Jindal University signs MoU to promote knowledge exchange

A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed here between Indiana University’s School of Public and Environmental Affairs (SPEA) and the Jindal School of International Affairs (JSIA) and Jindal School of Government and Public Policy (JSGP).

According to Jindal University, the MoU provides for student exchanges, faculty exchanges, a non-credit executive programme for Indian professionals at USA’s Indiana University, joint lectures via long-distance ‘global classrooms’, and joint research by scholars from SPEA and its two partner Schools from the O.P. Jindal Global University.

JGU and Indiana University also jointly organised an international conference on “Globalisation, Professional Education and Knowledge Development in the 21st Century”. It was attended among others by a distinguished panel that included Indiana University President Professor Michael McRobbie, Union Minister of Corporate Affairs Veerappa Moily, Planning Commission Member Dr. Narendra Jadhav, and JGU chancellor Naveen Jindal.

The meet brought together public figures, intellectuals and scholars from the US and India to further knowledge exchange between the two liberal and democratic societies. Indiana University has committed itself to deepen a growing relationship with the O.P. Jindal Global University by holding a joint conference on issues of mutual transnational concern to India and the United States. Some of the world’s most renowned authorities on law, business, international relations and public affairs gathered for this conference.

Source: The Hindu, September 5, 2011

IIM-Lucknow ties up with Indiana University

The Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow (IIM-L) on Wednesday signed an agreement with Kelley School of Business (KSB), Indiana University, USA, to collaborate for research, faculty and student exchange programme. A memorandum of understanding in this regard was signed by Mr. Michael A McRobbie, President, Indiana University and Devi Singh, Director, IIM-L, stated a media release.

The MoU will also explore the possibilities of launching a Dual – Degree Programme in Business Analytics and Global Strategy. This Programme would be designed, developed, marketed and delivered by both the institutes and would be primarily taught at IIM Lucknow’s Noida campus by faculty members from both the institutions.

The collaboration will include extensive research. Kelly School of Business & IIM Lucknow will investigate avenues to enhance the research mission. Collaborative case studies would be developed which would be then used for teaching purpose, design and deliver series of faculty research workshops.

KSB and IIM-L will also explore the best avenues to combine the interests of faculty at both institutes with students, the business community and society in general. The collaboration seeks to produce events such as webinars and video conferences.

Source: The Economic Times (Online Edition), August 31, 2011

IIM Rohtak plans tie-up with Indiana University B-school

The upcoming Indian Institute of Management (IIM) at Rohtak in Haryana, which will begin its first session this year, plans to tie up with US-based Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business. “The Kelley School is partnering with IIM Rohtak (IIM-R) and its dean has already visited the site. This would be a strategic partnership for student and faculty exchange, joint curriculum designing and research. It would be a partnership on the same lines as IIM Ahmedabad (IIM-A) has with Harvard University,” said Deepender Hooda, MP from Rohtak, and son of Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda. Incidentally, Deepender himself graduated from Kelley.

IIM Lucknow (IIM-L), which is mentoring IIM-R, has confirmed that the first semester classes will begin from July and end in September. “Kelley school’s dean visited Rohtak and talks are on. But all of this will happen once a full-time director and faculty are in place. However, on an immediate basis, we have to start with the programme and other short courses,” corroborated IIM-L Director Devi Singh.

In August last year, the government approved setting up four IIMs at Tiruchirapalli (Tamil Nadu), Ranchi (Jharkhand), Raipur (Chhattishargh) and Rohtak (Haryana) in 2009-10, which would become functional from the academic session 2010-11. The Post-Graduate Programme (PGP) in Management would be the flagship programme with an intake of 140 students though in the first year several executive programmes including those in the public policy domain focusing on civic and municipal services would be started. The projected Eleventh Five Year Plan outlay for each of the four IIMs to be established during 2009-10 is Rs. 166 crore. In the second phase, the rest of three IIMs are to be set up in Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand and Rajasthan in 2010-11. The intake of students would be 560 per year after the second phase.

Singh said the Kelley School had shown interest and a dialogue between the directors was on. The construction of the 170-acre IIM-R campus is on, but for the time being, classes will be held in Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, according to a memorandum of understanding signed between the two institutes.

Source: Business Standard, March 25, 2010

IIM Rohtak plans tie-up with Indiana University B-school

The upcoming Indian Institute of Management (IIM) at Rohtak in Haryana, which will begin its first session this year, plans to tie up with US-based Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business. “The Kelley School is partnering with IIM Rohtak (IIM-R) and its dean has already visited the site. This would be a strategic partnership for student and faculty exchange, joint curriculum designing and research. It would be a partnership on the same lines as IIM Ahmedabad (IIM-A) has with Harvard University,” said Deepender Hooda, MP from Rohtak, and son of Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda. Incidentally, Deepender himself graduated from Kelley.

IIM Lucknow (IIM-L), which is mentoring IIM-R, has confirmed that the first semester classes will begin from July and end in September. “Kelley school’s dean visited Rohtak and talks are on. But all of this will happen once a full-time director and faculty are in place. However, on an immediate basis, we have to start with the programme and other short courses,” corroborated IIM-L Director Devi Singh.

In August last year, the government approved setting up four IIMs at Tiruchirapalli (Tamil Nadu), Ranchi (Jharkhand), Raipur (Chhattishargh) and Rohtak (Haryana) in 2009-10, which would become functional from the academic session 2010-11. The Post-Graduate Programme (PGP) in Management would be the flagship programme with an intake of 140 students though in the first year several executive programmes including those in the public policy domain focusing on civic and municipal services would be started. The projected Eleventh Five Year Plan outlay for each of the four IIMs to be established during 2009-10 is Rs. 166 crore. In the second phase, the rest of three IIMs are to be set up in Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand and Rajasthan in 2010-11. The intake of students would be 560 per year after the second phase.

Singh said the Kelley School had shown interest and a dialogue between the directors was on. The construction of the 170-acre IIM-R campus is on, but for the time being, classes will be held in Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, according to a memorandum of understanding signed between the two institutes.

Source: Business Standard, March 25, 2010