Chandigarh University signs an MoU with Harvard Business School Online for a Collaborative Program in Business Management
Chandigarh University’s students to be graded with Harvard Business School Online students, get placements at top global firms
Chandigarh University has started a Harvard Business School (HBS) Online collaborative business management program by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the United States based prestigious institution to provide aspiring business students an international exposure and perspective.
Chandigarh University Chancellor, Satnam Singh Sandhu signed the MoU with Kristen Maynard, Managing Director of Business Operations and Strategic Alliances, Harvard Business School (HBS) Online at Harvard University in the presence Chandigarh University Pro Chancellor Prof Himani Sood and others to foster academic collaboration between the two top higher education institutions for online Master of Business Administration (MBA) program.
Under the collaboration, Chandigarh University students will be taught by faculty of Harvard Business School Online for a semester under this online MBA programme. HBS Online faculty also provide their course material and other educational materials during the semester to the Chandigarh University students.
Chandigarh University’s business management students are set to benefit from the MoU as they will be graded with Harvard Business School Online students and get placements at top global firms as a result of this collaboration.
Chandigarh University students to also get global exposure with the Harvard Business School Online’s real business case studies which will help the understand the intricacies of international business management. This collaborative program will provide Chandigarh University students same learning experience as HBS Online campus students.
The Chandigarh University signed this MoU with Harvard Business School Online in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision to transform the education landscape in India through collaborations with foreign universities under New Education Policy which aims to facilitate knowledge exchange, promote academic innovation, and elevate the standard of education across diverse fields.
Chandigarh University students will benefit from the global perspective of business topics, will be helped to same standards as Harvard University students across the world, says Managing Director of Business Operations and Strategic Alliances, HBS Online, Kristen Maynard
“Students of Chandigarh University will be taking the same course which all of the Harvard Business School Online students take. Before they (Chandigarh University students) start their course of study here, we will be providing them with foundations of business that their further study at Chandigarh University can build on and help them further their business career. As part of the course, we try to bring a global prospective to the topics that they are looking at. So as they are thinking about financial accounting or business analytics, they are not only thinking about the concepts but how they apply to situations across the world in real businesses with real executives who are making decisions. So I think that global perspective is something that your (Chandigarh University) students will very much enjoy and benefit from it,” she said speaking on the advantage of online MBA program for Chandigarh University students.
Asked if credit transfer between Chandigarh University and Harvard Business School Online will help CU them in better placements worldwide and if their business sense will be at par with students studying at HBS Online, Maynard said, “Students studying at Chandigarh University will absolutely benefit from this course of study that they will be able to talk about their credentials which they have received from Harvard Business School in their job applications and in their understanding of business and applications of business concepts. As we have seen our own students benefit in the US from the credentials and the skills they have learned. So anticipate that students of Chandigarh University will have same benefit,”.
On advantage of studying from best faculty at Harvard Business School Online which will put Chandigarh University students at par with students all over the world, Maynard said Chandigarh University will have the same learning experience that students of HBS Online get when they get on campus.
Asked if this collaborative online MBA program will give Chandigarh University students credibility in terms of their business sense, job applications, future opportunities as they will be graded with Harvard Business School Online students, Maynard said “Absolutely we grade all of our students who take courses across the globe. So, they will be helped to same standards as Harvard Business School Online students across the world.”