MA (DLB) - OP Jindal Global University

‘Student-Centred Learning’ Approach to Teaching• Students will learn theories and develop analytical skills toconstruct informed generalisations.• Students will be probed to go beyond immediate news-makingevents and encouraged to perform deeper thinking about thewellsprings of particular phenomena.• Students will be familiarised with subtle power realities whichdrive political actors to violate or abide by human rights as wellas domestic and international laws.• Faculty members urge students to ask “how and why” politicalconsiderations trump legal and economic considerations, andtrain them to pose counter-factual ‘what-if/why-not’ scenarios.• Faculty members orient students to appreciate how internationallaw, politics and the global economy have co-evolved over time.• Classroom learning is supplemented by interactions withpractitioners from foreign diplomatic missions, businessassociations and international lawyers based in or visiting Delhi.The imperative of carrying forward classroom-based debates anddiscussions into publications is a cornerstone of the M.A. (DLB).ResearchAs India’s first global policy school, JSIA’s scholarly publicationsagenda is spearheaded by the following six faculty member-ledand student-driven thematic research centres, which rigorouslystudy challenges and offer solutions to contemporary worldproblems:• Centre for Global Governance and Policy (CGGP)• Centre for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation (CDN)• Centre for Emerging Economy Diplomacy (CEED)• Centre for Study of Political Violence (CSPV)• Centre for Africa, Latin America and Caribbean Studies(CALACS)• Centre for European Studies (CES)Jindal Journal of InternationalAffairs (JJIA)Jindal Journal of International Affairs (JJIA) is the main academicpublication of JSIA. Its inaugural edition was published in October2011 and has won critical acclaim.Careers for M.A. (DLB) Studentsa. Practitioner Track: Experienced practitioners who haveprofound knowledge and connections within intergovernmentaland non-governmental sectors assists students in finding theright internships in the United Nations system, otherintergovernmental, regional and non-governmentalorganisations, financial institutions, think tanks anddiplomatic missions.The curriculum of the M.A. (DLB) includes a mandatory GuidedInternship requirement that will go a long way into preparingoutgoing graduates for careers in the multiple opportunitiesafforded by ever-expanding career streams like peace andconflict resolution, international justice, international economicdevelopment, humanitarian relief, human rights advocacy,political and economic risk analysis etc. Graduates of JSIA areversatile international affairs professionals.b. Research Track: M.A. (DLB) students who aim at academiccareers are trained in social science theory and methods ofthe highest quality, so that they become eligible for admissionwith scholarship to Ph.D. programmes to top internationaluniversities. They will be identified early and mentored byfaculty members who specialise in various thematic issues andgeographical regions of the world.International CollaborationsJSIA provides rare opportunties for students to be taught by worldrenowned professors from prestigious international institutions.• JSIA was launched through astrategic partnership with theTokyo-based United NationsUniversity (UNU)’s Institute forSustainability and Peace. JSIA’sstudents can take credit coursesthrough video lecture formatfrom UNU’s Masters degree inSustainability, Development andPeace.• JSIA has entered into asemester abroad studentexchange programme withIndiana University’s Schoolof Public and EnvironmentalAffairs (SPEA), U.S.A. and theDepartment of Political Science,William Paterson UniversityU.S.A., wherein students cantake credit courses at these institutions, which are ranked amongthe top American graduate schools in international affairs.• JSIA has understandings with leading think-tanks such as TheBrookings Institution, U.S.A.; Global Foundation for Democracyand Development (GFDD) of the Dominican Republic; andGateway House, India, to provide internship opportunities forM.A. (DLB) students.Taiwan Education CentreJSIA hosts India’s first Taiwan Education Centre, which has beenestablished by National Tsing Hua University of Taiwan with thebacking of the Ministry of Education, Government of Taiwan. TheCentre is directed by a Taiwanese specialist in Mandarin Chineselanguage and imparts beginner’s, intermediate and advanced-levelMandarin lessons to students from JGU and other institutions. TheCentre is building a base of Chinese language specialists in India,whose relations with the Greater China region are increasinglycrucial for world order.

