12 July 2022 
After Kaizad Engineer completed his graduation in civil engineering, he decided to join his family business. But he soon realised that the way they did business years ago was no longer the same. “We were doing well but we were not using our complete potential,” he said. That’s when he decided to pursue a programme to hone his skills plus upgrade himself and joined the IIT Bombay and Washington University’s Executive MBA (EMBA) program.
This IIT Bombay and Washington University’s Executive MBA (EMBA) program meets the emerging needs of global-ready business leaders like Kaizad. Currently, in its 8th batch, this is a highly sought-after programme attended by CEOs, CIOs, CXOs, Presidents, Directors, VPs, AVPs, and Business Heads with a strong drive to succeed, an ability to adapt, learn and apply new knowledge in varied situations. Taught through sessions at the IIT Bombay Campus, along with a 2-week International Residency at the Brookings Institution, Washington DC and at Washington University in St. Louis, this 18-month joint Executive MBA is the first and only one of a kind in India. Its comprehensive modules like Cost Analysis, Data Modelling & Decision Making, Macroeconomics, Organizational Behavior, Strategic Management, and Negotiation Skills, will help you become more strategic, collaborative, and adaptive while learning how to cultivate a global perspective in your business outlook. You will learn how to make more effective decisions, and prepare yourself to take on more responsibilities and leadership roles.
In short, this EMBA will provide you with a holistic business education with a worldwide impact. “This programme will help you metamorphose into a newer and better version of yourself- a more confident, competent, and consistent professional or entrepreneur. You will become future-ready, transition-ready, and eager to embrace every challenge or opportunity with grace, intelligence and intuition,” Gopal Shukla, CEO – IIT Bombay – WashU Joint Venture said.
Who is the right fit for this programme?
Whether you’re looking at expanding your entrepreneurial ventures like Kaizad Engineer or keen to grow within your existing organisation or take your career to the global stage, this groundbreaking program can be an ideal choice for you. It will equip you with the right mindset, network, and well-rounded, internationally recognized skills to grow your business, harness technological advances, and anticipate change. Deepa Thakre, a former participant of the programme, said, “I was looking for a programme where I could hone my skills and take it from — just surviving to make it big.”
Global village
What strongly sets this programme apart, according to former participant Atul Barjatya, is its “case-study-based-dissemination-of-knowledge”. Unlike other programmes, this programme does not follow the typical textbook-based learning. “This approach has helped me despite having almost three decades of experience to see a different perspective,” he said. I believe this particular learning will help me in the future when I take up the position of CEO.”
As the world changes rapidly, it’s important for future leaders to stay a step ahead of the curve. This program helps future leaders unleash their full potential through its globally-relevant curriculum, impact, and reach. You will not only learn from top faculty at IIT Bombay and WashU — gaining dual perspectives on business and leadership from two of the world’s largest markets but also engage in peer-learning from an accomplished and competent cohort.
Towards the end of the program, you will put your skills to the test and elevate your potential through a two-week capstone project. This hands-on exercise will help you build on the learnings from the modules to solve real-world business challenges. You will receive industry-relevant learning as well as regular faculty guidance to sharpen your understanding to integrate the theoretical concepts with practical business applications. Such holistic and well-rounded learning makes this programme a perfect fit for all ambitious leaders who want to fast-track their journeys. Finally, upon successful completion of the program, you will become alumni of both IIT Bombay and WashU. In fact, the top 20% of the class would join the global Beta Gamma Sigma network.
As an IIT Bombay alumni, you will not only have access to networking opportunities but also lifelong learning as well as mentoring opportunities. As a WashU alumni, you will have several benefits along with membership to WashU CNX, Washington University’s new online community, for networking and mentorship which makes it easy to find WashU connections across the globe.
Program details:
Start date: Jan 2023
Program fee: Rs. 42 Lakhs (Fee is non-refundable and no additional GST is applicable)
Program duration: 18 Months
Join this programme to take advantage of the changes driven by globalization and digital transformation and learn how to anticipate and manage major disruptions in various industries.
Disclaimer: This article has been produced on behalf of Erulearning by Times Internet’s Spotlight Team.
This article was first published on Times of India.
