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from the Editor

G Glide

on the Winds of Business Education

Where do the most business opportunities lie?’ Or let me rephrase the question in a more personalised way, ‘When and where will the business lourish?’

Obviously, the answer would vary from geographical specialities to modern lifestyles and advancements. But what builds the basis of business is people. Often ignored by the masses, modern businesses target one large product for a few. Still, if you observe the arc of successful businesses, they have often grown with one product for everyone.

As the global business paradigm shift is changing swiftly from American and European countries to Asian countries, the pull for studying modern education in these countries has become extremely essential. Many of the youngsters going with the transition of the changing winds of modern business have opted to understand and learn the means and methods of business code of conduct in the ever evolving and geo strategic market—Asia.

Having said that, Asia has always lourished with quality education, which was later transferred to different parts of the world by various kings, invaders, colonisers, preachers, etc. the education inluenced by region, languages and culture, was later attempted to bring on the same page in the mid-20th century.

However, despite several attempts, traditional education and ideologies have remained and have evolved to adapt to the modern requirements of education. Now that the winds of business are lowing towards the highly anticipated, crowded and wisdom-illed cities of Asia, many universities have upgraded themselves to teach modern business with relevance to the changing business paradigm of the world.

For this edition—Best Universities to Study Business in Asia, 2022—we ventured out across Asia to give students a well-researched booklet that would guide them in choosing the ideal university to study business.

So, let this edition be the guiding light for those who are looking to study modern-day business from Asia. Go through the proiles and interviews to learn the intricacies of some of the inest universities in Asia. Also, look at the articles curated by our in-house editorial team that would guide you to holistic education.

Now, lip the pages and start your search for the best university for you to study business!

- Ashlesh Khadse Editorial Director

Profit is not something to add on at the end; it is something to plan for in the beginning.

- Megan Auman

School of Business

UNIVERSITY

Realizing Business

What do you think has linked human development and progression together? Business! Undoubtedly, business interconnects human needs with wants. Moreover, it has been the still standing principle since humanity ventured into civilization's deep waters.

Be it in the form of a barter system or the structure of currency trade. The dynamics of commerce and business have changed as the need of people, demand in the market, and target audience have changed. Today business involves different aspects, and stepping into the market needs appropriate knowledge and studies.

Being one of the most proitable sectors, suiting this age where everyone desires to stand their own grounds, business education seems to be a key to the door of opportunities. Many

students enroll themselves in educational institutions with the dream of a bright future.

One institution that provides wings to dreamers is the School of Business, Shantou University

Let's have a look into this provider of wings.

Looking into Shantou University's Journey With its establishment in

May 1996, the School of Business, Shantou University has successively been selected as the comprehensive reform pilot college in Guangdong Province, the Innovation Experimental Zone of talent training mode in Guangdong Province (integrated thinking economic management talent training), and the practice teaching base for college students in Guangdong Province.

At present, it has two irst-level master's degree programs in Business Administration and Applied Economics, and a professional master's degree program in Business Administration (MBA). There are ive undergraduate majors in Business Administration, Accounting,International Economics and Trade, Finance and Marketing Management.

National first-class undergraduate major construction site

Characteristic major construction site of the Ministry of Education

Famous brand major of Guangdong Province

National first-class undergraduate major construction site

Pilot major of Guangdong Province for comprehensive professional reform

National first-class undergraduate major construction site

Characteristic major construction site of Guangdong Province

Characteristic major construction site of Guangdong Province

Provincial first-class undergraduate major construction site

Provincial first-class undergraduate major construction site

The school has now formed disciplinary teams featuring innovation and entrepreneurship management, organization and strategic management, accounting and inancial management, big data and supply chain management, and industrial economics. It owns an Institute of Guangdong-Taiwan Enterprise Cooperation, which is a key research base for humanities and social sciences in universities in Guangdong Province.

Business School is committed to advancing with the times and developing global competence through education in contemporary society.

Pillars of the Institution

Educating tomorrow's business managers with global perspectives, craftsmanship spirit, ability to innovate, and willingness to take responsibility.

Learning about local businesses and serving the immediate community, committing to globally recognized standards of teaching and research, building on distinctive strengths, and striving for a first-class education.

“Excelling the Learning

The school actively promotes and implements the 'Artiicial Intelligence and Big Data plus Programs' interdisciplinary talent training system. It has formed the characteristics of multidisciplinary integration and focuses on cultivating integrated thinking, innovation, and entrepreneurial capability.

The school has improved the curriculum design of the undergraduate program in accordance with the needs of the country and society to cultivate project management personnel. Currently, the program has been afirmed by society.

Training students to be innovative problem solvers and to communicate their ideas well with others is the second strategic focus of the institute. It pays more attention to the courses related to innovation, and students strive to be innovative in practice.

Outside The Playground The school utilizes many external resources to support the development of students' soft skills through inancial assistance and a variety of extracurricular activities. This includes organizing extracurricular activities and outreach programs such as student leadership

seminars, peer experience sharing sessions, career development workshops, alumni forums, and innovative entrepreneurship programs. It also supports students in participating in national and international case competitions, simulation challenges, business plan challenges, and other events along with various competitions. In recent years, it has implemented service learning to foster student leadership and promote student participation in society.

Following are the developments of the school in the past three years:

Train students to be innovative problem solvers and to communicate their ideas well with others.

Tech To Make Accessible Education

The Experimental Teaching Centre for Business Administration of the School, with an area of 589 square meters, includes a software simulation laboratory and a room for sandbox experiments and skills practice. The two labs are equipped with 120 network-connected desktop computers.

The labs undertake experimental teaching tasks for Business Administration and economics majors, including experimental courses and projects. The lab environment, safety, and protection are in line with national norms.

The labs can adapt to students' open management and independent learning needs with humanized design, informatization, and networking conditions.

The resource room has a collection of 5,404 business administration books and 453 journals and databases for the use of all teachers and students at the school.

Management on campus is carried out using information technology.

The university's MYSTU (e-learning) system is the main online learning platform for teaching courses, where the tuition activities are thoroughly followed.

Watering the Sprouting Sapling

The school has built special interdisciplinary platforms. It will integrate researchers from different ields inside and outside the school, form a full-time research team, and facilitate the construction of interdisciplinary platforms, including the Big Data and Health Industry Research Centre and the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Strategy Research Centre. The research centers focus on health industry chains, technological innovation and entrepreneurship, family business inheritance, governance mechanisms, and other problems.

The school implements reined education, small class sizes, and high teaching quality. It also arranges tutors for each undergraduate student to provide academic guidance and assistance throughout their university studies.

