100 JGU students will get a chance to participate in an amazing certificate as O.P. Jindal Global University completes 13 years in the education sphere. The programmes are designed exclusively for the students in collaboration of JGU and Aresty Institute of Executive Education at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, USA. The full-time JGU students will get selected according to their merits from the 12 schools of JGU to study at the Wharton School in 2023 summer.

The India partnership with world-class private university that are ranked number one in the country according to QS World University Rankings 2022, three times in a row and Wharton Executive Education augurs well for promoting excellence in education of management. 

The industry-relevant courses at Wharton fostered with specially designed modules which include business model innovation and ecosystems, international banking and financial markets, entrepreneurship and technology innovation, global business strategy and mergers & acquisitions, strategy with analytics, and strategic leadership & influence. The course modules will be offered by Wharton faculty, who are world-leading scholars in their respective fields of business, finance, and entrepreneurship. JGU students will receive a certificate of completion from the Wharton School, upon successful completion of this programme. 

Professor (Dr.) C. Raj Kumar, Founding Vice Chancellor, O.P. Jindal Global University, stated, "The collaboration that is being established between JGU and Wharton Executive Education will be unique and transformative, given the opportunities of learning from and engaging with some of the most outstanding academics and thought leaders in the world. This is in line with the vision of the National Education Policy 2020, which has recognised the role and importance of internationalising Indian higher education. Indian students, post pandemic, have an aspiration to study at world-class institutions in India and abroad. They will immensely benefit from the synergies of learning at JGU and at Wharton to contribute in different capacities to various industries globally".

Professor (Dr.) Mayank Dhaundiyal, Dean, Jindal Global Business School, explained, "This is a truly exceptional opportunity for JGU students to study management, finance, and entrepreneurship at an Ivy League institution. This programme will provide our students with extensive exposure, and help them become globally conscious, and conceptually strong, thereby dramatically increasing their employability. We remain committed to offering our students short- and long-term international opportunities with leading universities and business schools around the world, to enable and empower them to become leaders and entrepreneurs". 

Professor (Dr.) Mohan Kumar, Dean, Office of International Affairs and Global Initiatives, JGU, Observed "The Jindal-Wharton collaboration is an example of global engagement that has a direct impact on the life and learning of our students. The fact that a substantial number of students from JGU will be spending time at the Wharton School in the USA learning some of the cutting-edge issues relating to finance and entrepreneurship from scholars and practitioners will be a transformative opportunity for the students".