Canada's Schulich School of Business to offer MBA programme with the S.P. Jain Mumbai

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MBAUniverse.com News Desk |
July 26, 2016
The Schulich School of Business at York University in Toronto, Canada will be offering the Schulich India MBA in India and Canada soon.

The new MBA program has been established through an arrangement between two leading schools -- S.P. Jain Institute of Management & Research (SPJIMR) in Mumbai, India and the Schulich School of Business, Canada.  The program is expected to begin in January 2010.

According to information shared by Schulich School of Business with MBAUniverse.com, students enrolled in the program will complete the first year of the Schulich India MBA at SPJIMR in Mumbai. Students will then complete the second year of the program at the Schulich School of Business, located in Toronto, Canada.

The Executive Director of the Schulich India MBA Program is Dr. Ashwin Joshi, Schulich Associate Professor of Marketing.

"We're very proud and excited about this collaboration with The S.P. Jain Institute of Management & Research to provide one of the first truly international MBA degree programs offered in India," said Schulich Dean Dr. Dezsö J. Horváth. Dr. Horváth was named International Dean of the Year in 2004 by the Academy of International Business and recently received the Order of Canada, that country's highest civilian honour, for his academic leadership and sustained commitment to business education.

"The launch of the Schulich India MBA is an important step in realizing our goal of becoming a truly global business school. The program will also provide tremendous opportunities for Indian students looking to acquire world-class management training." Added Dr. Horváth: "The Schulich India MBA aims to attract the best and the brightest students from India and prepare them for global careers in India and around the world."

"We look forward to working with Schulich on this significant new MBA program – one that will provide diverse international perspectives and an opportunity to synthesize Western efficiency and Eastern ethos," said Dr. Manesh L. Shrikant, Honorary Dean of The S.P. Jain Institute of Management & Research. "This initiative continues our strategic approach of collaborating with leading schools of management education from around the world." 

The Schulich India MBA Program will be delivered in person by faculty members from the Schulich School. Their teaching will be complemented by resident adjunct faculty from SPJIMR, which will also work with Schulich in implementing the curriculum. The program is currently awaiting final approval from AICTE.

Schulich's ties to India go back more than 15 years. The School has exchange partner agreements with a number of India's leading management schools, including IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore and Indian School of Business (ISB) in Hyderabad. In 2005, Schulich opened a representative office in Mumbai.
Schulich's MBA program is ranked #1 in Canada by The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, The Economist (EIU), and its EMBA program is ranked #1 in Canada by the Financial Times of London.