Since 2019, the Li KaShing Foundation has set

up a special scholarship program in Shantou University to implement full-tuition awards for undergraduate students and support Shantou University to become the irst public comprehensive university in China to award full-time undergraduate tuition fees fully.

During the pandemic, the school actively explored a new model of hybrid teaching that integrates online and ofline, gave full play to the advantages of sharing and co-creating online technology and digital resources, supported students, differentiated, and personalized learning realized the diversiication of teaching subjects, and laid a good foundation for the lexibility of teaching time and space.

Setting the Pace to Face the World

The school's strategy places special emphasis on 'Committing to globally recognized standards of teaching and research.' It

has established international cooperation with overseas universities to expand the network of partners and develop exchange programs so that more students can go abroad and improve the level of internationalization.

The school supports teachers in conducting cooperative research with universities, focusing on global hotspots, and improving internationalized research output. It also coorganizes academic activities with prestigious universities to promote academic exchanges between the institute and universities and enhance the inluence of the institute overseas.

The school has a scholarship policy that speciically funds students to participate in exchange programs abroad, most of which have mutual tuition waivers, and some programs even support students' living expenses. Some programs offer tuition discounts for

Shantou graduates who pursue further studies abroad.

The School of Business has signed formal cooperation agreements with 27 overseas institutions including in Ireland, Russia, USA, Canada, Portugal, France, Lithuania, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, India, Hong Kong SAR of China, and Taiwan of China and has carried out various types of exchange and cooperation programs.

For example, in 2020, the school signed a cooperation agreement with Ural Federal University in Russia, the irst partner in Russia. In 2021, it signed a cooperation agreement with Woxsen University in India, the irst partner in India. The school has also established cooperative training projects with international partners. For example, the school and Claremont Graduate University in America have established a '4+1' undergraduate and master fast track.

Responding to the trend of internationalization of business education, the School of Business has joined European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD), The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), Silk Road Entrepreneurship Education Network (SREEN), and has obtained

the oficial membership of the Business Graduates Association (BGA), an international accrediting body for business education.

Arranging for Bright Tomorrow

The school's Careers Ofice helps students to plan their careers from their irst year and deepens their educational guidance through a series of activities or courses. Freshmen's professional introduction sessions and 'Introduction to Programme' courses speciically. School students are required to take a course on 'Career Planning for Undergraduates'

The school organizes internships and provides funds to require students to complete three practical internship activities during the school years. Students are also provided with different types of internship positions according to the characteristics of each major. For example, for positions in Business Administration, the positions offered are to

companies and organizations related to this discipline. For positions in inance, internships in banks, securities, and other types of placements are offered.

Milestone Achievements

•Business School is designated as the Provincial Comprehensive Reform Pilot College for Universities and the Provincial Undergraduate Practical Teaching Base in Guangdong. The school also owns an Institute of Guangdong-Taiwan Enterprise Cooperation, which is a key research base

for humanities and social sciences in universities in Guangdong Province.

•Business School currently owns two irst-level postgraduate programs of Business Administration and Applied Economics and the Master of Business Administration (MBA), three national and two provincial irst-class undergraduate majors in the 'Double Ten Thousand Plan'

•Since 2018, teachers have won one National Teaching Achievement Award and four Guangdong

Provincial Education Teaching Achievement Awards. One course conducted by the school faculty is listed in the irst batch of National First-Class Undergraduate Courses.

•Business School has formed academic teams with distinctive directions. In 2021, the school faculty had been funded by over three national and 21 provincial-level projects and published 52 highlevel research papers as the irst author or corresponding

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of China

author, among which UT Dallas's international top journal has accepted 2.

•In the past three years, the students at the institute have won 85 awards in various innovation and entrepreneurship competitions, with 297 students involved in the competitions.

•In 2018, the MBA program passed the qualiication assessment of the degree authorization point of the Degree Committee of the State Council.

Initiating The Change

The School of Business has had a fruitful collaboration with these academic partners all over the world, including in Asia.

The faculty members of Shantou University maintain close academic cooperation with faculty members from prestigious universities worldwide. In the areas of innovation, strategy, organizational behaviour, and environmental economics, they have jointly organized important international academic conferences and workshops. This has led to an increase in articles published in international journals by faculty members of the School of Business.

The school encourages faculty members to go abroad for exchange,

training, and study visits to explore the frontiers of research. In the past three years, 24 faculty members have been sent to various countries for academic exchange and training activities especially during the tough time of COVID19.

From 2019–2021, students at the school have participated in 161 outbound exchange activities abroad. The school has also added nine new short-term cooperation programs in winter and summer, involving different countries and regions.

Despite the pandemic, the school sent its students to participate in exchange activities abroad in 2022. It jointly organized a course 'Doing Business in China's Pearl River Delta' with Singapore Management University and Singapore University of Social Sciences and organized a total of 22 students from Shantou University and two universities in Singapore to go to Guangzhou, Shenzhen, and Hong Kong for study and exchange activities.

With the increase in the number of students wanting to pursue education abroad, ten graduates chose to study for master's degrees in foreign universities in 2021. A total of 51 graduates from 2019 to 2021 have moved abroad for further education.

The Lifelong Learning MBA Education Centre of Shantou University Business School now has a part-time MBA education programme and an Executive Education (EE) programme, with a total of about 2,200 students and alumni as at June 2022. Since 2016, Shantou University Business School has launched the lifelong learning platform of MBA Education Center, which advances the establishment of close and good connections between the current students and graduates of MBA Education Center. It aims to promote continuous improvement and lifelong learning for students.

The lifelong learning platform is committed to promoting continuous improvement and lifelong

learning for students and alumni. Since its inception, it provides customised course training and lecture series for social economy. It organizes activities and visits to help them keep up to date with industry news. Besides, the platform have innovated to provide lifelong career development support and entrepreneurial opportunities. It opens an online education platform and established teaching practice bases for enterprise research and industry exchange. With the purpose of lifelong learning, the platform has helped many students and alumni to successfully achieve career advancement and it is received popular recognition by the community.

Website: http://biz.stu.edu.cn/ Ofice Tel.: (+86)754 86503382

Email: o_sxy@stu.edu.cn Address: 243 Daxue Road, Shantou, Guangdong, China

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Faculty of Management Studies, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka www.sab.ac.lk/mgmt/

The Faculty of Management Studies of Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka foresees and incorporates knowledge & skills required by the dynamic job market, to be able to cater to the most crucial needs of the society in the time to come, therefore, it stands as an esteemed knowledge creation & Dissemination institution, specialized in management disciplines.

