Stevens Henager College to launch its weekend MBA Program

Stevens Henager College would be launching a weekend MBA program in October for the non traditional students who have substantial experience in the management field. Starting on Friday the Ogden based school of business will start the second phase of their entrepreneurship program for students who wish to venture the corporate world as entrepreneurs. The one year program is aimed for the students who do not have the time to attend the college during the week days because of their professional commitments.

G. Lee Benson, the professor who developed the MBA program said that the course is based on the new paradigm for management in the 21st century. The paradigm of the 21st century says that less management is better while on the other hand the old paradigm says that more management is better. The course is commencing on the 24th of October at the Orem’s branch campus. The cost which would be incurred is about $25000. Each of the slot will contain about 25-30 students.

The program will be held on every Friday evening. It has been divided into four phases each of the phase lasting for about six weeks. The first phase is based on the general information. The second phase would focus on intense study of the business plans. The rest of the two phases are based on financing new businesses, the legal aspects of the business and the daily management skills.

MBA Programs Applications flow Again

Applications to MBA programs are rolling, floating by a wobbly economy and lingering fears over work security, the association that manages the chief business-school admissions exam stated. The Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) stated that 77% of MBA schools reviewed by the set reported a boost in application form volume in 2008, up from 64% in 2007. It’s the second-biggest year-over-year flow in applications to full-time programs from 2002, and the premier level of boost in five years, GMAC stated. And early on signs are that the future admissions cycle would carry onto be strong.

The strong command for MBA training did not blow admissions officers, who note that applications for MBA programs characteristically go up when the financial system slides. An alike upturn was seen following the dot-com collapse earlier in this decade. Dave Wilson, president and CEO of GMAC, said in an interview that the faltering economy only explained some of the application surge. "There are a whole lot of factors that come into play during the application process, and the economy is certainly part of it, but not the only part" Wilson said. "The whole question of the value proposition of the MBA remains strong."

The Tasmac Institute Commences its operation in London on October13

It is extremely good news for the Indian education field as it has headed towards the first foreign direct investment in the education sector by any Indian company or institute. The Training and Advanced Studies in Management and Communication Ltd is all settled to launch a full fledged campus at London. TASMAC is a private institution in Pune. The Chairman and Managing Director of TASMAC, Mr. Giri Dua announced the setting up of a campus in London campus on a press conference on Thursday.  He also added that they have invested an amount of 8 crores out of which 4 crores is through internal sources and the rest of the amount has been arranged through a loan by Bank of India’s London branch.

The TASMAC  institution would start BA (honors) in the business administration with core specializations in finance, marketing and information management, MBA course in Finance, Marketing, International business and Information Management.

The institute has been accredited by British Accreditation Council for the independent functioning of the further education. The courses will commence on October 13.   

Banking and financial institutions Management program

Banking and financial institutions Management program being introduced by NYU Stern and Swiss Finance Institute. The New York University Leonard N Stern School of Business and the Swiss Finance Institute have announced an executive learning program that will cater to the future challenges of the Global Financial system. The expertise MBA in Banking and Financial Institutions Management has an excellent faculty who will offer a competitive concentration on the global expertise in the banking and finance.
The Executive MBA would commence in August 2009, it is formulated into 5 intensive residential modules each lasting for two to three weeks, thus catering to the need of the busy schedule of the career of the executive. These modules would function in New York, Zurich and Singapore and will last for 18 months. The course will provide a greater understanding of the risks and opportunities of the financial institutions says the Dean of NYU Stern School of business. The managing director of Prof Jean Pierre Dentine says that he is proud to join hands with Stern for this innovative and ambitious program.

IGNOU to offer courses targeting the private sector

IGNOU is launching a diploma course on the BPO sector in insurance commencing on January –February 2009.
The Indira Gandhi National Open University is planning to introduce more programs in partnership private sector and the industry bodies. After launching programmes on fashion and design, security and business process outsourcing (BPO), it is planning to launch a program concentrated at the insurance sector. It is planning to launch the insurance program in partnership with life insurance Corporation of India and the LIC would help in design of the curriculum for the program, it is also planning to make this diploma course as one of the specialization of MBA by adding more features and modules to the course. The vice chancellor of IGNOU says that the university does not differentiate between the public and private sector; however it is launching a program specializing to the private sector as there are many opportunities offered by the private sector. IGNOU has recently tied its hand with the fashion design school Pearl academy to offer assistance for its four year degree program in fashion designing, textile design and fashion merchandising and production. This program is going to start in September and it is specially offered to the students of the non-metropolitan cities.
It tied its hand with industry body security skills council of India. The university will be launching a diploma certificate program related to private security industry in next January.
It has also partnered with the global IT services company Accenture to develop a program that would produce workforce for the BPO sector. The one year program by name IGNOU-Accenture BPO diploma course will start in January- February next year.

