XEBS Ahluwalia Centre of Excellence in Sports Management rolls out 2nd Certificate Program on Sports Management

Unveiling the course in a virtual event, Hon’ble Minister for Sports and Youth Services, Government of Odisha Mr Tusharkanti Behera extended a warm welcome to the students.

Xavier Emlyon Business School (XEBS) is a unique collaboration between two academic leaders from India and France, Xavier University, Bhubaneswar and emlyon business school. For Certificate Program in Sports Management, it has brought in the best of international and Indian faculty and industry experts to make the program engaging and enriching through its teaching, mentoring and webinars spread across seven modules.

International sportspersons such as cricketers Rudra Pratap Singh, Piyush Chawla, hockey player Rashanpreet Kaur, Odisha’s very own shuttler Rutuparna Panda, CEO of Gokulam Kerala FC Dr B Ashok Kumar, Vice President of Table Tennis Federation of India Rabindra Parida, sports and travel writer Rajesh Mishra, noted sports consultant Karthik Yanamadra and former national swimmer and Head Coach at JSW Sports-Swimming HPC Sharath Chandra Bellave, former football coach, Indian National team Indranil Chakraborty, Manager, Tata Steel Adventure Foundation Varun Sharma are among the few names that would form the classroom of XEBS’ Second Certificate Program.

Addressing the occasion, President of Indian Olympic Association and International Hockey Federation and member IOC, Dr Narinder Dhruv Batra complimented XEBS Ahluwalia Centre of Excellence in Sports Management for an impressive draw of students for the second batch in the midst of a pandemic year.

In her speech, Consul General of France in Calcutta, Mrs. Virginie Corteval greeted the students and wished them an engaging learning experience during the program period.

Shri Vishal Kumar Dev, Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Sports and Youth Services Department, Government of Odisha, said the different facets of State’s sports sector form a model and has earned wide recognition, set benchmark for others to emulate and will offer apt case studies that will enhance and enrich learnings at this program.

In his address, Chairman XEBS Ashley Fernandes, the 2nd Certificate Program, keeping with the early maker spirit of emlyon business school, is part of the quest to bring globally recognized academic program in sports management to India in the heart of its new sports hub: Odisha.

He also announced that XEBS Ahluwalia Centre of Excellence in Sports Management has set in motion the launch of its Degree Program in India in 2021 which will offer students an international curriculum & faculty; and it will provide them with learning by doing pedagogy, industry exposure and multi-campus experience.

Shri Ranjib Biswal said, ‘‘this program will definitely create a new revolution in the world of sports and Odisha govt. has always supported sports. I believe initiatives like this will be of immense help to create a name in international levels. Previously many players & sports personalities have bought laurels to the country. I hope this field of education helps sports enthusiasts in a greater way in the days to come. That's the main motto of this program.’’

Director, Sports, R Vineel Krishna, Former IPL Chairman Ranjib Biswal, Vice-Chancellor, XUB, Dr. Father Antony R. Uvari, Dean XEBS, Prof Arun Kumar Paul, Program Coordinator and Designer Prof Dr. Michel Desbordes, Full Professor, University of Paris Saclay and emlyon business school expert and Ms Diksha Tiwari, Head of Operations, XEBS Ahluwalia Centre of Excellence in Sports Management were also present.