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DALLAS, Texas (SMU) - In just one month, SMU's Cox School of Business has received international recognition from two prominent business sources. On Monday, June 4, the Financial Times (London), one of the world's leading business newspapers, ranked the Cox School's Executive Education Program 15th in the nation and 24th in the world for its open enrollment programs. This announcement follows the Cox School's recent selection by The Wall Street Journal as one of the top 10 MBA programs in the world.

"Executive education programs are a core part of our business at the Cox School, and the Financial Times ranking confirms our growing stature as one of the world's leading business schools. It is a real honor to be highly ranked by the Financial Times," said Albert W. Niemi, Jr., dean of the Cox School.

The rankings of open enrollment programs surveyed both the business schools and the participants. In these international rankings, the Cox School's Executive Education program placed 5th in the quality of participants, 6th in aims fulfilled, 7th in quality of faculty, and 10th in course design.

"We're thrilled to have made Financial Times' international ranking this year, especially when you consider how many business schools throughout the world are seriously engaged in the business of executive education," said Robert Gardner, director of the Division of Executive & Management Development. "The fact that Financial Times relied largely on surveys of course participants gives the ranking significant credibility. It means the final tally represents a user's perspective as to the quality of their learning experience here at the Cox School. We were especially gratified to be ranked among the top 10 worldwide in both faculty quality and fulfillment of participant expectations."

Cox's open enrollment executive education offerings this past year included 46 different programs attracting some 2,871 participants from 33 countries. The school has been offering programs in Dallas and around the world for more than 20 years.

Cox was the only school in Texas and one of five schools in the South that ranked among the top 30 Executive Education programs worldwide.

The Division of Executive & Management Development at SMU's Cox School of Business promotes lifelong learning through business seminars offered in convenient formats - short courses, evening series, and residential programs. These offerings provide information, tools, and strategies in areas such as management, leadership, sales and marketing, accounting, finance, e-commerce, telecommunications, and energy/oil and gas. The school's open enrollment seminars are offered on SMU's main campus in Dallas and at the SMU-in-Legacy campus in Plano. The interactive classroom environment and highly qualified instructors set the stage for a valuable learning experience. The Division also delivers custom in-house programming for a slate of high-profile client companies, including VHA Southwest, Saudi Aramco, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway, Affiliated Computer Services, Marathon Oil, and Microsoft.