KALAM’S MESSAGE TO MBA STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN POLITICS

In IIFT Delhi campus, about 400 B- schools and corporate delegates assembled on Monday. The class was presented by our honorary former President APJ Abdul Kalam, the topic on which he was speaking was the role of consultants in the emerging knowledge based economy.
In the seminar organized by IIFT and the PHD chamber, the former president spoke on wider topics like consultancy opportunities in the Indian market. He also stressed that the MBA students to be good leaders and not just managers. He was attempting to motivate children to take an active part in politics. The event also witnessed a very active question and answer round. He also mentioned that India caters to $4.4 billion consultancy services out of the total $300 billion value. He also suggested for strategies to increase the Indian share in the world wide consultancy market from 1.5 % to 10% within the next five years.

Hike in the price of US MBA courses for British students.

British students aspiring to become MBA graduates will find it difficult to obtain loans for covering their cost of their post graduate course, a report suggests. According to a report published in Financial Times, the demand for MBA courses in the US has increased among the British students, owing to the weak position of the dollar. After an analysis by the paper states that there is a steep fall in the provision of the student loans for the post graduation loans. The results shown by the paper have shown a similarity with the research conducted by the National association of the Student Financial aid administrators which featured that about 50 student loan providers have suspended their service.
"The cost of loan repayment is particularly high for students from outside the US who apply for loans from US institutions," the paper explained.
"This is because credit references are not required and also the lenders find it harder to track down students on graduation if they return to their home countries." So a British student intending to pursue a Post – graduation degree in the USA can expect a payment of 7 % interest rates for their loans.

IIPM positioned as India’s top B – School.

Justifying its amazing campaign “Dare To think Beyond the IIMs’, the IIPM has been rated as the top B – school in India by a ranking done by ‘Zee Business Best B School Survey’. This is the first association of an Indian television and an international research firm called as Synovate. The IIPM was followed by IIM (A) which stood at the second position followed by IIM (B) occupying the third position.
In addition IIPM also has achieved many other glories like it has been ranked 7th in the overall global B- schools. Apart from this it stand 8th in the best industry interface and 9th rank in the entire world for the best campus placements; it stands ahead of one of the IIM’s. As far as the course content is considered it stands in the 9th position.
IIPM and IIM are following the trend of offering the placements in abroad, thus constituting much to the Global Students Exchange Program (GSEP).

ICFAI launches a dual MBA program

These days many MBA programme are being introduced. Now ICFAI, Tripura launches a dual MBA-CFA program. The course would be a 27 months course unlike he usual 24 months MBA course. The course consists of 32 subjects wherein 20 subjects would be for MBA and 12 subjects would be for CFA i.e.; financial analysis.

The eligibility criteria which would be applicable for the MBA and CFA programme is that graduates with 55% aggregate can pursue the dual programme.

CA/CWAs can waive four subjects. The programme comprises of self study and examinations. The books, study plan and the e-learning package would be provided by the university.

A Young Painter Aged 7 Years wins a trip To Beijing

E4 Development and coaching, a subsidiary of Eureka Forbes has launched a two year course like MBA which aims to impart skill based education in sales.

The CEO and the managing director of E4 Development and coaching said: "Unlike MBA, there are not many opportunities in sales. There is a need to rebrand sales as a career as companies grapple with issues like attrition, talent retention and declining productivity."

The institute has designed to 4 training programs for graduates and undergraduates. The students will get an opportunity to work two months with Eureka Forbes. The courses of retail, sales and service technicians would provide employment opportunities in rural markets.

It has entered into partnership with colleges like IES management institute and other institutions in Mumbai, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Goa. The faculty of this institute would be developed in association with these institutions.

The trained sales personnel will be eligible for employment with Eureka Forbes. Lawande said: "E4 has partnered Godrej Hi Care and is actively talking with telecom firms like Vodafone and Tata Indicom for possible recruitment tie-ups."