Discover the Digital Leaders in Higher Education in 2025

Latest release: 4 june 2025
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Institution names have been standardized to ensure a clearer and more consistent presentation of the results. When a school is part of a university, the ranking indicates the institution (university or school) that received the highest score in each domain, according to the following rules:
  • If the school is the primary contributor → Name of the school, followed by the university in parentheses.
  • If the university is the primary contributor → Name of the university only.
  • If the university qualifies but the school contributes significantly → Name of the university (including [name of the school]). (e.g. Harvard (incl. Harvard Business School))”.
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Harvard University (incl. Business School)
USA
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology (incl. MIT Sloan School of Mgt.)
USA
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3
University of Cambridge (incl. Judge Business School)
United Kingdom
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University of Oxford (incl. Saïd Business School)
United Kingdom
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University of Toronto (incl. Rotman School of Mgt.)
Canada
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Columbia University (incl. Business School)
USA
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Technical University of Munich
Germany
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University of Melbourne
Australia
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National University of Singapore
Singapore
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10
Stanford University (incl. Graduate School of Business)
USA
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Boston University
USA
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King's College London
United Kingdom
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13
University of British Columbia
Canada
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Peking University
China
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15
Imperial College London
United Kingdom
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Ecole Polytechnique - Institut Polytechique de Paris
France
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Nanyang Technological University
Singapore
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IE University
Spain
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19
University of Sydney
Australia
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20
University of Manchester
United Kingdom
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21
The University of Tokyo
Japan
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KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Sweden
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23
Tsinghua University
China
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Yale University
USA
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25
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (ITT)
India
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Data Science Studies and AI studies: Data science, AI, and Business Analytics represent the forefront of innovation, empowering organizations to make informed decisions, optimize operations, and unlock new opportunities for growth and success in the digital era.
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Peking University
China
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University of Pennsylvania (incl. The Wharton School)
USA
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University of British Columbia
Canada
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29
Tokyo Institute of Technology
Japan
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30
KU Leuven
Belgium
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Queensland University of Technology
Australia
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Georgia Institute of Technology
USA
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University of California, Berkeley (incl. Haas School of Business)
USA
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Monash University
Australia
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New York University
USA
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City University London
United Kingdom
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University of Manchester
United Kingdom
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Technical University of Berlin
Germany
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Polytechnic University of Milan
Italy
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Yale University
USA
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University of Sydney
Australia
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Queen's University (incl. Smith School of Business)
Canada
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University of Amsterdam
Netherlands
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Shanghai Jiao Tong University
China
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École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Switzerland
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Australian National University
Australia
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Macquarie University
Australia
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Boston College
USA
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Johns Hopkins University
USA
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McGill University
Canada
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Digital Transformation Management Programs: Digital Transformation Managementlearning aims to train interdisciplinary professionals- with the strategic vision and leadershipskills in both the IT and business fields - to drive organizational and business changes.
26
Imperial College London
United Kingdom
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Tsinghua University
China
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Peking University
China
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29
Universidade de São Paulo (incl. MBA USP/Esalq)
Brazil
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IPADE Business School (Universidad Panamericana)
Mexico
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Bocconi University (incl. SDA Bocconi Milano)
Italy
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Yale University
USA
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Cornell University
USA
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Northwestern University (incl. Kellogg School of Mgt.)
USA
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University of Waterloo
Canada
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University College London (UCL)
United Kingdom
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New York University
USA
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RMIT University
Australia
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University of Edinburgh
United Kingdom
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Boston College
USA
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Nanyang Technological University
Singapore
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Macquarie University
Australia
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Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani
India
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University of Sydney
Australia
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Monash University
Australia
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University of Birmingham
United Kingdom
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McGill University
Canada
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University of Durham
United Kingdom
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University of Pennsylvania (incl. The Wharton School)
USA
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University of Leeds
United Kingdom
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Computer Science Studies: Computer science is the gateway to understanding and shaping the digital world, empowering learners to innovate, solve complex problems, and revolutionize technology across all industries.
51
Telecom Paris - Institut Polytechnique de Paris
France
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Concordia University
Canada
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Georgia Institute of Technology
USA
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Simon Fraser University
Canada
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Monash University
Australia
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Carnegie Mellon University
USA
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TalTech – Tallinn University of Technology
Estonia
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Bogaziçi University
Turkey
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American University of Beirut
Lebanon
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Politehnica University of Bucharest
Romania
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Arizona State University
USA
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Bangalore University
India
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National Technical University of Ukraine 'Kyiv Polytechnic Institute'​
Ukraine
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Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
Israel
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Brigham Young University
USA
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Vellore Institute of Technology
India
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Cornell University
USA
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Victoria University
Canada
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Tecnológico de Monterrey (incl. EGADE Business School)
Mexico
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University of California, Berkeley (incl. Haas School of Business)
USA
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Princeton University
USA
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Brown University
USA
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Pune University
India
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Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
India
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University of Calgary
Canada
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Digital Entrepreneurship Programs: Digital Entrepreneurship refers to the practice of creating, developing, and managing businesses that operate primarily in the digital realm. Ranked universities and schools are recognized for their innovative environment and to empower students or professionals into sustainable entrepreneurial success.
