Annual Report 2021

Our Institution

Accreditations and certifications

In 2021, IMD maintained its accreditations from AACSB, EFMD EQUIS, and AMBA. The institution has held the three accreditations for seventeen years.

In December 2021, the school hosted an AMBA reaccreditation visit. The visiting panel of reviewers commended the defining close relationships that faculty members have with corporations and the high satisfaction of MBA and EMBA participants.

Accreditations and Certifications
Accreditations and Certifications

IMD holds the EFMD Business School Impact System (BSIS) label. The label recognizes business schools on the forefront of measuring their local impact.

In 2021, IMD maintained its silver medal label recognition from sustainability rating leader EcoVadis. IMD’s score placed the institution in the top 17% of all enterprises rated by EcoVadis, as well as showing an increase from the prior assessment.

Accreditations and Certifications
Accreditations and Certifications

ISO27001 Certification
The school was awarded the internationally recognized ISO/IEC 27001:2013 certification from PECB Management Systems after an audit in 2021. The ISO certification affirms the school’s trusted partner status as meeting the information security expectations of customers, employees, business partners, and regulatory authorities.

Rankings

IMD is one of just two business schools worldwide that has been ranked in the top five of the Financial Times Executive Education Rankings for more than 15 consecutive years. The Financial Times rankings were postponed in 2021 due to the pandemic.

IMD MBA and EMBA programs also hold top positions in rankings by Forbes, Bloomberg Businessweek and The Economist.

Executive Education Rankings

  • #1 worldwide for open programs for nine years in a row - 2012-2020 (Financial Times)
  • Top three worldwide for executive education/combined ranking for open & custom programs for nine years in a row - 2012-2020 (Financial Times)
MBA rankings
  • #1 MBA international 1-year program - 2019 (Forbes)
  • #1 MBA program in Europe - 2021 (Bloomberg Businessweek)
  • #1 MBA program worldwide for criteria on international students and international faculty - 2021 (Financial Times)
EMBA rankings
  • #8 EMBA program worldwide - 2020 (The Economist)
  • #1 EMBA program worldwide for international faculty (Financial Times)

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