Three business schools in Ireland have been included in the ’ European Business Schools rankings.
UCD’S Smurfit Business School was Ireland’s top-ranked school placed at 21 in this year’s list, its ninth consecutive year in the top 30.
It was followed in 24th place by Trinity Business School and in 83rd place for UCC’s Cork University Business School/Irish Management Institute.
The assessment takes into account the relative performance of the business schools across a range of programmes such as Master’s in Management, MBA, Executive MBA, and open and custom executive education courses.
“Our college strategy outlines our vision and ambition to advance as a European-leading centre of excellence for rigorous, relevant, business education and research,” the dean of UCD College of Business, Prof Anthony Brabazon said.
“This ranking continues to highlight UCD Smurfit School’s enduring status as one of an elite group of global business educators.”
French school Insead, which has campuses near Paris and in Singapore, rose from 18th place in 2023 to take the top position in the list this year.
It overtakes past winners HEC Paris and London Business School, which were pushed into second and third place respectively.