Kwaku Wikeroh-Boateng
Contributor
The Economist released its ninth annual list of top business schools in the world Sept. 16, and ranked York’s Schulich School of Business 10th best.
The magazine used student and alumni input to grade master of business administration (MBA) programs on their ability to open new career opportunities; foster personal development and academic experience; increase their salary; and provide potential networking opportunities. The Economist noted these criteria were “the things that [students] themselves cite as most important.”
Dezsö Horváth, dean of the Schulich School of Business, says he is “very happy” with the ranking.
“Proud is an understatement. I am very, very pleased with my faculty and students,” he said. “This did not come overnight. This has been many, many years of very diligent, well thought out strategic plan for the school.”
Horváth noted that in the past five years, Schulich’s position in the ranking has progressively improved. He added that this is largely due to the school’s ability to innovate and adapt to new expectations in the world of business.
“We have been very innovative with new programs,” he said. “The corporate landscape has changed in terms of skill set requirements and in terms of knowledge. One of our strategic focuses is to constantly adjust our curriculum to meet these new expectations.”
Vanessa Hunt, vice-president of campus life for the York Federation of Students, said she hopes that next year Schulich can move further up in the rankings.
“Schulich students work very hard and it’s an excellent school,” she added.
At the top of the same list is the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business, followed by Dartmouth College’s Tuck School of Business and the University of California at Berkeley’s Haas School of Business.
