Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School

The UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School at University College Dublin is Ireland’s leading business school, consistently ranked amongst the very best for its full time and part-time MBA Programs by international publications such as the Financial Times and The Economist.

The School offers a wide range of programmes including MBA, research programmes, specialist masters and executive education. The UCD MBA programmes are designed for professionals with at least 3 years experience. It can be taken full-time (12 months) or part-time (24 months). The specialist Masters programmes are offered in the following specialised areas: Accounting and Finance; International Business; Management; Marketing; Technology; Research Masters (MPhil); Human Resource Management.

Open enrolment programmes offered include the MSc in Strategic Sales Management, Diploma in Sales Management, Diploma in Corporate Governance, Diploma in Business and Executive Coaching, etc. The School also offers the degree of Master in Management (part-time) by Distance Learning.

It is one of a handful of schools in the world to hold the ‘triple crown’ of accreditation from the US, Europe and the UK accrediting bodies: AACSB (The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International); EQUIS; and the Association of MBAs (AMBA).

UCD Michael Smurfit School of Business is part of the Community of European Management Schools (CEMS).

Rankings:

- 15th in Europe and 37th in the world in The Economist's Full Time MBA Ranking 2009. It is the only Irish business school to gain a place in the rankings.

- The Executive MBA programme is ranked 65th in the world according to the Financial Times EMBA Ranking 2009.

- 24th among the Top 65 European MBA programs (FT 2008).

- 16th in Europe for its full time MBA (EIU 2008).

Author

Kelvin Wong Loke Yuen is an experienced writer specializing in education-related topics, with a strong background in teaching and training. He has a deep understanding of the challenges and opportunities in education and creates practical, easy-to-understand articles that help educators, students, and professionals improve their skills and knowledge. Check out his profile on: LinkedIn.