AlmaU and GSOM took second place in the Executive Profile indicator with a score of 88.2 out of 100 possible points. This means that the profile of program participants in terms of the number of years of work experience in general, in managerial positions and in leadership positions is a strong indicator of the quality of the program.
The program, run by two prestigious educational institutions, provides students with a wide range of knowledge and experience from different cultural and economic contexts. This gives graduates unique perspectives and a global view of doing business, which in turn benefits employers.
The Executive MBA program provides students with the opportunity to make valuable connections and contacts in the business community. Employers can take advantage of such a network to find talented candidates for their management positions or to develop business connections and partnerships.
In general, being ranked second in the world in the profile of students speaks of the prestige and high quality of education, which provides employers with access to highly qualified and globally minded personnel.
In addition, the Executive MBA program of GSB AlmaU and GSOM SPbU took 24th place in the ranking of the world’s best joint Executive MBA programs – QS Executive MBA Rankings 2023. In 2023, this is the only Executive MBA program in the CIS included in the rating in the “Joint” category.
“A professional business school is, first of all, international recognition and close cooperation with partners. AlmaU has been working in partnership with top business schools for many years. On the other hand, a professional business school helps the local community to develop through the provision of a cycle of programs and useful trainings. Today, AlmaU invests in the development of the region, for example, our programs are being implemented in Tashkent and Dushanbe. 1000 students are studying on MBA programs. Top managers, entrepreneurs trust us and learn from our programs,” said Gulnara Kurenkeeva, Rector of AlmaU.
“The stable position of the program in the QS Executive MBA ranking, the ranking of the Executive MBA program jointly with the Higher School of Business AlmaU, is another proof that we have chosen the right path. We are focused on international cooperation, the creation of high-quality, objective and comprehensive education, building a free dialogue and mutual support. It is valuable for us that the program that we developed together with our Kazakh partners is really important for the Kazakh and Russian education markets and the development of international business education in general. The level of students entering the program, their education and experience in the management of companies allowed the program to take the second place in the world in the category of Executive Profile (“Profile of students”). This clearly indicates that the program is a meeting place for real professionals in their field who understand that success is possible only in constant development,” emphasized Elena Skalon, Academic Director of the Program, Deputy Director of the Directorate of Additional Professional Education Programs at GSOM SPbU. The Executive MBA program of GSB AlmaU and GSOM SPbU has achieved outstanding results, confirming the exceptional quality of business education in the CIS region.
“One of the main advantages of the Executive MBA program is the opportunity to bring together professionals from different industries and regions with unique functional responsibilities and career paths. This creates a rich and dynamic learning environment that enriches the content of the program and provides valuable practical knowledge in a variety of business contexts” – Academic Dean Balzhan Shilibekova.
Executive MBA programs bring together professionals from various fields from different parts of the world. They are united by a master’s degree in business administration, experience in doing business and making strategic management decisions. On programs that harmoniously combine classical university education and innovative approaches to training professional managers for the global economy of the 21st century, top managers and owners of large and medium-sized companies with at least 7 years of management experience develop leadership qualities and managerial competencies.
“The main result of the training for me was the acquired confidence in my abilities, the ability to analyze ongoing processes, work with a team and partners. I understand that without studying on the program, I would not have gained new knowledge, skills and, of course, friends – my respected fellow students,” says Andrey Zherebyatyev, General Director of Ensto Kazakhstan LLP. At the beginning of 2023, he graduated from the joint Executive MBA program – Strategic Management and Leadership.
The EMBA GSB AlmaU and GSOM SPbU program is an educational product created in synergy between the alliance of two leading business schools in the CIS. The strategic partnership with the Graduate School of Management, the first business school in the CIS to hold all Triple Crown accreditations (AACSB, EQUIS, ABMA), makes the program a unique selling proposition in the postgraduate professional education market.
The MBA programs of AlmaU Graduate School of Business have been globally accredited by AMBA since 2013, thereby confirming the quality and compliance of MBA programs with international standards. GSB AlmaU and GSOM are in the top 2% of business schools in more than 75 countries, that is 285 business schools. GSB AlmaU and GSOM SPbU meet the highest international standards and reflect the changing trends and innovations in postgraduate business education. Thus, the accreditation process reflects this commitment to promoting innovation and challenges business schools to continuous improvement at the highest level.
The number of applications of participants in the Executive MBA programs of the 7th edition of the ranking reached 227 out of 49 countries, breaking the record of the previous 6 editions of the ranking.
As in the previous edition, in 2023, QS EMBA Rankings included 28 Executive MBA programs with study locations in the UK, France, the United States, China, Hong Kong, UAE, Spain, South America, Canada, Singapore in the category of joint programs when ranking participants. , Italy, India, Denmark, Germany, Peru, Austria, Brazil, Norway.