Harvard plans first India programme in Feb

Following the trend of an increasing number of the world's leading business schools shifting focus to India, the Harvard Business School (HBS) too has followed suit and will launch its first executive education programme in India in February 2008.

HBS will launch the course in association with the Harvard Business School India Research Centre and will be taught by HBS' senior faculty in Hyderabad. The five-day programme called 'Building a Global Enterprise in India' will be held between February 10-15, 2008, in Hyderabad. The course is designed for senior executives from India and around the region.

The new programme will replicate the HBS learning experience with classes taught by members of the school's senior faculty using the HBS case method, which requires participants to make decisions about real business situations.

"This programme is a distinct offering built on a decade's worth of research conducted by HBS faculty in India and developed into tailored teaching materials," Krishna Palepu, senior associate dean for international development said. "While the program demonstrates Harvard Business School's commitment to India, it also allows us to learn from the Indian companies we've worked with over the years as we continue to enhance our global curriculum," he added.