University of Hyderabad, TimesPro collaborate to offer PG Diploma programmes in Management

NEW DELHI: The University of Hyderabad (UoH) has collaborated with TimesPro to offer six new-age management programmes in various industry domains for Indian and overseas learners. The programmes with help the students to equip themselves with modern business practices and build competencies to elevate their careers.

The newly launched programmes include Diploma in Project Management (DPM), Diploma in Business Management, Diploma in Business Finance Management (DBFM), Diploma in Business Analytics (DBA), Diploma in Digital Marketing Management and Diploma in Financial Wellbeing and Wealth Management.

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The agreement was signed by Dr Devesh Nigam, Registrar, University of Hyderabad and Arun Kabra, CFO and President Enterprise Business, TimesPro on January 11, 2023. Professor B J Rao, Vice-Chancellor, Professor Mary Jessica, Dean, School of Management Studies, Dr S Jeelani, Director-CDVL, Dr I Lokananda Reddy, UoH, Kuldeep Pareek and MVR Padma Raju from TimesPro were also present.

These programmes will be offered through the Centre for Distance Virtual and Learning (CDVL) with the support of the School of Management studies at the university. Students will stand to earn 40 credits that qualify for the Academic Bank of Credit. These credits can be utilised for a master’s degree in future.

Professor B J Rao, Vice-Chancellor, University of Hyderabad , said, “ The MoU between TimesPro and UoH (CDVL) is a happy culmination of two active entities for imparting education for SKILLS. We hope that this MoU will lead to multiple courses being offered across distance for a large number of students.”

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Arun Kabra, President, Enterprise Business and CFO, TimesPro, said, “We are delighted to offer the new-age management programmes in collaboration with the prestigious University of Hyderabad to equip our learners with future-centric skillsets, build competencies and stay in sync with the requirements of Industry 4.0. Learners will gain immense knowledge through UoH academicians and TimesPro industry experts who will train them to counter the challenges of the VUCA world and get them ready for placement in corporates.”

The programmes will go LIVE in the following months and will be delivered in Direct-to-Device (D2D) mode using TimesPro's cutting-edge Interactive Learning (IL) platform. Through a methodology that uses a thoughtful combination of lectures, case studies, assignments, capstone projects, and other activities crucial for career advancement, it will prepare students to develop future-ready competencies and a solid foundation across domains. TimesPro will leverage on its industry connections by connecting the students with job opportunities.