NEW DIRECTOR Shiv Nadar University (SNU) announced the appointment
of Shekhar Chaudhuri as director of the university’s newly-launched
School of Management & Entrepreneurship. Chaudhuri joins SNU from
IIM Calcutta, where he served as director from November 2001 to April
2013. Prior to that, he was associated with the Vinod Gupta School of
Management at IIT Kharagpur. He said, “I look forward to working with
the faculty to put into motion the great ambitions we have for the
university and to capitalise on the many opportunities that lie ahead.”
LEADERSHIP CONVENTION Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), a non-profit organisation, and School of Inspired Leadership (SOIL), a Gurgaon based leadership school, hosted the grand finale of the series of roundtables of the National Convention on Leadership and Mindfulness from May 3-4. The themes of the roundtables, which created nationwide awareness and discussion around inspirational leadership, were ethics, compassion, sustainability, diversity and mindfulness. The roundtable series, which started in December 2012, were held across various cities like Mumbai, Hyderabad and Kolkata. During the seminars, industry leaders addressed the changes in the external and internal environment (at global, national, industry, organisational and team level) and the significance of a value based leadership in the current dynamic business scenario. Rahul Khosla, managing director, Max India Ltd, Nazeeb Arif, vice president, corporate communications, ITC Ltd, and Nand Kumar, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd, were amongst the few leaders who shared their perspectives during the two-day finale.
GREEN TALENT The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) is holding the fifth round of the ‘Green Talents - International Forum for High Potentials in Sustainable Development.’ The competition under the patronage of minister Professor Johanna Wanka annually awards the 25 most outstanding minds worldwide. The winners are honoured for their original solutions for a more sustainable future. Deadline: June 9. Visit www.eccouncil.org for more details.
NATIONAL CONCLAVE Sir M Visvesvaraya Institute of Management Studies and Research (SVIMS) is organising ‘Evolve,’ a national conclave on retail and e-commerce at the Nehru Centre, Mumbai on May 16 and 17. With an objectives to discuss the emerging trends in retail and e-commerce, the event will focus on the policies affecting retail and e-commerce, role of customer relationship management and supply chain in retail and need for training in these areas and the future of retail and e-commerce. It will facilitate information dissemination on retail and e-commerce amongst the small and medium enterprises and retailers along with young retail professionals.
LANGUAGE SKILLS A project of helping teachers improve English language literacy skills using mobile phones among primary school students in Nigeria is being launched by Unesco and Nokia, with support from the British Council and the National Teachers’ Institute of Nigeria.
LEADERSHIP CONVENTION Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), a non-profit organisation, and School of Inspired Leadership (SOIL), a Gurgaon based leadership school, hosted the grand finale of the series of roundtables of the National Convention on Leadership and Mindfulness from May 3-4. The themes of the roundtables, which created nationwide awareness and discussion around inspirational leadership, were ethics, compassion, sustainability, diversity and mindfulness. The roundtable series, which started in December 2012, were held across various cities like Mumbai, Hyderabad and Kolkata. During the seminars, industry leaders addressed the changes in the external and internal environment (at global, national, industry, organisational and team level) and the significance of a value based leadership in the current dynamic business scenario. Rahul Khosla, managing director, Max India Ltd, Nazeeb Arif, vice president, corporate communications, ITC Ltd, and Nand Kumar, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd, were amongst the few leaders who shared their perspectives during the two-day finale.
GREEN TALENT The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) is holding the fifth round of the ‘Green Talents - International Forum for High Potentials in Sustainable Development.’ The competition under the patronage of minister Professor Johanna Wanka annually awards the 25 most outstanding minds worldwide. The winners are honoured for their original solutions for a more sustainable future. Deadline: June 9. Visit www.eccouncil.org for more details.
NATIONAL CONCLAVE Sir M Visvesvaraya Institute of Management Studies and Research (SVIMS) is organising ‘Evolve,’ a national conclave on retail and e-commerce at the Nehru Centre, Mumbai on May 16 and 17. With an objectives to discuss the emerging trends in retail and e-commerce, the event will focus on the policies affecting retail and e-commerce, role of customer relationship management and supply chain in retail and need for training in these areas and the future of retail and e-commerce. It will facilitate information dissemination on retail and e-commerce amongst the small and medium enterprises and retailers along with young retail professionals.
LANGUAGE SKILLS A project of helping teachers improve English language literacy skills using mobile phones among primary school students in Nigeria is being launched by Unesco and Nokia, with support from the British Council and the National Teachers’ Institute of Nigeria.
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