Each year, the platform Speak and Act compiles comments on employer brands and higher education institutions with the aim of creating rankings, one of which is the ‘Best School Experience - Happiness Barometer’. By soliciting student feedback, this ranking highlights those schools that offer the most positive student experience.
The student experience… the key to the Speak and Act Barometer
Speak & Act is a platform focussing on employer and school brands. It aims to identify companies and schools offering the best experience for employees or students on internships or work placements, in order to help students and job applicants find the right employer or the perfect higher education establishment for them. The ‘Best School Experience - Happiness Barometer’ is based exclusively on student feedback, identifying schools offering the best student experience, thereby helping future learners make the right choice.
How is the ranking compiled ?
The ranking of schools is based on 21 questions, posed exclusively to students, on a range of different topics such as…
- Employer recognition of the school and corporate relations
- Culture and values
- Sense of belonging and student life
- Quality of education and pedagogy
- Infrastructure and facilities
For the results to be considered statistically representative and credible, the survey must be completed by at least 25% of the students attending the school. From these results, each school is given a score in the ranking. This score is intended to help future students and their parents assess which schools are considered ‘a great place to study’, offering a quality student experience.
Excelia... a great place to study
This year, Excelia Business School was awarded the label ‘Best School Experience - Happiness Barometer 2024’ by Speak & Act in collaboration with JobTeaser, with an overall score of 4.32/5.
In the overall school ranking:
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Excelia Business School was ranked 5th most popular school by students
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Excelia Tourism School was ranked 9th best school specialising in tourism and hospitality
- Excelia Communication School was ranked 2nd best school for digital marketing and communication
In the programme ranking:
- Bachelor Business was ranked 4th
- BBA International was ranked 4th
- Master in Management was ranked 5th
- Masters of Science (MSc) were ranked 1st
Excelia’s key strengths according to its students
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Our students consider that Excelia actively works with responsible players (companies, institutions, schools, etc.) that are committed to CSR, with a satisfaction rate of 89%
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Our students can identify with and share the same values as Excelia, with a satisfaction rate of 86%
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Our students state that academic excellence is one of Excelia’s major strengths, with a satisfaction rate of 85%.
