VIT-AP signs MoU with ISDC, UK
Amaravati 12th July 2023 :VIT-AP School of Business (VSB) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with ISDC, UK at VIT-AP University here on July 11 2023, Tuesday.
As per the MoU, ISDC will offer globally recognized ISDC certificate in Digital Marketing to the BBA students of VSB pursuing Digital Marketing specialization. For the BBA Fintech specialization students, ISDC will offer certificate in Fintech, with assessment and recognition from ACCA.
ISDC and VSB also entered into an agreement to offer ACCA professional certification to the B. Com (Finance) students of the university, with 9 paper exemptions. Students enrolling for ACCA through VIT-AP would be required to appear for the remaining 4 papers at the ACCA Professional level only, with all the papers at Foundation level of ACCA being fully exempted.
Dr. SV Kota Reddy, Vice Chancellor of the university appreciated the efforts of VSB in offering professional certifications and industry connect to the students of VIT-AP university and hoped that maximum number of students get benefitted from this initiative.
Mr. Rajesh Poonia, Zonal Head – South, ISDC highlighted the importance of ISDC certificate in Digital Marketing and said that the course contents include Digital Marketing Fundamentals, Inbound and Outbound Marketing, SEO, Web and Social Media Analytics which would be covered in 140 hours. The Fintech certificate would be covered in 250 hours spread across 2 semesters, covering Business and Technology, Fintech, Fintech Application in Financial Services and Fintech Apps.
The training for ACCA courses would comprise 240 lecture hours, revisions and mock exams, handled by expert trainers of ISDC, UK.
Dr. Jagadish Chandra Mudiganti, Registrar, VIT-AP University was of the view that the Fintech certification would pool in placement opportunities for the B.Tech students and requested ISDC to provide curriculum mapping to the B.Tech students of VIT-AP university.
Dr. Shanthakumari SS, Dean of VSB thanked ISDC for extending the collaboration with VSB, from the current Business Analytics certification to other domains such as Digital Marketing and Fintech specialization.
Dr. Raghavendra, Associate Dean of VSB, Mr. Akhil Agarwal, Regional Manager – AP and Telangana, ISDC, Dr. Arunkumar Sivakumar, Program Chair – BBA and Dr. Gopalakrishna UM, Program Chair – B. Com were present on the occasion.