Dr Gaur Hari Singhania Institute of Management and Research

Shantou University

University of the Punjab, Institute of Business Administration, Lahore Westford University College

www.ghsimr.ac.in/ www.stu.edu.cn/ www.ibapu.edu.pk/ www.mywestford.com/

Dr Gaur Hari Singhania Institute of Management and Research (GHS-IMR) is one of the oldest and premier management institute, working towards academic excellence and development of management skills through its flagship two-years full time PGDM program.

Shantou University is a comprehensive university in Guangdong Province established with the approval of the State Council in 1981. It is a provincial and ministerial university jointly established by the Ministry of Education, Guangdong Province and the Li Ka Shing Foundation.

Realizing the importance of business education, Department of Business Administration was established in 1972 in the University of the Punjab. Later on, the department was upgraded to the Institute of Business Administration (IBA) in 1989.

Westford is a respected and sought after academic institution offering advanced and tertiary qualifications in management, fashion & industry relevant ‘professional certifications’ supported with degrees, diplomas from globally accredited bodies and universities to aspiring learners in the Middle East, Africa, Europe, UK, Asia and rest of the World.

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Reasons to Study Business in Asia

Dr Jawahar Surisetti,

Advisor to Government

T world seems to be shifting towards Asia, and this has been more visible post the 1000 days of the pandemic. Asia looks to be on course to 50 percent of global GDP by 2040 and 40% of the world consumption as per Mckinsey. This century seems to belong to Asia because of the falling in line from consumptiondriven economies to manufacturing for the world, and the upward trajectory is too clear not to be noticed. So, the need is to look to the educational institutions, especially business and technology, and how they will be able to match the best of the west in

he epicentre of the

providing skills and knowledge to support the capacity needed for these burgeoning economies of Asia. Some factors that favour the reasons why one should study business in Asia are analysed:

• Economical Business studies have been a preferred educational domain of the US, UK, Canada and Australia, but it is an expensive bet for an international student. The COVID and recession thereafter in the west has increased the risks of studying high-value courses with a risk of little or no return on investment. Moreover, the number of Asian students in the US, UK and Australia is very high and a great income source for the preferred educational institutions. After taking a beating of losing a number of residential students, these institutions have tried to rationalise the fee

structure by setting up campuses in Singapore, Hongkong and other such destinations closer home to the students so that they are more economical.

The advantage that Asia has is that by learning from these institutions, we were able to customise institutions to our needs and provide quality business education to students of the region at a more economical fee, making it a lucrative destination for students with lower affordability outside Asia too.

• Future Geopolitical and Business Scenario

The world's business structures have seen a more resilient Asia led by China, India, Japan and Korea, taking the world by storm. In this scenario, the silver lining is that with growing economies, the potential for business growth is higher vis a vis the saturated or peaked economies. Once the

growth potential is higher, more jobs will be on offer, hence the need for betterequipped business management institutions with specialisations to suit the economies. With this fresh perspective, when the Asian giants are lexing their muscles in the US and the rest of the world, the business education of the Asian region is also bound to rise exponentially.

• Resilience

Many experts subscribed to the view that the Asian bubble might burst, but over time a conservative approach by Asian economies led by India and Japan has shown the world that the economies are more structurally resilient to be able to withstand the vagaries of nature or for scaling up. Even in the current scenario, many of the developed countries are going through some of the worst phases of recession, but India and Japan have done extremely well to thwart these recessive tendencies in their countries. This resilience shows that Asia is ready for the next leap of faith, thereby tilting the centre of gravity in their favour.

• Future businesses

Even at the expense of sounding competitively biased, Asia has reinvented itself to be more innovative and develop new age businesses, which earlier

were the stranglehold of the US and Europe. The west also capitalised on cutting-edge technology from Japan. But now China, Korea and India have joined Japan, and the large numbers of youth in India coupled with the Startup India, Digital India and National Education Policy have created a new lot of young entrepreneurs who have learnt the art of expansion faster than their manufacturing predecessors. The digital age seems to be working in favour of Asia, especially India, with 65% of the demography below the age of 35, which is bound to reap rich dividends in future.

• Scale India and China's population is a major chunk of the world population, and Asia in total accounts for 59.76% of the world population as per UN estimates. The rapid growth of youth in this region is one reason why the world job markets and economies look towards Asia for manpower and also consumption. The CEOs of the largest companies in the US and Europe also hail from Asia, motivating the youth to take to higher studies in the business domain. Singapore and Hongkong have been lourishing in business education, and now it has started spreading all over Asia, and the numbers support them.

Dr. Jawahar Surisetti is a Psychologist and Educationist . He is the receiver of Bharat Shiksha Ratna Samman and Man of the Year-India by the US State for exemplary service in social education. Currently is an Advisor to Government, Mental Health and Digital Wellbeing expert, a bestselling author and start-up mentor.

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Providing a global outlook and capabilities of adapting changes require in the business industries.

Singhania Institute of Management and Research

Creating the Future Business Leaders

anagement and

M research have been an essential factor of human civilization since the beginning of time, developing and sustaining the social order; today, it has come a long way, still providing its original aim of development and organization.

However, subjecting to the change of the time, the forms of research and management have changed positively, leading to continuous economic development and enhancing the lifestyle of humans around the globe. And today, it has emerged as a ield of study with great importance as it obtains managerial, entrepreneurial and technical skills.

Management skills could lead businesses towards success and usher in many technological advancements, which lead overall development of the world. Driving the zeal, many institutes have been indulging the managerial and entrepreneurial skills of budding entrepreneurs.

Among all others, Dr Gaur Hari Singhania Institute of Management and Research (GHS-IMR) is shaping the student bright future through its two-year full-time PGDM lagship program. The institute emphasizes technical, professional and managerial education; meanwhile, it stresses indulging social and cultural responsibility in its students.

After getting an insightful view of the institute, Dr Rahul Goyal , the Director of GHS-IMR, share his valuable experience and learning. He also mentions the institute's journey since its inception and the future goal of the institute with The Education view

The Budding Tale of the Institute

Dr Gaur Hari Singhania Institute of Management and Research (GHS-IMR) is one of the oldest and premier management institutes established in 1995 by J.K. Organization. It is 136-year-old India's leading and respected

industrial conglomerate.

The institute has been working towards academic excellence and development of management skills through its lagship PGDM full-time program for two years, which has been approved by the All-India Council of Technical Education and Research (AICTE), Ministry of H.R.D. (Govt. of India) & NAAC "B+" Accredited.

GHS-IMR aims to develop students' technical, professional, and managerial excellence and social and cultural sensitivity. Besides emphasizing the importance of management ethics, the institute is also concerned for the environment and stresses students to become 'environmentfriendly' to ensure society's overall sustainable development.

The practical knowledge and accredited course based on industry requirements and research are delivered by well-qualiied and experienced faculty. The

institute enhances the 'employability quotient' of students and thus gets placed immediately by the employers through the strong industry links of the GHS-IMR.

