Edinburgh Business School launches strategic education partnership with BDO India

The partnership bring together the India arm of the world’s fifth largest tax, accounting and advisory network, with a presence in 154 countries and over 64,000 people working across more than 1,400 offices worldwide and the Graduate School of Business of Edinburgh’s Heriot-Watt University, which is the largest provider of Master of Business Administration (MBA) programmes globally, with more than 11,850 active students and 19,200 alumni in 165 countries worldwide.

Edinburgh Business School’s management development programmes are renowned for their flexibility with students studying independently through online learning, on campus in the United Kingdom, Dubai or Malaysia, with one of the school’s 25 Approved Learning Partners around the world, or through a combination of these routes.

A joint statement said that the strategic partnership between BDO India and the university will bring “mutual benefits to both organisations of global repute and reach”.

Adding: “BDO India will be extending their Thought Leadership programme while Edinburgh Business School welcomes the opportunity to work with BDO employees and clients offering busy professionals the opportunity to benefit from their courses that are world renowned for flexibility and transportability.”

Zulfiqar Shivji, International Liaison Partner, BDO India LLP said: “Edinburgh Business School would be our professional partner of choice given their wide range of programmes and flexibility to take these courses especially respecting corporate priorities and still trying to find ways to accommodate learning and development as a key personnel development prerogative.”

Mr. Alick Kitchin, Acting Head, Edinburgh Business School, said: “Our programmes are designed for top business executives who want a globally recognised degree to build the success of their own careers and their organisations. We are delighted to be signing with BDO, which is a global leader in professional practice, so that BDO staff and partners can access our development programmes.”

Edinburgh Business School has 76 active students and 219 alumni in and from India and is aiming to grow these numbers considerably over the coming years.

BDO India offers strategic, operational, accounting and tax and regulatory advice and assistance for both domestic and international organisations across a range of industries. It is led by more than 45 Partners and Directors in India with a team of over 700 professionals operating across the country.