Bangalore, Karnataka, September 08 2011 – SIBM Bangalore hosted its annual international festival, Utopia.
Utopia 2011 was organized by SIBM Bangalore with the vision of giving international students an opportunity to showcase their talent through a wide spectrum of events. Participants from countries such as Sri Lanka, Nepal, Uganda, Ivory Coast, Iraq and Chad were present at the campus to attend the international festival. The opening dance performance was by the hosts who displayed various formations using the indigenous “deeyas”. The chief guest Dr. George Matthews White[/b] addressed the audience with his views on Diversity. A firm believer of Diversity, he propounded that it makes teams more productive due to the interesting mix of ideas and implementations and substantiated this by narrating various examples from his life and career.
The momentum continued with the students of Garden City College[/b] marking the beginning of the Swivel’s dance performances by performing a traditional Sri Lankan composition. They were matched by other colleges like Brindavan[/b], Sambharam[/b], CMRMS, IFIM[/b] and T.John [/b]who kept raising the expectations with every passing minute. The next to commence was the most awaited event of Swivel - the fashion show. Students from over four countries delighted the audience with their ramp walking skills who cheered with utmost enthusiasm.
During the entire course of the day students were found pampering their taste buds in the plethora of food stalls that had the best of their cuisines to offer. Pizza Corner[/b], Mast Kalandar[/b], Chung Wah[/b] and Tunday Kababi[/b] to name a few were prominent in catching the visitors’ eyes and people were indeed ready to experiment with the spiciest to the sweetest dishes on display.
The other events which were in progress were Karaoke, T-Shirt painting, Graffiti, face painting and Pictionary where the students thoroughly enjoyed themselves and ended up mingling very well the other participants. The last leg of the event was what the sports enthusiasts were looking out for. There were a series of football and basketball matches between the hosts and various participating colleges.
Utopia 2011 at SIBM Bangalore was able to achieve its objective of bringing together the international students who have come to Bangalore to pursue their education. The entire day saw warm vibes being exchanged between guests from different parts of the world with an Indian flavor being added to it.
About SIBM Bangalore:[/b]
SIBM started in 1978, and since then has been synonymous with progress. The trend of progress has been continued by setting up of SIU’s first campus outside Maharashtra at Bangalore in 2008. SIBM Bangalore provides a holistic approach to management which goes a long way in creating a dynamic identity.
It is crucial for us that the correct name of the college- ‘Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Bangalore (SIBM Bangalore[/b])’ is mentioned in media, since we are a different entity, not to be confused with SIBM Pune.