<p>MISB Bocconi, the only offshore presence of Università Bocconi, Europe’s leading universities, started the first edition of the International Executive Masters in Business(IEMB). IEMB has been designed to provide an unparalleled opportunity to Indian executives to be trained by the world renowned Bocconi faculty. The alternate weekend program run in Mumbai also offers an immersion of two weeks in the Italian business environment, optional electives to peer with international managers studying in Bocconi and professional networking with the 90,000+ Bocconi Alumni<br><br>The programme offers two specializations: one in Design Management in partnership with Future Group and a second one in General Management. The batch has an average experience of 11 years, with more than 50 per cent of participants having a post graduate degree.<br><br>Prof Dr Himanshu Rai, Dean, MISB Bocconisaid, "The ability to learn is something unique to human beings and continuous learning is fundamental for today’s managers, in India and abroad, to sustain both the individual professional development and to contribute to the advancement of business organizations as well as communities. The IEMB offers a new formula to Indian executive to learn to become future leaders."<br><br>Madhav Kalyan,CEO of JP Morgan Chase Bank, India, said “Indian companies are facing two relevant challenges, which will create destabilization as well as opportunities, the huge economic development of Asia and the digitalization. To face them, Indian managers need to come back to school, and international executive programs represent a great opportunity to re-learn, reflect, and re-strategize.”<br><br>(BW Online Bureau)</p>