(openPR) In its 2011 "Rising Stars” MBA ranking HHL's full-time MBA program ranked twelfth by Findyourmba.com. Additionally, the e-learning based Euro*MBA, of which HHL is a consortium partner, ranks thirteenth in the Rising Stars survey
The ranking consists of those top 30 international business schools and their MBA programs which made a significant improvement in the recent years.
Findyourmba.com launched the ranking to help future MBA students in choosing the business school with the most potential in the upcoming years.
About the Rising Stars ranking
The ranking Rising Stars by Findyourmba.com is based on the business schools' improvements in the years and data of the years 2009 until 2011. Some data which is used by established rankings is also used for the Rising Stars. On the other hand, many variables, which are ignored by the established rankings, such as forum and internet activities among MBA students, politics, long term investments of business schools, and strategic choices, are included in the Rising Stars survey. Other variables take e.g. from extensive alumni questionnaires which are used by the established rankings are not included in the methodology by Findyourmba.com. Further information: www.findyourmba.com/fymba-rising-stars-2011
About the Master Program in General Management (MBA) at HHL
HHL's highly international, full-time MBA Program combines a leadership focus with international experience. It is designed to sharpen the interpersonal and analytical skills of the students while they deeply immerse in general management. The program, which is fully conducted in English, was accredited by AACSB (2004, 2009) and ACQUIN (2009). www.hhl.de/mba
About the Euro*MBA
Founded in 1996, the Europe-wide Euro*MBA consortium - including HHL - Leipzig Graduate School of Management - offers a unique two-year e-learning based executive MBA program that combines the latest distance learning technology with concentrated residential weeks at six European sites. www.hhl.de/euromba
About HHL - Leipzig Graduate School of Management
HHL is a university-level institution and ranks amongst the leading international Business Schools. The goal of the oldest business school in German-speaking Europe is to educate effective, responsible and entrepreneurially minded leaders. In addition to HHL's international focus the combination of theory and practice plays a key role. HHL stands out for its excellent teaching, its clear research focus, its effective knowledge transfer into practice as well as its outstanding student services. The school offers an 18-month full-time (24-month part-time) Master program in Management leading to the degree Master of Science (M.Sc.). In addition, HHL has an 18-month full-time (24-month part-time) MBA Program for professionals. An 18-month Global Executive MBA, the 24-month Euro*MBA, as well as a three-year doctoral program, which can also be completed by professionals with the appropriate qualifications, tops off HHL's portfolio of degree programs. HHL's subsidiary HHL Executive GmbH offers company-specific and open enrollment executive education. In April 2004 HHL received the highly-respected accreditation by AACSB International. The maintenance of accreditation for a further five years was granted in April 2009. www.hhl.de
