JGBS inks MoU with 11 foreign institutions from 5 countries for exchange, exposure

Jindal Global Business School (JGBS) in Haryana’s Sonipat has signed 11 memorandums of understanding (MoU) with foreign universities and business schools from five countries for collaborative research and exchange programmes.

The institute, under OP Jindal Global University (JGU), has collaborated with top business schools including the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, USA; Thunderbird School of Global Management at Arizona State University, USA; and University of Queensland Business School, Australia.

Besides the three aforementioned institutions, JGBS has inked MoUs with Kelley School of Business, Indiana University-Bloomington, USA; Florida State University, USA; University of St. Andrews, UK; The University of Nottingham, UK; Nottingham Trent University, UK; Faculty of Business and Economics, Macquarie University, Australia; Bond University, Australia; Frankfurt School of Finance and Economics, Germany; and FPT University, Vietnam.

In addition to its numerous collaborations in Australia, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States, JGBS has expanded its reach to institutions in Vietnam with the fresh set of MoUs.

Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania will provide study-abroad opportunities to the JGBS students of one-year Global MBA in Business Analytics. The Thunderbird School of Global Management's Master of Global Management (MGM) dual degree programme brings JGBS students one step closer to living and working for up to three years in the US through the USA's Optional Practical Training programme.

Student exchange programmes with Florida State University and the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University in the United States offer learning experiences in a global setting.

Since its inception in 2010, JGBS has established international collaborations with over 72 business schools and universities across 24 countries.

C Raj Kumar, Founding vice-chancellor of OP Jindal Global University, said, "These partnerships are developed to enable the students of JGBS to enrol in international business and management education programmes with our partner institutions. The vision of JGU since our inception has been to constantly provide quality global education experiences to our students.”

“The institutional opportunities created by JGBS have provided students with strong levels of global exposure through exchange programmes, immersion programmes, dual degree programmes, and short-term study abroad programmes,” he added.

Mayank Dhaundiyal, dean, JGBS, said, “JGBS is committed to providing world-class international mobility options to its students. The students of JGBS have access to more than 70 partner business schools and universities located in five continents, providing them with an unparalleled network for international mobility.”