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Message from Founder & Dean, Great Lakes Institute of Management Dr. Bala V. Balachandran We, earthlings are perpetrators of an unusual event - that of destroying our own home. Simply put, the earth is 'burning up' as a result of improper energy management. The constant extraction, indiscriminate use and resultant depletion of the world's vast reserves of natural and non-renewable sources of energy have now forced us to confront two unavoidable issues - the first is the more obvious global warming syndrome and the second is the more fundamental one of continued supply of energy resources. Where the first issue can only be combated by a consensus by all nations in the world, as individuals, there is scope for each of us to pitch in and help with the second issue. The basic premise here is to educate leadership and managerial personnel in the energy sector to better manage the energy demand-supply equation and also delve into research on alternate sources of energy that could effectively substitute and control the use of non-renewable sources (which by extension would also directly impact the global warming levels.) This said, Energy is the largest industry in the world and commands a diverse spectrum of operations. Energy companies need leaders, whose primary competencies may lie in a great many fields of study, with the common expertise of business management. To this end, Great Lakes Institute of Management has tied up with the CT Bauer College, Houston, offering an Executive MBA in the Energy Management space. (This program is ranked # 1 in the energy management programs in the USA.) The main goal of the program is to prepare the energy industry leaders of today, while exploring the issues important to its future and thereby realizing the vision of making India energy independent. The program uses a multi-disciplinary approach to address the comprehensive needs of the energy industry, from risk and project management to accounting and systems development. A similar tie-up with Beijing has seen resounding success in the delivery of the course since 2006 with active participation from the major energy companies in China. The Great Lakes - CT Bauer offering is a two-year, part time (periodic residency at Great Lakes, Chennai and at CT Bauer, Houston) program. The course will provide crucial inputs on Oil, Natural Gas, Solar, Wind, Biomass, Hybrid and other alternate energy sources including Nuclear Energy, apart from bringing together stellar faculty of academic and corporate repute both in India and the US. The Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Govt. of India is highly appreciative of this initiative, and the various leaders of both the government and the corporations have been unanimous in their view that this would be a program of national importance. Join us and support our cause - after all, as you will agree - the cause is both to prevent destruction of our homes and our planet earth, and get Energy Independence to India. Jai hind

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