esquareworld academia partners with hughesnet global education to offer premium management courses
“Indian Institute of Management Calcutta first time Interactive Onsite outside India”
eSquareworld Academia, part of eSquareworld, Dubai-Knowledge Village based education provider and HughesNet Global Education, a division of Hughes Communications India Ltd. a leading provider of broadband satellite networks and services , today announced that they have joined hands to set up the first ‘Interactive Onsite Learning ’ centre at Dubai Knowledge Village.
The centre will be operational from November 1, 2007 and will initially offer courses from Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (IIMC), a Premier Indian Management School which was established as the first national institute for Post-Graduate studies and Research in Management by the Government of India in November 1961.Today the institute has evolved into an autonomous body, that is continually evolving to provide contemporary education in an ever-changing business environment.
The courses currently being offered from IIM Calcutta are,
• Executive Program on Leadership for Young Manager
• Executive Program in Sales and Marketing
Speaking on the occasion, Professor Sushil Khanna, Chairman, CMDP (Chairman – Consultancy and Management Development Programs), Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta said, “We are glad that our courses can now be availed outside India. UAE is the first country we have launched this program in through IOL platform of Hughes. We are confident that these programmes will be well-accepted and will prompt us to launch several other such courses in future.”
Designed by management experts and acclaimed by the industry, these courses have been thoughtfully designed with structured online modules ensuring flexibility for the students and cutting-edge curriculum and certifications from some of the best institutes in India. The students will be able to interact with the instructor in real time using a high end multimedia personal computer that is used at all the HughesNet Global Education centres. Till date morethan 3600 students have already benefited from the various p[rograms conducted by IIM Calcutta through IOL platform.
Announcing the same, Ms. Vineeta Koul, Manager-eSquareworld Academia said, “We are very excited to bring this unique programme to UAE in an ideal setting like the Knowledge Village- the hub for education related institutes in UAE. Hughes Global Education platform offers a powerful interface that allows students to experience the same ‘classroom’ interactivity as in a ‘traditional’ classroom. The unique advantage of these programs is that working executives do not need to give up their jobs to pursue a professional program from these reputed institutes”.
“At the end of the program, students receive a certification directly from the institutes”, she added
HughesNet Global Education’s, ‘Interactive Onsite Learning’ platform seamlessly integrates the strengths of traditional method of classroom education with the latest in technology. Speaking on the tie-up with eSquareworld, Ms Chitra Bhatia, National Manager, HughesNet Global Education said “The main aim of this programme is to allow large numbers of geographically dispersed participants to have a highly interactive ‘one-to-one’ exchange with the faculty. The system incorporates live broadcast video, two way video and data interactivity to enable students to watch and interact with the faculty.”
Subsequently the center will also offer the courses from the following premier institutes of India:
Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode
XLRI, Jamshedpur
Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
Indian Institute of Foreign Trade
Mudra Institute of Communication, Ahmedabad (MICA)
Some of the key advantages that IOL offers as against other interactive learning model include:
• Higher level of interactivity as in a live classroom
• Class-management tools that help faculty in conducting the class effectively
• Measurement and certification tools that help the faculty to monitor each student’s progress accurately and effectively
• Ideal way to increase the reach and coverage of premium institutions without compromising on:
o Interactivity
o Control and Certification
o Quality of content
Greater utilization of faculty members / professors to address participants in various countries
