Program Type: PGDM

Fourth Annual Convocation

4th Annual Convocation speech 2016 Final

Convocation Speech – Dr Un-Chan Chung

Director’s Annual Report 2016 final

IMI-Kolkata Convocation 2016

Saturday 16th July, 2016 saw eminent NBA accredited B-School IMI-Kolkata celebrate its 4th Annual Convocation Ceremony for their PGDM batch of 2014-2016. The grand event that saw luminaries from across the industry and the academic world was presided over by Mr. Anirudhha Basu, Managing Director, CESC Member IMI Board of Governors.

Dressed in academic regalia, the faculty of IMI-Kolkata and its Board of Governors, accompanied by the Batch of 2014-16 marched towards the Auditorium, with the sound of triumphant music at the backdrop, marking the commencement of the Convocation ceremony.

After the welcome address by Mr. Anirudhha Basu and the Director General Dr. Bakul Dholakia, The Director of IMI-Kolkata presented the Annual Report for the institute highlighting its remarkable growth story.

IMI-Kolkata also had the great honor and privilege of hosting Dr. Un-Chan Chung, Chairman, Korea Institute for Shared Growth, Former Prime Minister, Republic of Korea, Former President, Seoul National University as the Chief Guest for the grand event. In his Convocation address he drew inspiration from his own personal experiences to inspire the gathering to aspire for glory and greatness. Born to a humble home, Dr. Chan’s success story is synonymous with South Korea’s meteoric rise from the ashes post the Korean War of 1953, i.e., ‘The Miracle on the river Han’. Haunted by the ghosts of colonialism and ravaged by war, South Korea saw its economy in the doldrums. Over 40% of the nation’s population suffered from absolute poverty in the 60s. However this is not the situation anymore. Korea’s GDP recorded 11th in 2015, with 1.38 trillion USD. Korea today is the first and only nation to transit from a foreign aid recipient nation to a donor nation in the world history.

As he addressed the gathering, Dr. Chan went on to describe the several factors that were responsible for this ‘Korean Miracle’. The dearth of natural resources and accumulated capital allowed South Korea to shift its focus on education and investment in human capital to drive economic growth. This was also visible in his personal life as Dr. Chan spoke of the role his mentors especially his mother played in helping him pursue his education despite difficult circumstances. The Second important factor that was instrumental in South Korea’s rise was the resilience, spirit and grit displayed by the citizens of Korea to climb out of poverty and build the foundation for a market-driven society. These are the values that helped South Korea regain its status as ‘lamp of the East’ in the words of Tagore and they are integral to every aspiring entrepreneur.

Dr. Chan inspired the graduating students to adopt the same principles in their own lives as they prepare to make their mark in the world. He concluded his address by reminding them of the multitudes who are still suffering from poverty, inequality and injustice and challenged them to address these inequities and do their bit to make the world a better place. The ceremony was highlighted with the receiving of the degrees and special prizes by the graduating students.

General Management Programme

IMI Kolkata conducted a three day’s customized tailor made MDP for the executives of LIC of India. This was the 1st MDP for LIC of India in the current financial year and 5th in series conducted for the middle and junior level executives of LIC of India. The participants were 27 in number and belonged to different divisional offices and branches of Kolkata.

The programme was inaugurated by the Director of IMI Kolkata, Professor Arindam Banik, who in his welcome address mentioned how LIC has been associated with IMI Kolkata in terms of conducting training programmes. He also mentioned how IMI has been proficient enough to conduct 5th such programme for LIC executives and many more to come. Dr. Sarojakshya Chatterjee, Dean MDP & EDP and the Programme Director spoke about his experience of conducting such programmes and how IMI Kolkata has been able to reach this height. The sessions were all taken by in-house faculty members of IMI Kolkata.

The programme was well appreciated by the participants. On the valedictory day, the participants while stating their individual feedback expressed their satisfaction about the programme delivery and mentioned that this workshop would be very beneficial to them for their future endeavor. Lastly, they had also mentioned that the course content was very apt with their work culture and environment.

Cricketer Stephen Fleming shares his leadership lessons with Future Managers at IMI Kolkata

29th September,2016, Kolkata, India: International Management Institute Kolkata in alliance with Cross Synergy initiative of the RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group hosted an evening with the venerable cricketer and coach of the Rising Pune Supergiant Stephen Fleming- “cricketer and leader extraordinaire”. Fleming in his cross talk with Sunil Bhandari, Executive Director- Corporate at RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group candidly shared his learnings on and off the field around cricket and other glorious things.

The conclave inaugurated with the welcoming of Mr. Stephen Paul Fleming the legendary cricketer, recognized as the youngest captain in the history of New Zealand Cricket, an avid quizzer and a golfer too.

The interactive session commenced with Mr. Stephen giving anecdotes from his childhood and what lured him to undertake a career in cricket. The aspiring teacher turned cricketer stressed on the importance of making choices in life. “Make one decision, and just bet yourself on that one, it will turn out to be right…that is how we learn.” He urged the students to make mistakes and learn from it. He gave the unconventional wisdom on leadership and harped on the importance of failure for a leader to be consistent. He emphasized that an extraordinary leader can act as an alchemist and turn the ordinary into special.

The discussion followed with Fleming emphasizing on the measures that need to be taken to retain the fame and glory of the IPL team Rising Pune Supergiant by acquiring talents that other franchise does not want and polish them to make better players. The success of a team would depend on the cocktail of hard work and fortune.

The synergy concluded with a vote of thanks by Dr. Rituparna Basu, addressing the audience and giving an epilogue. The duo on stage were further felicitated by Dr. Arindam Banik, Director of IMI Kolkata. The management students were overwhelmed to come face to face with a cricketing legend and thoroughly cherished the leadership insights given by the cricketer.

