IIM-A to take mgmt education to SAARC countries

After introducing management education in Nepal and Bhutan, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A) today said it would be intensifying efforts to take management education to neighbouring and SAARC nations.

"We are holding the first of its kind two week general management programme in Bhutan. Last year, a programme was organised in Nepal. The whole idea is to take the  management education to the SAARC countries," IIM-A Director Samir Barua told reporters here.

"There are 31 participants from Bhutan and 25 from India, in this programme. The idea was to get a mix of participants so that people in Bhutan come to learn what is happening in India and similarly people from India learn about the opportunities in Bhutan," Barua said.

"The aim was to create a dialogue between the two countries. The government of India is keen that the educational institutions should conduct courses overseas," he said.

"We intend to intensify our approach over the next couple of years and begin offering more such executive education courses overseas," Barua said.

"This programme is similar to the general management Tier I and II programmes being offered on campus here. It will have sessions in marketing, finance, behavioural science, human resource, strategy," he said.