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AHMEDABAD: The final day of Confluence 2012, the annual business summit of Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A), saw leaders from the education space discuss opportunities for increasing employability of youth in India.
A round-table conference was organized by the institute in association with Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FIwith panelists like state commissioner of higher education Jayanti Ravi, vice-chancellor of Gujarat Technological University Akshai Aggarwal, IIM-A professor M R Dixit, Infibeam founder Vishal Mehta and founder curator World Economic Forum Sunil Parekh.
Ravi emphasized that education should not lead to people trying to fit everything into a known pattern as they move up, but should be about equality and fraternity. Aggarwal highlighted the commercialization of the education system, which has led to its downfall. He spoke about the benefits of collaboration of institutes with the small and medium industries as it would lead not just to learning but to implementation of ideas as well.
The speaker sessions were based on the theme of inspiration, where the first speaker Param Vir Chakra Naib Subedar Yogendra Singh Yadav recounted the story of his phenomenal courage and bravery in helping India recapture Tiger Hill during the Kargil War of 1999. Yadav told the management students that they have the power to take the country in any direction and that they should make good use of this opportunity while keeping the spirit of patriotism burning bright in their hearts.
Former Indian hockey captain Viren Rasquinha, who is currently the CEO of the Olympic Gold Quest, gave the future leaders of the country a few management tips based on his sporting story.
The third day also saw the culmination of various events from the various spheres of management. Synergy, a first-of-its-kind event, was aimed at providing a platform for budding entrepreneurs in technology-based industries. The participant teams had to present their technical idea and business plan to the jury that consisted eminent people from academia and industry.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/news/Employability-in-focus-as-IIM-A-Confluence-ends/articleshow/17458186.cms
A round-table conference was organized by the institute in association with Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FIwith panelists like state commissioner of higher education Jayanti Ravi, vice-chancellor of Gujarat Technological University Akshai Aggarwal, IIM-A professor M R Dixit, Infibeam founder Vishal Mehta and founder curator World Economic Forum Sunil Parekh.
Ravi emphasized that education should not lead to people trying to fit everything into a known pattern as they move up, but should be about equality and fraternity. Aggarwal highlighted the commercialization of the education system, which has led to its downfall. He spoke about the benefits of collaboration of institutes with the small and medium industries as it would lead not just to learning but to implementation of ideas as well.
The speaker sessions were based on the theme of inspiration, where the first speaker Param Vir Chakra Naib Subedar Yogendra Singh Yadav recounted the story of his phenomenal courage and bravery in helping India recapture Tiger Hill during the Kargil War of 1999. Yadav told the management students that they have the power to take the country in any direction and that they should make good use of this opportunity while keeping the spirit of patriotism burning bright in their hearts.
Former Indian hockey captain Viren Rasquinha, who is currently the CEO of the Olympic Gold Quest, gave the future leaders of the country a few management tips based on his sporting story.
The third day also saw the culmination of various events from the various spheres of management. Synergy, a first-of-its-kind event, was aimed at providing a platform for budding entrepreneurs in technology-based industries. The participant teams had to present their technical idea and business plan to the jury that consisted eminent people from academia and industry.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/news/Employability-in-focus-as-IIM-A-Confluence-ends/articleshow/17458186.cms
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