IPL 2020: Deakin University joins hands with Rajasthan Roayls

Posted by aditya jain on February 27th, 2020

Deakin University from Australia announced a Certificate program in Sports Marketing in collaboration with the Rajasthan based IPl franchise. The aim is to give practical training to the interested about the sports marketing industry.

Deakin University partners with Rajasthan Royals

On Wednesday Deakin University, Australia, launched a six-month Certificate Program in Sports Marketing in collaboration with Rajasthan Royals, Indian Premier League (IPL) team. The program would be aiming at up-skilling professionals from sport industry and will also train those who seek to enter the sports industry. The course will have two levels, Foundation and Advanced. Upon completion of the course all will be honoured with a digital badge.

Ms. Ravneet Pawha, Deputy Vice President (Global Engagement) and CEO (South Asia), Deakin University explained about the program during the launch event. “Deakin University is ranked among the top 10 universities globally in sports management. With the new program in Sports Marketing, aspirants as well as professionals in the Industry will learn from world class faculty on how to meet the demands of a fast growing and continuously changing sports Industry”.

The collaboration also offers a 100% scholarship to an Indian student for studies in a course in sport at Deakin University, Australia. This will also help the Deakin University students get an intership during the IPL season.

Rajasthan Royals welcome Deakin University

The Rajasthan Royals official sounded delighted to be able to associate with the prestigious University from Australia. Jake Lush McCrum, Chief Operating Officer of Rajasthan Royals said “Rajasthan Royals is delighted to expand its partnership with Deakin University with the launch of this online Certificate Program in Sports Marketing. This is another step under our collaboration with Deakin University to professionalise the sports industry in India. This program will not only give millions of students across India and around the world access to high quality educational material to further their careers, but also provide us with high quality talent that will be beneficial to this franchise in the future.”

Deakin University is also keen to work with the Rajasthan Royals in the development of an online Cricket Coaching course for which it will utilize Rajasthan Royals’ in-house expertise and standards.

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