IIM-C, NIIT to impart executive education

KOLKATA: Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Calcutta, and NIIT have entered into a strategic alliance to offer Executive Development Programmes through virtual classrooms.

The tie-up will enable management education to be delivered across the country through specially designed centres of advanced learning.

Through this alliance, IIM Calcutta will offer two programmes: programme on strategic management for senior executives and a programme on applied finance for executives in finance functions.

IIM Calcutta will design these programmes, deliver them through its experienced faculty, and conduct evaluation and certification, while NIIT will provide the technology for virtual classrooms and implement and manage the overall student experience.

The two institutions signed a Memorandum of Understanding to this effect here today. Prof. Shekhar Chaudhuri, director, IIM-C, and Rajendra S. Pawar, chairman, NIIT, signed the agreement.

Speaking on the occasion, Prof. Chaudhuri, said, ''The overwhelming demand for our Management Development Programmes has led us to seek technological solutions to reach out to larger numbers of aspirants. This initiative is in line with our vision of taking quality management education to different parts of the country, for the executives working in varied areas in Indian organisations. We hope to reach a large section of professionals, leveraging our content and NIIT's vast experience in delivery of technology-enabled education.''

According to Pawar, ''This marks another milestone in our long association with IIM Calcutta. With our special synchronous learning technology and learning management systems, we hope to recreate the campus experience at the centres we are setting up for these executive development programmes. Together with IIM-C's high-quality programmes and faculty, we expect to offer the best-in-class training for working professionals across the country, to give them an edge in their careers.''

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