IIM Shillong completes its first Study Abroad Programme

SHILLONG: Indian Institute of Management Shillong (IIMS), in spirit of its endeavour to promote global learning and to facilitate a better learning process for the participants of its Flagship Programme of Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM), strategically partnered with Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore for its first Study Abroad Programme. The Institute had signed an MOU with Nanyang Business School (NBS) on November 16, 2015.
A group of 31 students of the Institute’s Flagship Programme spent two weeks in Singapore, from January 4 to January 16. The participants attended courses in the key domains of Business Negotiation, Corporate Financial Risk Management and Business Strategy in Digital Era. These subjects were chosen in a bid to study specialised and niche courses aimed at gaining global exposure. The course on Business Strategy in Digital Era was taught by one of the most renowned faculty of NTU, Professor Vijay Sethi.
Tushar Singh Verma, one of the participants of the programme described his experience as, “An enthralling experience, where I got a chance to interact with individuals from different realms of academia, experience engrossing discussions and visit the picturesque architecture of Singapore city.”
Another participant, Abhishek Jaiswal stated, “The experience was truly global as Singapore is an international cosmopolitan comprised of various ethnicities and corporations from all over the world. This helped us to understand how the world will look like in future.”
The participants believe that the programme propelled an exchange of fresh ideas and helped to showcase their learnings on the global stage. It gave an opportunity to the students to develop cross cultural skills and contribute to global deliberations, by being responsible ambassadors of the Institute and the country.