IIST , AIMA TO IMPLEMENT CAMPUS DIMENSIONS

Thesynergyonline Economic Bureau

MUMBAI, NOV 18 :
INDIAN Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST) and All India Management Association (AIMA) have chosen Campus Dimensions to automate their Trivandrum and New Delhi campuses respectively. Campus Dimensions is the campus management system from Dimensions Innovation Labs.

IIST provides a full fledged infrastructure of Intenational standards to develop an excellent academic and research atmosphere. The institute offers post graduate and doctoral programs to meet the requirements of Indian Space Research Organizaion (ISRO).

AIMA is the apex body of professional management in India with linkages with over 3000 institutions and over 30000 individual professionals. Its activities include distance management education, management development programs, national events, research and publication.

Commenting on the occasion Sagar Hawaldar, Dimensions' Chief Marketing Officer, said "Having prestigious clients such as IIST & AIMA is a testimony to Dimensions' reputation as one of the most trusted brands in the education technology solutions space".

Dimensions Innovation Labs is the leader in education technology solutions market and has a suite of products for the education segment such as campus management system, virtual classroom, online assessment, learning management tools, English Language Lab and Smart Cards.

Some of the other reputed Indian clients include IIM, Tata Institute of Social Scienses and a number of leading Universities such as Panjab University, Indore University, Dibrugarh University, Assam Agriculture University, colleges such as Osmania Engg college and schools. ( editor@thesynergyonline.com)

IIM LUCKNOW CONFERS DIPLOMAS ON 282 STUDENTS

Thesynergyonline Management Bureau

Two hundred sixtyfour students in the 21st batch of Post Graduate Programme and 14 students in the second batch of IIML’s innovative Post Graduate Programme in Agri-business Management were awarded their diplomas at the convocation. Besides, 3 students in the Fellow Programme, the doctoral level programme at the institute, received their title at the event.

This year, IIML hosted many students from the partner institutions in France, Denmark, Spain, Belgium, and Sweden. For the first time, one student from the partner institute was conferred a PGP Diploma under the International Exchange Program at the convocation.

‘We are proud of our students and their performance. The IIML pedagogy places emphasis on the holistic development of its students, so that the students who move out of the haloed portals of IIML are not just excellent professionals but also very nice human beings. We also emphasize on ‘global citizenry’ of our students and all our students will be as much at home in India as anywhere across the world”, says Dr Devi Singh, Director, IIML.

IIML completed with its placement procedure 0n 8th March 2007. The institute successfully placed all its 278 graduating students this year. There were 554 offers made to 278 students (against 491 last year), including 28 international offers (against 24 last year).

This year also saw the second Agribusiness Management batch passing out with flying colours. Various organizations participating in the ABM placement process were ITC, Reliance Industries, Cadbury, ICICI Prudential, Godrej Agrovet, ICICI Bank, Standard Chartered Bank and Murugappa Group among others.

The torch-bearer of the Indian organized retail industry Mr. Kishore Biyani, Group CEO, Future Group & Managing Director, Pantaloon Retail (India) Ltd., congratulated the students and wished them all the best. Mr. Biyani also shed light on how the Indian retail sector has come of age. He said that it is the leaders rather than the laggards who would reap the benefits of growth in the economy and constant innovation is the key to success.

Another feather in IIML’s cap was the inauguration of its second campus at NOIDA. Despite being one of the youngest IIMs, IIML became the first one to set up a second campus. IIML has plans to begin new programmes at the NOIDA campus, for working executives, entrepreneurs and professionals who have a desire to enhance their knowledge and skills in a formal setting while continuing to be engaged in their ongoing professions/businesses.

A National Faculty Development Centre and Centre for Entrepreneurial Venture will also be set up at NOIDA. The Institute’s three-year Post Graduate Programme in Management for the Working Managers successfully entered in its second year with an intake of 64 in June 2007, at the NOIDA campus.

This year also witnessed a very important landmark, when IIML tied up with San Diego State University (SDSU) for SASU’s first ever “Global Entrepreneurship MBA” which takes participants across the globe to study in the best business schools. As part of this programme, the participants will spend 6 weeks at the NOIDA campus.

IIML also conducted 72 Management Development Programmes for 1550 top and senior level management executives this year. The programmes have generated a revenue of Rs. 6.15 crores (against the last year’s Rs. 5.31 Crores). Corporate Houses from neighboring countries like Sri Lanka, Oman, Bangladesh, China, Singapore etc. are showing interest and are exploring the possibilities of conducting programmes through IIML.( npsinha@thesynergyonline.com)