BMA confers "Outstanding Institute of Management of the Year" award upon WeSchool

Bombay Management Association confers "Outstanding Institute of Management of the Year" award upon WeSchool

Recognizes WeSchool on its 35th Award Ceremony for its extraordinary contribution to management education

Mumbai, June 14, 2013: Bombay Management Association today conferred Prin. L. N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development (WeSchool) with the "Outstanding Institute of Management of the Year" award on its 35th Award Ceremony. Incepted in the year 1954, Bombay Management Association (BMA) is India's top, not for profit Management Association that aims at providing variant services to improve the standard of business management in India.

WeSchool is amongst the premium business Schools in India that is constantly trying to go beyond the realm of conventional education. Inventive and technology driven education while keeping design thinking and innovation as the prime focus has helped WeSchool to set a benchmark in management education. With the mission to build a ready to employ managerial talent pool with creative thinking and risk management ability, WeSchool has consistently worked towards delivering quality on par with the outside world and BMA has recognized this timeless contribution.

Commenting on the occasion Mr R Ramakrishnan, President, BMA said, "Education plays a crucial role in a nation’s upliftment and business management is essential for the growth of an economy. India needs educational institutes that impart business management skills which are relevant to today’s dynamic business environment and are determined to make a difference to the society. We are happy to present this award to WeSchool for their instrumental initiatives and projects that have empowered many students to realise their dreams. We wish them all success and offer our continued support for their future endeavours."

Prof. Dr Uday Salunkhe, Group Director, WeSchool, said, "Today, there is a need for futuristic glocal leaders who can lead India towards absolute stature. To meet this demand, WeSchool has persistently tried to provide a complete package of innovative and tailor made course modules enunciating the need for values and ethics. Through world class faculty, result oriented teaching techniques and experiential learning we strive to bring out global leaders with a drive to work passionately in this rapidly evolving economic and social environment."

WeSchool has also been previously honoured with the "BMA Outstanding Institute of Management of the Year Award" by Bombay Management Association in 2010 and 2004.

The other awards given away by BMA today are Life Time achievement Award to Mr Keshub Mahindra, Chairman Emeritus Mahindra & Mahindra Group, Management Man of the Year to Mr N Chandrasekaran, CEO & MD, Tata Consultancy, Management Woman Achiever to Ms Kalpana Morparia, CEO, J P Morgan and Entrepreneur of the Year to Mr Jignesh Shah, Founder & Group Chairman, Financial Technologies Group.

WeSchool Established in 1977, Prin. L. N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research (WeSchool) features among the premier Business Schools in India. Run by charitable Trust S.P. Mandali, Pune, all across the state of Maharashtra, WeSchool is ranked 10th among the top private B-Schools, 8th in international linkages by Forbes India in their best Business School survey in July 2011 and ranked 16th in Economic Times - India Inc's Preferred B Schools survey 2011.

Bombay Management AssociationIt is an Independent non-profit making entity, which focuses on providing a wide range of services aimed at enhancing managerial effectiveness through organising relevant training programmes/ lectures, arranging discussion, meetings where experiences are shared, sponsoring specific research projects, forming study -groups, and arranging goal - directed conferences.

BMA has received five times the "Best LMA Award in category - I" in 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 and 2000. BMA offers Management Development Programmes and customised company training programmes to meet organisation - specific needs for performance enhancement.

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