NIIT and IIM-A partner to launch technology based executive education programmes

NIIT Ltd has announced that Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad, leading business school of the country, and the Company have entered into a strategic alliance to offer Executive Development Programmes using broadband technology.

The tie-up will make possible high quality management education to be delivered widely through specially designed centres of advanced learning. While IIM Ahmedabad will provide management content by designing quality programmes and delivering it through an interdisciplinary team of its experienced faculty, the Company will provide the technology for delivering the programmes. the Company will also integrate its Learning Management and e-learning systems with this technology, and implement and manage the overall student experience.

The two institutions signed a Memorandum of Understanding to this effect on August 18, 2006. Dr. Bakul H Dholakia, Director, IIM-A and Mr. Vijay Thadani the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, signed the agreement. Professors Asha Kaul and Mukul R Dixit of IIM-A and Dr. Smarajit Dey, President, Strategic Initiatives, of the Company were also present.

According to Mr. Vijay Thadani, CEO, of the Company, "We are happy to partner with IIM-A, one of the best institutions for management education in India. With our technology and education management expertise, we hope to offer the best in-class training for working professionals, across the country, to give them an edge in their careers."

Through this alliance, IIM Ahmedabad will initially offer two programmes in the areas of General Management and Strategic Business Communications. The General Management programme, which has been specially designed for practicing managers with 6-10 years of experience, will start in October this year, while the Strategic Business Communications programme for which five years of work experience is required begins in November 2006.

Through this unique alliance between IIM-A and the Company, working executives will be able to undertake management education programmes while being at work. The technology adopted by the Company, is a two-way video streaming process which enables both the instructor and student to interact through live video and audio media. In this programme, the instructor will operate from an in-house designed studio located at IIM-A and the students would undergo an interactive session, through live video and audio and other technology enabled learning mechanisms. This will enable the instructor and students to connect on a real time basis.

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