PG MBA PROGRAMME
A unique alternative to the traditional MBA, the Vedica Scholars Programme for Women is designed to prepare women with potential to achieve fulfilling careers. It is an 18-month, full-time, residential, postgraduate programme with a re-imagined curriculum carefully crafted for women to navigate 21st century’s professional challenges.
The programme has courses under the four tracks of management practice, liberal arts, thinking and communicating and personal growth and leadership. Vedica offers world class faculty hand-picked from leading academic and professional institutions across the world such as Standford University, IIM Bangalore, Boston Consulting Group, Max Healthcare, and many others.
The unique ‘Shadow a Woman CEO’ programme offers a distinctive opportunity for each Vedica Scholar to work closely with and learn from an accomplished senior woman professional for a month. The programme comprises of a series of mentorship programmes, classroom learnings, seminars and facilitated discussions which help the scholars discover their authentic styles of leadership.
Vedica is committed to grooming benchmark professionals and to that end, offers thorough placement support and guarantees a career of distinction to every scholar, based on her interests and skill set. Aspiring women with a graduate degree and a desire to excel professionally are eligible to apply for the programme which is now open for its third round of admissions for the Class of 2017-18. There is no fee for applying. Applications are approved on a rolling basis, and spots will be filled on a first come, first serve basis.
The last date to apply is April 16, 2017. For more information, email your queries to info@vedicascholars.com or call at +91-9643984938.
INNOVATION & ENTREPRENEURSHIP
The HEC Paris, Europe’s leading business school in collaboration with Coursera has launch their first fully online international degree programme— Online Master’s in Innovation and Entrepreneurship (OMIE). The programme is designed for present and future business leaders who wish to drive innovation within their organisations or launch new ventures.
Students will work in teams over a six-month period on a project of choice, from the planning stages to bringing the idea to life. They will receive mentoring from experienced entrepreneurs and business leaders who will meet with them once a week. It is designed to be flexible, allowing prospective students to start learning immediately on the Coursera platform with open enrollment specialisations. Once admitted, specialisation can then be credited towards the degree.
Successful graduates will be able to move their respective project into its next phase by applying for seed funding from HEC Paris, and have their project come to fruition at HEC’s incubator, based at Station F, the world’s biggest startup campus.
Applications are now open for the first intake of students with classes starting in September 2017.