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Intl Conclave to Deliberate on Indian Business Education Challenges to Create Future Leaders Hon’ble Vice President of India, Shri Venkaiah Naidu was the Chief Guest and Prof. Eric Cornuel, Director General and CEO, European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) was the Guest of Honour. Dr G Viswanathan, Founder & Chancellor, Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Dr H Chaturvedi, Alternate President, Education Promotion Society for India (EPSI), and Dr M R Jayaram, Chairman, M S Ramaiah Group of Institutions were part of the inaugural session of the conclave. The conclave has a thematic focus on ‘Business Education 4.0: Futurizing Indian Business Schools’. New Delhi, 28.02.2019: Acknowledging that the business education in India is standing at a cusp of change, hon’ble Vice President of India, Shri Venkaiah Naidu today highlighted the need for public-private partnership (PPP) to promote quality education through innovation at the inauguration of the EPSI’s B-school Leadership Conclave at The Claridges, New Delhi today. “We cannot depend on conventional teaching, we have to shift to innovative teaching pedagogies like case studies, simulations, open online courses such as MOOCs, use of technology like laptops and mobiles, and disruptive technologies such as AI in classrooms. However, despite innovative practices, almost 20 per cent of the Indian population is still illiterate. This calls for an urgent action in addressing illiteracy, especially in rural India, so that the stepping stone to higher education is laid,” Chief Guest Hon’ble Vice President of India Shri Venkaiah Naidu said in his inaugural address. Insisting that Indians should change their mindset towards business, Shri Naidu praised the role of some of the leading B-schools like BIMTECH, XLRI, ISB, Narsee Monjee, etc. in bringing this change and talked about the significance of family businesses. “Business schools should include case studies of successful family businesses as a part of their curriculum. We should adopt already existing business models and develop our own model that would suit Indian ethos. At the same time, business schools should also impart strong business ethics and morals in their students,” he said. He quoted Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi who underlined the importance of “Reform, perform and transform” in higher education. Shri Naidu said, “During past few years, India have extensively worked on facilitating the ease of doing business in the country. As a result, the nation is poised to become the third largest economy in the world. It is self-evident that trained human capital is a vital strategic input for creating wealth and the...
Mumbai: Former External Affair Minister Sushma Swaraj took her last breath on Tuesday night in AIIMS hospital at Delhi following a cardiac arrest. She was the first woman external affairs minister of India. Sushma was one of the prominent personalities of the country. As soon as the news occurred it left whole politics fraternity shocked the tribute and condolences started pouring in public platform. The 67-year-old leader, who had served her fourth term in Lok Sabha had long been her party’s most prominent woman face. She was the youngest cabinet minister at 25 when she joined the Haryana government in 1977 and the first woman chief minister of... 