Manchester Business School has maintained its position at 22nd in the world's top business schools in the Financial Times full-time MBA ranking, published today (Monday 29 January). The School was ranked 5th in the world for international business and 4th in Europe for percentage salary increase of its graduates.

The School is now placed 9th in Europe and 4th in the UK, with particular strengths in its doctoral programme - ranked 2nd in the world - and in international experience, where it is 6th in the world and 1st in the UK. It is 13th in the world for the career progress of its alumni.

Professor Michael Luger joined Manchester Business School earlier this month as director. He said: "We're delighted to have maintained our position at 22nd in the world. We have faculty members from all over the world, and an enormous breadth of teaching and research experience that's available to all our students, so it's great to see this recognised in the FT ranking. One of my key objectives is to promote Manchester Business School on the world stage, and independent surveys like this add weight to our claims to offer a truly international experience to our students."

The Financial Times survey measures a wide range of factors, surveying MBA alumni three years after graduation. It looks at their career progress and, within the school, considers diversity of the staff and student body, the MBA programme and research activities.

Professor Luger will be travelling to Japan and Korean in February to promote Manchester Business School. He will be meeting alumni, academics and corporate contacts in Tokyo and Seoul.