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Vt. college first to offer sustainable M.B.A.
Green Mountain College has launched what is believed to be the first graduate online program of its kind in the world.
The online Master of Business Administration in sustainable business concentrates on ethical business practices and environmental stewardship, said Dr. William Prado, program director at the Poultney college.
Prado said theres been a focus of late on sustainable business practices in the aftermath of a number of corporate scandals.
Theres been increased interest in all issues having to do with ethical business practices and taking responsibility, firms being responsible for consequences, and lot of that goes back to Enron, Adelphia and so forth, Prado said.
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Davangere, Karnataka, Sep 12 : Bangalore-based Gupta College of Management and Technology would offer post graduate and doctoral degrees in Business Management
Announcing the tie up Gupta College of management and technology Director Indira Gupta told media persons here today that the college would run the Doctor of Business Administration, Executive MBA and regular MBA programmes offered by the IAU.
She said that the degrees offered by the IAU were accepted world wide and it was the first US university to offer doctor of business administration in India.
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US based Mercy College to offer one year MBA through its India campus in Mumbai
US-based Mercy College is planning to start its one-year MBA programme in India from the next academic session.
The college will offer its MBA courses through its India campus in Mumbai. The college has tied up with Morningside School of Management to offer a 12-week (18 credits) of the executive-style first year curriculum in the Indian campus.
With successful completion of the 12 week of study in India, the students will be granted advanced placement in Mercys MBA programme
Kozhikode: The Department of Commerce St. Joseph's College, Devagiri, organize a national seminar on the theme "New initiatives in the field of entrepreneurship for sustainable development" at the hotel by 27 March Hyson.
In an interview with journalists here on Friday, Director of the Department of Commerce PI John's College and coordinator of the organizing committee, Philip K. Antony said that Dr. Krishna Kumar, director of Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode (IIM-K), opening the Seminar. UGC is the extension of financial assistance for the seminar.
The seminar was organized with the objective to estimate the crucial role of entrepreneurship in the economy
Lulea shall now offer a 3 country MBA in London. The two year MBA programme specially tailored for Indian students includes a mandatory winter project in India and a spring module in Sweden. All participants in the programme will have the opportunity to study at three global locations across UK, Sweden and India.
Lulea is Scandinavia's leading Institute of Technology and Management. It's international partners are MIT and Stanford University. In the UK Lulea is partnered with MAYUR, the only Indian university in Europe founded by London Business School MBAs, Gopi Warrier and David McAlpine. Lulea is actively involved
COLLEGE PLANNING: Program to offer scholarships
The Penn State Smeal College of Business Executive MBA Program is offering two $25000 scholarships to members of the class of 2009 who are employees of nonprofit organizations.
To be eligible candidates must submit a 500-word essay describing how the Philadelphia-based Executive MBA Program will help further the work of their nonprofit organization or cause.
The submission deadline is March 30.
Source : courierpostonline.com
Some universities and institutes have started courses in disaster management. IGNOU was the first to offer a six-month certificate course in disaster management for plus two students. The programme is offered through distance mode and provides students with information on disasters - the causes and effects; factors, significance, disaster preparedness; prevention; mitigation; relief; reconstruction and rehabilitation. In addition, IGNOU also offers a comprehensive programme on community awareness in disaster preparedness.
The PRT Institute of Post Graduate Environmental Education and Research, Maidangarhi Marg, New Delhi, in association with Barkatullah Vishwavidyalaya, Bhopal, offers a two-year Master's in Disaster Control to graduates or working
With the growth in green technology comes a growth in the green business sector. While this is great news, it begs the question ‘who will lead the business community in the green revolution?’ Oftentimes, business owners are far too busy to brush up on their sustainability knowledge and managers have so much on their plate, that the whole process may just seem overwhelming.
More and more, small and mid-size business are turning to ‘green professionals’ to help make their business more eco-friendly. As one questions often begets another, such is the case here. If businesses are increasingly looking outside of
Shivajirao Dr Kadam, secretary of the Bharati Vidyapeeth, Puna and Pro-Vice Chancellor of the University of Bharati Vidyapeeth, publishes a book, "Corporate Social Responsibility" - the obligation and responsibility in the scenario of globalization.
The book of 114 pages is a collection of articles on various aspects of corporate social responsibility and being processed by Dr. Satish Taneja and Dr. SS Vernekar of Bharati Vidyapeeth Institute of Management and Research, Paschim Vihar, Rohtak Road.
It is divided into three sections: CSR sustainable development; responsibility vis-à-vis the environment and practice and the impact of CSR.
The book includes articles to familiarise
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