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Earlier last month, a group of young business students made their way to the Sheikh Mohammed Center for Cultural Understanding (SMCCU) in the Bastakiya district of Dubai. These youngsters were none other than a group of Global MBA candidates from the S P Jain School of Global Management (S P Jain) who had only recently arrived in Dubai after a 4-months long stay in the beautiful harbor city of Sydney. Being one of their very first cultural expeditions in Dubai, the students were excited to see what the city...

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Here's a talk with Josh Howatt who was recently accepted an offer to join the CMU Tepper class of 2015. Josh blogs at Taking on Tepper. Thank you Josh for sharing your story with us…and congrats on your acceptance!This interview is the latest in an Accepted.com blog series featuringinterviews with current MBA students, offering readers a behind-the-scenes look at top MBA programs. We hope to offer you a candid picture of student life, and what you should consider as you prepare your MBA application.Accepted:...

Imagine the opportunity 500 million urban population by 2020 8.7 billion sq ft to be built every year! In other words, India needs to build a city like Chicago every year $253 billion built environment sector - growing at cumulative growth rate of 19% $1 trillion investment in infrastructure planned in next 5 years 9th largest construction market in the world to become the 3rd largest by 2020 The magnitude of growth requires proper infrastructure including hospitals, schools, colleges, government buildings and...

An economy poised to become the most powerful and robust in the world, an industry where revenue are expected to reach 1764 billion INR by 2016 with CAGR of 17% from its current size of approximately 960 billion INR, surely it is the 'best place to craft your career'. Yes, we are talking about the 'Indian Media & Entertainment' industry. A truly bio diverse beautiful vast campus in the lap of nature, an ultra-modern and hi-tech infrastructure and facilities with motivated and competent world class faculties creating value for...

Brand Yourself Globally with MISB Bocconi Mumbai “I chose MISB Bocconi because it gave me edge over other schools already existing in India. India being a booming economy right now I did not really want to go outside to study but at the same time I wanted an international exposure, an international course with global standards of teaching. These were my main reasons in choosing MISB Bocconi” Mustafa, PGPB Student What's the long-term goal of MISB Bocconi in Mumbai and why the PGPB represents a value-add program for students?...

Business Education 2.0 replaces conventional classroom learning at S P Jain Global Life at business school is often associated with an overdose of classroom lectures, exams, assignments, deadlines, and case studies. However, are business leaders built on the foundation of theories and concepts? Do practical skills have a role to play in business learning? The S P Jain School of Global Management (S P Jain) believes that technical skills alone are inadequate when it comes to business studies. To succeed in the...

PLACEMENT REPORT 2013 Total number of students : 229 Total number of students who sought placement through campus: 215 students eligible for placement and all of them had got offers from various sectors. Total number of offers : 215 Highest annual Package: Rs.15.84 lakhs p.a. Average annual domestic package: Rs.8.65 lakhs p.a. Total number of companies participating in the process : 67 Top companies visiting the campus : Some of the top companies participated in our campus placement are - Deloitte,...

[embedded image] Here's a talk with David Schuette, MBA candidate at Cornell Johnson. This interview is the latest in an Accepted.com blog series featuring interviews with current MBA students, offering readers a behind-the-scenes look at top MBA programs. We hope to offer you a candid picture of student life, and what you should consider as you prepare your MBA application. Accepted: First, some basics: Where are you from? Where and what did you study as an undergrad? David: I originally hail from a small (less than 4,000...

[embedded image] So many people talk about quotas and glass ceilings but what about the women themselves? Are they ready to step up into leadership roles? Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook's COO, has hit a nerve with her Ted Talks presentation entitled 'Why we have too few women leaders'. The media may still be talking about quotas for the number of women executives in a company that should or must be met. And there is also that constant chatter about the pesky glass ceiling that keeps getting in women's way. Yet, what if there is...

To be LearnING Centered-Dr. Verdini The front page of a recent issue of The Hindu Business Line reported that D. Subbarao, Reserve Bank of India Governor, called for skill improvement, job creation, increased agricultural productivity, and attention to social sector outcomes in order to achieve the economic growth rate necessary to address poverty in India. If we in higher education are to respond to society's needs, we must form effective teams with students and the community. This means that we recognize students and...