IIM Calcutta aims at better academic ties with the UK B-Schools[/b]
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IIM Calcutta campus, Kolkata, November 14, 2013: The visit of David Cameron, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom at IIM Calcutta on November 14, 2013 is a very special and unique occasion in the history of the Institute. He has interacted with the current students of IIM Calcutta, informally covering wide range of topics including politics, business and economy.[/b]
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The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom has also interacted with the higher officials of the Institute that included Chairman, Board of Governors, Director and Deans.[/b]
The visit of David Cameron would usher in a new chapter of bi-lateral academic ties between the renowned business schools of the UK and IIM Calcutta. Incidentally, IIM Calcutta has over the years developed comprehensive relationship with several European Business Schools including the Business Schools/Universities in UK. However, our engagement with UK Business Schools and research organizations is limited. For example, we have agreements with only four British schools like the London School of Economics, Cardiff business School, Leeds University Business School, Ashridge Business School mainly for student exchange and immersion programmes. Similarly, our faculty members were/are engaged in a few research projects like:
- Non-governmental action to improve the poor's access to good quality cheap drugs (Economic and Social Research Council, UK, 2006-08): Researcher: Prof. Sudip Chaudhuri.
- Harnessing Indian Agriculture to Global Value Chain: Prospects and Challenges and Food Supply Chain in India: Analyzing the Potential for International Business (Foreign and Commonwealth Office, UK, 2013-15) : Researcher : Prof. Parthapratim Pal.
- Financial Development and Corporate Governance (UK India Education and Research Initiative, (UKIERI) Trilateral Research Partnerships (2012) program) Researcher: Prof. Manisha Chakrabarty.
According to Professor Ashok Banerjee, Dean of New Initiatives & External Relations whose domain of activities include external relations, "We are honoured to host the UK Prime Minister in our campus. The interaction with our students was lively, informal and intelligent. We hope that the UK Prime Minister’s visit will create opportunities for greater academic collaboration between IIM Calcutta and reputed Business Schools in the United Kingdom."
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