Today, the Financial Times (FT), an authoritative international ranking agency, announced the 2024 Master in Management (MIM) Global Top 100 list, and Tongji SEM’s Master of Global Management (MGM) programme was ranked 13th in the world with an outstanding performance, moving up 9 places from 2023 to achieve the best result in the programme’s ranking history! This breakthrough reflects not only the quality of the Tongji MGM programme, but also the competitiveness of Tongji SEM in the field of international business school education.

The Tongji MGM programme is designed to develop international talents who master international management theories and methodologies, understand the Chinese way of doing business, and are committed to assuming leadership roles in cross-cultural work environments. With rigorous educational standards, excellent faculty and comprehensive career development services, the programme enjoys a strong reputation among international students, with students from all five continents.

In this year’s rankings, Tongji SEM excelled in a number of key indicators, further demonstrating its overall strength. Among them, the programme’s value for money continues to be ranked #1 in the world, demonstrating its high cost-effectiveness and excellent return on investment; the career service also continues to maintain its leading position, ranking in the top 3 in the world, providing strong support for students’ careers, with 100% of the programme’s students employed three months after graduation; the programme’s overall satisfaction has increased once again, jumping to #4 in the world with a score of up to 9. 54, fully reflecting the high recognition and satisfaction of students with the programme; in addition, Tongji SEM’s alumni network has continued to expand, providing a wide range of networking resources and a career development platform for students.

The recognition of the quality of Tongji MGM programme cannot be separated from the school’s continuous efforts and development in talent cultivation, faculty building, scientific research and internationalisation. The school focuses on the deep integration of academics and practice, and cooperates with major enterprises to establish management talent internship training bases, providing students with rich industry experience and innovative practice resources; meanwhile, the school also takes the lead in integrating the concept of ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) into teaching, aiming to cultivate outstanding management elites with global outlook, innovative spirit, sense of social responsibility and ability to solve practical problems.

In addition, Tongji SEM is also actively developing international education resources to create a high-quality international education platform. The school has abundant overseas exchange programmes, including long-term double degree, mid-term exchange and short-term summer courses, which provide students with broad international vision and cross-cultural exchange opportunities. Through cooperation and exchange with top international business schools, Tongji SEM continuously improves its internationalization level and education quality.

The Master of Global Management (MGM) program is an English-taught full-time academic degree program for international students. It aims to develop international talents with interest in both international management and doing business in China, and committed to taking on management leadership roles in cross-cultural work environments. Since its launch in 2019, the program has rapidly gained popularity among international students, and has achieved the top international student enrolment among Tongji University’s Master’s program for many years, with students from all five continents, about 70% of whom come from developed countries in Europe and the United States. (Click for more about MGM)