Conference at IIM Calcutta: The Future of Management Education – Meeting the Challenges of Globalization
In the middle of their golden jubilee year IIM Calcutta and IIM Ahmedabad, the country’s premier Management Institutes, come together to jointly host a Conference on MANAGEMENT EDUCATION: THE ROAD AHEAD, Meeting the Challenges of Globalization to be held at IIM Calcutta campus during October 14-15, 2011.
In view of the significant changes in the environment in which organizations would function in the future, it is imperative to examine the manner in which management education is being imparted in India. A series of Conferences have therefore been planned to take stock of the state of management education in India. The objectives of these conferences would be to disseminate the outputs widely so as to start a national debate on what needs to be done to revamp management education so that it becomes more relevant and responsive to the emerging needs of the nation. The discussions would be led by faculty teams from the IIM Calcutta and IIM Ahmedabad as well as faculty from US business schools.
The first conference in this series held at the IIMA campus in July brought together leaders in management education for a two-day conclave to discuss various facets of management education so as to make the education imparted more relevant to the needs of emerging economies. It was agreed that the conference would be followed by several conferences on specific themes that would emerge from the discussions on which in-depth deliberations are required.
The second Conference in this series is scheduled to take place at the IIM Calcutta campus during October 14-15, 2011.This Conference will focus on the theme of “Meeting the Challenges of Globalization”. In an increasingly integrated world, managers must be able to formulate effective strategies for their organizations across the globe and be able to manage diverse teams of individuals coming from widely different economic and cultural backgrounds. Business schools have tried to teach these skills in various ways:
By increasing the percentage of international students and faculty at the school
By increasing the global content of courses – both functional and discipline-based
- By creating integrative global management courses
- By developing international exchange programs
- By organizing immersion programs
- By offering global field studies and projects
- By establishing global research centers
- By building overseas campus
The Conference will provide an opportunity for faculty, deans and directors of business schools in India to exchange their knowledge and experience about globalizing the MBA education in their schools.
In the middle of their golden jubilee year IIM Calcutta and IIM Ahmedabad, the country’s premier Management Institutes, come together to jointly host a Conference on MANAGEMENT EDUCATION: THE ROAD AHEAD, Meeting the Challenges of Globalization to be held at IIM Calcutta campus during October 14-15, 2011.
In view of the significant changes in the environment in which organizations would function in the future, it is imperative to examine the manner in which management education is being imparted in India. A series of Conferences have therefore been planned to take stock of the state of management education in India. The objectives of these conferences would be to disseminate the outputs widely so as to start a national debate on what needs to be done to revamp management education so that it becomes more relevant and responsive to the emerging needs of the nation. The discussions would be led by faculty teams from the IIM Calcutta and IIM Ahmedabad as well as faculty from US business schools.
The first conference in this series held at the IIMA campus in July brought together leaders in management education for a two-day conclave to discuss various facets of management education so as to make the education imparted more relevant to the needs of emerging economies. It was agreed that the conference would be followed by several conferences on specific themes that would emerge from the discussions on which in-depth deliberations are required.
The second Conference in this series is scheduled to take place at the IIM Calcutta campus during October 14-15, 2011.This Conference will focus on the theme of “Meeting the Challenges of Globalization”. In an increasingly integrated world, managers must be able to formulate effective strategies for their organizations across the globe and be able to manage diverse teams of individuals coming from widely different economic and cultural backgrounds. Business schools have tried to teach these skills in various ways:
By increasing the percentage of international students and faculty at the school
By increasing the global content of courses – both functional and discipline-based
- By creating integrative global management courses
- By developing international exchange programs
- By organizing immersion programs
- By offering global field studies and projects
- By establishing global research centers
- By building overseas campus
The Conference will provide an opportunity for faculty, deans and directors of business schools in India to exchange their knowledge and experience about globalizing the MBA education in their schools.