``We have business management courses both at the graduate level and under-graduate levels,'' says Tanuj Berry, representative of Schiller University in India. ``In India there is a high demand for business courses. Presently, the university takes 120 Indian students every year, primarily for the BBA and MBA programmes,'' he adds.

``That's why we decided to set up a campus here in India. But all this is still on the drawing board. We are scouting for the most appropriate site,'' says Berry. ``By our estimates, the campus would be in place by the end of 2000-2001. Students from the neighboring countries would also be expected to join our university here,'' he adds.

``The university is unique in that it gives students the opportunity to transfer from one campusto another, from one country to another, remaining in the same university without loss of time or credit,'' Berry points out.While the tuition fees, the medium of courses remain the same everywhere, the living expenses vary from place to place.

Almost fifty per cent of the students going to Schiller University are fresh graduates.

The university has some very special courses being run for mid-career students. It offers a high-quality MBA in hotel and tourism management that can help students transcend the international borders to pursue exciting assignments.

Software professionals are provided with an MBA programme with special emphasis on IT. This is a relatively new concept. It prepares students for high-pressured managerial jobs, says Berry.

Fifty per cent of the students today take a break and do an MBA programme. The Schiller University offers a concise one-year course, he says.

The university with its subsidiary body London City College offers short-term diploma courses which are carried outonly in London for three to six weeks. These courses cover a wide spectrum, from business studies, to export/imports, travel/tourism/management/ shipping management, IT/computer applications etc.

Before every semester, we organise seminars in the respective countries. In India, the applications are processed by NAMTECH Corporation in Delhi, before they are sent out to London for the final selection, says Berry. And if any further information is required from the students, we intimate them immediately, he adds.

To make things easier for the students from India, we ask to complete a diploma programme here in India, which will prepare them for the studies at our overseas centres. ``But, once we set up our campus in India, the process of selection will be a lot simpler,'' he says.