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India’s The Economic Times reports on the new cohort in Olin’s Executive MBA (EMBA) program with partner school IIT-Bombay under the headline, “Where managers evolve into leaders!” The article notes that this is the third batch, or class, to matriculate in the 18-month program, “a much sought-after joint degree course, and is the first-of-its kind in India.”

“The inaugural function was attended by power names from business and academia. Chief guest Yogi Sriram, senior vice-president, Corporate HR, Larsen & Toubro, applauded the course, saying, “The program offered by IIT-Bombay and Washington University in St Louis is ideal for leaders wanting to succeed in ever-changing business cycles and complexities.”

WashU-IIT Bombay EMBA Batch 3

The inaugural Executive MBA Mumbai Class 1 started in April 2015 as a joint partnership between Indian Institute of Technology Bombay and Washington University. There are 27 students (23 men and four women) in our class. I can be directly attributed to the 3% international student figure as the only foreigner in class. In case you were wondering how I got to India, my wife accepted an expat assignment from her firm in Denver, Colorado, and shared the news for the first time when she picked me up at the Mumbai airport terminal at the end of her business trip.

Our class is dynamic and very interactive. My classmates share their experiences and ideas from a wide range of industries such as IT services, agriculture, manufacturing, and aerospace to name a few.

In October, we will spend two weeks studying in the U.S. So please don’t hesitate to say hello when we are in St. Louis, or stop any of us to ask questions about our perspectives on emerging markets, culture, and life. Many members of our class travel quite extensively. However, for some, this will be their first visit to the United States, and for others, this will be their first travels outside of India. 

To share some Indian insights, I have borrowed David Letterman’s Top 10 approach and compiled some unique experiences that can be found “Only in India…” (more…)

In partnership with IIT-Bombay, Olin is launching the first US-India joint Executive MBA program this week in Mumbai. More than two dozen executives are in the first cohort. India’s Business Standard reported on the opening of the program.

Here’s the official news release:

Mumbai, April 21, 2015: A group of international executives are ready to hit the ground running as the inaugural batch of the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay) and Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL) joint Executive MBA degree program. An intensive residency focusing on leadership and management begins Wednesday, April 22, 2015 in Mumbai for the inaugural first cohort.

“This is an impressive group of our future business leaders,” says Prof. S. Bhargava, Ph.D., head of IIT Bombay’s Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management. “From information technology to manufacturing to finance, these students will bring a depth of experience from a diverse set of industries to march ahead towards preparing themselves as the global leaders.”

Inaugural class at a glance:

• Approximately 16 average years of professional experience, with 11 years of management experience
• 11 industries represented — both India and multinational companies
• Over 40 percent of the class are executives at the senior vice president level and higher
• Over 50 percent of the class is traveling from outside of the Mumbai area

“Olin brings over three decades of rich experience offering Executive MBA training to this exciting joint program,” said Mahendra R. Gupta, PhD, dean of the Olin Business School. “These students will be an important part of our robust international Executive MBA network in India, the United States and China. We look forward to watching this class apply the knowledge they are gaining from this world-class program to their companies in real time.”

After an opening dinner April 21, the EMBA cohort will start its residency, which includes an in- depth introduction to the program and to fellow classmates; a case discussion on executive leadership; and a four-day strategic management course taught by Lamar Pierce, PhD, associate professor of strategy at Washington University’s Olin Business School. The course lays the foundation for the program to develop leaders who can have a strategic impact in their companies.

A number of companies are taking advantage of this new program by sending key members of their team. “This new program is exactly what Indian enterprises need to take their business to the next level,” said Hari Sankaran, managing director and vice chair of IL&FS. “High quality executive training will have a positive impact far beyond the individual student.”

WUSTL EMBA alum Rohit Sirur, proprietor at Ashtavinayak Farms/Ashtavinayak Foods in Pune Area, India, said that the IIT Bombay-WUSTL program will provide a fantastic opportunity for already successful Indian executives and organizations to reinvest in themselves and their top performers.

“My experience in the EMBA program is that the professors will bring to Indian executives some of the most impactful and insightful real-time, industry specific research being conducted across the entire globe. The faculty will be able to coach and consult individuals and organizations on tackling complex, real, immediate, and long term challenges facing both the individuals and organizations.”

About the IIT Bombay-WUSTL EMBA program

The IIT Bombay-WUSTL program is the world’s first to confer an EMBA degree from both an Indian and an American university and is modeled after WUSTL’s highly ranked Executive MBA in the United States and China.

Faculty from IIT Bombay’s Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management and WUSTL’s Olin Business School will teach the EMBA courses. Program curriculum is rooted in leadership development and innovation, including theoretical and practical training. Local perspectives on India’s rapidly developing economy will be addressed in every course.

IIT Bombay and Washington University have worked together since 2009. The institutions are members of the McDonnell Academy Global Energy and Environment Partnership, a consortium of sustainability-minded universities and corporations; the McDonnell International Scholars Academy; and the WUSTL- IIT Bombay Corporate Alliance, an affiliation that develops the next generation of global leaders. Their rich partnership history facilitates the collaborative delivery of this latest venture.

Students will graduate with an Executive MBA degree from IIT Bombay and Washington University. The 18-month program uses a proven model for working professionals, with classes offered four days per month in Mumbai. The program ends with a two-week capstone experience at Washington University.

For more information, visit www.som.iitb.ac.in/jointEMBA

It’s official! The application for the inaugural cohort of the joint IIT-Bombay and Washington University Executive MBA is now available!

This innovative joint Executive MBA program is the only one in the world to confer a degree from both an Indian and an American university.

The first cohort will begin classes on April 22, 2015 in Mumbai, and the program and its curriculum are modeled after our internationally recognized sister programs in the U.S. and China, specifically our joint Executive MBA program with Fudan University in Shanghai which is ranked No. 6 in the world by the Financial Times. The program will include a residency in the United States — currently slated for October 2016 — on the campus of Washington University in St. Louis where the Mumbai cohort and U.S.-based cohorts will have the opportunity to connect and engage in global business dialogue.

We anticipate an inaugural cohort of 40-50 executive students, including a diverse mix of professionals coming from many types of organizations ranging from smaller entrepreneurial endeavors to large global corporations.

Completed applications will be reviewed by the joint admissions committee and qualified candidates will be invited to an in person interview in Mumabi. Deadlines to apply to the inaugural cohort are:

• October 31, 2014  — Early application deadline
• January 31, 2015 — Final application deadline

Information regarding the program overall is available on the IIT-Bombay-Washington University in St. Louis Executive MBA website. Share in the excitement by sharing with a colleague or associate who you think would benefit by applying to our inaugural cohort!