XEBS kicks off first twin diploma in sports activities administration from Bhubaneswar
By Express News Service
BHUBANESWAR: The Xavier Emlyon Business School (XEBS) on Monday kick-started India’s first Indo-French twin grasp’s diploma programme in Sports Industry Management right here.
In collaboration with the Sports and Youth Services Department, the two-year joint diploma is rolled out as a part of XEBS Ahulwalia Centre of Excellence for Sports Management (CESM), one of many High-Performance Centres of the Odisha Government.
XEBS is a collaboration between XIM University, Bhubaneswar and Emlyon enterprise college, France.
Speaking on the digital inauguration, Sports and Youth Services Secretary R Vineel Krishna stated the initiative is propelled by the State authorities with a imaginative and prescient to create a vibrant sports activities ecosystem. Students of this system might be uncovered to quite a lot of sports activities occasions and alternatives together with the upcoming FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in October 2022 and Hockey Men’s World Cup in 2023, he knowledgeable.
Held within the midst of the pandemic, the twin diploma has obtained an enthusiastic response with 9 college students enrolling for the programme which mixes an MBA from XIM University Bhubaneswar and an MSc from Emlyon enterprise college, France.
In his tackle, XEBS chairman Ashley Fernandes stated the MBA-MSc programme gives a world publicity hyperlink to the enterprise college community. Hockey legend and four-time Olympian Dhanraj Pillay in his tackle thanked the Chief Minister for his help to hockey and different sports activities within the state.
Speaking on the event, former Indian hockey captain and chairman of Odisha Hockey Promotion Council Dilip Tirkey stated Odisha can also be specializing in the event of athletics, taking pictures, rugby, soccer, weightlifting and different Olympic disciplines which can supply large profession alternatives to youth within the sports activities sector within the state.
Vice-Chancellor of XIM University Antory R Uvari, Emlyon enterprise college professional Michel Desbordes, XEBS dean Arun Kumar Paul and senior supervisor (operations) XEBS Diksha Tiwari who helmed admissions and floor operations of CESM additionally spoke.
