Agreement with Xavier School of Management in India Signed

The University of Scranton and Xavier School of Management, a Jesuit business school in Jamshedpur, India, have signed an agreement of cooperation that will allow for the future development of exchange programs for faculty, undergraduate and graduate students, as well as possible joint research projects and joint curricular and education programs.

“Xavier School of Management is the oldest and one of the most respected business schools in India,” said Michelle Maldonado, Ph.D., provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at The University of Scranton. “We already share a Catholic and Jesuit mission with our sister school and hold the same gold-standard business accreditation, and now look forward to developing cooperative programming that will benefit students and further faculty research at both universities.”

Jesuits in the Maryland Province of the Society of Jesus played a pivotal role in the founding of the Xavier School of Management. Included among the school’s presidents were several who had connections to The University of Scranton and the Scranton Jesuit Community, including Rev. Thomas Quinn Enright, S.J., Xavier School’s founding president, Rev. William N. Tome, S.J., and Rev. Richard W. Norman, S.J.

The agreement between Scranton and Xavier School of Management, commonly referred to in the United States as a memorandum of understanding, sets into motion the future development of exchange programs for faculty and administrative staff for training or for conducting jointly-organized courses or scholarly research. The agreement also allows for future undergraduate and graduate students exchange programs for education or internships, with the possibility of developing joint educational programs and curriculum, including programs that would award double-diplomas from both schools.

In addition, future academic symposiums or summer educational programs can be developed to address special areas of expertise.

Both Xavier and The University of Scranton hold accreditation by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International).

Founded in 1949, Xavier School of Management has been ranked among the top business schools by various agencies and publications in India. The University of Scranton has been consistently ranked among the top colleges in the U.S., including being ranked by U.S. News in the top 10 “Best Regional Universities in the North” for 30 consecutive years.

The agreement was signed by Sanjay Patro, Ph.D., dean of Xavier School of Management, and Dr. Maldonado.