Public Policy
University of British Columbia (UBC), Canada has announced the opening of applications for its Master of Public Policy and Global Affairs programme (MPPGA). This two-year programme responds to global policy challenges and prepares students for the complexities of today’s world.
It is designed to prepare students for senior management roles as policy analysts, foreign policy strategists, directors of corporate policy and similar functions in different eco-systems across the world.
The programme provides access to a suite of MPPGA professional skills workshops and career support to cultivate students’ leadership skills and help them succeed in influencing policy decisions in areas such as policy strategy, foreign policy, strategic communications and digital diplomacy, clean energy, global security, advocacy, social service delivery, regulatory affairs, and trade.
Students can apply for the course for 2017 by log on to http://mppga.ubc.ca and the last date for submission of the application is January 26, 2017.
Economics and Finance
Indian School of Business & Finance, New Delhi (ISBF) invites students to apply for its undergraduate programmes which are designed, examined and assessed by the london School of Economics and Political Science (lSE). The programmes are offered under the aegis of the University of london, which also awards the final degree. ISBF offers undergraduate programmes in BSc Business and Management, BSc Economics and Management, BSc Economics and BSc Economics and Finance.
The deadline to apply is January 16, 2017. For more information log on to www.applytoisbf.com.
Candidates who are appearing for Class XII examinations from any recognised Indian or international Board, in or before 2017, are eligible to apply. Candidates applying for BSc Economics or BSc Economics and Finance should have studied Mathematics up to Class XII. Candidates applying for BSc Business and Management or BSc Economics and Management should have studied Mathematics up to Class X.
After completing the application, candidates have to appear for iMET (ISBF Maths and English test), which can be taken online from anywhere in India, and a personal onterview, which is conducted in six cities across India, viz Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Hyderabad, Bangalore and Mumbai/Pune. In addition to these, the candidate’s score in the Class X and XII examinations, and his co-curricular and extra-curricular record in school, is also taken into consideration.