IIM Indore launched its Post Graduate
Program (PGP) in Management at Ras-Al-Khaimah, UAE in collaboration with
Global Education Mission (GEM) on 14th of November, 2011. GEM is the
logistics partner of the Institute at UAE. The inaugural batch of the
PGP program has fourteen participants. Prof. S. Vasudevan, Academic
Coordinator, GEM, Ms. Swapna Abraham, General Manager, GEM and Capt. J.
V. Avadhanulu VSM (Indian Navy) Retd., were present at the inaugural
function, highlighted by a prayer and the lighting of the lamp.
The duration of PGP is about two years,
each year consisting of three terms. In the first year, the participants
are provided with the fundamental conceptual knowledge, analytical
skills and techniques, contextual understanding, environmental awareness
and overall perspective that will serve as the bedrock for the program.
The areas covered are Marketing, Finance, Human Resource Management,
Quantitative Research, Operations, Economics and Strategy.
In the second year, electives will give
participants a deeper understanding of different functional areas and
enable them to specialize in areas of their choice. There is emphasis on
the application of knowledge gained in the form of projects, group
exercises and case discussions.
