AIM to offer data science, disaster management courses

MANILA - The Asian Institute of Management said Friday it is kicking off its 50th anniversary next year with new courses, a new logo, and new campus buildings.

Two new programs on data science and disaster, risk, and crisis management will be launched in 2018, AIM said.

The graduate school will also embark on a campus revitalization plan, which will involve major cosmetic work to existing buildings, and build new ones to support the school's initiatives.

The project is expected to take two years to complete, and will cost between P1 billion and P2.5 billion.

AIM is also set to partner with edX, an online course initiative founded by Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard, that offers short courses for free to anyone around the world. Certification may require a minimal fee.

AIM president and dean Jikyeong Kang is confident that master of business administration programs, especially in emerging Asia will, continue to remain relevant amid changing times.

"Within the next 10 years, some predict even up to half of current business schools may not exist in their current form. Some will disappear, some will merge, some may take on totally different forms. In Emerging Asia, we haven't experienced the trend. We don’t expect it will be here soon," said Kang.