Ronnie Screwvala-led upGrad takes aggressive global expansion route

Partners with Clark University, US, to offer Master's degree in data analytics, IT and project management; appoints Jerry Czub as Vice President-University Partnership, North America

Ronnie Screwvala-led edtech unicorn upGrad has taken an aggressive route to further strengthen its Study Abroad vertical. The firm has partnered with the US’s Clark University to offer a Master’s degree in data analytics, information technology, and project management. Designed carefully, keeping in mind the evolving requirements of the professionals, the course provides Dual Certification from IIIT Bangalore and Clark University. Here the learners get to pursue the programme online from India’s leading university in the first year, followed by the on-campus learning in the US in the final year. The partnership comes soon after upGrad had made a consolidation