The Financial Times executive education rankings, now in their 16th year, include a record T number of programmes. The FT ranked the top 80 customised and the top 70 open programmes in 2014. For the third year running, the same schools top the rankings: Duke Corporate Education in the customised category and IMD in the open table.

Executive education offers non- degree programmes to corporations and working managers. Programmes are open (available to all) or customised (tailor-made for an organisation). The rankings are based on participants’ and clients’ satisfaction, the diversity of participants and faculty, and the school’s international exposure.

Duke Corporate Education tops the customised ranking for the 12th consecutive year. HEC Paris is second for the sixth year running, and Iese of Spain is third for the third year. HEC Paris was fairly close behind Duke, coming ?rst in four of the criteria judged by customers.