Executive PG programme at IIM Kozikode
Indian Institute of Management, Khozikode (IIMK) announced the launch of its Executive Post Graduate Programme (ePGP), as part of its management programmers in partnership with Hughes Communications. EPGP is the first of its kind to be offered in India, designed exclusively for working professionals.
The two year PG diploma programme will entail a combination of interactive distance learning and on-campus learning sessions with the faculty from IIMK and other visiting faculty from reputed academic institutions and industry. The first year will cover 27 courses in general management spread over two terms with 450 hours of instruction of which 75 hours of campus and the remaining 375 hours on interactive learning platform. In the second year, students have to choose two specialization modules from among Operations Management, Strategic Management, Marketing and Finance. Each specialization will be for 180 hours each.
Speaking on the occasion, Prof. Debashish Chatterjee Directory, IIMK said, “As a leading institute in busness management, we design courses to cater to the ever increasing learning and development needs of industry. Hughes Communications is a partner since 2002 and is a pioneer in Interactive Onsite learning platform and more than 2000 students have already undergone IIMK’s various executive education programme using Hughes platform. This course is designed to provide working professionals from varied backgrounds, a throrough understanding of specialized management functions and thus enable them to advance in their careers by way of promotions and better careers by way of promotions and better jobs in areas of their interest and is similar to the Residential PGP Programme available at IIMK.”
