The Financial Express launches scholarship programme with U21Global to offer higher education opportunities

India, June 1, 2009: U21Global, the world's premier online Graduate School, has announced collaboration with The Financial Express to offer full and partial scholarships to applicants across India, for the second year running. Termed as 'The Financial Express-U21Global Scholarship Programme', the scholarship is aimed at working professionals who wish to realise their full potential through higher education.

The Financial Express-U21Global Scholarship Programme, focuses on the professional development of young managers. The programme awards scholarships for the U21Global Master of Business Administration (MBA) and is open to Indian nationals with at least three years of professional or managerial experience. The scholarships - worth a total of USD 348, 000 will be awarded to 50 deserving applicants across India.

Prem Das Maheshwari, Director- North & East India of U21Global said, "For a working professional to pursue his academic goal without having to compromise on his work and family commitments brings in the demand to provide him with the opportunities that he may seek within the existing setup. Conducted completely online, the U21Global MBA allows the time-pressed executives to meet their academic objective by offering to them a healthy balance in their work, travel and family commitments."

The student will enjoy a highly-interactive courseware, rich learning resources, and dynamic brand of executive education that gives an invaluable experience relevant to work life within a globalised virtual classroom.

"The Financial Express - U21Global Scholarship Programme is our endeavour to support the higher education aspirations of working professionals who want to upgrade their skills and stay abreast with the latest. With a first successful year of scholarships extended to working professionals, The Financial Express believes in providing better career avenues to its readers. The Financial Express has always essayed a leadership role in empowering its readers and this association is one such step," said Pavita Puri, Group Brand Head, The Express Group.

Applications will be jointly evaluated by senior management team of The Financial Express and U21Global. Evaluations will be made based on the applicant's academic and professional achievements, along with a statement of motivation.

The last date for applying for this scholarship is June 30, 2009. Aspirants can visit http://www.u21global.edu.sg/fe for more details on the scholarship offer.

About U21Global

Established in 2001, U21Global is the world's premier online Graduate School that offers globally recognised graduate programmes. The graduate school is backed by an international network of leading research-intensive universities in 11 countries. 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 72 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 the affiliated universities. For more information on U21Global, please visit our campus at www.u21global.edu.sg

U21Global's affiliated universities include: North America: Tecnológico de Monterrey, University of Virginia; Europe: Lund University; University College Dublin, University of Birmingham, University of Edinburgh, University of Glasgow, University of Nottingham; Asia: Fudan University, Korea University, National University of Singapore, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, University of Delhi, University of Hong Kong, Waseda University; Australia: University of Melbourne, University of Queensland.

About The Financial Express

Established in 1961, The Financial Express is an in-depth and insightful business daily from The Express Group that offers comprehensive coverage of economic policy, business developments,market trends and other relevant phenomena. In doing so, it empowers the reader with informative reading that makes for leading-edge financial decisions. With editions in Delhi, Chandigarh, Lucknow, Mumbai, Pune, Kolkata, Kochi, Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad and Ahmedabad, The Financial Express also has a pink vernacular edition in Gujarat, published from Ahmedabad.

The Financial Express has an exclusive content tie-up with The Economist of London. In addition to the news and editorial pages, The Financial Express carries a number of special pages titled fe Insight every day of the week. These pages carry reports and analyses on wide-ranging subjects such as the BRIC (Brazil-Russia-India-China) countries, automobiles, infrastructure, the business of entertainment, capital markets, workspace, small and medium enterprises, trade and real estate. In addition, on three days of the week, The Financial Express offers readers India Inc, an four-page section on corporate strategy, eFE, a four-pager that tracks the latest in the knowledge economy, and Brandwagon, a four page supplement on advertising and marketing.