School rises nine places in FT's European Business Schools' ranking
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The School of Management has moved up nine places in the Financial Times’ 2009 European Business Schools’ ranking. We are now ranked 34th in Europe and 13th in the UK.
The School also comes third highest in the UK for the percentage of Faculty with a doctorate.
This ranking reflects the School’s success in the 2009 FT’s Global MBA ranking and the Global Masters in Management ranking.
Professor Richard Elliott, Dean of the School of Management, said:
“I am delighted to see the School’s position increase in this highly competitive ranking. It confirms Bath’s reputation as one the top business schools in the world. We have an excellent record of delivering first-class education and recognise the importance of innovation and change in our programmes to ensure our students obtain the best learning experience possible.”
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General Notes For Editors:
The University of Bath School of Management has consistently achieved both top research and teaching ratings in the UK's Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) assessments. In the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE), the School was rated 5th in the UK for management research.
We are one of a select number of international business schools accredited by EQUIS, the European Foundation for Management Development's quality inspectorate and the Bath MBA has been accredited by the Association of MBAs (AMBA) since 1976. The School is consistently ranked among the top UK business schools by The Times, The Financial Times and The Guardian.
The centrality of research to teaching is an essential feature of all our programmes. The School offers a full range of programmes from undergraduate to postgraduate up to PhD level and post-experience programmes including the world-ranked Bath MBA. The School also provides tailored executive development programmes for middle and senior management.
The School of Management has a faculty of around 90 teaching and research staff, including visiting academics, with a support team of around 70 managerial and administrative staff. Research income averages £2 million per annum. There are approximately 2,100 students in total comprising some 200 MBA students, 370 Master’s students, 210 full- and part-time research students, and over 1100 undergraduates following BSc degrees. The School also runs joint undergraduate programmes with Departments in the Faculties of Engineering and Design, Science, and European Studies and Modern Languages.
