SMU’s Lee Kong Chian School of Business debuted at number 36 in the 2015 Financial Times Executive MBA (FT EMBA) ranking, and is the highest-positioned new entrant this year. Applicants for SMU’s EMBA programme must have at least 10 years of professional experience before enrolling, and hence the programme has among the most experienced students in the ranking. The degree involves immersions around the world, including Peking University in China, the Indian School of Business, as well as the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton school. The EMBA ranking rates the best 100 programmes worldwide for working senior executives, and is based on a survey of business schools as well as their students who graduated in 2012. The data measure how successful alumni have been in their career in terms of salary, seniority and achievements since graduating.