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IIM-A, NIIT to Launch Tech-based Executive Courses

Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad and NIIT have entered into a strategic alliance to offer Executive Development Programmes using broadband technology.

While IIM Ahmedabad will provide management content by designing quality programmes and delivering it through an interdisciplinary team of its experienced faculty, NIIT will provide the technology for delivering the programmes. NIIT will also integrate its Learning Management and e-learning systems with this technology, and implement and manage the overall student experience.

"This is the first time that IIM-A will be offering programmes using technology enabled distance education. 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 technology enabled education," said Dr. Bakul H. Dholakia.

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 alliance, working executives will be able to undertake management education programmes while being at work. The technology adopted by NIIT, 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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