Wednesday, 14 March 2012

A New Breed of Global Leaders

The executive MBA in international business at IIM-Shillong, in a tie-up with a Chinese university, is a one-year programme that aims at producing global leaders 

The Indian Institute of Management, Shillong(IIM-S), has launched a one-year executive postgraduate programme (PGPEx) in international business, which aims to develop leadership skills with an emphasis on working with multicultural global teams. 

This is the first Sino-Indian MBA programme in which students will spend the latter six months of their internship in China. The institute has collaborated with the Ocean University of China for the same. The programme will include understanding Chinese business and growth. 

Neighbours as partners 

Why China? "China has emerged as one of the biggest trading partners with the country, yet no one has ventured into an academic partnership. IIM-S has always believed in innovating and setting trends, which is what we intend to do with this programme," says, Ashok K Dutta, director, IIM-S. 

The focus of this MBA programme is on emerging economies like Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS). 

Eligibility 

While the maximum intake into the course is limited to 45, aspirants must have three years of work experience in an executive position with a Bachelor's degree. Admissions will take place through interviews (preliminary and main). All participants should submit the application form electronically and provide the acknowledgement slip at the time of the interview. 

Accommodation 

Participants will be housed in an apartment complex near the campus of IIM-S, in India, and the International students' guest house at Ocean university of China, Qingdao, during the six months of the course. 

Programme Fee 

The fee will be about Rs 12 lakh including tuition fee and accommodation only in India and China. The candidate has to bear the cost of food, visa and entry fees and air/surface travel connected with this programme. The cost of such heads of expenditure is expected to be between rupees two and five lakh. 

The programme is open to candidates from all over the globe. The session will begin from April 6.  

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