India

The Fuqua School of Business has always been a destination of choice for top students from India looking to globalize their education and experience. Duke's global strategy is to embed and connect in the most important economic regions of the world, a strategy that would be incomplete without India. This approach allows us to understand India from a local perspective, while also providing a context for how the region fits into the larger global business landscape.

Programs for Indian Students

Programs in Durham, North Carolina

Fuqua offers two programs at Duke's campus in North Carolina that may be a good fit for Indian students looking study in the U.S.:

• Daytime MBA - a traditional two-year, full-time program ideal for candidates with several years of business experience.
• Master of Management Studies (MMS: Foundations of Business) — a 10-month full-time program for recent college graduates with no professional work experience.

Global Programs

No matter where in the world you live and work, you can complete these global programs without interrupting your career. You'll study in multiple locations around the world.

• Cross Continent - a 16-month international program for professionals (average age is 30) who study in 5 different locations around the world
• Global Executive - an intensive 15-month international program for senior executives (average age is 39) who study in 7 global locations.
  

Additional Programs

While not suited for prospective students living outside of North America, Fuqua also offers two programs on Duke's campus in North Carolina that are for working professionals:

Weekend Executive MBA - a 19-month MBA program for professionals with at least five years of work experience who live within a commutable distance of Duke campus in North Carolina.

Master of Management in Clinical Informatics (MMCi) - a one-year interdisciplinary program combining medicine, business, and health informatics.

As the first globally distributed business school in the world, Fuqua has a critical relationship with India, but it is not new. Duke has always been a destination of choice for top students from India, and Duke is expanding that footprint with a number of programs in India, including:

Duke Corporate Education (Duke CE) works with the top-ranked Indian Institute of Management Ahmadabad (IIM-A) to develop and deliver custom corporate education programs to organizations throughout India.

Duke Engage provides an opportunity for Duke undergraduates to pursue an immersive service experience while working with NGOs and non-profits across India. 

Duke Talent Identification Program (TIP) offered a residential pilot program for academically gifted eighth-grade Indian students.

Duke Medicine, the Duke Global Health Institute, the Nicholas School of the Environment, and the Sanford School of Public Policy are engaged in various research or teaching partnerships with Indian organizations as diverse as the state of Uttar Pradesh, the National Institute of Ocean Technology, Jubilant Organosys, and Medicity.

India continues to be a major source for our MBA application pool and represents a significant portion of our student body. Every year Fuqua brings an increasing number of students to India as part of the Global Executive, Cross Continent, and Daytime MBA programs. Also, in 2011, more than 200 Duke MBA students visited India to learn how business was done in one of the world's most vibrant economies. 

We continue to rely on our partners, including our India Advisory Board to help guide us through complexities of doing business in the country.

Dan McCleary
Regional Director, India
mccleary@duke.edu

  Follow me on Twitter @DukeInIndia

Dan McCleary is the Regional Director for India at Duke University's Fuqua School of Business. He is responsible for marketing Fuqua's programs in India, India-based student recruitment, management of Fuqua's India Advisory Board, the integration of regional events, arranging speakers and visits during the executive MBA residencies in India, and working with companies in India.

McCleary holds a bachelor's degree from New York University, and prior to coming to Duke, had a decade of experience working for media companies including Thomson/Reuters and The Washington Post Company.

Duke India Advisory Board

Our active board advises the university on strategies for expanding and enhancing Duke's presence in India. The advisory board, consisting of graduates of Duke University and Fuqua's MBA programs, also assist Duke in forging new partnerships in the country. Board members are: 

• Board Chairman: Malvinder Singh, Group Chairman of Fortis Healthcare Limited
• Harsha V. Agadi, Executive Chairman, Quiznos
• Ken Cutshaw, President of International, Quiznos
• Shri. Amit Mitra, Finance and Excise Minister - Govt. Of West Bengal
• Suhail Nathani, Partner, Economics Law Practice
• Sanjith Shetty, Vice Chairman, Soham Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd.
• Devinjit Singh, Managing Director-Asia, Carlyle Group
• Shivinder Singh, Executive Vice Chairman, Fortis Healthcare (India) Limited
• Vikrampati Singhania, Deputy Managing Director, J.K. Organization
• Bharat Tandon, President and CEO, SABIC India Pvt. Ltd.

Board of Visitors

Fuqua's Board of Visitors advise senior school leadership on all matters related to curriculum, programs, facilities, and operations while promoting better communication and relationships within the business community. Three members of the India Regional Advisory Board also serve on Fuqua's Board of Visitors.:

• Malvinder M. Singh, Group Chairman
  Fortis Healthcare Limited
  Board Member Since 2004
  Daytime MBA 1998
• Shivinder M. Singh, Executive Vice Chairman
  Fortis Healthcare (India) Limited
  Board Member Since 2005
  Daytime MBA 2000
• Harshavardhan V. Agadi, Executive Chairman
  Quiznos
  Chairman & CEO, GHS Holdings
  Board Member Since 2009
  Daytime MBA 1987
  

Duke Corporate Education

Duke Corporate Education (Duke CE) is Duke University's corporate education arm and sister organization to Fuqua. It has been consistently ranked the world's No. 1 provider of customized executive education programs since 2003 (Financial Times). In 2006, Duke CE formed a collaborative arrangement with the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A) to develop and deliver custom corporate education programs to organizations throughout India. Duke CE's India office is based at IIM-A's new campus in Ahmedabad. Program topics have included leadership development, functional excellence, and strategy execution. For more information, email Nikhil Raval at Nikhil.Raval@dukece.com.

Duke CE's current and past clients in India include: 

• State Bank of India (SBI)
• Aditya Birla Group
• Bank of America (BoA) India
• Genpact
• Bharat Petroleum (BPCL)
• Infosys Technologies
• Microsoft India
• IBM India
• Oil India

Duke CE's global clients with a significant Indian presence include:

• Rolls Royce
• Rio Tinto
• HSBC
• United Business Media
• IBM
• Balfour Betty
• Fidelity
• HSBC
• Anglo Platinum
• Novartis

Alumni Clubs

Fuqua boasts more than 30 alumni clubs around the world, including in India. Visit the Fuqua alumni club's page to learn more about the latest events and activities of the clubs. For questions about Fuqua's alumni clubs, please contact Katie Thomasson, Associate Director of Alumni Relations, at katie.thomasson@duke.edu.

A (Duke) Passage to India

Duke University President Richard Brodhead, former Fuqua Dean Blair Sheppard and other representatives from Duke visited India in October 2008 to build existing relationships. Learn more about the visit on the Passage to India blog.

Through our extensive recruiter network, Fuqua alumni work across the globe. Our alumni are currently in positions at a number of fine organizations within the region. A representative, but not exhaustive, list is below: