By IANS
Ahmedabad : India’s working professionals who have missed out on their MBAs can now look forward to graduating in management from some reputed California-based institutions.
The Ahmedabad Management Association (AMA) has proposed a collaborative tie-up with Monterey Institute of International Studies and the Fisher Graduate School of Business for joint courses.
“AMA has had a longstanding tradition of exploring next level opportunities, which has spurred its growth over the last five decades,” said Janak Parikh, AMA’s new president.
The Monterey Institute is ranked among the top 20 schools of its kind in the US. It specialises in international policy studies, language and language teaching, and translation and interpretation.
The Fisher School, ranked among top 25 US business schools, focuses on globalisation and localisation. It is also recognised as one of the best educational environments in the world for preparing global business professionals.
Parikh said that AMA has sought approval from All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) to launch a two-year postgraduate diploma programme in international business.
It has sought approval from the Indira Gandhi Open University to introduce an educational leadership programme in Gujarat.
An international students exchange programme under the India Mauritius Management exchange programme is also on the anvil.
The other major initiative of AMA is expansion of its facilities. This will see AMA extending its reach to satellite centres in Vadodara, Rajkot and Surat.
A digitalised library and a state-of-the auditorium are also being added. The auditorium is being funded by a Rs.5-million donation from Sheth Jamnabhai Bhagubhai Religious Trust, the largest single donation AMA has received till date.
The new facilitates, which will cost Rs.35 million, will be completed by mid 2008, Parikh said.