The institute's 27 batches have successfully passed out from the college, and more than 2200 students serve in leading companies in India. GHS-IMR has been recognized as a 'Centre of Academic Excellence' by national and international organizations.

Since its establishment, the institute has been achieving its milestones, and Dr Rahul Goyal has been contributing a lot to make it the best management institute globally. Apart from GHSIMR, he has achieved many academic goals in his life, which have been discussed.

A Passionate Mentor Dr Rahul Goyal is the Director of the GHS-IMR; he has more than 26 years of academic and administrative experience mentoring various groups

of colleges. He has worked closely with organizations like NCTE, AICTE, UPTU, C.C.S. University and U.P. Government for afiliation and other concerned works.

Dr Rahul Goyal is known in the academic ield as a go-getter leader. His able mentorship institute entered M.O.U.s with I.B.M., Wadwani International Foundation, Synergy University

Moscow and many more universities and organizations of world fame.

While reminiscing all the passionate performances of Dr Rahul, his valuable contribution and the deined vision, mission and core values of the institute trailblaze consistently to achieve the milestones of the GHSIMR.

Vision, Mission and Core Values

While stating about the institute's journey, Dr Rahul also mentions the institute's set vision,

saying, "To be an institute engaged in creating thought leaders through innovative research, consulting and by being alma-mater of next practices."

He also mentions the valuable mission of the institute. He asserts, "To be a management institute where today's students become tomorrow's management leaders, driven by a passion for discovering, innovating and creating opportunities in the environment not only for self-development but also for the society. It is aimed at creating managers, with a holistic approach, synthesizing conventional and modern management thinking with a global outlook and adapting to the changing requirements of the business."

Further, he stated the institute's core values and says, "DedicationDiscipline-Determination! These 3Ds are the core of our values, synthesizing conventional and modern

management thinking. We aim to provide a global outlook and capabilities of adapting to the changing requirements of the business industries."

The vision, mission, and core values always show the right direction to organizations and institutes. But, with these, the institute does have some long-term and shortterm goals for its development.

Abiding and Interim Goals

GHS-IMR try to formulate the curriculum; with these, the students can identify their ields and get aware of the current industrial developments. The institute encourages the students to learn new and demanding technical skills. Ensuring the students' insightful understanding of the concepts, the institute keeps improving its curriculum every year. Due to the pandemic, the institute has become unpredictable about its long-term goals.

Instead of setting abiding goals, the institute does deine its interim goals, which helps them to move forward. And GHSIMR is adopting modernization ways to teach the students, also improving the infrastructure to cope with the rapid development and keeping up with the current education strata industry leader.

With all these goals, Dr Rahul has introduced a few unique learning programs to improve the students' skillsets.

Collateral Learning

The world is now being more integrated through remote jobs, while the digital marketing industry in India is growing at a rate of 33.5%. The country is just pegged after Canada as the second-best digital hub.

GHS-IMR realizing this opportunity, introduced Digital Marketing in the year 2014, simultaneously creating a centre for analytics in association with I.B.M. Continuing on the same point later, GHSIMR maintained its lead in the area by adding a course of Robotics Process Automation (R.P.A.).

All these collateral learning assist many awards, accolades and accreditations to the institutes described below.

Badges of Honor

After highlighting the institute's learning programs and its story,

Today's students become tomorrow's management leaders, who are driven by a passion for discovering, innovating and creating opportunities in the environment not only for selfdevelopment but also for the society.

Dr Rahul also enlightens us with the awards, accolades, and accreditations of the institute and postulates,

• "Ranked Promising B school By C.S.R.

rd

• Ranked 3 Best B School in U.P. by Silicon India.

• Ranked Outstanding Institution by World Education Congress.

• Ranked Outstanding Institute of Northern India by B.B.C. Knowledge.

nd

• Ranked 2 Best B school th in U.P. and 5 in India (Non-IIM) by Education World.

th

• Ranked 28 Best B

school in India by Academic Insight.

• National A* grading by CRISIL."

Predicting Future Growth

While visioning the future of the prestigious business institute, Dr Rahul notes, "We do agree with the Indian education system and also with other foreign countries, as it is structured differently in terms of pedagogy, instructional, manuals and many more, but now content is almost the same."

"Indian intellectual force is considered at par with the workforce of any developed nation. Here in

our institutes, we provide a complimentary international Industrial tour to our students to understand the work culture of world-leading companies. In this series, our students visited companies in the United Kingdom, China, and the Middle East to study and understand the organizational culture of world leaders," he added further.

Stating further, he says, "We have alliances with the top universities across the globe; we do a lot of activities in their collaboration to provide an international education scenario to the students.”

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The Perks of Business Studying

ABROAD

T escape from the ordinary, mundane life as it allows you to explore and enhance new cultures, perspectives, and opportunities for a broad range of people. Visiting another country widens your mindset and gives you the window to explore for a deinite period.

ravel can serve as an

own set of pros and cons.

Have you ever considered studying in another country while living in a different country? It is a once-in-alifetime opportunity to immerse yourself in and glean numerous beneits.

There is a qualitative difference between visiting a foreign country and living there for a prolonged period. Residing in a different country in a separate climate scenario surrounded by and between individuals from various backgrounds brings up its

Let's focus on how it has been beneicial for aspiring students. With the disclosure to study abroad, it offers numerous varieties of approaches accompanied by its perks.

Below are the beneits of studying business abroad

Enhance Evolving into a Well-Rounded Individual

For several years, studying

abroad has been regarded as an important milestone for aspiring young university students from all over the globe. As an international student in another country, you will gain exceptional experiences that will allow you to improve as a person with a deep respect for other cultures, values, and norms.

Learning and living in a foreign country will allow you to comprehend your personal cultural history and values better. It offers different viewpoints, customs, and ways of life and implies challenging your own beliefs.

A few people change forever, while others evolve and gain stronger footing. Interacting with local populations and fellow international students allows you to respect other cultures and values better.

With larger perspectives, worldviews, and tolerance to become more independent, self-suficient, and conident individuals evolve in their personal and professional lives.

Expanding Network

Studying abroad gives you the chance to form meaningful relationships with people from all over the world. Signiicantly raise one's international connections while meeting people who could be lifelong friends. Some interactions may lead to job opportunities, internships, or even business partners.

The university where you would study is most likely to have a diverse community of students from the local area and abroad, offering you the chance to meet people from various backgrounds and cultures. The wider your network, the greater your chances of being connected to exciting career and social opportunities.

Boost Individual Employability

It's no secret that attending university enhances a graduate's employability.

