XLRI partners with France, Denmark universities to launch multi-specialised courses

XLRI Delhi has collaborated with global higher educational institutions of France and Denmark to offer industry-aligned education at an affordable cost to Indian students and professionals. The partnership aims to launch multiple specialised programmes, including full-time, part-time and executive programmes for the academic year 2025-26.

The agreement to enhance academic experience has been signed between XLRI and the University of Paris-1 Pantheon Sorbonne, the University of Bordeaux, the UNESCO Chair at the University of Paris Nanterre, the Danish Consortium for Academic Craftsmanship (DCAC) and the International Institute of Education Consortium of Universities (IIE Consortium), the XLRI in an official statement said.

Indian students and working professionals will get an opportunity to gain world-class education and practical skills through the multi-university collaboration, the management institute said in an official statement.

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Multi-specialised courses in healthcare, digital business, consulting

The programmes, launched for the next academic year will include core management principles with industry-specific applications for healthcare, digital business and consulting. There will be experiential workshops and integrated learning modules to develop entrepreneurial thinking, problem-solving abilities, and leadership skills, the management institute said.

Notably, XLRI graduates will earn degrees from Sorbonne and Bordeaux, recognized across EU, OECD and Commonwealth countries.

Highlighting the importance of the academic collaboration, Eric Lamarque, dean of IAE Paris Sorbonne Business School, said: “The partnership will bolster Indo-French educational ties and serve as a framework for further global collaborations.”

“Leaders from Bordeaux, DCAC, IIE Consortium and other partner institutions expressed similar enthusiasm, applauding the long-term vision and collaborative efforts that have spanned over two years,” the official statement reads.

“These qualifications meet academic requirements for skilled worker visa programs in countries like the EU, UK and Canada, offering new career pathways,” the management institute said.