Management courses

NIIT University (NU), has launched four-year integrated MBA and 3-year BBA programme from this academic session. Unique mentorship and six-month immersive Industry practice are the highlights of the programme. The first batch will commence from July 13, 2018.

The four-year integrated MBA  is a multi-disciplinary programme which is aimed at the holistic development of students and offers specialisation in cutting-edge areas like Marketing & Marketing Analytics; Entrepreneurship; Finance, Banking & Fintech; Business Analytics; Communication & Media Studies; and Digital & Social Media Marketing. 

The programme has industry-linked curriculum which can be customised up to 31 per cent by students through specialisations, electives and projects. During the course students will be mentored by an industry experts from the corporate world through Unique Mentorship Programme.

The programme is innovatively designed for students with managerial and leadership aspirations and combines two programmes – BBA and MBA. This will offer students an education in comprehensive management and save them a year by enabling them to complete both 3-year BBA and MBA in 4 years. NU also offers students an opportunity to transfer learnings from the classroom to the industry workplace for 6 months through Industry Practice in the final semester of the programme.

Speaking on the launch, Prof V S Rao, President, NIIT University said, “We have been working with industry leaders like WNS, ICICI, Federal Bank, to offer cutting-edge industry-aligned management programs to our students. So far, more than 750 graduates from NU have been placed in leading organisations with a package higher than 15L per annum. To this end we are happy to introduce our 4-year integrated MBA and 3-year BBA programmes to help our students lead new-age management roles in the digital economy.” TNS

Executive education programme on healthcare policy

The School of Policy and Governance (SPG), Delhi, is offering exclusive programme on ‘Building a Healthcare Policy Ecosystem in India.’ The two-day executive education programme in India has been launched in partnership with the University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney. SPG aims to equip leaders in the developing world with knowledge and skills related to policies and governance related challenges. This is the third executive education programme that will be conducted by SPG. Earlier programmes were on ‘Gender and Policy in India’ and ‘Building Online Communities for Civic Engagement’. 

 It will be held in Delhi on June 28-29. 

Commenting on the programme, Tanya  Spisbah , Head, Strategic International Engagement, University of New South Wales said, “Programmes like this contribute to awareness raising, and the contemplation of challenges and changes required, to inform upcoming and much-needed thought leaders in this space, to support a healthy and sustainable India.” 

The two-day event series in Delhi will explore a range of topics, topical issues and policy requirements with global professionals.

Eligibility: The programme is suitable for health professionals and postgraduate students, policymakers, not-for-profit organizations and digital health cohort along with the CSR divisions of companies.

How to apply: Online

Deadline: Applications will close at 11:59 pm (IST) on June 22.

Check out: http://policyandgovernance.in/building-a-healthcare-policy-ecosystem-in-india/