IIMB launches the Mahatma Gandhi National Fellowship, a certificate program, for young, dynamic individuals to contribute to enhancing skill development and promote rural employment at the district level

December 21, 2019December 21, 2019 admin1 FEATURED Student Connect 0

IIM Bangalore, in collaboration with Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), Government of India (GoI), and State Skill Development Missions (SSDMs), is offering a Certificate Program in Public Policy and Management. The program, Mahatma Gandhi National Fellowship (MGNF), is a unique opportunity for young, dynamic individuals to contribute to enhancing skill development and promote rural employment at the district level. The MGNF will be rolled out on a pilot basis in the states of Gujarat, Karnataka, Meghalaya, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, and Uttar Pradesh. The admission cycle for MGNF 2019 was…

SEOUL CURRY Ashish Anja, from the one-year MBA at IIMB, shares the good and the unexpected from a visit to KAIST in South Korea

Before boarding the flight to Seoul, South Korea, our seniors said: “The International Immersion Programme is a much-needed break in this intense course, make it count!” Our professors said: “This is a unique learning opportunity, make it count!” Little did we know that we were in for an experience of a lifetime, which would prove both the statements true! After slogging for three terms and going through some intense interview rounds with our prospective recruiters, we (the students of the one-year MBA – the Executive Post Graduate Programme in Management…

Madrid: A peek into the soul of Spain There has never been a better time to visit the Spanish capital, where the past decade has witnessed a spurt in creativity and enterprise, writes Ankush Kochhar, a student of IIMB’s one-year MBA program

December 18, 2019December 18, 2019 Ankush Ankush FEATURED Life @ IIMB – Student Speak Student Connect 0

George Orwell once said, “I’d rather be a foreigner in Spain than in most countries. How easy it is to make friends in Spain!” Orwell was absolutely correct and EPGP 2019 was fortunate to witness this truth during the International Immersion trip to the prestigious IE Business School in Madrid. After our examination got over, a cohort of 25 of us, led by Prof. R. Narayanaswamy, Chair, Executive Post Graduate Programme in Management, left for Spain just before Thanksgiving, and the excitement was palpable aboard the plane. Immersion Commences On…

First impressions from a visit to Fudan University China is the market of fantasy for many. It is one of the largest unified economic spaces, its business is booming, and consumer affluence is on the rise, and, on a recent visit, Mohit Roshan Srivasatava is also struck by its thriving tech ecosystem

December 14, 2019December 14, 2019 Mohit Roshan Srivastava FEATURED Student Connect 0

For many years, I had read that China, the global manufacturing hub, is where one finds cheap labour. My recent visit to Fudan University’s School of Management in Shanghai, as part of an International Immersion module in my one-year MBA program at IIM Bangalore, was an eye-opener of sorts. China, I discovered, is home to a booming technology industry. Companies like Tencent, Alibaba and Huawei are not only leaders on their home turf, they also offer competition to the Googles and Amazons of the western world. It is fascinating to…

Equip, enable and empower Khushboo Chhangani reports on a workshop on best practices for inclusion of persons with disability

December 3, 2019December 3, 2019 admin FEATURED News and events Opinion 0

The Diversity and Inclusion Office at IIM Bangalore organised a half-day workshop on ‘Inclusive Best Practices in Higher Education’, in collaboration with the Department for International Development (DFID), UK, on 28th November, 2019. David Finch, Director, International Development and Research, National Star College, UK, conducted the workshop and discussed the duties of higher education institutes to ensure equity, strategies and adaptations for inclusion of persons with disability. National Star College, based in the UK, has done remarkable work towards enabling people with disabilities realise their potential through personalised learning programmes.…

Five years of transformational learning IIMBx is now a global online-learning platform with over 1.4 million learners from across the globe. Five years ago, when launched, IIMBx was a torchbearer in the space of digital learning technology in India

November 22, 2019November 22, 2019 Usha Ganeshan FEATURED MOOCs 0

22 November, 2019: The evening of 19th November 2019 at the Director’s Lawns, IIM Bangalore, witnessed a joyful celebration of the fifth anniversary of IIMBx. IIMBx, the digital learning initiative of IIMB, now has over 1.4 million learners from across the world. Founded at a time when digital learning was still a new concept in India, with a lot of skepticism surrounding its effectiveness and validity, IIMBx began creating courses with a five-member team. With support from the faculty of IIM Bangalore, IIMBx soon grew popular among young professionals…

Strong fundamentals are necessary for the growth of the economy, says Dr. Hasmukh Adhia in a policy talk at IIMB By Harsh Singh

October 22, 2019October 22, 2019 Harsh Singh FEATURED News and events Student Connect 0

25 June, Bangalore: The Office of the Post Graduate Programme in Public Policy and Management (PGPPM) at IIMB hosted a talk on ‘Tax Challenges in India’ by Dr. Hasmukh Adhia, currently Non-Executive Chairman of Bank of Baroda, former Finance Secretary to Govt. of India, and Distinguished Alumnus of IIMB. Dr. Adhia emphasized the need for strong fundamentals for the growth of the economy, remarking that there are no sustainable shortcuts to growth. He also stressed upon the need to create an environment necessary for growth. One of Dr. Adhia’s key…

Professor G. Raghuram, Director, IIM Bangalore, lights the lamp and is watched by Dr. Suranjan Bhattacharji, former Director, Christian Medical College, Vellore.

“Rendu varsham aachu saar…”

October 17, 2019October 17, 2019 S. Vaidyanathan Alumni Connect Alumni Stories FEATURED 0

It’s two years since I saw the charpoy – Kasinathan, a person who spent the first 15 years after his spinal cord injury at age 14 on a charpoy inside and occasionally outside a small hut in a village near Tindivanam in Tamil Nadu. He fondly held the charpoy, the only stage prop, and also indicated that ever since he sat on a wheelchair in 2017, he has been on a roll. This moment enthralled the 200-plus who joined the 10-year celebration of The Ganga Foundation on September 28, 2019…

Forty years of dedicated service to IIMB…. Krishna M., K. Ramakrishnan and K. Pandian have been providing hearty meals to students with a smile. IIMB honours them with Long Service awards on the 46th Foundation Day

October 16, 2019October 17, 2019 admin1 FEATURED Opinion 0

From helping churn out sambar-rice and chapati-dal-subzi for 50 students of IIM Bangalore in 1977 to dishing up woks of noodles and degchis of biryani, along with the usual dal-roti, for 1,000 students on the B-school’s Bannerghatta Road campus, Krishna Munilakappa, Head Cook, IIMB Students’ Hostel, can also serve up a feast of delicious stories about wielding the ladle at IIMB. Krishna M will be felicitated on completing 40 years of service at IIMB on the B-school’s Foundation Day on October 28th, 2019. “Just as how there is no limit…

Gearing up for the Golden Jubilee in 2023 The interviews with the former Directors are being brought out in the form of a compendium, ‘The Evolution of IIMB: Directors’ Perspectives’, and will be unveiled at the Foundation Day Celebrations on October 28th, 2019

September 20, 2019September 20, 2019 admin1 FEATURED News and events 0

An important aspect of institution building is a record of the trajectory of the growth of the institution. The subject of documenting the journey of IIMB since its inception in 1973, through a series of publications and outputs, leading up to a comprehensive history of IIMB ahead of the Golden Jubilee year in 2023, was mooted by the Director, Professor G. Raghuram, in June 2017. It is only befitting that the first output from the IIMB History Project should be a record of the experiences of the former Directors of…