Antwerp moves up business school rankings
Belgium’s other business schools fell down the Financial Times’ league table for management degree programmes, but Antwerp Management School has risen from 42nd to 34th place
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Antwerp offers a Master’s in global management, which takes 10 months and costs a maximum of €27,500. There are 75 students currently enrolled in the course. Ninety percent of the most recent graduating were employed three months after graduating.
Like all the business schools, Antwerp requires students to do an internship at an outside company, and it performs well on the Financial Times rankings for value for money and success at placing graduates in jobs. Antwerp is number 41 in the overall rankings for European business schools.
“The Antwerp Management School programmes were particularly appreciated for the international experience that students were able to gain during the year,” says Paul Matthyssens, dean of the faculty. “This approach has proved successful and has given alumni noticeably better career opportunities.”
Vlerick/Solvay both down
It was also clear, he continues, that the students were pleased with this international atmosphere. “At the start of the academic year, we were able to welcome students of 38 nationalities to our school. The development of new programmes in entrepreneurship, fashion management and sports management are high on our agenda.”
We welcomed students from 38 nationalities to our school
Vlerick Business School is the second-highest ranked of the three schools, but it slipped from 29 last year to 36 this year. Vlerick offers a Master’s in general management, which takes 10 months and costs a maximum of €14,000. There are 149 students enrolled on the course.
Of the most recent graduating class, 94% were employed after three months. Vlerick is number 15 in the overall rankings for European business schools.
Solvay Brussels School of Economics & Management went down the management rankings, from 31 last year to 39 this year. Solvay offers a Master’s in business engineering, which takes 23 months and costs a maximum of €9,360. There are 197 students enrolled in the course, which is given entirely in English.
Of the most recent graduating class, 97% were employed within three months. Solvay is number 49 in the overall rankings for European business schools.
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