Farrokh Langdana

The Mini-MBA: Business Essentials is an excellent way for professionals to enhance their business skills, making them more valuable to current and future employers. Taught by Rutgers Business School and School of Management and Labor Relations faculty as well as industry experts, the course covered financial strategies, leadership, and other tools needed for succeeding in a global business world. In addition, some of Indias leading industry professionals, including the managing directors of Novartis India and Deutsche Bank India, gave lectures on how the topics fit into The Indian Experience.

Due to the tremendous level of interest in the program, the class size was even increased by 35% before it began. Fortunately, the experience lived up to the students high expectations with much praise being given to the professors who taught the course. According to one participant, In our final class, Rutgers Professor Farrokh Langdana received a standing ovation from the students. Ive never seen that before. That should give you an idea of how all the students felt about him. Another student described the broad scope of the one-week program by stating that in such a short period of time we have been given the knowledge that most people get in months or a year.

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At a time when innovative programmes are gaining in popularity, the Rutgers Business School brings to India a 'Mini-MBA in Business Essentials.' The programme, which will be conducted in Mumbai in association with Think Education, is expected to cover topics like economics, international business and trade, business strategy, managing human capital, leadership, marketing, supply chain management, analysing a financial statement, financial strategies, global financial markets and investing. The Mini-MBA will be held in Mumbai between August 29 and September 2, 2011.

"Over a span of five days, professors from Rutgers University will conduct two-hour modules on each subject. The Mini-MBA will also offer participants an opportunity to apply the concepts taught in class to the real world," says Farrokh Langdana, director, Rutgers Executive MBA, sharing details about the programme. Students who attend the programme will receive a Mini-MBA degree certificate from Rutgers Business School. "Mumbai is India's financial capital. During our interactions, we realised that students were keen to acquire an international certification along with quality education. Depending on the success of the inaugural programme here, we may conduct it in other cities," adds Langdana.

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Farrokh Langdana, Rutgers Business School Professor of Finance and Economics, comments Fed. Quantitative Easing, the hike on precious metals, Fed’s plan to increase Aggregate Demand through the Wealth Effect, and on how Chairman Bernanke seeks to “help increase confidence” by boosting consumption and investment.

Rutgers, ranked No. 21 on The Register Guard’s and received students' highest ranking for administrative support. And more of the same is coming. Farrokh Langdana, program director at Rutgers Business School, is in the process of hiring additional executive career coaches who specialize in IT and pharmaceuticals to give students more support. But he's not making the final decision on whom to hire: The E.M.B.A. students are.

Research and Markets has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new book "Next Generation Excel: Modeling in Excel for Analysts and MBAs" to their offering.Dr. Isaac Gottlieb personally trained 35 of our top analysts and finance professionals in a customized advanced Excel seminar. Prof. Farrokh Langdana, Ph.D. Director, Rutgers Executive MBA Professor, Rutgers Business School, said "If I should thank Microsoft for inventing Excel, then I would like to thank Dr. Isaac Gottlieb more for teaching me how to use it to solve the real problems in my real work. Keep going Isaac!"