Tel Aviv University Business School Awarded Top Ranking Alongside Harvard, Yale
Eduniversal awards Leon Recanati Graduate School of Business Administration highest "5 Palmes" accolade, rating it best business program in Israel
Tel Aviv University's Faculty of Management — The Leon Recanati Graduate School of Business Administration was ranked the best in Israel; second in Eurasia and the Middle East; and in the same "universal" category as the top business schools around the world, including North America and Western Europe.
Eduniversal, a global ranking and rating agency headquartered in Paris, released its annual ranking of the world's top 1,000 business schools in November, classifying the institutions according to "Palm leagues" of excellence — 5 Palmes (strong global influence), 4 Palmes (significant international influence), 3 Palmes (reinforcing international influence), 2 Palmes (strong regional influence), and 1 Palme (considerable local influence).
TAU's Recanati Business School received 5 Palmes and ranked in the top league as a leading "universal" business school along with Harvard, London Business School, and Yale. It was also rated the top business school in Israel, followed by business programs at Hebrew University (3 Palmes) and University of Haifa (3 Palmes).
Dean of TAU's Faculty of Management Prof. Moshe Zviran said the prestigious ranking was "another acknowledgment of the quality of research, faculty, programs, and worldwide reputation Recanati has enjoyed for years."
World-class entrepreneurship education
"Why did we receive it out of all the Israeli schools? First and foremost, the quality of our research and the quality of our programs, which are geared toward entrepreneurship and innovation," said Prof. Zviran. "In addition, we have a wide global outreach in teaching and research. In teaching, we have more than 100 student exchange programs with leading business schools across the world. In research we host international workshops and conferences in various functional areas, and our faculty members are invited to contribute to international research collaborations and share their knowledge with peers at top schools around the world."
Prof. Zviran added that Recanati is the only business school in Israel that enjoys international accreditation by the AACSB (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business).
Recanati's MBA program placed 11th out of the top 25 MBA programs in the world for alumni who became successful entrepreneurs, according to a global survey of some 13,000 entrepreneurs conducted last summer by PitchBook, a Seattle-based venture capital research company.
"Being identified with Israel, the Start-Up Nation, we are now restructuring both our local and international MBA programs in entrepreneurship and innovation to adapt to the rapid changes in MBA education and to ensure our global leadership in this area," said Prof. Zviran.
