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IIAS ties up with Telford College for hospitality, tourism courses
EH Staff - Kolkata
Abhijit De with Julia Weeden at the official launch of the course in Kolkata
as Dr S R Acharya, dean (Academics) at IIAS Group of Institutions (extreme
left) looks on |
Kolkata's IIAS School of Hospitality & Tourism Management
has entered into a collaboration with Edinburgh's Telford College (ETC) and
will henceforth be an 'Approved Learning Partner for Hospitality Management
of ETC' in India.
Set up in 1990, IIAS has its presence in Siliguri, Goa, Bhilai
and Dehradun. Besides the Hospitality & Tourism Management School, the IIAS
group also operates IIAS School of Business & Informatics. Julia Weeden,
international manager at ETC and Abhijit De, chairman, IIAS Group of Institutions,
were present at the launch of the course.
The students opting for the IIAS-ETC collaborative programme will have a total
duration of two years for the diploma programme, of which the first year will
be in India and the other at the ETC International campus. Those students interested
to opt for the degree programme will be given appropriate scope and opportunity
by ETC under its relevant rules and guidelines for admission into the degree
programme at its accredited university. The students will also have the opportunity
for getting remunerative assignments on part-time basis to meet their educational
expenses as well as their boarding, food and personal expenses.
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