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HEC bans 13 varsities’ distance learning MPhil, PhD

Lahore – Poor quality standard at 13 universities has led the Higher Education Commission (HEC) to suspend admissions for their MPhil and PhD distance learning programmes, a decision that will affect nearly 4,000 students. After physical visits and documents’ review, a committee of HEC experts has concluded that...
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In A First, IIM Ahmedabad Launches 2-Year Distance Learning Course

Ahmedabad: The Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad (IIM-A) on Monday launched a two-year Post Graduate Programme in Management (e-PGP) through distance learning using satellite-based education technology. The course, the first by an IIM, will cost Rs. 17 lakh and is aimed at working executives and entrepreneurs. The institute will start offering the...
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NIIT Launches MBA program in Intelligent Data Science

NIIT Technologies Limited, the IT solutions organization, and NIIT University (NU), the higher education institute announced the launch of a two-year work-integrated Master of Business Administration (MBA) program in Intelligent Data Science. On the partnership, Sudhir Singh, CEO, NIIT Technologies said, “Today’s tech economy is heading towards Industry 4.0 and the...
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These Are the World’s Best-Paid MBA Graduates

(Bloomberg) — It’s little surprise that the best-paid MBA graduates are from American universities. What is unexpected is just how much U.S. schools dominate the rankings. A new survey of the 20 best-paid graduate business schools found that the top 11 are all in the U.S. The Sloan School...
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Brexit? What Brexit? Is This The UK’s Most European MBA Program?

Christian Giusti moved from Italy to pursue an MBA at Lancaster University Management School Following the June 2016 EU referendum vote, the potential implications of Brexit sent shockwaves across business school campuses in the UK. Some b-schools expressed concern that Brexit would detract foreign students from Britain’s shores....
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