Tata Dhan Academy

The Tata-Dhan Academy an institution for Development Management is the result of a unique partnership between DHAN Foundation and Sir Ratan Tata Trust, Mumbai. The Academy was initiated in December 2000. The Academy aims at becoming a Centre of Excellence in Development Management. It nurtures and grooms young graduates, both boys and girls, as Development Professionals possessing multidisciplinary knowledge including applied technologies relevant to the ‘context’ of the development work. Equally high is the emphasis on ‘learning’ and building knowledge’ through action-reflection-action mode. Side by side the focus is on building high quality techno-managerial competencies supported by appropriate motivations, values and attitudes to work with people, particularly the disadvantaged. The Tata-Dhan Academy offers an eighteen-month postgraduate programme in development management. It offers short duration programmes for NGOs, academicians, researchers, government agencies and others.