The Indian Institute of Mangement-Ahmedabad will collaborate with Duke Corporate Education to develop and deliver custom corporate education programmes in India and West Asia.

IIM-A director Bakul Dholakia announced this in Ahmedabad on Friday, saying that with this the institute would expand its global presence.

Duke CE, a corporation held by Duke University of North Carolina, US, ranked number one in the Financial Times' global ranking of customised executive education for the fourth year in a row, said Dholakia.

With this arrangement, IIM-A will offer customised education programmes for corporates and open enrolment programmes for executive education in the global market, he said.

IIM-A officials said customised programmes for executives will be of two to five weeks' duration.

Duke CE will establish its office in the IIM-A campus, the officials said.

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