Indian students can access to Lincoln University’s highly sought-after MBA programme, says Anish Srikrishna, CEO, TimesPro

MUMBAI, Oct 3 (The CONNECT) - TimesPro and Lincoln University, USA, announced a strategic partnership to launch a premier Master of Business Administration programme for students in India.  

It is the first time that Lincoln University, a renowned 100-year-old educational institution based in California, USA, has partnered with an Indian Higher-Edtech solutions provider to extend their programmes to students. TimesPro will deliver LIVE lectures by international faculty via its state-of-the-art Interactive Learning (IL) platform and delivered through a Direct-to-Device (D2D) mode that includes a proven pedagogy of various tools and techniques, including lectures, case studies, participatory learning, capstone project, etc.

The TimesPro-Lincoln University Master of Business Administration programme would maintain its traditional form of imparting learning to focus on developing advanced analytical skills using tools and techniques from the quantitative and behavioral sciences.

Taught by Lincoln’s distinguished faculty, learners will get an option to specialise in subjects such as International Business, Financial Management and Investments, General Business, Management Information Systems, Human Resources Management, Marketing Management, and Executive MBA. The programme will involve an internship or a research project to be graded by the faculty of Lincoln University during the tenure of the MBA.

Anish Srikrishna, CEO, TimesPro, said, with this strategic partnership, TimesPro will now bring Lincoln’s world-class faculty and learning to Indian students further growing our repertoire of renowned institutes.

Dr Mikhail Brodsky, Professor of Statistics and Mathematics, Acting Director of General Education Program, Lincoln University, said, the institution’s varied and experienced faculty would impart knowledge through a scientific approach to the programme.”

TimesPro, established in 2013, is a leading Higher EdTech platform dedicated to empowering the career growth of aspiring learners by equipping them with skills to rise in a competitive world. TimesPro’s H.EdTech programmes are created to meet the rapidly changing industry requirements and have been blended with technology to make them accessible & affordable.

TimesPro offers a variety of created and curated learning programmes across a range of categories, industries, and age groups. They include employment-oriented early career programmes across BFSI, e-Commerce, and technology sectors; executive education for working professionals in collaboration with premier educational institutions like IIMs and IITs; and organisational learning and development interventions at the corporate level.

TimesPro also collaborates with India’s leading MNCs across varied sectors to provide upskilling and reskilling solutions to boost employability and create a robust workforce. TimesPro is a Higher EdTech initiative by the Times of India Group.

Lincoln University is a private non-profit non-secretarial educational institution founded by Dr. Benjamin Lickey in 1919 in San Francisco. The University offers a curriculum of outstanding Business Administration programmes with special emphasis to Master of Business Administration degree with a variety of concentration areas. In 2010, the curriculum was deepened by creations of the Doctor of Business Administration and then the Master of Science in International Business and Finance Management degree programs. LU plays a vital role in students’ life by providing an educational setting where they can foster quality education, good citizenship, personal involvement, and contribution to the world community