Ghaziabad : In a simple ceremony in its campus, IMT Ghaziabad signed a MoU with the Arizona State University (ASU), USA, on broad ranging bi-lateral collaborations in Business Management Education.

Thistie-up is aligned to IMT Ghaziabad’scontinuing focus on innovation in management education in India amidst the shifting dynamics of globalisation and increased competitiveness. Consistently ranked amongst the top 10 management schools in India, the Institute under the leadership of Dr BibekBanerjee,has distinguished itself with their quality processes focussed on credentialed faculty, outstanding students, innovative and co-created curriculumwith collaborators in the academe as well as in the industry.

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

Included in this partnership between IMT and Arizona State University, are uniquely curated academicprograms where students will have the ability to earn degreesfrom both institutions. In the 2+1 IMTG-ASU program, students will spend 2 years in IMT Ghaziabad and 1 year in ASU.In 1+1 IMTG-ASU program, aspirants will spend 1 year in IMTGhaziabad followed by 1 year in ASU.Both models will have internship engagements built in to the programs. Students at IMT Ghaziabad will get direct access to some of the world’s best Masters programs, especially in the domains of Business and Decision Analytics, Sustainable Systems, Environmental Management and Resource Management.

Dr. Ajay Vinze, Earl and Gladys Davis Distinguished Professor of Business and theAssociate Dean of International Programs at W. P. Carey School of Business, and the Vice Provost of Arizona State University, said, “Arizona State University ranks fifth on a list of the top universities favoured by employers for producing the best-qualified graduates, according to a survey conducted by The Wall Street Journal.The W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University is one of the largest business schools in the United States with more than 1,500 graduate students and more than 8,300 undergraduates.”

Dr Vinze also said, “Arizona State University has developed a new model for the American Research University, creating an institution that is committed to excellence, access and impact. ASU measures itself by those it includes, not by those it excludes. ASU 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.”