| Targetted at entrepreneurs and owners of family run business houses, the programme is scheduled to commence by end of 2006, S Sunderarajan, chairperson of NSRCEL told reporters. |
| "This is the first of its kind programme being offered by any management institute in the country. We aim to provide new opportunities to learners around the world to work collaboratively in a learning environment that will help them develop their understanding of global issues," he said. |
| This joint certificate programme, collaboratively designed by NSRCEL and U21Global, would be delivered in a blended format comprising both online sections and face-to-face classes. |
| The course, spread over four terms, will be of 18 month duration. The candidates will be selected through a national level entrance test and interviews. |
| Though there is no strict qualification to enroll for this programme, entrepreneurs with graduation will be preferred. Initially 60 candidates will be selected to undergo the programme and later it will be offered simultaneously to 1,000 persons, Sunderarajan said. |
| The course fee will be worked out based on a survey being conducted by the NSRCEL. Conducted through part-time study, the programme would result in the award of a joint post-graduate certificate in Entrepreneurship and Family Enterprise and will bear the crests of both Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore and Universitas 21 Global. |
| Michael Goldberg, chief academic officer, Universitas 21 Global said, "Start-up and family-run businesses today require modern management skills to compete with professionally run enterprises. This programme is specially designed for building their managerial and analytical skills so that they can not only survive, but thrive, in today's fierce globally competitive business environment." |
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