Eduniversal. Masters Ranking Report 2012/2013. The Best Masters and MBA Worldwide. Eduniversal Masters Ranking 2012/ December

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1 Eduniversal Masters Ranking Report 2012/2013 The Best Masters and MBA Worldwide Eduniversal Masters Ranking 2012/ December

2 Eduniversal Masters Ranking 1. Introduction of Eduniversal Best Masters Ranking What is Best Masters Ranking? Why Best Masters Ranking has been created? How to realize the Ranking every year? Development of the Best Masters Ranking 2012/ Methodology An online survey Academic institutions survey Student satisfaction survey: HR manager survey Chief figures of the Ranking 2012/ The institution participation rose sharply in The dynamic zones in 2012 stay in North America and Far East Asia The most dynamic level of Palme the institutions with 4 palmes Student satisfaction survey Impact on the students The websites Best Masters all over the world The functionality of the websites Best Masters Global observation of the requests for Master s information Searching and Choosing by topic - Global Rankings Searching and Choosing by topic- Regional Rankings Eduniversal Masters Ranking 2012/ December

3 1. Introduction of Eduniversal Best Masters Ranking 1.1. What is Best Masters Ranking? After establishing a global map of the 1000 Best Business Schools from 153 countries in 2008, Eduniversal Evaluation System has highlighted the expertise of those academic institutions by creating Eduniversal Masters Ranking in the year It serves as an information platform which offer students a free, trustable reference about the 4000 best Masters and MBA programs from the best 1000 business schools and universities in 9 geographical zones In the context of a globalized and fastevolving education, Eduniversal is a system that provides a wide panorama of perspectives and an in-depth view on academic expertise worldwide with the ultimate goal of actively supporting international educational exchanges and encouraging mobility of students and lectures. In order to provide a more accurate and credible ranking, every year, an online survey is open to the academic institutions, students enrolled in the programs and also the HR managers. The result of the survey is an important reference of the ranking realized by the EES (Eduniversal Evaluation System). Eduniversal Best Masters Ranking has developed two parts of ranking: Global ranking with 16 topics and regional ranking with 14 topics. Eduniversal Masters Ranking 2012/ December

4 1.2. Why Best Masters Ranking has been created? In an ever-changing rapidly Eduniversal Best Masters Ranking is an globalizing world, students, ideal platform to: professionals and universities are Identify the expertise and specificities of realizing the importance of a the 1000 Best Business Schools belonging qualified business education that to the Eduniversal Official Selection; stretches across borders and teaches future business leaders to Establish a serious referent of the Best think responsibly on an Programs in the world for 30 different international scale. majors; For this purpose, Eduniversal offers a platform of information for students that enables them to make the right decisions regarding the choice of their future studies anywhere in the world. Navigate the students to discover and choose the best academic programs in each 9 geographical zones; Support HR executives to recruit qualified graduates from varied areas and from all over the world How to realize the Ranking every year? The methodologies are applied to each ranking by the following criterion: The reputation of the program; The salary of the first employment; Student satisfaction. Eduniversal Masters Ranking survey provides an international platform which is served both to the academic institutions listed in the Eduniversal Official Selection worldwide to fulfill the Eduniversal Masters Ranking survey, and also for the students to participate in the student satisfaction survey. Moreover, this international and secure platform is also opened to the HR managers all over the world. Eduniversal Masters Ranking 2012/ December

5 Timetable of Eduniversal Masters Ranking Survey: Survey Examination Result sent to the bailiff Publication February - June July - September November End of December 2. Development of the Best Masters Ranking 2012/ Methodology The methodology of the Eduniversal Masters Ranking is based on three main criteria: 1. The reputation of the program The program's reputation criterion is evaluated according to the opinion of the international HR professionals in response to our survey, and also according to the evaluation result of the EES (Eduniversal Evaluation System). 2,5pts are given by EES according to the opinions of HR managers; 2,5pts are given according to the international and national recognition of the program and the institution to which it belongs. 2. The career prospects and salary of the first secured position (after graduation) This information is provided by the schools and universities and verified by EES; Taken the different purchasing power between countries and zones into account, the salary is indexed to a comparable homogeneity; 3. The level of satisfaction in feedback from the students (enrolled in the program) The note of the student's satisfaction feedback of the graduating batch will be derived from a survey conducted with a representative sample of students (response rate of 10% required, with a requirement of at least 5 answers for a small class). This criterion is an essential part of the added-valued of the Ranking; The survey, comprised of 11 questions, is send by an to recent graduates regarding their satisfaction with their completed programs. A mark is given when at least 10% of the students have answered the survey. Eduniversal Masters Ranking 2012/ December

