The University of Economics, Prague was declared the best “business school” in the Eastern Europe zone for the year 2010

1 Nov
2010

The University of Economics, Prague was awarded as the best business school in the Central and Eastern Europe for the third time. The university received five palms in the Eduniversal ranking, which symbolize the development of internationalisation.

The „Top 3 Best Business Schools“ were announced at the gala evening of „Eduniversal World Convention“ at Žofín, Prague on 28th October 2010. The award is the result of prestigious universities deans’ vote. The schools are divided according to the geographic aspect into nine world zones: Africa, Central Asia, Eastern Europe, Eurasia and Middle East, Far Eastern Asia, Latin America, North America, Oceania and Western Europe. The aim of this award is to acknowledge the school with best results in internationalisation. 

The selection of the thousand schools included in the ranking is made by an International Scientific Committee of independent experts. Schools can get the ranking of one to five palms of the „Palm Awards“ according to the votes of the Deans of selected schools and to the criteria of internationalisation. Only 100 most successful schools can be in the category „Universal Business School“ awarded with five palms independently of the region they are placed in. The five palms schools are mostly situated in the zones of Western Europe (35), North America (33) and Far Eastern Asia (15). The University of Economics, Prague and SGH Warsaw School of Management are the only two five palms schools from the Eastern Europe zone.

Table: Schools awarded in the Eduniversal ranking

Zone

Ranking

Country

School*

Africa

1

South Africa

University of Cape Town

 

2

Egypt

The American University of Cairo

 

3

South Africa

University of Stellenbosch Business School

Eurasia and Middle East

1

India

Indian Institute of Management Bangalore

 

2

India

Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad

 

3

India

Indian Institute of Management  Calcutta

Eastern Europe

1

Czech Republic

Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze

(University of Economics, Prague)

 

2

Russia

St. Petersbourg State University

 

3

Poland

SGH Warsaw School of Management

Middle East

1

Israel

Tel Aviv University

 

2

Turkey

Koç University

 

3

Turkey

Istambul University

Far Eastern Asia

1

PRC

CEIBS

 

2

PRC

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

 

3

3

PRC Singapore

Fudan University School of Management

National University of Singapore

Latin America

1

Mexico

ITESM – Egade Monterrey

 

2

Chile

Pontifica Universidad Católica de Chile

 

3

3

Costa Rica 

Brazil

INCAE Business School

FGV-EAESP

North America

1

USA

Harvard Business School

 

2

USA

MIT Sloan School of Management

 

3

Canada

McGill University

Oceania

1

New Zeeland

The University of Aucland Business School

 

2

Australia

The University of Melbourne

 

3

Australia

The University of Sydney

Western Europe

1

Great Britain

London Business School

 

2

Denmark

Copenhagen Business School

 

3

Netherlands

Rotterdam School of Management

*Partner schools of the University of Economics, Prague

More information about methodology available at: http://www.convention.eduniversal.info/methodology.php.