SPJIMR to set up its first overseas campus in Dubai
SP Jain Institute of Management and Research (SPJIMR) of Mumbai is moving to the international arena. The 23-year old Business School is setting up its first overseas campus at the Knowledge Village in Dubai. SPJIMR, which is a part of the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Education Trust, will establish the new institute in Dubai by the similar name of SP Jain Centre of Management (SPJCM). SPJCM will initially have a local faculty for core subjects and an international faculty for special subjects. In the long run, the two institutes will have a common faculty. The move will apparently be a good incentive for the faculty. SPJIMR has chosen Dubai as its first global base considering its proximity to Mumbai. The SPJCM campus is spread across 25,000 square feet at the Knowledge Village.
The Institute is looking forward to offer an executive masters in business administration (EMBA) programme targeting the local population comprising non- resident Indians, Pakistanis, and Egyptians among others. SPJCM has already attracted 80 applications for its post- graduate diploma in management (PGDM). The admission process will begin in the third week of Mar 2004. SPJCM has designed the curriculum to specially meet the needs of the region. Its course content will be different from the one at SPJIMR in Mumbai.
SPJCM will include programmes in retail, hospitality, wealth management, and investment banking. The Institute has launched road shows to create awareness among its target audience.