6 Besides of the 3 main criteria, bonus points are given in the following situations: points > Possibility to do an internship or to work abroad points > If more than 10% of students answer the survey points > If students are from at least 3 geographical zones points > Continuing education and distance learning points > Number of different nationalities in the program points > Student s participation in the satisfaction survey 2.2. An online survey The ranking is based on a survey and questionnaire through a dedicated platform for Three Main Stakeholders: The 1000 Academic Institutions listed in the Eduniversal Official Selection The students from the selected 1000 Business Schools The International Human Resources Eduniversal Masters Ranking 2012/ December

7 Academic institutions survey Eduniversal Masters Ranking survey provides an international platform for the schools all over the world to participate in the survey. The programs can compete for the ranking no matter the languages in which they are taught. These programs can either be nationally or internationally oriented. The participation in the survey is completely free of charge. To take part, the schools simply need to register and fill out a form for each program they want to rank. The questionnaire is made of 11 steps: 25% of each mark for 1 st and 2 nd step 50% of the mark for the rest 9 steps Eduniversal Masters Ranking 2012/ December

8 a. Identification field for the course This field allows the schools to present their basic information about the program, including the name of the course, the type of the course, the name of the responsible for the course, contact information of the program, etc. According to this field, the Eduniversal Masters Ranking office can identify the program with a clear visibility. b. Survey response In this field, the schools are requested to complete 15 steps, which allow them to present their program in the aspects of courses, students, teaching staff of the course, accreditations, applications, networks, career prospects, salary, continuing education, distance learning course and international. There are several questions in each of the steps, and the reply would provide us with a complete view of the program, determined by which information we announce the Eduniversal Masters Ranking Student satisfaction survey: The student survey element of the evaluation is a major part of how EES process each master and/or MBA. Eduniversal currently requires at least 10% Eduniversal Masters Ranking 2012/ December

9 of each program batch to participate in the student satisfaction survey of master programs. Not achieving this percentage will unfortunately mean EES cannot take into account any submitted student surveys from any one program. The student participation holds a very important component in the EES evaluation process of master rankings worldwide, and is one of three parts of Eduniversal ranking philosophy. Student opinion is essential to receive credible information about program caliber and receiving adequate feedback from the program batch will result in not only a more accurate program ranking, but also better recognition of the master and institution of study. The survey comprised of 11 questions, is send by an to recent graduates regarding their satisfaction with their completed programs. A mark is given when at least 10% of the students have answered the survey HR manager survey The Eduniversal survey platform is also opened to the HR managers worldwide. They could choose their preference of programs and institutions between the 30 topics when recruiting. Eduniversal Masters Ranking 2012/ December

10 2.3. Chief figures of the Ranking 2012/2013 During 2012, the 2 nd edition of Eduniversal Best Masters Ranking, there is a great increase of participation rate in the survey in the aspect of the number of participated institutions, number of registered Individuals (program directors or communication managers) and the participated academic programs The institution participation rose sharply in 2012 The institution participation for the survey has increased by 72% on the number of participated schools, and 113% on the number of individuals. Total of 2222 out of 4000 programs in the selection took part in the survey during 2012, which means over 55% of participation in the survey, and up to 94,57% of progress compared with the 1 st edition of ranking Growth rate Schools ,08% Users ,28% Programs ,57% 2012 Total Participation rate Schools * 58,69% Programs ,55% * Among the 1000 best business schools, there were 777 business schools that had at least one ranked master. In 2012, 456 schools took part in the survey; the distribution of the participation of the The distribution of the institutions participated in the survey survey is diversified all over the 9 Eduniversal geographical zones. Western Europe yielded the highest proportion of the participation in the survey with 160 schools. In consideration of the distribution of the zone of the Eduniversal s selection, the participate rate of the academic institutions is from 15,71% (Central Asia) to 46,67% (Eastern Europe). 22,67% 15,71% 46,67% 26,00% 28,47% 30,00% 27,78% 22,00% 35,55% Participation rate of the institutions by zone Eduniversal Masters Ranking 2012/ December