FacultyJSIA has faculty members from some of the most reputed higher education insitutions of the world. The global orientation and expertiseof our faculty members make the M.A. (DLB) programme one of its kind in the whole of Asia.Full-time JGU faculty teaching in the M.A. (DLB) programmeSreeram Sundar ChauliaB.A. Hons. (Delhi), B.A. (Oxford), M.Sc.(LSE), M.A. & Ph.D. (Syracuse)Professor and Vice Dean, JSIA;Executive Director of the Centre forGlobal Governance and Policy (CGGP),JSIAMichael J. BarnesB.Sc. (London School of Economics), MBA(Stanford University Graduate School ofBusiness); Doctor of Management (CaseWestern Reserve University, Ohio)Professor Financial Management andDean, Jindal Global Business SchoolExecutive Director, Centre for AppliedFinanceNadra Osman HashimB.A. (Georgetown University), M.A. (Univ. ofVirginia), Ph.D. (Univ. of Virginia)Associate Professor and AssistantDean (Academic Programmes);Executive Director of the Centre forAfrica, Latin America and CaribbeanStudies (CALACS), JSIAYoung Chul ChoB.A. (Kyung Hee), M.A. (Essex), M.Sc.(Wales, Aberystwyth), Ph.D. (Manchester)Assistant Professor and AssistantDirector of the Centre for Disarmamentand Nonproliferation (CDN), JSIASunanda SangwanPh.D. (Rotterdam School of Management,Erasmus University, The Netherlands)Professor, Marketing and InformationSystems; Assistant Dean for Research;Executive Director Centre for DigitalMedia and CommunicationPallavi KishoreB.Com. (Hons.), LL.B. (Delhi), LL.M., DEA.,Ph.D. (Universite de Droit,d’Economie etdes Sciences d’Aix-Marseille III, Aix-en-Provence, France)Assistant Professor and AssistantDirector, Centre for InternationalTrade and Economic LawsRohee DasguptaB.A. (Calcutta, India); M.A. (Keele Univ.,UK); Ph.D. (Keele Univ., U.K.); PG Cert.(Keele Univ., U.K )Assistant Professor and ExecutiveDirector of the Centre for EuropeanStudies (CES), JSIARuchira GoyalB.A.,LL.B. (Hons.), NALSAR, HyderabadLL.M. (International Legal Studies) (NYU,USA)Assistant Professor and AssistantDirector, Center for InternationalLegal StudiesJosuke IkedaLL.B (Ritsumeikan, Japan); M.A. (Osaka,Japan); MSc.Econ. (Aberystwyth, UK);Ph.D. (Osaka, Japan)Assistant Professor and AssistantDirector of the Centre for Study ofPolitical Violence (CSPV), JSIAJasbir Pal Singh RakhraM.A. International Policy & Cert. inNonproliferation Studies (MontereyInstitute of International Studies, U.S.A.);M.A. Defence & Strategic Studies (PanjabUniversity, India); B.A. Defence & StrategicStudies (Pune University, India)Research Associate, JSIAMohsin KhanM.A. (International Relations, InternationalEconomics The Johns Hopkins Univ.,Washington DC), M.A. (Global PoliticalEconomy, Univ. of Hull, U.K ), B.A.Economics Hons. (Delhi)Assistant Professor and AssistantDirector of the Center for EmergingEconomy Diplomacy (CEED), JSIAPei-Chen TungB.A. (National Kaohsiung Normal Univ.,Taiwan); M.A. (Manchester Univ., UK)Programme Administrator AndChinese Language Instructor,Taiwan Education CentreDistinguished SpeakersHis Excellency, President LeonelFernández of the DominicanRepublic, delivering the JindalGlobal LectureHer Excellency, the First Ladyof the Republic of Mozambique,Mrs. Maria Da Luz Guebuza,interacting with JSIA’s students

Admission ProcedureAll applicants need to fill the M.A. (DLB) admissions form and payan application fee at JSIA’s website. The entrance examination willbe held on a rolling basis from January 2012 until July 2012. Thisexam will be an email-based long distance test which will cover thefollowing aptitudes:• General knowledge about the world.• Analytical and problem-solving skills on pressinginternational issues.Results for the M.A. (DLB) entrance will be declared within twodays after the end of the exam.Halls of ResidenceFeesWeek ModeWeekend ModeProgramme fee: Rs. 3 lakhs per annum; Feefor Food, Accommodation and Laundry:Rs. 1.25 lakhs per annumTotal: Rs. 4.25 lakhs per annumRs. 3 lakhs in the first year and Rs. 1 lakh inthe second yearDining HallScholarshipsO.P. Jindal Outstanding Merit ScholarshipsThe top five entrance exam test scorers who enroll in the M.A.(DLB) programme will be awarded the O.P. Jindal OutstandingMerit Scholarship of variable amount. This will be based solely onperformance in the entrance test.Shallu Jindal Outstanding Women ScholarshipsThe aim of the scholarship, which is of variable amount, is tonurture, encourage and support outstanding women to enter thefield of international studies.Floodlit Tennis CourtsSavitri Jindal Merit-cum-Means FellowshipsTo facilitate the accessiblity of meritorious students, who may nototherwise be able to afford such education due to their economicstanding and inadequate financial support, JSIA offers thesefellowships.Naveen Jindal Young Global ScholarshipsThe aim of the scholarship, which is of variable amount, is tonurture, encourage and support young global leaders. It will beawarded on the basis of an independent selection process, whichincludes an assessment of the candidates’ grades in her/hisBachelors degree, extra-curricular achievements etc.Educational LoansJGU has established tie-ups with HDFC Bank and Credila tofacilitate educational loans to students who are admitted to theM.A. (DLB) programme.Laundry FacilityGlobal LibraryImportant DatesFriday, March 30 th , 2012: Last date for submission of M.A. (DLB) admission applicationSunday, April 1 st , 2012: M.A. (DLB) entrance examinationWednesday, April 4 th , 2012: Declaration of M.A. (DLB) entrance examination results and admission offersWednesday, August 1 st , 2012: Commencement of M.A. (DLB) classes for Week mode batchSaturday, August 4 th , 2012: Commencement of M.A. (DLB) classes for Weekend mode batchFor more information on admissions, please contact:Admissions OfficeO.P. Jindal Global UniversitySonipat Narela Road, Near Jagdishpur Village, Sonipat, Haryana-131001National Capital Region of Delhi, IndiaTel: (91-130) 3057911; (91-130) 3057800; (91) 8930110706Fax: (91-130) 3057888/808www.jsia.edu.in and www.jgu.edu.in,E-mail: admissions.jsia@gmail.com; jsia.admissions@jgu.edu.in