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Monday, December 23, 2013

IMT Ghaziabad ties up with Arizona State University

New Delhi: The Institute of Management and Technology, Ghaziabad (IMTG) has joined hands with Arizona State University (ASU) of the US to strengthen bilateral collaborations in business management education.

Under the tie-up both the institutions will offer dual-degree programmes. In the 2+1 IMTG-ASU programme, students will spend two years at the IMTG and one year at the ASU.

In 1+1 IMTG-ASU programme, aspirants will spend one year at the IMTG followed by one year at the ASU. Both models will have internship engagements built into the programmes. Students at the IMTG will get direct access to some of the Masters programmes in business and decision analytics, sustainable systems, environmental management and resource management domains.

“Our multi-faceted network of international collaborations with some of the best foreign institutions of the world makes IMTG a unique institution for those aspirants who seek to pack in a lifetime of learning in a short span of time,” said Bibek Banerjee, Director of IMTG and Academic Mentor of the IMT Group in a press statement.

“The Arizona State University pursues research that contributes to the public good, and ASU assumes major responsibility for the economic, social and cultural vitality of the communities that surround it,” said Ajay Vinze, Earl and Gladys Davis Distinguished Professor of Business and the Associate Dean of International Programmes at W. P. Carey School of Business. Vinze is also the Vice-Provost of Arizona State University.

According to a survey, the ASU was ranked fifth on a list of the top universities favoured by employers by The Wall Street Journal. The W. P. Carey School of Business at ASU houses more than 1,500 graduate students and more than 8,300 undergraduates.

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