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Pune, 5th July 2011: CareerVersity, a new age career education Institute today announced the launch of its Industry backed post graduate courses in Pune. In today’s world when after completing your studies, being employed is the prime focus of every youth, CareerVersity provides Graduate and Post Graduate courses which are primarily job-oriented for students.
Details on the Institute in terms of their USPs were shared by Dr. Arun Nigavekar, Chief Mentor and Chairman, CareerVersity and Mr. Kedar Nigavekar, MD, CareerVersity today at a press conference. He spoke about how the Institute will deliver more than the conventional Institutes by giving due stress and emphasis on the pragmatic nature of education and learning. The institutes’ courses are fully supported by companies from the relevant fields e.g. Tata Motors in Engineering Management, Lokmanya Hospital & Joshi Hospital in Hospital Management & Godrej and FTKMC in Corporate Management.
CareerVersity has been founded by Dr Arun Nigavekar who needs no introduction was also the former Vice Chancellor of Pune University and Former Chairman UGC. The Institute has on its Board of Advisors eminent personalities like Dr Raghunath Mashelkar and Dr Ganesh Natarajan to name a few.
Speaking at the Press conference, Mr. Kedar Nigavekar-Managing Director CareerVersity said, “CareerVersity’s pedagogy is that it is an Institute that is dynamic and Industry-proof. The Institute makes sure the students are taught the related subjects keeping in mind that they have to face the world which has now become very Industrious in and by nature. We are confident that our application-oriented courses will ensure that the students not only are through their job interviews, but importantly survive in that job!”
CareerVersity offers three primary courses:
• Engineering Management
• Hospital Management
• Corporate Management
The Highlights of CareerVersity
What sets CareerVersity apart from other run-of-the-mill Institutes is its relentless pursuit of knowledge centric people, those who are willing to learn and those willing to teach.
The perfect blend of these two will result in an uncompromised, unparalleled group of people; those who seek wisdom and not just another educational qualification.
• India’s first Institute exclusively focusing on Careers & Skills’ development
• Industry-academia collaborated programmes and curriculum
• Programmes recognized by a UGC approved University
• Programmes pre-approved by a bench of eminent academicians and scientists
• Strong academic faculty with a minimum of 10 years industry experience
• Credit based modulised structure
• Assured industry internships, resulting in placements
Value Additions:
• International study tour
• Spanish foreign language
• Certification course of National Stock Exchange (NSE)
The Mentors:
The Academic & Leadership Team
CareerVersity, being at the forefront of the new wave education system in Pune, is fast moving towards an unparalleled level of distinctive education, with emphasis being laid on providing quality educated leaders, the mentors who have made Pune - The Oxford of the East.
Giving higher education an altogether new perspective, the people behind CareerVersity leave no stone unturned in making CareerVersity the obvious choice for distinctive education.
Dr. Arun Nigavekar - Chairman and Chief Academic Mentor
A visionary in true sense, he is the Former Chairman, U.G.C; Former Vice-Chancellor, University of Pune; Founder & Former Director, N.A.A.C.
Mr. Kedar Nigavekar - Managing Director
With more than 12 years of corporate experience under his belt, he has been associated with many renowned companies like Ranbaxy, Abbott Labs, ORG IMS.
Prof. Viraj Atre (MME, MMS PGDBM, BE (IE), DIE)
A thorough educational professional with more than 18 years of experience in industry and academia, Prof Atre's expertise lies in Operational Management and multi-diversified engineering projects.
Mr. Shantanu Ghosh (B.Tech. - IIT Kharagpur, CWA-ICFAI, MBA-IIM LUCKNOW)
With over 23 years of experience in industry and academia, Mr. Ghosh comes with varied corporate exposure across India and Singapore. He is considered among the best mentors for students in management.
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