Advanced Programme on Digital Money and Decentralized Finance (APDMDF)

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Advanced Programme on Digital Money and Decentralized Finance (APDMDF)

The Advanced Programme on Digital Money and Decentralized Finance (APDMDF) aims to help managers, business leaders, entrepreneurs, investors, and professionals decipher the cryptocurrency puzzle, leverage the power of distributed ledger, and stay ahead in the digital revolution in the ever changing economic world. The programme is designed to equip professionals with both the theoretical frameworks and the practical capabilities to help navigate the rapidly evolving world of digital money, cryptonomics and DeFi.

Programme Directors

Professor Debashis Saha
Professor Parthapratim Pal

Programme Objectives

The APDMDF is a management programme offerred by IIMC that targets experienced professional across multiple industry sectors in digital economy, e.g., Financial Services, Banking, Insurance, Transportation, Retail, Healthcare, Supply Chain and Energy, to sensitize them on digital money, cryptocurrency, CBDC, DeFi etc. and how to leverage blockchain, distributed ledger, cryptonomics, etc. in order to transform business toward growth and profitability. IIM Calcutta, with its edge on technology courses and economic courses, is well posed to meet this need.

Who should attend

Professionals interested in the new era of CBDC, digital banking, crypto assets, decentralized finance (DeFi), and digital future of BFSI
Graduates with 2+ years of experience (across all industries)

Programme Duration & Delivery

This is a six months Programme. The sessions will be delivered through online platform twice a week 7:00 to 10:00 PM on Wednesdays and 3:30 to 6:30 PM on Sundays.
There is one campus visit of 3 days at the end of the programme.
The campus visit module will be conducted subject to the evolving pandemic situation and will depend on Government and Institute rules related to the pandemic. In case the campus module cannot be conducted the equivalent hours will be conducted online.

Programme Fees

Programme Fee: Rs. 3,00,000 + (Applicable taxes)

Pedagogy

The pedagogy will be highly interactive. It will leverage use of technology and will consist of, depending on the subject, a judicious blend of lectures, real life case studies, quizzes and assignments.

Programme Content

Digital Economy: The New Normal
Digital Money, Distributed Ledger & Blockchain
Cryptocurrency & Cryptonomics
Emerging role of Crypto in Banking
Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)
Decentralized Finance
Regulations and Risk Management
Capstone Project

Eligibility

Working executives who are graduates (10+2+3 or equivalent)/postgraduates in any discipline with minimum 50% marks, with an experience profile of at least 2 years after graduation are eligible.

Alumni Status

LDP participants who complete the programme successfully become the Alumni of IIMC Executive Education, which currently has around 27,000 members.
LDP Alumni are given an email-id in the IIM Calcutta domain.
LDP Alumni can register in the IIM Calcutta Alumni portal either with this email-id or with their personal email-ids. The IIM Calcutta Alumni portal is a common platform for Alumni of all programmes of the Institute to interact with each other and stay connected with the Institute.
The Institute shares newsletters, important news and articles about the Institute and its activities, the achievements of the Institute's faculty, staff, students and alumni, upcoming events and programmes etc., on the portal.
Alumni can post their achievements, write about jobs or LIVE project opportunities for other alumni to see.
The IIM Calcutta alumni network can also be accessed on mobile phones through the mobile app.
Executive Education Alumni are entitled to a discount of 5% on the programme fee if they opt to do another LDP.
By using the different features of the IIM Calcutta portal, alumni across programmes can engage with each other in many meaningful ways. It is up to the alumni themselves to leverage the platform

Tentative Start Date

Sep 2022

How to apply

For further details and for downloading the application form please visit - https://iimcal.talentsprint.com/dmdefi/

Advanced Programme on Digital Money and Decentralized Finance (APDMDF)

Advanced Programme on Digital Money and Decentralized Finance (APDMDF)

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