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Harvard University (incl. Business School)
USA
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University of Cambridge (incl. Judge Business School)
United Kingdom
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology (incl. MIT Sloan School of Mgt.)
USA
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Technical University of Munich
Germany
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University of Toronto (incl. Rotman School of Mgt.)
Canada
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University of Oxford (incl. Saïd Business School)
United Kingdom
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IE University
Spain
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The University of Tokyo
Japan
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Copenhagen Business School
Denmark
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University of Melbourne
Australia
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National University of Singapore
Singapore
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Stanford University (incl. Graduate School of Business)
USA
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University of Sydney
Australia
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University of British Columbia
Canada
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LMU Munich
Germany
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Ecole Polytechnique - Institut Polytechique de Paris
France
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KU Leuven
Belgium
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University of New South Wales
Australia
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Ramon Llul University (incl. ESADE)
Spain
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Bocconi University (incl. SDA Bocconi Milano)
Italy
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Boston University
USA
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Nanyang Technological University
Singapore
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Imperial College London
United Kingdom
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University of Technology - Sydney
Australia
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London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
United Kingdom
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University of Calgary
Canada
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Tecnológico de Monterrey (incl. EGADE Business School)
Mexico
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King's College London
United Kingdom
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University of Copenhagen
Denmark
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University of Navarra (incl. IESE Business School)
Spain
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McGill University
Canada
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Trinity College Dublin
Ireland
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Peking University
China
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Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (ITT)
India
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Yale University
USA
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CentraleSupélec - Paris Saclay University
France
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Tsinghua University
China
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Erasmus University Rotterdam (incl. School of Mgt.)
Netherlands
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Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani
India
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Boston College
USA
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University of Manchester
United Kingdom
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University of Cape Town
South Africa
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University College London (UCL)
United Kingdom
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ETH Zurich
Switzerland
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Columbia University (incl. Business School)
USA
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Fundação Getulio Vargas
Brazil
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University of Waterloo
Canada
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California State University
USA
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University of Pennsylvania (incl. The Wharton School)
USA
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Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers
France
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Babson College
USA
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University of Birmingham
United Kingdom
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University of Edinburgh
United Kingdom
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University of California, Berkeley (incl. Haas School of Business)
USA
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Duke University
USA
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Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
Israel
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National Taiwan University
Taiwan
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Monash University
Australia
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Cornell University
USA
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Université Paris-Dauphine - PSL University
France
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Bangalore University
India
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Lund University
Sweden
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École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Switzerland
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Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
India
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Tel Aviv University
Israel
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KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Sweden
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University of Bristol
United Kingdom
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Caltech
USA
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University of Washington
USA
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New York University
USA
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Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
India
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Bar-Ilan University
Israel
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INSEAD
France
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Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
India
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IPADE Business School (Universidad Panamericana)
Mexico
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Indian Institute of Technology Madras
India
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University of Durham
United Kingdom
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Bogaziçi University
Turkey
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Mumbai University
India
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Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Israel
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Brown University
USA
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University of Bath
United Kingdom
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Brigham Young University
USA
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Northwestern University (incl. Kellogg School of Mgt.)
USA
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Delft University of Technology
Netherlands
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University of Leeds
United Kingdom
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The University of Western Ontario
Canada
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Arizona State University
USA
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Georgetown University
USA
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Pune University
India
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Universidade de São Paulo (incl. MBA USP/Esalq)
Brazil
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Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Israel
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University of the Witwatersrand
South Africa
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Virginia Tech
USA
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Carnegie Mellon University
USA
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Georgia Institute of Technology
USA
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University of Chicago (incl. Chicago Booth School of Business)
USA
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IDC Herzliya
Israel
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University of Nottingham
United Kingdom
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Delhi University
India
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Harvard University (incl. Business School)
USA
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology (incl. MIT Sloan School of Mgt.)
USA
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University of Cambridge (incl. Judge Business School)
United Kingdom
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University of Oxford (incl. Saïd Business School)
United Kingdom
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University of Toronto (incl. Rotman School of Mgt.)
Canada
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IE University
Spain
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Columbia University (incl. Business School)
USA
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Technical University of Munich
Germany
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University of Melbourne
Australia
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National University of Singapore
Singapore
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Stanford University (incl. Graduate School of Business)
USA
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University of British Columbia
Canada
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Imperial College London
United Kingdom
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University of Sydney
Australia
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The University of Tokyo
Japan
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Tsinghua University
China
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University of New South Wales
Australia
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University of Edinburgh
United Kingdom
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Carnegie Mellon University
USA
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École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Switzerland
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University of Cape Town
South Africa
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ETH Zurich
Switzerland
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Georgia Institute of Technology
USA
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University of California, Berkeley (incl. Haas School of Business)
USA
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University College London (UCL)
United Kingdom
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