Globsyn Business School ties up with Global HR Leader ManpowerGroup for 2-year PG Programme

This collaboration between GBS and ManpowerGroup, world leader ininnovative workforce solutions, results in a unique programme in which aspiring student managers are provided an equal mix of academic knowledge with intensive practice-based learning in a live workspace environment over the two-year curriculum.

GBS’ PGPM-HR aims to push the frontiers of knowledge with effective exchange between institution and industry, bringing Management Apprenticeship to mainstream Business Management Education.

The two-year programme is divided into four semesters with semesters I and II focusing on classroom learning, provide by Globsyn Business School, and semesters III and IV being dedicated to industrial apprenticeship at ManpowerGroup.

Said Rahul Dasgupta, Joint Managing Director, Globsyn Group, “This innovation follows a number of unique initiatives that make GBS a leader in preparing managers ready for the corporate world of tomorrow. We are excited that a Fortune 500 company like ManpowerGroup have agreed to partner with us in this programme. With the wide scope of their HR consulting and solutions business our students will be exposed to global best practices applied by qualified practitioners. We are confident this will help our students succeed over the long-term.”

Speaking about their association with GBS for the newly-introduced programme, Vishnu Dev, Director – Staffing, ManpowerGroup said, “To equip the youth with the skills they need to succeed in the world of work,providing them with the tools and opportunities to develop their careers is our priority. The programme will help to service a dire need of industry – that of producing students who are able to apply the knowledge gained out of their two years of learning, immediately in the work environment. Our role in the programme features practical application, underlying rationale and current issues of human resources, provide a foundation for good management skills over their career.”

With admissions capped at 20 seats, students opting for the GBS-ManpowerGroup joint PGPM-HR shall be defined by their desire to become a distinctive part of any corporate environment. The academic part of the programme will be delivered at Globsyn’s 8-acre, state-of-the-art campus at Kolkata.

The first batch opens with the 2015-16 academic session. To be eligible for admission, applicants are required to have a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent (10+2+3). GBS accepts students with CAT or MAT scores. In addition students seeking to get into Globsyn Business School are required to appear for the GAT (Globsyn Admissions Test) examination and interviews.

(Reporting by Adit Majumdar, Image by Avishek Mitra/IBNS)