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Professor Mary Lambkin, Dean of Commerce, UCD
pictured with Smurfit School student Ms Fiona McFaul
(of Co Antrim, Northern Ireland)
Professor Mary Lambkin, commenting on the annual Financial Times ranking of top global business schools which once again places Smurfit School UCD amongst the top 100,
said that with investment Ireland has the ability to create a �Harvard Business School of Europe�.
�We have proven that we can compete at the highest level in business education just as our political and economic leaders do. However, business education is becoming increasingly competitive globally, and Ireland is in danger of losing its top 100 position in the future unless investment is made in recruiting the best international faculty, researchers and putting in place state-of-the-art teaching and learning facilities.
�Smurfit School UCD has been ranked for the last six years amongst the top 100 business schools globally and amongst the top 20 in Europe. We have continuously benchmarked the school against the best and have the capability to create a �Harvard Business School of Europe�. If this goal is to be achieved the Government and the business community must invest heavily in producing the business leaders of tomorrow. We simply cannot afford to become complacent about Ireland�s position in the
world ranking.
This year the School has been ranked by the FT as the leading business school in Ireland, 19th in Europe and 86th in the world. The school moved up one place in the European ranking, despite the entry of 8 new schools into the top 100 table this year, out of approximately 2,500 business schools worldwide.
The school came joint first in the world for the criteria Employed at Three Months, the percentage of graduates who had gained employment within three months. Since 2000 the school has increased its investment significantly in an MBA Career Management Service, resulting in an excellent 99% of MBAs employed three months after graduation last year. The School also came fifth in the world
for Value for Money, using the salary earned by alumni three years after graduation and programme costs, including the opportunity cost of not working for the duration of the MBA.
UCD's Smurfit School is now one of just 15 schools worldwide to hold triple accreditation from the US, Europe and the UK.
Professor Mary Lambkin, Dean of Commerce, UCD
pictured with Smurfit School students Ms Fiona McFaul
(of Co Antrim, Northern Ireland) and Mr Wang Gang
(of Shanghai, China), examining the latest Financial
Times ranking of top global business schools.
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