Program Type: PGDM

A panel discussion entitled, ” Way forward for Education Sector in Eastern Region: Challenges and Recommendations”, was held at Hotel Taj Bengal , Kolkata organised by Indian Chamber of Commerce on July 22, 2017. Mr Prakash Javadekar, Hon’ble Minister, Ministry of HRD, GoI was the Chief Guest in the opening session. Panellists were, Professor Partha P. Chakrabarti, Director, IIT-Kharagpur, Professor Biju Paul Abraham, Dean ( Academics) IIM Kolkata, Professor Arindam Banik , IMI Kolkata, Professor Sreeparna Banerjee, HoD, Industrial Engineering Department, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology and Professor A S Kolaskar, Vice Chancellor, The Neotia University.The session was moderated by Professor N R Banerjea, former Vice Chancellor, Bengal Engineering and Science University.

This year’s theme was ‘Economic development and poverty alleviation’

The China-India Forum, organised jointly by Sichuan Academy of Social Sciences, Sichuan Province (SASS), China; International Management Institute (Delhi, Kolkata and Bhubaneswar); and Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC), was held at the SASS campus in Chengdu from September 13 to 14.

The forum is held every year in two alternate venues in China and India. This year’s theme was ‘Economic development and poverty alleviation’.

The papers selected for the forum were mainly on issues such as economy, trade, poverty, investment, and business in the context of both India and China. More than 120 foreign and domestic experts and scholars from the fields of economy, society, culture, education and environment attended the forum.

Cultural and economic exchange

The opening ceremony consisted of keynote speeches delivered by Liu Jie, Vice Governor of Sichuan Province; Li Houqiang, Secretary of SASS Committee of CPC; Hou Shuiping, President of SASS; Arindam Banik, Director of IMI, Kolkata; and Parmod Kumar of ISEC. Guo Xiaoming, Vice President of SASS, presided over the ceremony.

Liu Jie remarked that China and India are both ancient civilisations with rich history and culture and were among the largest economic powers until European colonisation in the 19th century. He recalled that trade on the Silk Road had played a significant role in development. In recent times, Sichuan province has become not only the biggest central market and material distribution centre in Western China but has also turned out to be an important link of promoting economic cooperation between India and China, he added.

He noted that Sichuan and India are complementarities in trade of electric and electrical goods. Jie lauded the role of the forum for re-establishing economic cooperation, cultural exchange and cooperation at the think-tank level.

Growing friendship

Hou Shuiping, mentioning that the China-India Forum has been successfully organised since 2012, said, “SASS has pursued research on India for a long time, and this has shown many fruitful results.” He expects the forum will contribute to academic exchanges and the growth of friendship between the two countries.

Arindam Banik, in his keynote speech, mentioned that India and China are naturally sister countries. Their similarities and their associations are great, numerous, and intimate. He observed that both the countries’ key objectives are essentially the same: to enable domestic transformations by accelerating growth, preserving strategic autonomy, protecting people and responsibly helping shape the world. He added that this cannot be achieved by conflict, but only through co-operation.

He said: “The world as we know today will undergo major changes by the middle of this century. Countries that are slow to respond will have to make room for others that can move quicker, and innovation will be the key differentiating factor. In the long term, it may even be possible for some economies to survive only on the basis of their capital or technology, but labour alone may be unable to provide this sustenance. By bringing a large part of the population to the economic marketplace, the two nations may set free their innovation potential, which has so far not found any route to reach the market. When this happens, the region will surely be a different place with many more possibilities.”

Wide-ranging topics

Scholars from China and India presented papers on two broad themes: ‘Economy, trade and poverty alleviation’ and ‘China-India exchange — history and culture’, at two simultaneous sessions covering four topics. First, the relationship of economic development and poverty alleviation in China and India; second, China-India economic relationship under the background of trade protectionism; third, the economy and society of China and India, including social governance, tax system, infrastructure development policy, urbanisation, and banking sector reform; fourth, issues such as cultural exchange, trade and tourism of China and India.

The next India-China Forum will be held in September 2018.

“Dr. Mohua Banerjee from IMI Kolkata has been selected for the Leadership Development Programme being organised by AICTE and UKIERI (UK-India Education and Research Initiative), for faculty members of AICTE-approved institutions. She has joined a team of 100 participants who have been selected from 1043 applicants for the one-year program that is conducted by faculty from Dudley College, U.K. The objective of the programme is to enhance leadership capacities of members for implementing strategic change and sustainable systems and processes in their institutions and colleges.

