Resumen de An innovative model for delivering business education in India

DJ Sandhu, Fiona A.E. McQuarrie

• Purpose:

  The purpose of this article is to describe the development and establishment of the University of the Fraser Valley’s (UFV) unique Bachelor of Business Administration program in Chandigarh, India. This program offers the entire four-year BBA program in Chandigarh, with the students enrolled as UFV students and receiving UFV course credit.

  The article also makes recommendations to other post-secondary institutions considering entering the Indian education market.

  Design/methodology/approach:

  The article describes the conceptualization, development, and implementation of the program, using the experiences of the paper’s first author.

  Findings:

  The Indian education market has distinctive characteristics that institutions must take into account when entering that market. A considerable amount of groundwork is necessary for non-Indian institutions to be able to offer a marketable program in India, and institutions embarking on such a program must be prepared for the reality that the program will not immediately be profitable. However, there are many potentially beneficial outcomes from such a venture.

  Originality/value:

  This paper describes an international education program that is distinctive in its approach and structure. The article provides information that will be valuable to other institutions considering the possibility of offering programs in India.