U21Global boosts staff strength to focus on the corporate sector

Poonam Chhotelal's appointment in line with U21Global's drive to take a larger share of the Gulf's fast-growing corporate training and HR development market

Dubai, UAE - U21Global, the world's premier online Graduate School announced today the appointment of Poonam Chhotelal as Manager, Corporate Education Programmes for the UAE and Gulf region. Poonam will be responsible for increasing U21Global's share of the fast-growing corporate training and human resource development industry.

An education and knowledge-industry professional for more than seven years, with experience in India and the Middle East, Poonam brings a range of technical, interpersonal and analytical skills to her new role.

"The Gulf region is making great strides in its effort to integrate into the global knowledge economy. This means that many institutions in the region are looking for global partners in education and training, such as U21Global, to help them develop high quality customised corporate programmes in Business and Information Technology Management areas such as leadership, project management, and entrepreneurship," said Vikram Tah, Director, Recruitment, Middle East, Africa & Pakistan, U21Global.

"Poonam will work with companies, universities and in-house corporate learning centres to help them identify their human resource development needs and develop highly focused content tailored to meet the specific learning outcomes of the clients and their employees. With U21Global's online and flexible programmes, our clients can build their company culture into the programmes, develop employee talents and at the same time allow for work-life balance." Tah added.

Speaking on her appointment, Poonam said, "I am delighted to be joining U21Global and helping to bring its high-calibre Business and Information Technology Management programmes to organisations across the region. In today's competitive world, executives face business and operational challenges unheard of even a decade ago. I look forward to working together with the Dubai team to further establish U21Global as a premium brand in the UAE and Gulf region."

Poonam will be based in U21Global's Gulf regional office in Dubai Knowledge Village .

About U21Global

Established in 2001, U21Global is the world's premier online Graduate School and offers globally recognised graduate programmes. It is a joint venture between Universitas 21, an international network of 19 leading research-intensive universities in 11 countries, and Thomson Learning, a world leader in tailored learning solutions. U21Global combines the traditional quality of its founders with innovative modes of delivery on the Internet, providing students with substantial learning advantages, while balancing work, travel and family life.

U21Global has successfully enrolled students from 60 countries around the world including those from Asia, Australia, Africa, Europe and the Americas . The graduate programmes draw upon the best practices in online learning and pedagogy and have been approved by U21pedagogica, an independent quality assurance body which ensures that the curriculum meets the rigorous academic standards of all 19 affiliated universities. For more information on U21Global, please visit our campus at www.u21global.edu.sg

U21Global's affiliated universities include: North America: McGill University, Tecnológico de Monterrey, University of British Columbia, University of Virginia; Europe: Lund University; University College Dublin, University of Birmingham, University of Edinburgh, University of Glasgow, University of Nottingham; East Asia: Fudan University, Korea University, National University of Singapore, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, University of Hong Kong; Australia & New Zealand: University of Auckland., University of Melbourne, University of New South Wales, University of Queensland.