Foreign business
SHORT TAKES
| The programme will commence from January 2007 and will have three weeks of classroom study at the IIFT campus and also a visit to the port. |
| Post-graduates with a minimum of three years and graduates with a minimum of five years of work experience can apply for this programme. It is priced at Rs 1.35 lakh and the last date for submitting forms is November 25. |
| Human engineering |
| The ICFAI Business School, Mumbai in association with the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR) will hold a one-day seminar on November 16 at Nehru Center, Mumbai. |
| The topic will be "Technology Management and Human Engineering". The keynote speaker will be Massoud Amin, Director Center of US-based Technological Leadership University of Minnesota. |
| MBA from Auckland |
| Institute of Finance and International Management, Bangalore,has signed an MoU with Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand to introduce the internationally acclaimed AUT-IFIM MBA programme in India. |
| The programme is designed specifically for working professionals who wish to enhance their business management skills and keep abreast with the latest tools and techniques of today's corporate world. |
| The degree is identical to the MBA degree offered by AUT University on its New Zealand campus and a student of the IFIM -AUT MBA programme will have the opportunity to pursue any of the modules of his/her choice on the AUT campus in New Zealand. The degree is internationally recognized. |
| The MBA applicants are expected to have either an undergraduate degree or a graduate diploma or a professional qualification in a relevant discipline; have a minimum of three years relevant work experience since gaining his/her degree or any other qualification; applicants for whom English is a second language must have an IELTS (Academic) score of 6.5 overall and a minimum of 6.0 in each. |
| The candidates are expected to have secured a good score in any of the B School admission tests "� CAT/MAT/XAT/ATMA or are expected to take the test administered by IFIM-AUT. |
| Financial planning |
| The International College of Financial Planning (ICFP), India's leading college, providing courses related to financial services, has launched a full-time one year industry-integrated programme "� post graduate diploma in financial planning (PGDFP), in Mumbai. Graduates can apply for the course. The fee is Rs 1.6 lakh. |
| "Live Chat" on US Visa Issues |
| With the recent elimination of the $50 issuance fee and visa appointment waiting times reduced to one week or less, there has not been a better time to apply for a US visa. |
| The US consulate is arranging webchat and live chat on US vias issues with Glen Keiser and Angela Kerwin, consular chief and non-immigrant visa chief, respectively, of the U.S. Consulate General in Mumbai. |
| It will be held between 3:30 pm and 4:30 pm IST on Wednesday, November 15. To join the chat, go to http://in.rediff.com/getahead/usvisa.html. Those in the Mumbai area can participate in a live broadcast of the webchat at the American Center, located at 4 New Marine Lines. |