The Asia School of Business (ASB) has achieved a historic milestone by debuting at No. 94 globally in the Financial Times (FT) Executive Education Custom Rankings.
In its very first year of participation, the institution became the first business school in Malaysia to enter the prestigious Top 100 Financial Times Custom Rankings.
This milestone marks a significant moment for the institution, reflecting the deep trust placed in ASB by diverse corporate partners and underscores the School’s commitment to executive learning engineered specifically for Asia’s unique leadership and organisational transformations.
The FT methodology relies heavily on direct stakeholder sentiment, with client and participant feedback accounting for 80% of the overall ranking across dimensions like programme design, teaching methods, and value for money.
ASB chief executive officer, president and dean Prof Joseph Cherian said the achievement is an extraordinary honour that significantly elevates Malaysia’s presence in the landscape of global business education.
“With the Financial Times methodology placing an immense 80% weight on client feedback, this ranking directly validates the genuine trust, real-world value, and transformational impact our corporate partners experience with us,” he said.
ASB anchors its executive education curriculum on five strategic pillars: Corporate Governance and Finance, Leadership and Management, Finance, Technology, Geopoliticsand Sustainability. These interconnected pillars are tailored to equip leaders with comprehensive insights into regional and global shifts, driving business transformation.
The global recognition validates ASB-ICLIF Leadership and Governance Centre’s defining ethos of “Global Inquiry, Local Heart” by combining world-class academic standards with deep, practical, on-the-ground relevance to Asian markets.
Prof Cherian said ASB’s executive education capabilities are specifically localized and deeply institutional that incorporates global networks while prioritizing emerging Asian market dynamics.
“This recognition builds on ASB’s broader trajectory of international benchmarking, including our AACSB (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business) accreditation and growing global engagement.
“Moving forward, this milestone will catalyse our next phase of growth as we strengthen client listening mechanisms and expand our international footprint,” added Prof Cherian.
Beyond executive education, the School offers premier postgraduate degrees including the Master in Central Banking (MCB), Master of Business Administration (MBA), Executive MBA (EMBA), and Agile Continuous Education (Micro-Credential) programmes (ACE).
Asia School of Business equips graduates with real-world capabilities through its signature Action Learning methodology, ensuring graduates possess rigorous real-world capabilities, backed by robust career services that successfully place students in top-tier global and regional organisations.
