The Kerala government efforts to the state as a destination for higher education is obtained more than two non-resident Keralites coming before the establishment of an international agreement Business School (IBS) to the state of the commercial capital Kochi.

Sponsored by the doctor Doha, M. Mohan Thomas, and Dr. Jay Kandampully, professor of hospitality services and at Ohio State University, the school was inaugurated on 11 August.

The school begins with a temporary operation on the campus of MG Road in the heart of the port city of the next academic year with a 18-month International MBA program for 60 students. Education begins in June 2008.

The school, which are headquartered in partnership with the Management Center Innsbruck (MCI), Austria, to four modules to choose modules specialization or MCI at California State University, says Dr Thomas, the founder Director of the Institute.

Dr. Thomas, president, Public School, Doha, and director of more than a dozen other companies, including hospitals, said the Khaleej Times that the MBA program was designed to produce graduates are commercially wise, socially responsible international and Outlook.

IBS is closely linked prestigious Business Schools in Europe, the USA, Canada and Australia for academic support. The best professors in disciplines major business schools in these hard classes. The Institute is also two international scientific journals - Managing service quality and management history.

IBS, 10 centres of excellence to promote links between the efforts of academics and real world applications. It will work closely with experts from various universities across the world, “said Dr Kandampully.

The approval on the basis of scores of TOEFL and GMAT. IBS said Dr Kandampully would not be compatible with the selection procedure, the best of all international business schools to ensure that the excellence of Indian graduates.

The Institute has failed to finish the structure of fees. However, said Dr Kandampully, it should reach approximately RS1 million. IBS is agreements with financial institutions to secure funding to 100 per cent of students. The school has set a number of institutions of higher education in the state. While the process for the construction of an Indian Institute of Science Studies (ISS), Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is expected that the basis of its prestigious Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology in Ponmudi close by the third week of next month.

Kerala, the government has tried to develop the State as a destination for higher education, because the country is known for its highest reading and writing. Dr Thomas has made plans for the establishment of an education of the city in the state to continue the efforts of the government.

Former Chief Minister Oommen Chandy inaugurates the International Business School by lighting a traditional lamp at the Galfar International Convention Center in Kochi recently.

KOCHI, 18 August 2007 - A Doha-based NRI group has launched Kerala’s first International Business School in Kochi in partnership with the Management Center Innsbruck (MCI), University of Applied Sciences of Austria.

“The International Business School (IBS-Kochi) will offer an 18-month international MBA program, especially designed to produce graduates who are commercially astute, socially responsible and international in outlook,” Founder-Director Dr. Mohan Thomas said.

An ENT surgeon practicing in Doha for the past 23 years, Dr. Thomas is also chairman of Birla Public School in Doha and director of Lakeshore Hospital in Kochi besides holding stakes in dozen other companies.

He said the admission would be on the basis of TOEFL and GMAT scores, through the selection processes adopted by all the top international business schools. The total fee is fixed at Rs.1 million and the IBS-Kochi had already made arrangements with financial houses to make education loans available for deserving students.

Graduate assistantships, scholarships, and other fellowships are also available to qualified applicants.

“We aim to create future CEOs and we are sure the students would be able to repay the loans within a year on job,” he told Arab News in an interview here. The course is divided into two parts - first year at the Kochi center and the second part in universities in Austria and the US.

Former Chief Minister Oommen Chandy unveiled the project last Saturday at a function held at the Galfar International Convention Center here. Chandy said institutions like the IBS would make Kerala an international destination for quality professional education.

Cofounder professor Jay Kandampully and another cofounder Dr. Mohan Das briefly explained the salient features of the program that caters to the needs of managements with an international perspective in the fast-growing Indian economy.

Dr. Vijay Bhatkar, one of India’s leading computer scientists and chief mentor of the International Institute of Information Technology, Dr. Andreas Altman, executive director of the Management Center Innsbruck and the IBS Dean, Prof. David Almond and Kerala legislator KC Joseph were also present.

“Kochi is fast becoming the hub of economic and business activities. With the implementation of the SmartCity project, the city will become smarter. That’s why we chose to set up an institution here, “Dr. Thomas said.

The seats are available and 120 during the first year it will be limited to 60. The course is scheduled to start in July next year.

High TOFEL and GMAT scores at IBS are similar as at other international business management programs. Some of the curriculum modules will be taught and students will then undertake further studies at the Management Center Innsbruck (MCI), University of Applied Sciences, Innsbruck, Austria.

Specialization modules may be undertaken at MCI and at California State University, Chicago, and College of Business and at other partnering universities.

The IMBA faculty comprises top professors from key business disciplines at highly regarded business schools in Europe, US, Canada and Australia.

Professor David Lamond, foundation dean and professor, has been a longtime faculty member Macquaire Graduate School of Management and Dean of the Sydney Graduate School of Management.

IBS houses two international Journals: Managing Service Quality and the Journal of Management History.

Lamond said IBS-Kochi aims at delivering a rigorous graduate management education to last a lifetime, providing students with a personalized International MBA education to complement students’ backgrounds, experiences, and goals.

Professor Kandampully said the strength of the IBS-MCI IMBA program lay in its four major components: Foundation modules, Core modules, modules and Leadership Specialization and professional development module (internship).

The ‘foundation’ modules offer a broad understanding of business and management while ‘core’ modules ensure students master the essential knowledge critical for all practicing managers.

‘Specialization’ modules enable expertise in at least one discipline of students’ choice, such as marketing, services, logistics, or retailing.

The leadership curriculum and professional development is an “outside the classroom” module, consisting of a series of activities and events designed to provide students with opportunities for professional development and growth in the direction of their preferred career path.

Besides, ten Centers of Excellence are housed within IBS to nurture meaningful connections between academic endeavors and real-world applications. The centers will collaborate with experts from various universities around the world to usher nascent knowledge to India and act as focal points for students, business people, and policy makers alike