Sabancı University Executive Development Unit, EDU, raised to 42nd in the Financial Times World Rankings

Offering development opportunities for professionals with its training programs in different fields, Sabancı University Executive Development Unit, EDU ranked 42nd in the Executive Education Custom 2022 world rankings of the Financial Times, up by 13 places. In terms of “total response”, EDU became the first in the world.

 

Sabancı University Executive Development Unit, EDU, which organizes custom programs for institutions and training programs for individuals, continued to rise in the Financial Times Executive Education Custom Programs category designed for the business world.

EDU is ranked 42nd in the Financial Times Executive Education Rankings 2022, climbing 36 places since 2018. EDU, which ranks first in Turkey, brings together the best individual and corporate training programs in different fields, from marketing to organizational management.

First in the world by total response

Dr. Cüneyt Evirgen, Director of Sabancı University Executive Development Unit, EDU, noted that EDU is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year and made the following assessments:

“Established in July 2002 in line with Sabancı University's philosophy of ’creating and developing together’, EDU has been supporting Turkey's leading institutions and individuals on their development journeys for 20 years. The programs, designed with a pioneering and innovative perspective, have carried EDU to 42nd place globally in the field of executive education custom programs in the Financial Times 2022 rankings, which include the world's leading institutions. EDU is the first institution from Turkey to be included in these rankings and has been the leader for 3 years. We are proud to share with you this achievement, which has crowned Sabancı University Executive Development Unit, EDU's 20th anniversary.”

Entering the Financial Times Executive Education Rankings at 78th place in 2018 upon its first application, EDU ranked 58th in 2019 and 55th in 2020. The rankings were not announced in 2021 due to the pandemic. In the 2022 rankings, EDU ranked first in the world in terms of “total response”. It ranked 23rd in the world in terms of "future use".

This year, 70 institutions from around the world were included in the Financial Times Executive Education Custom 2022 rankings. You can find more information about the rankings at Executive Education Custom 2022 - Business school rankings from the Financial Times - FT.com, and about EDU at https://edu.sabanciuniv.edu/.