
Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai, a leading B School in the country in collaboration with Stuart School of Business, IIT Chicago, USA launched an International MBA program in Business Analytics at Great Lakes city campus. Dr Bala V Balachandran, Founder, Dean & Chairman, Great Lakes Institute of Management and Dr John F.O. Bilson, Dean, Stuart School of Business, IIT Chicago announced the collaboration and launched the program in the presence of students, faculty members and prospective MBA candidates who were in for ‘Meet The Dean’ info seminar.
Announcing the launch, Dr Bala V Balachandran, Founder, Dean & Chairman, Great Lakes Institute of Management, said, “As we embark on yet another landmark collaboration to offer an academically elegant and affordably relevant course in the most happening discipline in the world, that is Business Analytics, it is with great conviction and commitment, we (Great Lakes) and Stuart School of Business have come together again.”
Dr. John F O Bilson, Dean, Stuart School of Business, IIT Chicago said, “Today’s executives need new capabilities and disruptive thinking in order to succeed in the age of analytics. We are excited to join with Great Lakes and design this MBA in Business Analytics program to train the next generation of management professionals who need to thrive in a world of analytical driven competition. This program will be life changing, transformative educational experience that will prepare one for the challenges of next economy.”
The MBA in Business Analytics is a 12 month program, offered by Great Lakes Institute of Management in collaboration with Stuart School of Business at the Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago and Great Lakes, Chennai. It is a comprehensive program that covers the latest analytics tools and techniques along with their business applications. The topics would be covered in a practical and hand on manner with real world case studies to enable participants to succeed in business roles using data analytics.
For more information, visit www.greatlakes.edu.in/Chennai/analyticsmba