TUV Rheinland India has signed an MoU with UK based Teesside University. As per the MoU signed at Bengaluru by Markus Dohm, Executive Vice President of TÜV Rheinland Akademie GmbH (TÜV Rheinland Global Academy), Thomas Fuhrmann, Managing Director of TUV Rheinland India and Prof. Paul Croney, Vice-Chancellor of Teesside University, the Academy and Life Care Division of TUV Rheinland India would initiate a new venture with a global scope, to provide executive-level MBA programmes validated by Teesside University, UK.

These executive-level MBA programmes will primarily target the working executives of TUV Rheinland's client organisations and its own employees who are aspiring for managerial and senior managerial positions. The Academy and Life Care Division of TUV Rheinland India is currently focussed on providing personnel training, professional certification, vocational training as well as skill development in India.

"The philosophy behind this new initiative is to offer differentiated and value-added management and leadership development courses. TUV Rheinland has been a pioneer in offering tailor-made, customer centric courses and now with this prestigious tie-up, the company will offer long-term learning programmes to participants. This approach will not only help them develop their core competencies but also encourage an achievement of learning outcomes among them" said Thomas Fuhrmann, Managing Director of TUV Rheinland India.

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