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The scholarship students will begin their study in late 2004 through
UKe Universities Worldwide (UKeU). The UK government-backed company
was set up to provide online degrees from UK universities.
According to a company release, around 100 students from India,
who have applied for the scholarships, will be chosen at random.
The chosen few will be asked to submit an essay of 1000 words on
the benefits of gaining an MBA qualification and the impact of business
education in Indian industry and commerce.
In addition, the students must meet the qualification criteria for
the course and successfully apply to the programme directly, informs
the release. The company will pay all course fees for the MBA scholarships.
The applicants need to be either Indian nationals or resident in
India for the preceding twelve months.
According to the BBC Worldwide's Managing Director of Europe, Middle
East, India and Africa (EMEIA) Mark Young, "This is part of
our commitment to bringing the best in e-learning from the UK to
India. By offering students in India the opportunity to study with
a leading UK institution, we encourage learners to look to e-learning
as a convenient method of gaining a world renowned degree."
Says UKeU CEO John Beaumont, "UKeU and BBC Worldwide share
the objective of bringing high quality online education to learners
worldwide. Through UKeU's purpose-built online Learning Environment,
the EMBA scholarship students will obtain a globally recognised
qualification from a world-ranked London-based business school without
leaving home, giving up their jobs or having to bear the cost and
difficulty of moving to the UK."
UKeU and BBC Worldwide has signed a major agreement to promote
the best of online learning from British Universities throughout
India and the rest of the world, in 2003. In addition to degree
level courses such as MBAs and MScs, bbclearning.com also offers
a wide selection of GCSE and A-Level courses from the National Extension
College in Britain, says the release.
Other organisations associated with BBC Learning include UCLA,
UMass, eCornell, Open University and the NEC. Interested candidates
can apply through bbclearning.com
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