Commonwealth Institute to launch distance education programme

The Commonwealth Institute,a supporting institution of the University of London,in association with the Sigma Group of Institutes...

The Commonwealth Institute,a supporting institution of the University of London,in association with the Sigma Group of Institutes,will launch a distance education programme in Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) this academic year in the city.

Malay Dave,the executive director of The Commonwealth Institute,said this would be their first endeavour in Gujarat.

We have already started such courses in Gurgaon,Delhi,Lucknow and Mumbai. The course will offer specialisation in international business,marketing and general (having contetns of both the courses), he said.

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Pointing out that higher education in other countries is very costly,Dave said this course will be available for one-tenth of the total cost borne by the students abroad.

Asked as to why he wanted to launch this course in Vadodara,he said,I belong to this city and want the young professionals to be benefitted by this course.

He added: While we are going to apply for accreditation from the Distance Education Council (DEC),the University of London has its own qualitative standards. The university runs similar courses across 180 countries,and there are 43,000 students enrolled in these courses.

Dave further said they aim to enrol 64 students in each of the three courses.

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