says Rector Frøystein Gjesdal.

"But the FT ranking is not the most important benchmark for us when it comes to measuring our international standing. High level research is our foremost quality measure," says Gjesdal.

Nevertheless, increased internationalization is an important priority for the Rectorate, and measures that may improve the FT-ranking position have already been taken.

"NHH has established an international career centre. We also organize an international career day, and we are working hard to get more international students and staff," says Gjesdal.

The key criteria for the FT-ranking are related to the candidates' salary and career development. Some of these factors are outside the schools control.

"For the last two years, the career progress of the NHH-candidates has been negative compared to NHH's international competitors. This is the most important factor that explains NHH's drop", says Gjesdal.

University of St. Gallen in Switzerland is on top this year's FT-list. CEMS Master's in management program, which NHH provides together with St. Gallen and the rest of the CEMS-alliance is ranked seventh this year.

See the whole list at rankings.FT.com