Mumbai Business School (MBS), which is all set to launch officially this month, is finalising collaboration with leading universities like Georgia State University, Atlanta USA, for executive development programme and Educatis University, Switzerland [Images], for doctoral programme.

With an investment of Rs 5 crore, MBS aims to offer three main courses: Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGPM), Post Graduate Programme in Management for Executives (PGPX) and Doctoral Programme, apart from Short Term Programs for Executives (STPs X), Masters Certificate Programs in Management (MCPM) and Advance Programs in Management (APM).

Sunil Rai, chief executive officer, MBS, said: "Initially, we have 60 seats in the PGPM course and 45 seats in the PGPX, besides a maximum of six enrolments per year for the doctoral programme.

The appreciation of global business is inculcated through the curriculum, which has specific industry (banking, finance, health care etc.) and role (business development, logistics, finance, marketing etc.) related inputs that are obtained from the contents provided by leading industry association in the US such as American Management Association, IEEE, American Consultant Association etc."

The institute plans to develop a residential campus to provide accommodation and amenities to PGPM, PGPX and doctoral participants with a strength of 500 per year.

MBS promises to bridge the gap between aspirations of young management graduates and expectations of the corporate world through various initiatives like an international immersion programme of six weeks. 

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The participants will spend four weeks in West Asia and two weeks in Europe. While three weeks in West Asia and a week in Europe are spent on teaching by international faculty, one week each is devoted to industrial visits to provide international exposure and also an opportunity to network with prospective employers.