Howard Thomas, dean of Warwick Business School and Professor of Strategic Management at the University of Warwick (United Kingdom), began his term July 1, 2009 as chairman of the board of directors of AACSB InternationalThe Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).

Submitted to the Government of India on June 23, the report by the Yash Pal Committee to advice on Renovation and Rejuvenation of Higher Education has evoked a positive response amongst educationists in India. The report calls for an end to license-raj in higher education sector with setting up of a single regulatory body and several other far-reaching reforms. To quote from the report (a copy of which is with MBAUniverse.com), We have suggested that the present regulating bodies should all be subsumed within a National Commission for Higher Education and Research (NCHER).

In his former avatar, Prof. Cedric Serpes was the Creative Chief for ad agencies like Grey and Lintas, in India and abroad. The Ad Guru-turned-academician shifted to Goa about 15 years back, and subsequently joined GIM to teach Integrated Marketing Communication.

You need to be the change you want to see, said the Chief Guest, Mr. A.P.Parigi- Managing director, ENIL, and Managing director and CEO, Times Infotainment Ltd., as he welcomed the new (PGPCM(C) ( Post Graduate Diploma in Communications Management) batch of students to MICA on July 6.

The function was commenced by the lamp lighting ceremony. This was followed by a welcome address by Dr. Arbind Sinha, the Acting Director of MICA.

The speakers said that there are enough reasons to go for an MBA even in an economically uncertain time
T.I.M.E., a leading MBA coaching institute, organized a seminar titled MBA in Economic Uncertainty. The notable speakers at the seminar were Ms. Hima Bindu, Assistant Director Admissions, India School of Business, Professor T N Swaminathan, Director Admissions, Great Lakes Institute of Management, Mr. Ulhas Vairagkar and Ms. Tanuja Chandra, Centre Directors of T.I.M.E.

In an exclusive interview with Amrita Das of MBAUniverse.com, John J. Fernandes, President and Chief Executive Officer of AACSB International, discusses the rationale behind opening AACSB Asia Headquarters in Singapore and talks about the focus of AACSB in the Asian region, particularly in India.

Call it a cycle or a circle, but this dip in the number of aspirants enrolling in MBA coaching institutes is bound to hamper the growth trajectory of management education sector in India. Part 1 of this MBAUniverse.com Analysis noted a significant drop (10 per centto 30 per cent) in student enrolment at top MBA coaching institute. Click MBA coaching institutes see dip in student enrolment to read more. This dip is a strong indication towards the possibility of a lesser numbers or aspirants going for management entrance exams this year.

The Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) Delhi in an exclusive chat with MBAUniverse.com has unveiled its plans for a new course on Capital and Financial Markets. Speaking to MBAUniverse.com about the new course Dr. (Ms) Satinder Bhatia, Chairperson, Graduate studies, IIFT Delhi, said, The program will be called Executive Diploma in Capital and Financial Markets. Finance drives all industries and the entire corporate world is now even more curious about the understanding of the financial markets.

The most widely accepted course of management education in India is the two-year MBA program. While universities offer MBA degrees, autonomous MBA schools in India, recognized by AICTE, offer Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM). The IIMs offer Post Graduate Program in Management (PGPM) to its students. Most MBA schools in India follow a tri-semester examination system. The objective of these programs is to train graduates to become managers and gradually leaders in the corporate sector in fields such as Marketing, Human Resources, Finance, Operations and Strategic Management.

Former CEO of GE, Jack Welch, comes up with a unique online MBA program for students all over the world The Manager of the Century and lifelong educator, Jack Welch, along with Chancellor University of Ohio, USA, announced a unique online MBA program aimed at giving students around the world, and at every career level, the tools to transform their lives and the organizations of the future.