Starting from learning a foreign language from scratch to luency, getting a specialized qualiication, and inculcating soft skills like adaptability,

communication, and crosscultural understanding. Your time abroad is an excellent opportunity to develop an impressive resume.

Depending on one's visa status and the country where you're studying, it is convenient to take up a part-time job, an internship, or even continue a career abroad. Professional advisors at universities would be a valuable source of information on professional openings and other ways to boost employability after pursuing a degree.

Inculcate Business Marketing Skills Being an international student gives you a valuable opportunity to participate in life experiences and develop new skills to enhance your resume. With notable study abroad experience, you can learn and master new academic, social, and professional skills.

Leadership abilities differ from one culture to the next. One can always have a learning approach to work with and better understand different leadership and business styles.

This kind of exposure to a new culture presents you with a broad and sophisticated worldview and diversiies your thoughts and values. Consequently, forming partnerships and eficiently working while tackling global and multinational challenges are required for business marketing.

Gain Competitive Approach

With the networking approach, you'll be working alongside different people and companies, along with a dash of increased selfconidence and independence, while studying consecutively. Dealing with different people gives you a competitive edge in the business world.

An international student who was living amidst the pandemic period was quoted as saying, "Although many of our interactions are now digital, she thinks that if you wish to get a global view of what's happening in business today, you should indeed travel to various countries and learn about their challenges."

Thus, studying business gives you a reality check of what works in the world and provides you with a competitive approach. Global Perspective with International Exposure Studying in another country, you gain a broader perspective on culture and people, as well as a wellinformed mindset to embrace your new surroundings. Being able to think with a global perspective, you tend to face modern challenges and come up with pioneering solutions in the future. These encounters allow one to think openly and creatively. You learn to view the world through different lenses and have different visions of your own country and culture.

Spending time overseas opens doors to much more than just university gates. During holidays and weekends, you'll have the chance to travel to tourist hotspots and experience ofbeat places in your designated country. This allows you to experience different geographies and come back with stories different from India. Come back with amusing memories and stories, offering you international exposure.

To conclude, The perks of studying abroad are abundant at any stage in your education. Be it undergraduate or graduate level, one needs to ind an appropriate program to it all your needs and goals. International education promotes global learning and fosters understanding among diverse backgrounds and perspective, and develop global-minded individuals.

Faculty of Management Studies

S A B A R A G A M U W A U N I V E R S I T Y O F S R I L A N K A

Oering World with Creative Management

The world is a global market, with continuous transactions, not only inancially but physically and emotionally as well. With the principle of giving and taking getting stronger, it won't be an overstatement to say that every aspect of life involves business, be it relationships or market deals.

Where business factors have surrounded lives, it has become a necessity to learn and understand. Business studies not only help in better management but also in the development of one's personality and character, along with creating a strong sense of understanding and establishing oneself as an entrepreneur. The cherry on top is the gift to society,

as a developed individual leads to the development of society and the nation as a whole.

This business development of an individual comes with hard work and proper guidance as the only way to success is not the road straight ahead but the area surrounding it as well. It involves an individual being responsible for every factor of his surroundings, including the ecosystem, society and, of course, personal development, its venture. These requirements are not person speciic but the need of industries, as there is a constant chase of inding better managing personalities with a passion for work and people.

Contributing to the world, catering to the industry needs and supporting the new innovative talent is the Faculty of Management Studies, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka. Situated in Belihuloya, Shri Lanka, the institution is accredited as an "A" Graded Faculty, with its all sevendegree programs, by the Quality Assurance Council of the University Grants Commission (UGC).

Currently, under the guidance of its Dean, Prof. Athula Gnanapala, the university has achieved remarkable success.

Let's get an insight into the institution and know more about this amazing university.

The Management Saga

The Faculty of Management Studies—previously known as the Faculty of Business Studies—was established in 1996, offering a three-year degree in Accountancy and Finance and Business Management. Later in 2003, the degree program was extended to four years along with the change of name to what it is today.

2006 introduced the new Department of Tourism

Teaching and Learning Policy is focused to adopt to provide world class learning experience to the undergraduate by adopting novel learning techniques and teaching methods which focusing on global employability requirements.

Management to the institution, followed by the Department of Marketing Management in 2008. This catered to the emergency industry needs of the time and provided major milestones in the institution's journey.

Today the faculty has expanded its academic service by introducing postgraduate degree programs, MBA (General, Finance, Marketing, and Tourism) and M.Sc. in Ayurvedic Hospital Management , in collaboration with the Faculty of Graduate Studies to afford the educational qualiications to the industry practitioner.

Achieving remarkable success, the institution has conducted the 'Interdisciplinary Conference of Management Researchers (ICMR)' from 2016 for the th6 consecutive year in 2021.

the university also collaborated with Emerald Publishing as one of the major research conferences in the management stream.

Contributing and opening the door for young researchers, Management Undergraduates' Research Session (MURS) was started in 2019 by FMS in collaboration with the Young Scientists Forum

Plotting the Story: Mission, Vision, Values

The university makes an

effort and works in accordance with its vision and values, ensuring the development of the students and faculty. The institution envisions to be the most innovative and eco-eficient centre of excellence in higher education and research in management studies in the South Asian region. The core values of the institution uphold this vision.

FMS's core values are Integrity, Collaboration and

Synergy, Quality Consciousness, Respect, Inclusivity, Accountability and Sustainability, Community, Creativity, and Innovation. Abiding by these values, the university has established itself in a prominent position, supporting its mission to become the leading innovative and sustainable centre of excellence in higher education and research in the region.

An Inspiring Leader

The institution was led under the leadership of Mr. M.Y.M. Siddique, the irst dean of the institution, who, today, is succeeded by Prof. Athula Gnanapala from 2017 up to date.

Prof. Gnanapala has played a signiicant role in uplifting the quality of the faculty as a visionary leader. The FMS has obtained great achievement, specially awarded 'A' grades for all degree programs as a major milestone in its historical evolution under his leadership.

Further, all four heads of the departments heading the seven-degree program, namely Prof. Dunusinghe G. Dharmarathna, Mr Achintha Ekanayake, Dr Sarath Munasinghe, and Mr D. Jasinghe, are playing signiicant roles in the success of the FMS in many ways.

Education Policies FMS looks forward to the implementation of educational qualityoriented policies to bridge the gap and uplift the overall productivity of the faculty. It further tends to focus on outcome-based education and studentcentred learning.

The institution's Teaching and Learning Policy focuses on adapting to provide a world-class learning experience to the undergraduate by adopting novel techniques and methods, focusing on global employability requirements.

The FMS has banned the usage of single-use plastic as a policy considering its devastating effect on the natural environment.

