Time was when insead in Fontaine-bleau, near Paris, was the top business school in Europe, with no competition. In Europe the only schools that could call themselves rivals were the London Business School (lbs) and imd in Switzerland. Its one-year mba course is still famous for the experience of mixing with students from a wide range of countries. Internationally, it holds its head up with the top American schools, and its 33,000 alumni form a powerful network covering the top echelons of global business. But now the heat is on for insead, as a crowd of rivals has come forward, including a new, generously funded school in Berlin.
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