Upcoming Faculty Development Programme on E-Commerce, Social Media & Marketing

International Management Institute
is organising a
Faculty Development Programme
on
E-Commerce, Social Media & Marketing
To be delivered by
Stephane Bourliataux-Lajoinie
January 7, 2017
IMI-Kolkata campus
Program Duration 9:00 am – 1:30 pm
Program Objective

To enable the participants to develop insights into the dynamics and usage of the online platform to optimize RoI. Also the participants get a perspective on the cutting edge research that drives the marketing practice.

Program Contents
  • Changing paradigm of Marketing
  • Evolution of On-line platform
  • How consumers buy online
  • How to use the On-line platforms
  • Analysis of leading Online Marketing Platforms and Benchmarking
  • Analysis of the Emerging markets
  • Future of On-line marketing
Resource Person: Stephane Bourliataux-Lajoinie

Dr. Stephan is the Adjoint Director of IAE-Tours. He specializes in consumer behaviour on the Internet and e-marketing. A member of Laboratory Cermat, he focused his research on user behaviour and acceptance of the technology in an intercultural approach. He takes up E-commerce and Business Courses at IMI-K.

Registration Details

Registration has been closed.

Who Can Attend The Programme?
  • Interested research scholars, marketing professionals and faculty in marketing area, specializing in Digital Marketing.
  • Participants may be nominated by their Institutes/Universities/Companies.
  • Substitution is permitted in case of persons not able to make it.
Travelling Expenses

Participants are requested to bear the travelling expenses on their own.
IMI-Kolkata will not be accountable for any reimbursement of travelling expenses incurred for attending the programme.

Accomodation

Participants are required to make their own arrangements for accommodation. Limited accommodation at the IMI Kolkata campus may be provided on request subject to availability. To request for accommodation, kindly send across an email to s.mandal@imi-k.edu.in

Room Rates

Executive Rooms: ₹2000
Non-Ac Twin Sharing: ₹900
Single Occupancy: ₹1400
N.B: All rates are exclusive of 15% service tax.

For Any Additional Information / Enquiry, Please Contact:

Ms. Sayani Mandal (Contact Person)
Email: s.mandal@imi-k.edu.in
Desk: 033-6652-9657
Mob: 9051664298

Dr. Roma Puri (Programme Coordinator)
Email: r.puri@imi-k.edu.in
Desk: 033-66529653

Dr. Pooja Sengupta (Programme Coordinator)
Email: p.sengupta@imi-k.edu.in
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Exchange Students from top French institute select IMI-Kolkata to spend a term

The collaboration between IMI Kolkata and ESC Rennes School of Business has taken an active shape with five students from ESC Rennes pursuing management courses under the exchange programme at IMI Kolkata during 2016-17. ESC Rennes School of Business is an institute that is distinguished for its research orientation, teaching and global outlook and holds all the triple crowns – AACSB, EQUIS and AMBA.

Research is a major focus area at IMI Kolkata and its faculty members are also working on the creation of new knowledge. Dr. Arindam Banik, Director, IMI Kolkata, mentions, “Academic exchanges and joint research between the two research-active Institutes can help in bringing innovation in the courses taught. The cooperation will assist in imparting new insights, knowledge and skills to the students coming from or moving to a diverse set-up for a comprehensive erudition on the subjects taught”.

“Great discoveries and improvements invariably involve the cooperation of many minds” – Alexander Graham Bell.

5th Annual Convocation

IMI-Kolkata Convocation 2017

International Management Institute (IMI) Kolkata hosted the fifth annual convocation held on May 18, 2017 at the Dr. R.P Goenka Auditorium. Mr. Sanjiv Goenka, Chairman, Board of Governers, IMI Kolkata presided over this grand event while Mr. M.J Akbar, Hon’ble Minister of State, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India addressed the event as the Chief Guest for the convocation.

5th Annual Convocation video 2017

78 young graduates were conferred Post Graduate Diplomas in Management by the Chairman at the ceremony. Shreya Rajgarhia was awarded with the Dr. R. P. Goenka Gold Medal and Ankita Parekh received the Silver Medal. The award for being the best participant was handed over to Roshni Lamba, who ranked third for outstanding scholastic performance in the PGDM programme 2015-17.

Professor Arindam Banik presented the highlights of the achievements of the Institute during 2016-17. He also announced the commencement of the doctoral level Fellow Programme in Management (FPM) which is scheduled to begin in June, 2017. It was announced that three worthy scholars would receive the Dr. RP Goenka Research Scholarship of ₹25000 per month during the programme. The Dr. RP Goenka Scholarship was also introduced for meritorious PGDM students from economically disadvantaged sections.

While addressing the ceremonial proceedings, Mr. Sanjiv Goenka introduced MJ Akbar as “a man of exceptional performance who has redefined and rewritten rules and standards”. He expressed his optimism for the students who are in an advantageous position of responsibly leading a country where growth and expectation knew no limits. He urged the students to inculcate belief in themselves and take up the challenge to emerge as successful citizens in this new India.

MJ Akbar referred to Dr. RP Goenka as an extraordinary legend who carved a great success story and set an example for the aspiring youth. He stated that “India has traversed a lot since independence. Initially the challenge was in learning how to deal with the achieved freedom.” In his address. With Modi’s vision to eliminate poverty, Akbar motivated the youth to strive in a way that frees the nation’s people from poverty and help increase the wealth of the nation as a whole.

He concluded with the message that “for the first time the world has an ‘India Policy’ where our country is noted for its inclusive growth policies.” Illuminating the concern for women empowerment, he also established his conviction that investing in women will lead to tripling of the growth for the nation where a mother never neglects her children.