Quality Policy focuses on uplifting the faculty's overall quality, aligning with the ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 21001:2018 international standards and the UGC

Quality Assurance Framework (QAF).

The Diversity Management Policy focuses on providing inclusive management of diversities associated with ethnicity, race, gender, and their intersections.

Further, FMS focus on conducive environmental Policy to provide a learning environment setting that allows for a free low of ideas, thoughts, and concepts between the teachers and learners without disturbances.

Gender Equity and Equality (GEE) Policy aims to provide equal ease of access to resources and opportunities regardless of gender and to avoid sexual and gender-based violence.

The Differently-abled Policy aims to promote and protect the rights of differently-abled students and staff of FMS.

The FMS is committed to being sustainable by managing the environmental impact associated with towards reduction and prevention, adopting best practices, and sustainably conducting our operation processes, thoughtful, sustainable focus on strategical planning and top management decisions making thorough the Policy on sustainability.

Programs Out of the Box FMS is the only institution offering BSc. Honours in EcoBusiness Management in South Asian Region, and the course is focused on producing environmentally conscious managers for the industry setting. This innovative degree program provides an insight into the sustainable aspects of related areas such as environmental management, energy and industrial resource management, natural resource management and environmental law, environmental footprint, resource eficient cleaner production, eco-design and life cycle assessment, ecolabelling, and green procurement based on the solid foundation on principles of management.

BSc. Honours in Tourism Management, BSc. Honours in Hospitality Management and BSc. Honours in Banking & Insurance degree programs provided by the institution are unique to the country.

Investment in Personalities

FMS knows the importance

Dr. Sarath Munasinghe Head, Department of Tourism Management

Mr. Achintha Ekanayake Head, Department of Business Management

Mr. D Jasinghe Head, Department of Marketing

of education in and outside the classrooms; hence, it actively tries to provide opportunities to its students for participation in various activities, including different campaigns like tree plantations and beach cleaning events. The institution also organises musical events and art festivals, sportsmanship development events, community and school development and corporate social responsibility

projects, and language camps.

While conducting the events, the undergraduate students are given the responsibility of planning, organising, and executing under faculty supervision. This helps to sharpen the leadership and managerial skills of students.

The institution also provides internships and subject-oriented company visits for better exposure to the students.

Internships are a compulsory component in the academic curriculum of degree programs. The company visits are organised to get industry exposure to modules. The knowledge infused during these visits is examined in the continuous assessment and in the semester-based examinations.

Personalisation of Education

The FMS provides a unique learning experience for students through its Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). Moreover, as a personalised learning program, FMS provides undergraduate research under expert supervision. The major challenge is the time-consuming process for the academic staff and research supervisors.

Supervised internships also provide academic mentoring to grab more

practical knowledge and help students in a better way.

Fertilising the Soil FMS initiates the sharpening of industry knowledge and skills to increase employability and uplift the mental preparedness of the undergraduates. To achieve this, the university has adopted various approaches that include Organizing Carrier Fairs, Industry Collaborative Projects, Personality Development Workshops, Undergraduate Research Sessions, Counselling and Mentoring programs, and MOU with professional bodies.

Envisioning the Future

The FMS envisions excelling in terms of quality, sustainability, health, and safety with ISO certiications and being a model faculty to all other higher education institutes.

Focus on conducive environmental policy to provide learning environment setting which allows for a free flow of ideas, thoughts and concepts between the teachers and learners without having disturbances.

How The Best the Changing Business

UNIVERSITIES in Asia are Adapting to Paradigm

Eundergoing paradigmatic changes, and universities are feeling the brunt of these changes. The concept of 'business as usual' is over for traditional universities and educational institutions, and this is visible as we have witnessed several noteworthy inancial struggles, mergers, and acquisitions.

ducation is

changes among customers.

With regard to competitors, digitalization is once again the key driver of change in that it leads to an increasing number of alternative suppliers of education institutions, and lastly, the vast number and heterogeneity of education institutions and their movement into the education sector brings in more competition.

A few noteworthy changes that the Universities have adopted are:

The critical reasons behind these changes and developments that are so uneven across geographies outline the alternative strategic trajectories for the Universities, which majorly fall under the category of 3Cs—Customers, Competitors, and Company—as a framework within which to scrutinize important drivers of change in more depth. In terms of customers, the focus is on shifts in demand connected to technological developments and value

Considering all the above challenges, the best universities in Asia are considering the need for more radical businessmodel innovations, and while the turbulent changes in the environment are clearly uncomfortable for many Universities, they are looking at them as opportunities and not just as threats. Taking maximum advantage of the changes required the courage to chart new routes, which are very different for universities with different resources, capabilities, and purposes.

Collaborations between Corporates and the Traditional Universities: In this model, the universities with a large and impressive campus tie up with corporates and train their collaborative company employees and those of selected partner companies. In this process, the Universities team up with strong brands of the institution that still counts and makes use of learning material from the various online academies and delivers the course content. During this process, they use a ly-in faculty model from topnotch institutions, which saves them the expense of full-time professors.

Adopting the transformation of education from a traditional site-bounded paradigm towards a new triplization paradigm: The goals, theory, content,

and practices of education diverge signiicantly from conventional wisdom, and in the new paradigm of education, the core activities that are creating limitless opportunities for teaching and learning, as well as a new generation of CMI leaders and citizens in both local society and the global village, are the development of students' contextualized multiple intelligence (CMI) and the processes of globalization, localization, and individualization in education. This paradigm shift adopted by Asian Universities in education is providing innovative ideas and possibilities for reforming education in different parts of the globe to meet the challenges of the future.

Adoption of Educational Technology: Firstly, it deines the paradigm change and presents evidence that it is the only way to improve our education systems. Implementing relevant

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technologies, Real-time data, innovations like artiicial intelligence (AI), and a range of new devices and tools are helping universities to transform the roles and relationships of students, teachers, and parents.

Students are getting empowered to learn for themselves in lexible, often collaborative ways, both inside and outside classrooms at their own pace. They can now follow their own interests and be challenged where appropriate. To create fresh challenges and provide the right assistance for each kid to advance, teachers have access to tailored real-time data on how each of their students is doing academically and emotionally.

Parents are more certain, speciic, and conident about their involvement in their child's education. The rise of 'personalized learning', where each student receives targeted one-onone attention from teachers who have access to real-time data on their success and dificulties, is perhaps technology's most obvious consequence.

These advancements have been led by online education, where a number of web-based tools have been developed to evaluate students' preferences and readiness for various learning modalities. Different multimedia communication systems

Dr. Richa Arora is the academic leader and Chief Operating Officer, responsible for the strategic oversight, financial sustainability and academic direction of the University of Stirling and SQA- RAK campus.

have been used to beneit both students and teachers. These systems let students choose content in accordance with their interests and preferences while also assisting teachers in developing a greater awareness of their pupils.

