JIBS top ranked in Sweden

Jönköping University 9 April, 2013 Economics

The independent association URANK has ranked all Swedish universities and university colleges. In the area of Business and Economics (i.e. the educational programmes offered by JIBS), Jönköping University ranked third in the country overall. A total of 25 universities in Sweden with Business and Economics programmes have been ranked. In the criteria Internationalisation, JIBS is in first place.

Internationalisation is calculated using five different factors, including the percentage of graduating students who have studied abroad for at least one semester, the proportion of incoming students (of all) and the percentage of teachers born abroad.

URANK is an independent association that carries out annual rankings of Swedish universities. The ranking is independent and based on statistics from the Swedish National Agency for Higher Education (HSV), Statistics Sweden (SCB) and other official materials.

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Jönköping International Business School (JIBS) is one of four schools within Jönköping University. The School offers study programmes and courses in business administration, economics, informatics and law with an international focus. Research at JIBS focuses on entrepreneurship, business renewal and internationalization. JIBS has some 2,100 registered students, 200 employees and a turnover of approximately SEK 192 million. For more information please visit www.jibs.se.

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