11 The dynamic zones in 2012 stay in North America and Far East Asia The increase rates of the participated institutions are significant in all the 9 zones, and the most dynamic zones are North America with 154,47% of increase compared with last Eduniversal Masters Ranking survey and Far East Asia with 136,36% of increase. Increase rate of participated institutions by zone Western Europe North America Far East Asia Eastern Europe Africa 49,53% 66,67% 59,26% 154,17% 136,36% 100,00% 66,67% 33,33% 47,37% The most dynamic level of Palme the institutions with 4 palmes The academic institutions are separated in 5 levels of palmes. The top 3 dynamic levels are the schools with 4 palmes making 60% of participation, followed by the schools with 5 palmes and those with 3 palmes. 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 1 Palme 2 Palmes 3 Palmes 4 Palmes 5 Palmes 14% 37% 47,5% 60% 57% not participate participed The institutions participated in the Eduniversal Masters Ranking survey and provided more detailed information of their programs. The institutions not participated in the Eduniversal Masters Ranking survey Eduniversal Masters Ranking 2012/ December

12 Student satisfaction survey In 2012, the student participation rate worldwide has reached 30,4%, the zone achieving the highest student participating rate is Western Europe with an average student participation rate of 38,03%, leaded by France, Student participation rate 2012 Worldwide 30,4% Western Europe 38,03% France 43% with a participation rate up to 43%. Participation of student satisfaction survey worldwide Eduniversal Masters Ranking 2012/ December

13 3. Impact on the students 3.1. The websites Best Masters all over the world Eduniversal directed 496,041 international students since December 25, 2011 from 219 countries with The top five national websites directing the students are those of USA, United Kingdom, South Africa, India and Canada. National website USA 50,675 United Kingdom 36,111 South Africa 12,196 India 10,457 Canada 7,513 Eduniversal has constructed an educational network of 20 websites, including one main website worldwide and 19 national websites with detailed information of the programs and institutions in the country. There will be 77 more national websites by the end of the year Eduniversal directed local students with the subsidiary websites Best Masters in Eduniversal Masters Ranking 2012/ December

14 3.2. The functionality of the websites Best Masters For the students: The Eduniversal Best Masters Rankings are classified by topic in order to help students in locating and identifying the best programs easily. A search engine by country, by topic and by school or university to meet with the needs and priorities of the students from all over the world. A free tool to facilitate student applications: The students are eligible to start first step of their candidature on the homepage via My Application Office, which aims to broaden their perspective and help them to manage all applications in order to find the perfect match for their future post-graduate program. Once registered on our website, they receive a student account that grants them access to many free services and tools. For the schools and universities: Eduniversal Best Masters Rankings serves to recognize the expertise of the institutions and give visibility to their programs The opportunity to promote their programs among students, other schools and companies A way to get involved in the dynamic international environment A tool to interact with prospective students A way to receive more and varied applications Eduniversal Masters Ranking 2012/ December

15 3.3. Global observation of the requests for Master s information Searching and Choosing by topic - Global Rankings Among the 30 specializations, Financial Markets, Supply Chain and Logistics and Luxury Management: Fashion are the most popular topics which students prefer to focus on. In 2012, more than 496,000 students in total have chosen Eduniversal Best Masters Ranking as a reference while collecting the information about the programs and the institutions. Topics Financial Markets 13,10% Supply Chain and Logistics 11,08% Luxury Management: Fashion 8,32% Tourism and Hospitality Management 7,80% Arts and Cultural Management 7,11% Sports Management 7,00% Entrepreneurship 6,46% Agribusiness / Food Industry Management 6,33% SustainableDevelopment and Environmental Management 6,08% Business Intelligence, Knowledge and Security Managment 5,42% Real Estate Management 4,66% E-Business 4,34% Insurance 3,90% Luxury Management: Food and Beverage 2,72% Health Management 2,36% Taxation 2,13% Retail Sales Management 1,20% Eduniversal Masters Ranking 2012/ December

16 Searching and Choosing by topic- Regional Rankings TOPICS Africa NorthAmerica Latin Central Middle Eastern Western Oceania Far East Total America Asia East Europe Europe Asia Marketing MBA Full Time Corporate Finance Economics International Management Executive MBA Accounting and Auditing General Management Business and Commercial Law Engineering and Project Management Communications Information Systems Management HumanResources Management Public Administration / Manage- ment Total Eduniversal Masters Ranking 2012/ December

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