EDUNIVERSAL

INTERNATIONAL RANKING

BEST MASTERS WORLDWIDE

Summary

I Genesis of the project : The French and

international expertise

II The success of the French initiative

III The objective of this new ranking

IV The value-added of the Eduniversal

Ranking of the Best Masters

V Methodology and process

The genesis of the project : the French expertise

Eduniversal is the French leader of the assessment of

the academic programs since 2002 :

• Since 2002 : Evaluation of the best French Masters

and MBA

• Since 2005 : Evaluation of the best French Teachers

through the « Trophies of the Pedagogy »

• Since 2009 : Evaluation of the best French Bachelors

• Since 2009 : Evaluation of the best French Business

and Engineering Schools

Since 2007, Eduniversal uses its knowledge in

evaluation in 153 countries by implementing its

« Eduniversal Evaluation System » to the worldwide

level :

• 2007 : 1st Ranking of the 1,000 Best Business

Schools in the world.

• 2010 : 1st Ranking of the Best Masters and MBA in

the world.

The genesis of the project : the international expertise

Since 2005, Eduniversal ranks each year the 500

masters and MBA in around 50 specialties.

To do so, we ask :

• More than 3 000 Academic Managers.

• 2 000 Human Ressources Managers.

• Around 20 000 Students.

The rate of the students’ answers is close to

40% !

The success of the French initiative

The French Ranking of the Best Masters and MBA :

• Used each year as a reference by the French media

(press and general and specialized websites).

• Published in a 1,500 pages guide given for free to the

French students (50 000 copies).

• Has its own website : meilleurs-masters.com.

• Has its own show only opened to the ranked schools and

to the students willing to get into these high quality schools.

The success of the French initiative

• To identify the expertise and the specificities of

the 1,000 schools of the Eduniversal Official

Selection.

• To establish a serious referent of the Best

programs in the world concerning 50 different

specialties.

• To fulfill students’ needs, when they are looking for

a specialization and when they want to study abroad.

• To fulfill Human Resources Managers’ needs

looking for qualified young graduates from different

specialties and from all over the world.

The objectives of this new ranking

• The only « ranking » evaluating the programs

and not the schools.

• An approach by specialty and according to

business criteria.

• A double objective :

• To inform the Human Resources Managers

and Recruiters

• To inform the students and the executive

managers willing to start again a program

The value-added of this new ranking in comparison with

the basic rankings

1/ The program’s NOTORIETY

2/ The 1st SALARY after the studies

3/ The SATISFACTION’ RATE of the

students

… And the BONUS POINTS

The 3 criteria of the ranking

Notoriety / 5 points :  • 2,5 pts are given by SMBG team according to the opinions of HR Managers.

• 2,5 pts are given according to the number of the Eduniversal palmes of the school.

• Schools with 5 palmes : 2,5 pts• Schools with 4 palmes : 2 pts• Schools with 3 palmes : 1,5 pts• Schools with 2 palmes : 1 pts• Schools with 1 palme : 0,5 pts

MARK / 5

The criterion of notoriety

Salary / 5 points:

• These points depend on the information given by the schools and the universities.

• The differences between the countries can be very important, so we index the salary given by the school to the average annual salary per inhabitant in the concerned country .

• These points will be assigned through a scale depending on the country but also according to the kind of program : Master or Executive MBA.

MARK / 5

The criterion of the salary

• This criterion is an important part of the added-value of the SMBG Ranking.

• Students having just finished their studies have to answer a questionnaire about the programs that they pursued. A mark is given when at least 10% of the students have answered the questionnaire.

• This survey on the student’s satisfaction regarding their studies is done by e-mail thanks to a platform only dedicated to this.

• The questionnaire is made of 11 questions. • 1st and 2nd question : 25 % each of the mark• The 9 questions left : 50% of the mark.

MARK / 5

The criterion of the student’s satisfaction

The 11 questions asked to the students :

1/ Are you globally satisfied with your studies?

2/ Would you do again the same choice of studies today ?

3/ Are you satisfied with the content of the academic program?

4/ Are you satisfied with the teaching staff ?

5/ Are you satisfied with the professionals who took part in your lectures?

6/ Are you satisfied with the means at your disposal to get an internship or a job?

The criterion of the student’s satisfaction

7/ Are you satisfied with the network that you got thanks to your studies ?

8/ Are you satisfied with the schedule of your lectures, the number of hours, its organization, the amount of homework asked?

9/ Are you satisfied with the help provided to study or to work abroad ?

10/ Are you satisfied with the means at your disposal to learn (computers, Internet access, library) ?

11/ Are you satisfied with the way that your academic manager manages the program and promotes it ?

The criterion of the student’s satisfaction

A system of « bonus points » will be set up to elaborate this ranking.

NATIONALITES +0,10 pts to the programs with more than 7 different nationalities registered in their programs.+0,15 pts to the programs having more than 7 different nationalities from at least 3 different zones. ABROAD OPPORTUNITY + 0,25 pts to the programs which enable at least 20% of their graduates to do an internship or to work abroad (that is to say out of their home countries).

BONUSPOINTS

The bonus points

CONTINUING EDUCATION & DISTANCE LEARNING + 0,10 points for the programs welcoming at least 5 employees in continuing education (from different enterprises). + 0,15 points for the programs answering “Yes, in all » or « Yes, partly » the question on the Distance Learning. STUDENTS’ PARTICIPATION

+ 0,05 points for the programs if 10% at least of the students answer the questionnaire and each time that 10% students more answer the questionnaire.

BONUSPOINTS

The bonus points

The « penalties » on the criterion of « Satisfaction »

There is a « penalties » system in the following circumstances :

• If no students’ list is given : a mark of 2,5/5 is automatically given to the program.

• If the 20% quota of students is not reached : a mark of 3,5/5 is automatically given to the program.

PENALTIES

The penalties

The processThe survey will be exclusively on a dedicated website platform, similar to our French platform.

Calendar of the ranking’s elaboration

The calendar will soon be announced.