XEBS Bhubaneshwar starts India’s first Dual Degree In Sports Management

The Xavier Emlyon Business School (XEBS) kick-started India’s first Indo-French dual master’s degree programme in Sports Industry Management.

In collaboration with the Sports and Youth Services Department, the two-year joint degree is rolled out as part of XEBS Ahulwalia Centre of Excellence for Sports Management (CESM), one of the High-Performance Centres of the Odisha Government.

The Dual Master’s Program in Sports Industry Management is a joint program combining the M.B.A from XIM University Bhubaneswar and the MSc in Sports Industry Management of emlyon business school. It aims to give potential top-level managers the necessary skill sets to hold leading positions in sports and entertainment companies. Taking place in India and France, the Dual Master’s Program in Sports Industry Management is a project-based and transdisciplinary program focusing on responsible leadership. Providing a global perspective of the sports and entertainment market dynamics, it is designed to help students gain core competencies to lead the change and overcome the sports business orthodoxy that have shaped the success of the past. This strong hands-on training program pays great attention to the development of personal and professional qualities to enable participants make their difference. In the program, learning experience is active and varied and it takes students adopt specific attitudes and behaviours, such as autonomy, curiosity, critical thinking, involvement, and commitment.

Salient Features

1. Dual Degree MBA/MSc (M.B.A. – XIM University and MSc in Sports Industry Management – emlyon business school)

2. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

   – Holders of a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in any field of study from a recognized Institute / University with a minimum of 50% aggregate marks.

   – A minimum of 180 ECTS credits or equivalent.

   – Candidates who do not have an English medium educational background would be required to submit their English proficiency scores during application (TOEIC or TOEFL or IELTS or Cambridge CPE or PTE)

3. DURATION

   2 Years (Full Time, Residential)

4. ECTS CREDITS

   ECTS credits or equivalent: 120 ECTS

5. LOCATION

   Bhubaneshwar and Paris.

6. LANGUAGE

   Language of instruction: English.