Chandigarh University has scripted history by becoming the first university in India to start a Harvard University Collaborative Business Management Program. The University has signed an MoU with Harvard..
New Delhi: Chandigarh University has become the first Indian university to start a Harvard University collaborative business management program by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the United States based prestigious university to provide aspiring business students international exposure and perspective. Chandigarh University’s students to be graded with Harvard University students, get placements at top global firms. Chandigarh University students will have same learning experience as Harvard University campus students, says Managing Director of Business Operations and Strategic Alliances, HBS Online, Kristen Maynard.
Chandigarh University Chancellor Signs MoU
Chandigarh University Chancellor, Satnam Singh Sandhu signed the MoU with Kristen Maynard, Managing Director of Business Operations and Strategic Alliances, Harvard Business School (HBS) Online at Harvard University in the presence of Chandigarh University Pro Chancellor Prof Himani Sood and others to foster academic collaboration between the two top universities for online Master of Business Administration (MBA) program.
The Chandigarh University signed this MoU with Harvard University in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision to transform the education landscape in India through collaborations with foreign universities under New Education Policy which aims to facilitate knowledge exchange, promote academic innovation, and elevate the standard of education across diverse fields.
MoU between Harvard University and Chandigarh University will provide opportunity for the two institutions to provide high quality business education together, says Patrick Mullane, Executive Director Harvard Business School (HBS) Online.
What Is The Collaborative Business Management Program?
Under the collaboration, Chandigarh University students will be taught by the faculty of Harvard University’s Business School for a semester under this online MBA programme. Harvard University faculty will also provide their course material and other educational materials during the semester to the Chandigarh University students. Chandigarh University’s business management students are set to benefit from the MoU as they will be graded with Harvard University students and get placements at top global firms as a result of this collaboration.
Chandigarh University students to also get global exposure with Harvard University’s real business case studies which will help them understand the intricacies of international business management. This collaborative program will provide Chandigarh University students same learning experience as Harvard University campus students.
“Students of Chandigarh University will be taking the same course which all of the Harvard University students take. Before they (Chandigarh University students) start their course of study here, we will be providing them with foundations of business that their further study at Chandigarh University can build on and help them further their business career. As part of the course, we try to bring a global prospective to the topics that they are looking at. So as they are thinking about financial accounting or business analytics, they are not only thinking about the concepts but how they apply to situations across the world in real businesses with real executives who are making decisions. So I think that global perspective is something that your (Chandigarh University) students will very much enjoy and benefit from it,” Kristen Maynard said speaking on the advantage of online MBA program for Chandigarh University students.