Moving from a teaching culture to a learning culture with a focus on skill enhancement: Universities have begun to form a picture of what is expected of learners or what is the ideal learner today. From an educator's perspective, several learner skills, attributes, and competencies emerge, which are:

• Active, inquiring, analytical.

• Engaged citizens.

• Equipped with research and inquiry skills.

• Exercise independent critical judgment.

• Co-creators and producers of knowledge.

• Able to function

effectively in the real world.

• Able to communicate and cross-language boundaries or cultural boundaries.

• Motivated and equipped to continue learning over a lifetime.

• Active, inquiring, analytical.

• Able to function effectively in the real world.

• Able to communicate and cross-language boundaries or cultural boundaries.

• Motivated and equipped to continue learning

over a lifetime.

• Exercise independent critical judgment.

To achieve the above, various Asian universities have built continuous engagement structures with the corporates to get insights on constant changing soft and hard skill requirements and have begun serious leadership engagement with the innovative application of digital technologies, which are helpful in developing the skill-based futuristic economy.

Things to Conder si

Whìle Studying

in As ia

Asia is considered one of the top continents suitable destinations for study in the world and one of the main hosts of immigrants. The continent has also been an attraction of the world for centuries, the popularity of which has only grown with globalization and the recognition of Asian artists like BTS, Priyanka Chopra, and Wan Peng.

With the popularity, love, and craze of anime, K-

dramas, and other Asian forms of entertainment and innovation, curiosity and the number of immigrants in Asia have increased. Apart from these factors, education in Asia is considered one of the inest. Countries like Malaysia, Japan, and South Korea are famous for their affordable and good quality of education, attracting students from around the world.

However, when it is decided to study abroad, there are lots of lingering questions and a list of cautions to be followed to have a comfortable and a beneiting educational life. If you have decided to move to Asia for studies, here are some things that would help you in your stay.

Place, Area, and Space Asia is a big continent with varied vegetation from what an individual might be used to. Considering the factors like weather, atmosphere, and culture becomes important for health and stay.

In the happy wave of getting admission to the dream college, students usually tend to forget about the living facilities. Though almost all universities have dorm facilities, it might not turn out to be the best option. Having a backup plan in such a case could always be more than just helpful.

While considering a place to stay, an individual needs to look at a few important factors:

Distance from the college/ university

Area surrounding the home Available facilities like electricity, water, and the condition of the dwelling. Rules and regulations, availability of food and other necessities, etc.

A Trip Beforehand Shifting into a new place and different environment could be hard to adjust to.

One might experience homesickness or other illnesses due to the new change. This might prove as a roadblock in the studies, which is the main objective. Therefore, a short trip to the place and area before actually settling down could prove helpful in adjusting to new surroundings.

Considerate Fooding Food is a major and common concern for all the students living away from home, which could lead to health issues. One might not ind a local food adaptable or to liking, but it is important to select a place that could help a person deal with this situation.

Though this could be dealt with cooking at a place, what better option than having your favourite food available down the street from your place?

Managing the Bills

A part of studying abroad includes exploring new places; though it might sound so much fun, it goes a little hefty on the purse. Preparing a budget would help manage the expenses beforehand and prove helpful in tight times.

Law to Rescue

The change of boundaries means a change of law.

What might be legal in one place might be illegal in other, while it could be strictly prohibited in some.

It is important to know the laws of the land one is going to be standing on for a long

time period. This could come in handy and as save you from many situations.

Local Study and Research

With different places, areas, and geosocial factors, there are many regions to visit, and prior study of these would help in deciding the weekend destination. Apart from these, a little research about the places and people could help one to involve in local communities and feel part of it.

A To-do List

A good to-do list could save hours of freckle hustling with what to do irst. It not only allows one to keep a check on the activities that are to be done but also helps in planning for studies and creating space for leisure activities.

Emergency Contacts

Apart from keeping all the necessary documents, having a local guardian or someone to rely on during emergencies is important. It could save you from disaster as even if you are alone, you would have someone to fall back on.

The Bottom Line Studying abroad in a continent like Asia could prove to be a magniicent experience if planned correctly. Following a few nitpicks of the rules could make this entire journey more enjoyable by adding abundant knowledge to the experience.

Building and Shaping the Future of Business Education

"Change is the law of life, and those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future."

- John F. Kennedy

Technological advancements are deining the future of the world. The proof of this can be seen in the relection of the change in the business paradigm. Today, technology has successfully managed to make a place for itself in everyone's life. Technology, given in the hands of humans, has escalated quickly from becoming a privilege to a necessity.

The inclusion of technology in business has eased and smoothened the code of conduct business, but on the other hand, it has brought an effective change that is redeining the business paradigm.

Though the code of conduct has been the same since the introduction of the barter system, the inclusion of technology in business has signiicantly changed the minor loopholes in the code of conduct of business.

Now that the world has successfully adopted the inevitable change that came as complimentary

University College with technology, the need to enhance and upgrade the education standard with respect to the current business paradigm has become necessary to surf the rising wave.

Moreover, the current tide in the business education space is demanding change; with globalization bringing the world closer with every passing minute, the demand for quality and diverse business education with respect to contemporary commercial practices has surged drastically.

While the most prominent business schools and universities are struggling to ind a mid-way-out to connect business education with the present-day industrial scenario, some universities are nurturing students holistically by equipping them with the required skills to excel.

In our quest to ind 'Best Universities to Study Business in Asia, 2022,' we came across Westford University College, which is redeining the commercial education paradigm shift from the contemporary business world.

In an exclusive conversation with The Education View, Mr Hanil Das, Co-founder and CEO of Westford University College, shares his journey through the transition of business education and how the college has nurtured students to become future business leaders.

A Humble Story of Inception Westford Education Society had a very humble beginning in the year 2009. Started small under the lagship of Westford School of Management with only three personnel and one person from Pearson, UK. However, as other courses were introduced, the college rebranded itself, and Westford University College was established.

The inception of this educational institute has had the entrepreneurial approach of the educational enthusiast's founders. Noticing the inadequacies in the education system in the Middle East, they founded Westford University College with a noble philosophy of providing graduates with experiences and

opportunities that would prepare them for an excellent career in the corporate space.

Talking about the inception story of Westford University College, Mr Hanil Das says, "It was decided that the institute's strength was in providing executive education to professionals looking to further their careers. As a result, it focused on executive education and developed a curriculum unlike any other institute in the region. It seeks to be student-centred, providing a comprehensive picture of the company, its working environment, and the community in which it operates. Furthermore, it preserves a multicultural learning atmosphere because students worldwide enrol here to advance their professions."

