ESCP Business School’s Executive Education Custom programmes move up four places in the 2026 Financial Times global ranking.
ESCP Business School’s Executive Education Custom programmes have been ranked 6th worldwide in the 2026 Financial Times global ranking, moving up four places from last year.
This strong performance reflects ESCP’s continued commitment to designing and delivering impactful, company-specific learning solutions that equip organisations and their leaders to navigate an increasingly complex and rapidly evolving global environment.
Custom programmes are most powerful when they are built around the real strategic priorities, culture and transformation challenges of each organisation. This ranking recognises the work of our teams, faculty and corporate partners in creating learning experiences that are practical, rigorous and deeply connected to business impact.
Karine MaxenceExecutive Director
Custom Programmes and Business Solutions
ESCP Business School
Custom programmes designed for today’s business challenges
In a context shaped by emerging technologies, shifting geopolitical dynamics, evolving regulatory frameworks and new leadership expectations, ESCP’s custom programmes are designed to help organisations transform with agility and responsibility by tailoring solutions to fit customers’ unique objectives, challenges and culture.
Designed in close collaboration with companies, ESCP’s Executive Education Custom programmes support organisations in areas such as leadership development, transformation, innovation, sustainability, technology, strategy and organisational change. These programmes are built around each organisation’s context, helping executive teams and managers translate learning into concrete business impact.
In a world shaped by rapid technological, geopolitical and societal transformations, executive education plays a critical role. This recognition highlights ESCP’s ability to bridge academic insight and real-world impact, equipping leaders to navigate complexity with responsibility and vision.
Prof. Cédric Denis-RemisExecutive Vice President of Executive Education
Corporate Relations
Dean of the ESCP School of Technology
Learning enriched by a multicultural environment
ESCP’s international footprint, spanning six campuses across Europe, combined with a network of over 150 partner schools, provides organisations with a uniquely European and global learning experience. This multicultural environment enables participants to broaden perspectives, challenge assumptions and apply new ways of thinking within their organisations.
Achieving 6th place worldwide for custom programmes in the Financial Times ranking is a major milestone for ESCP. It reflects the strength of our academic excellence, our close ties with the corporate world, and our commitment to developing accountable leaders who can thrive in an increasingly complex global environment.
Prof. Léon LaulusaExecutive President and Dean of ESCP Business School
Strong results across the full learning experience
This year’s results highlight ESCP’s excellence across the full learning experience. The School:
- ranked 3rd worldwide for faculty diversity, reflecting the richness of perspectives brought by its 220-strong international research professors;
- placed 4th globally for both new skills and learning and partner schools, demonstrating the relevance of its programmes and the strength of its global academic network;
- ranked 5th worldwide for programme design and for teaching methods and materials, confirming its ability to deliver innovative, high-impact learning experiences tailored to today’s business challenges.
ESCP’s Open-Enrolment Executive programmes were also ranked 18th in Europe and 25th worldwide by the Financial Times, reflecting the continued strength of the School’s portfolio of programmes for executives.
Together, these programmes reflect ESCP’s ambition to help leaders make informed choices, develop responsible approaches to transformation and contribute positively to their organisations and society.
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