The programme is divided between four workshops and online mentorship. Each workshop concludes with assessment activities on the practical application of the participants’ new skills within their organisations. Finally, the participants are to work on a Change Project within their own organisations that will allow them to put into practice the leadership and management skills that are developed during the training. On successful completion of the programme, participants will be conferred Chartered Management Institute’s (CMI) Level 5 Award in First Line Management.”

Hon’ble HRM Shri Prakash Javadekar will inaugurate Smart India Hackathon 2018 on 16 October 2017.

Program details are mentioned below.

Venue: College of Engineering Pune

Time: 1 pm

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In Company MDP at IMI – Kolkata

Date : 19 Feb 2018 To 21 Feb 2018

Duration: 3 days

Programme Director : Sarojakshya Chatterjee

This was the first time IMI Kolkata had the privilege to organize a 3-day MDP on Increasing Marketing effectiveness for Executives of Indian Post. The batch consisted of 25 Marketing Executives. The chief guest for the occasion, Smt Arundhati Ghosh, Chief Postmaster General, West Bengal Circle shared her experience on postal services in India and emphasized on the need of selling organizational products and services in order to make a mark in the market and remind people about the organization’s existence. Prof. Arindam Banik, Director, IMI-Kolkata, welcomed the participants and highlighted how India Post has significantly contributed to the nation’s growth and success story. Prof. Sarojakshya Chatterjee, Dean MDP & EDP, Programme Director underlined the need to remain update with the technological advancements alongside being aware of the competitors. On the valedictory Day One of the participants mentioned “workshop content have been well designed and is very useful”. The participants in their individual feedback mentioned that the programme covered almost everything they needed. The overall feedback was 90% creating demand for more such programme with a longer duration.

Pariksha par Charcha…PM Narendra Modi Interacting With Students 2018

Prime Minister Narendra Modi conducted an interactive session, “Pariksha Par Charcha”, also being dubbed as “Exam Ki Baat” with thousands of students at Delhi’s Talkatora Stadium on Friday. Students, who also connected with him through pre-recorded videos, asked exam-related queries from the Prime Minister. Before he took questions from the students, he said, “You are not talking to the Prime Minister of India, you are talking to a friend.”. “Pariksha Par Charcha” comes two weeks after the Prime Minister launched his book titled ‘Exam Warriors’ that contains 25 mantras to help students face examinations without stress. The interaction is aimed at bringing to the fore a discourse about the importance of stress-free examinations. Prime Minister Narendra Modi while answering a question on how to handle the stress some students undergo even after preparation ‘Every Child In India Is Born Politician’: PM Modi On ‘Pariksha Par Charcha’ Pariksh Par Charcha: PM Modi will hold “Exam Ki Baat” with lakhs students from across the country and address their examination-related concerns today at Talkatora Stadium in the national capital Prime Minister Narendra Modi had wooed voters in 2014 with his Chai Pe Charcha campaign. And now he has shifted his gaze to students who are about to sit for their annual examination. As part of his Pariksha Par Charcha, an extension of his pet charcha theme, PM Modi interacted with thousands of students from across the country and addressed their examination-related concerns today at Talkatora Stadium in the national capital and complimented them for being “born politicians”. Before he took questions from the students, he said “it was his exam today”, and thanked his teachers for whom he is “still a student”. “They inspired me to keep the student alive in me,” PM Modi said. When asked about how to maintain self-confidence, he said, “Self-confidence is very important. It’s not a pill or herb. There is no tablet that can be consumed for instant confidence. We have to build it every day.” PM Modi recalled when he was student, he read Swami Vivekananda’s writings who said that you may have the blessings of all the gods and goddesses, but if you don’t believe in yourself, then all those blessings are futile. He asked the students not to compete with others, and advised parents not to put unnecessary pressure on their wards by comparing them with other children. “Every child is different. Try to find out what they are good at and don’t force your dreams on them. Try to be friends with your children,” he said. As far as children of India are concerned, he said, they are “born politicians”. “They know how to get their work done.” He spoke about the importance of a healthy balance between IQ (intelligence quotient) and EQ (emotional quotient). “Emotional bonding is essential for your overall development. It helps in forging relationships. Intelligence without an emotional connect is worthless. IQ might help you achieve success, but EQ gives you a purpose in life,” he added. Learn to “defocus” before you can focus, was another suggestion by PM Modi. “Let yourself loose, do what want to do. It will help you focus.” The interactive session, also being dubbed as “Exam Ki Baat”, was organised days after the prime minister launched his book “Exam Warriors”, which is a collection of anecdotes from his growing up years and lists mantras to help students to stay calm before the examination.