A Diverse Couse to Create a Global Community of Lifelong Learners

Being a college of business aiming to open the door of opportunities in the corporate sector for the students, Westford University College pride itself on providing its students with a diverse

course and a lifelong learning experience.

Highlighting the course offerings at Westford University College, Mr Hanil Das says, "Beginning with the L3 foundation programme, we offer HND, BABM, MBA, DBA, and other professional programmes. Westford, which has an advantage over its more recent Euniversities due to its more than ten years of experience in the education ield, has worked with international universities and awarding organisations to put together the most

beneicial combination of opportunities and certiications for career development."

Further to provide undergraduate aspirants with a complete experience of business studies, Westford University College has curated a unique blend of qualiications from UKbased universities such as Liverpool John Moores University, Canterbury Christ Church University, University of Gloucestershire, and Abertay University, along with the opportunity to begin with a Higher

National Diploma from Pearson, UK.

Westford University College has introduced a unique program for its MBA aspirants; explaining the delicacies of this program, Mr Hanil Das says, "The MBA aspirants are offered a 'Triple Crown MBA' which focuses on professional networking and practitioner training apart from academic

qualiications that come from reputed universities in the UK and Spain namely, Cardiff Metropolitan University, UK, UCAM Spain, CCCU, UK and Girne American University, Cyprus, University of Gloucestershire."

Build a global community of learners and leaders by delivering industryrelevant programs across all levels.

MissionVision

Westford University College is in the business of transformations – individuals, organizations, and society. The programs are designed to complement the degree, which leads to a job and career that utilizes the passions and skills of the students. WUC's vision is to be a premier management Institution operating globally through excellence in quality education and research.

Since its inception, Westford University College has been adding new courses to its curriculum to stay relevant to the changing business paradigm. A recent addition to the prestigious portfolio of WUC is the Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) program from UCAM, Spain. Additionally, WUC and the University of California, Los Angeles Extension (UCLA Extension) worked together to offer the industry players an excellent 'Online Leadership and Management Development Program' "Westford has an international status for delivering excellence. Westford prides itself in having a strong studentfaculty relationship. It nurtures an environment of lifelong learning, teaching, research, and discovery. We build our brand by aiming to make our students corporate-ready," Mr Hanil Das further added.

Mr Hanil Das - A Visionary Leader Dedicated to Service

Mr Hanil Das is the Cofounder of Westford Education Group and CEO of Westford University College. Mr Das holds an MBA from Bangalore University and has completed the Leadership and Management Development Program from the University of California, Los Angeles Extension. Being a visionary edupreneur, a higher education professional and a strategist, he also has over a decade of experience in the higher education sector.

Talking about his contribution to the growth of WUC, the college management says, "Mr Hanil has contributed to the growth and management of Westford Education Group. He has forged multiple alliances, as well as established varied operations and channel management strategies in the Middle Eastern, European and South Asian branches of educational institutions that fall under the Westford umbrella. Under his leadership, Westford University College has been

Westford University College's mission is to build a global community of learners and leaders by delivering industry-relevant programs across all levels. The college is committed to transforming how individuals and organizations epitomize knowledge, focusing on empowering our students through educational leadership and collaborations.

recognized as one of the top business schools in the Middle East. He aspires to take Westford to new heights and provide the best higher education services in the region."

Smooth Transition in the Future

The education sector has transitioned toward a growing share of online teaching and learning activities in recent years. While most colleges and universities now include an e-learning program in their curriculum, Westford University College offers an option to applicants to pursue higher education via a blended learning pedagogical approach.

Explaining this unique learning program for the future, Mr Hanil Das briely shares, "Given the changing trends and demand for online education, Westford aims to transition towards online teaching and learning completely. Westford University College's online section, known as 'Westford Uni Online,' which promotes the motto 'Study Anytime Anywhere' with a good

work-life-study balance, was established as a result of our success there. Our goal is to become a company that provides learning aspirants around the world with an accessible, high-quality education."

Creating Lifelong Learners

Westford University College is one of the ideal destinations for students in UAE to study business. Since the college puts students' growth irst, the college encourages its students to be lifelong learners.

Emphasizing such initiatives started by WUC, Mr Hanil Das says, "Westford provides several programmes to encourage students and graduates to continue learning throughout their lives. Our Westford Mentorship Program offers a venue for alumni and current bachelor's and master's students to enhance their mentoring and leadership abilities. Another venue for young people to meet and learn from experts in various ields is our Westford Youth Business

Leadership Program (YBLP)."

Aiming for Holistic Development

Westford University College has developed a personalized learning approach in its curriculum to provide a holistic environment for the students to thrive. As the students studying at the college hail from different parts of the world, bringing them on the same page is the only for them to complete their learning arc. With a carefully curated blend of traditional and modern learning, the methodologies cater to all types of students, and various other initiatives relect different approaches to teaching, learning and engagement.

Explaining this arc of holistic development in students, Mr Hamil Das says, "With the inculcation of technology, career improvement programs, bridging academic and personal growth, and committing to broader inclusions the institute helps students have all the tools needed to step into the real world and face challenges. The faculty members hail from varied backgrounds and possess vast knowledge that enables learners to see and experience diverse leadership styles. This results in the immediate beneit for students to increase their intellectual engagement, personal motivation, cultural

engagement, and critical thinking, making them better scholars, thinkers, and citizens."

Preparing Students for the Students Westford University College is built on the very principle of providing to upgrade and upskill one's knowledge and learning. Explaining the grooming process of students for the future, Mr Hamil Das says, " Westford provides programmes that are focused on one's professional development without interfering with one's job life. Upskilling was a focus of our Management Development Program (MDP), Professional Development Programs (PDP), and programmes. The MBA and DBA concentrations, meanwhile, are concerned with improving one's educational background." "At Westford, we understand that, with the corporate world evolving, the workforce will value employees who have a quest for learning and are investing in upgrading themselves. Professionals continuously enhancing their education will be perceived to be more adaptable and agile and make better leaders. Hence, Westford offers the right platform for lifelong learning without compromising work or life," Mr Hamil Das added further.

Pee-ka-boo into the Future

Envisioning the commitment of WUC for the future, Mr Hamil Das says, "We at Westford are committed to making education affordable and easily accessible to young adults and working professionals around the world. In view of this, the institution seeks to expand

its reach across Asia through our subsidiary 'Westford Campus' in an onsite or online setting to beneit these individuals. Across the region, you'll ind us offering courses at all levels from leading UK universities."

Pave the way for progress in career paths both as a practitioner as well as a scholar.

Co-founder and CEO, Westford University College, UAE