Indian
Institute of Management Shillong has introduced new Executive MBA program in
partnership with a Chinese University. This executive program is designed to
produce leaders who are ready to face any challenge globally.
The
Indian Institute of Management is a premier management institute in the country
having braches in several cities like Ahmadabad, Bangalore and Calcutta. The
IIM at Shillong is the newest addition to this chain of management institutes.
The institute is recently launched executive program with specialization in
International Business. This one-year course aims to develop leadership
abilities in students to be able to tackle global work environment.
This
is a first of its kind MBA Program in
the country with collaboration with a Chinese University. In the executive
program, students’ time will divided equally and the second half of the program
will be spend in China as interns. IIM –Shillong has made tie-up with Ocean
University of China for this executive program. Students will learn the
business growth and development in a Chinese economy.
This
premier institute has selected China over countries due to the simple reason
that China has world largest economy and being neighbors it is but natural to
understand how business happens. Until now, no other business management
institute in the country has initiated education sharing with China. There is
no management school in the country ventured in Chinese Education domain. According to Ashok K Dutta, director of IIM-S-
says that this institute always aimed at setting new trends in business
education and innovating courses and learning. The content of this 1-year
program will focus on emerging economies of the BRICS nations, which are Brazil,
Russia, India, China and South Africa.
The
seats for this Executive MBA program
are limited to 45 at present. For applying in this course, the candidates must
have 3 years of experience in an executive position. The applicants must have a
bachelor’s degree from reputed university. Admission for this course will be
after two rounds of interviews (prelim and man). Interested candidates can
submit their forms online.
This
is a one-year residential course. Students will be provided accommodation in an
apartment complex, very near to IIM-S campus. In China, the Ocean University of
China will provide accommodation in the student’s guesthouse during the last
six months stay in China.
According
to sources, this one-year executive program will cost around 12 lakh INR. This
includes the tuition fees and accommodation charges in India and China. Students
will bear the cost of food, and Visa and air travel expenses. For these
expenses, another 2-5 lakh should be added to the total study cost.
Students
from any part of the globe are eligible to apply for this one year executive
programs. The first batch of Executive Program at Shillong begins from April 6
2012.
About
IIM-Shilliong:
Rajiv
Gandhi Indian Institute of Management, better known as Indian Institute of
Management is the 7th IIM to be opened in the country. Established in the year
2007, this is an autonomous body like the other IIMs in India. This business
school offers postgraduate diplomas in business management.
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