Table notesAlthough the headline ranking figures show changes in the data year to year, the pattern of clustering among the schools is equally significant. Some 295 points separate the top school from the school ranked number 65. The top 11 schools, from Iese Business School to University of Oxford: Saïd, form the elite group of providers of open enrolment programmes. The second group runs from MIT: Sloan to Aalto University Executive Education, ranked 46. Some 105 points separate these two schools. The third group is headed by UQ Business School.
Footnotes1. These data are for information only and do not form part of the 2011 ranking.
2. The provision of advanced information on programme content, and the participant selection process.
3. The flexibility of the course and appropriateness of class size, structure and design.
4. Contemporary and appropriate teaching materials and a suitable mix of academic rigour and practical relevance.
5. The quality of the teaching and the extent to which teaching staff worked together to present a coherent programme.
6. The extent to which other participants were of the appropriate managerial or academic level, the international mix of the class and the interaction between course participants.
7. The relevance of new skills to the workplace, how easily they were implemented and the extent to which the course encouraged new ways of thinking.
8. The level of follow-up offered after participants returned to their workplaces, and networking opportunities with other programme participants.
9. The degree to which both participant and company expectations were met.
10. The quality of food and accommodation.
11. The quality of teaching, accommodation, IT and library facilities.
12. The percentage of female participants.
13. Amalgamates the percentage of participants from outside the business school’s base country and region (for example, North America, Europe or Asia).
14. Amalgamates growth in income and percentage of repeat business.
15. Programmes run outside the business school’s base country and region.
16. The quantity and quality of programmes taught in conjunction with other business schools.
17. The mix of faculty by nationality and gender.
18. Income from open programmes in 2010 in $m. Figures are based on average dollar currency exchange rates for 2010.
These data are given for information only and do not form part of the 2011 ranking.