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The Financial Times has released its 2025 Executive Education Custom Ranking, which showcases the best schools in the world that provide custom executive programs for working professionals. Excelia Business School in France has moved up 9 positions this year to the 43rd position worldwide. Within French institutions, it is in the 12th position.
What is the FT Executive Education Custom Ranking?
This ranking targets tailor-made training programs that business schools design for firms and organizations. These are not the traditional classroom courses, but customized programs according to what firms require to train their employees.
The largest part of the ranking 80% of the score is derived from comments provided by corporate customers who have participated in these programs.
Excelia's Key Achievements in 2025 Ranking
Excelia developed significant improvement in some key areas this year:
- 33rd Client Satisfaction globally
- 9-position gain in Value for Money
- 17-position improvement in Follow-Up after Training
- 14-position increase in Aims Achieved
- 10-position improvement in Programme Design and Teaching Methods
These advancements indicate that clients are now more satisfied than ever with Excelia's tailor-made programs.
Leaders Speak on the Success
A New Strategy for the Future
Tamym Abdessemed, Excelia's Assistant CEO and Dean of the Business School, stated:
“This accolade reinforces our new 'Business Education for our future's strategy. We are expanding our executive education offerings both in France and internationally, and we emphasize co-creating learning experiences with businesses so that they can anticipate and prepare for change."
Teamwork and Business Collaboration
Guillaume Pernoud, Executive Education Centre Director, further stated:
“This recognition shows how useful and relevant our programs are. We design them closely with businesses to help them tackle new challenges and grow over the long term. It also reflects the great work done by our team.”
Why Does This Matters?
The new Financial Times ranking indicates that Excelia Business School is increasingly becoming a favorite among businesses seeking tailored, high-impact training. It reflects Excelia's determination to excel in terms of quality, innovation, and solid collaboration with businesses. This is an important milestone in the school's path towards being a global executive education leader.
