The University of Navarra's IESE Business School is the world's best school in training for the second consecutive year, according to the Executive Education ranking published by the Financial Times on May 23. The newspaper highlights IESE's excellent training and design programs, as well as the school's diverse faculty and international alliances.

The list, which includes the best business schools in the world, makes two sub-classifications and analyzes two types of programs: open programs, where IESE climbs one position to second place worldwide, and Custom Programs, in which IESE is ranked issue 1 in the world for the second year in a row. 

IESE's Custom Programs have once again received excellent ratings from participants and the companies that take the programs. IESE has recently designed Custom Programs for international companies such as Oracle, The European Network of Transmission System Operators, Airbus, Telefonica, BBVA, Amadeus, Gas Natural, Iberdrola, Michelin, Danone and Nissan, among others. IESE's Open programs are once again characterized by their global nature, as they are taught at IESE's five campus sites around the world (Barcelona, Madrid, New York, Munich and Sao Paulo) and by the added value alliances with international schools such as Harvard, Wharton and CEIBS.

Mireia Rius, director of Executive Education at IESE, emphasizes that "once again, IESE is recognized internationally for the strength of its programs. We are very grateful for the confidence shown in us by the participants and the companies with which we collaborate. Thanks to our campus in Barcelona, Madrid, Munich, New York and Sao Paulo, our close-knit network of international alliances on five continents, and the development of innovative methodologies by our faculty, we have activated a virtuous circle of learning that allows us to continue advancing year after year.

The list is compiled based on responses to customer questionnaires and the schools' data , both for open programs (aimed at executives from all over the world) and Custom Programs (programs tailored to companies). In addition, a wide variety of criteria are considered, such as the preparation of the program, the design of the course, the international outreach of the participants and the location in which they are taught, the nature of the school itself, and the follow-up and objectives achieved by the program, among many others.