UpGrad collaborates with Swiss School of Business to offer Executive MBA

After launching the Doctor in Business Administration earlier this year, this is the second time the Edtech company has collaborated with the university.

Edtech platform upGrad launched a one-year Executive MBA program in partnership with the Swiss School of Business and Management (SSBM) Geneva. It is ideally suited for managers who are looking for career acceleration without having to quit their jobs. After launching the Doctor in Business Administration earlier this year, this is the second time the Edtech company has collaborated with the university.

upGrad states “Unlike any other regular 1-year Postgraduate programs available in India which offer just Certificates, this Executive MBA program is designed to provide a 360-degree management experience to learners at 1/10th of the offline cost. It includes a holistic mix of synchronous and asynchronous learning in the form of live and recorded lectures by global faculty and industry leaders. Ideal for managers who are looking for career acceleration without having to quit their jobs, the course also involves case-study pedagogy, industry-driven projects, and graded assignments which can further help them attain a globally recognised degree and managerial skills at the same time.”

“As per a recent report, management courses have witnessed a steady rise in seats over the past 5 years and touched the count of 4.04L, while the total no of engineering seats in India has fallen to the lowest tally in the last 10 years to 23.6L," says upGrad.

Speaking about the launch, Arjun Mohan, CEO - India, upGrad says, We are committed to our goal of making India’s workforce future-ready by providing them with a highly effective global and affordable online education. Hence, the extension of our partnership with SSBM Geneva, which has also been ranked amongst the top global B-Schools bears testimony to our robust infrastructure for delivering an immersive learning experience. We are constantly enhancing our program portfolio for all of those ambitious professionals who are interested in a substantial career acceleration over just a career switch."

According to D Mario Silic, PhD, University of St Gallen, Switzerland the executive MBA program is designed to provide “insights into the complexities, solutions, and challenges of executive management.”

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