- The Financial Times Open-Enrolment Executive Education Ranking ranks top business schools worldwide offering open-enrolment executive education
- This is the first time Aston Business School has made a submission
- The rankings are based on criteria such as the quality of the teaching, course design and relevance of the skills gained.
Aston Business School has been recognised in the Financial Times Open-Enrolment Executive Education Ranking 2025, which ranks top business schools worldwide offering professional courses for business leaders.
This is the first time that Aston Business School has made a submission to the ranking. The School is ranked 8th in the UK, 51st in Europe and 81st globally on this prestigious list.
The Financial Times Open-Enrolment Executive Education Ranking is based on data from course providers and individuals who completed courses. Responses from participants covering criteria such as quality of teaching, course design and relevance of skills gained, inform 80% of the rank. The remaining 20% comes from data from the business schools, including numbers of female and international participants, partner schools and faculty diversity.
Professor Marian Garcia, dean of Aston Business School, says that the strong scores reflect the quality and impact of the School’s executive education offering.
She said:
“We are proud to see Aston Business School recognised among the top providers of custom executive education in the UK, Europe, and globally. This ranking reflects our unwavering commitment to co-creating impactful learning experiences with our partners—programmes that are not only academically rigorous but also directly aligned with organisational transformation and strategic growth. It is a testament to the dedication of our faculty and the strength of our collaborations with industry.”
This recent success reflects Aston University’s continued rise across multiple international and national rankings as part of its 2030 strategy, and further strengthens its reputation among businesses and the community.
Find the full list at https://rankings.ft.com/business-education/executive-education.
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About Aston University
For over 130 years, Aston University has been making our world a better place through education, research and innovation. Our history is intertwined with the remarkable city of Birmingham, once the heartland of the Industrial Revolution and now the thriving base for an innovation ecosystem of global significance, which Aston is co-creating.
Our vision is to be a leading university for science, technology and enterprise, measured by the positive transformational impact we achieve for our people, students, businesses and the communities we serve.
Aston focuses on high-quality, exploitable research that has an impact on society through medical breakthroughs, advancements in engineering, policy and practice in government, and the strategies and performance of business.
The university offers a range of undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes, as well as continuing professional development solutions.
Thanks to its focus on delivering excellent outcomes for students, Aston University's reputation continues to grow. It was recognised as the Daily Mail University of the Year for Student Success 2025, is second in England for social mobility (2023 HEPI Social Mobility Index), and is top 20 for graduate salaries (2024 Longitudinal Education Outcomes).
Aston University is now defining its place in the Fourth Industrial Revolution (and beyond) within a rapidly changing world.
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